Today is The Day. Olga, Hazard, Lev, and I are off to the movies, trying to see “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King“…
IVR in RIO cinema informs us that there are two screenings: at 20:00 and at 21:30. We are there at 21:00. It doesn’t seem too crowded, but the cashier says that all the tickets are sold (minus some delta, whatever that means). We are suggested to wait for few minutes since there was a possibility that someone will not show up. Yeah, right…
By 21:40 there are few people still waiting and most of us refuse to leave. Cinema management decides that they will do additional screening in the RIO Gold (VIP class) hall. That’s the lucky part. Not only we get to see the movie on The Day, but we will enjoy a small (50 places approx) hall with leather sofas and a lot of personall space! :) Woo Hoo!
There were 2 breaks and we were out of there by 02:15am. Now, if there is one movie to see in this century, then this is the LOTR: ROTK. Not only it shines by itself, it also compensates for all the Matrix II and III sadness. Excellently done, it, IMHO, even outperforms the first two LOTRs. Defenitely to see once again and get a DVD with special features (like Saruman, etc).