Jurassic World

Well, we did it, we saw Jurassic World! After a year (but what felt like an eternity) of waiting we finally sat down in front of the massive IMAX screen and threw on our 3D glasses. In my manic obsessive ways I hit the refresh button for weeks trying to claim early tickets. When they finally became available I punched in my credit card info faster than you could say 'I love Jurassic Park.'

I was headstrong about getting there an hour early, I wanted to beat the other JP fanatics to the best seats in the house. We arrived about five minutes later than I wanted, which of course sent me into a frenzy as I watched people make their way into the theater. That being said, I am very lucky to have someone like the squeeze, he doesn't question my obsession or think I'm crazy, instead he happily modeled his JP t-shirt and filled my purse with snacks for the three hours we'd be glued to our seats.

When we arrived the theater was already 1/4 full, I thank my crazy JP instincts in wanting to get there so early. Before we knew it the place completely filled up, but not before we managed to score perfect seats in the middle row. There were people sporting JP t-shirts left and right, it was super exciting being surrounded by other JP fans!

The movie was everything I'd hoped it would be, I laughed, I cried, I cried again. There were so many references to the original movie that you couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. They played original music, (spoiler alert ahead) the original T-Rex showed up, familiar beige and red Jeeps, and even the main building with the fossil decor and symbolic banner made an appearance!

It was almost too much for me to handle. Almost.

Do I miss the days of realistic puppets and animatronics? Of course. To this day I still think Jurassic Park is one of the best and most realistic science fiction movies I have ever seen. That being said, the CGI was way better than I had nervously anticipated! It was a great 'sequel' to the original, and I think that's all anyone could ask for.

Who wants to go see it again?!

DQ

This picture has two of my favorite things in it, can you guess?? Ice-cream and Jurassic Park, of course. We had a pretty eventful Sunday, and I binged pretty hard on food. Limiting oneself to cottage cheese and tiny cucumbers during the week is great and all, but I still gotta live. 

We made it out to Elevation Burger and I was in cheesy/saucy/spicy/savory heaven with a side of fries. Afterwards we headed to our local Dairy Queen, it was pleasantly not busy, surprising for a sunny Sunday. I wolfed down one of DQ's new flavors, brownie cookie dough. If there is a place in the sky where one goes after ingesting copious amounts of sugar then I was definitely headed there. Totally worth it. Did I mention that the DQ cups were Jurassic World themed?? Only 18 more days!

We scooted ourselves to the big Cinemagic in Westbrook after and caught the 6:50pm showing of Mad Max: Fury Road. I heard good things about this movie, and I can happily say it definitely lived up to the expectations. Grunge, lots of explosion, a bald Charlize Theron, and a little feminism mixed with comic-book like effects. Although I'm still not sure why it's named after Max (I know there are older originals of the movie so maybe that has something to do with it), considering the main characters were for the most part gun-wielding women who drove post-apocalyptic rigs.

Speaking of remakes, the new Poltergeist is out, I'm pretty sure that's next on our list. After that will be none other than Jurassic World. I will probably be unreachable on premier night because I will be standing outside the movie theater the second it opens.