Xmas Coral

When I first saw these words posted on the marquee at K&K Cinemas, I was intrigued as to whether this might be an island take on a classic tale of Christmas spirit. Unfortunately in that regard, I was disappointed. However, I was not disappointed by the film and the story presented. Granted, I already knew the story from countless other adaptations (including "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" which I never got to see the end of because the dumb plane turns off movies when it lands. What the crap is the point of that!? Either way, it would have been better with Kristen Bell in the lead female role instead of Jennifer Garner.) and the original Charles Dickens work. Jim Carrey does a very good Scrooge voice, along with the numerous other characters he portrays, including all the specters. Aside from that, there really is not much to say about the content of the film because you all know the story.
However, the animation was quite good, and I can only imagine how incredible it would have been to watch the the 3D IMAX Experience. A joy surely! The chase scene in which Scrooge flees the nightmarish stallions of Christmas Yet to Come, with dazzling lights and fiery eyes, would have been the creme-de-la-creme of 3D chase scenes I'm sure. Making up for this lack of a three dimensional viewing experience was the fact that we were allowed to watch the movie at all. Apparently, there is some kind of "rule" that there have to be 4 people to show a movie, and Abraham was not going to allow us in on the last night the movie was showing! Luckily, Grease worked his magic by arguing that we are the most loyal K&K customers and therefore should be allowed to watch movies whenever we want. Abraham agreed and let us in. Disaster averted!
Unfortunately, there was a disaster in the life of Fat this weekend. He finished the final season of the Veronica Mars series, and he is now left with a gaping hole in his heart that only a few episodes of Veronica Mars could fill. Nonetheless, I will soldier on, by seeking out all of Kristen Bell's other works! Until next time, keep on watching those movies.