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March 15, 2008 Frances Sees a Horton 
I decided to take Frances to see Horton Hears a Who late afternoon on Friday. We didn't have a stroller or a car so we hoofed it to the subway station, in the slush and snow and ice, which actually wasn't as bad as I feared. Many escalators and staircases later, we were the proud possessors of a couple of tickets to watch Horton, as I'd told Frances--on a really big tv screen as big as a wall! And we'll buy popcorn! Won't it be fun? She was so excited she begged me to leave for the movie early, so we did and got the full 20 minutes of ads and previews. The movie was really great. You know I never do advertising or product reviews here, so that was sincere: it is easily the best full-length-feature Seuss adaptation I've seen. It was faithful to the spirit of the book; the additions made sense and weren't treacly or cliche. The mayor/jojo thing was a bit odd, but not so odd that it spoiled the movie, at least not for me. I would have liked to see more of the scientist character. But these are pretty minor complaints. Frances and I shared a small bag of popcorn, and then a box of Reese's pieces; and for much of the movie she sat on my lap, hands on her knees, leaning forward, absolutely riveted. Toward the end when she'd returned to her own chair, she seemed a little teary, so I leaned over to see if she was ok and she grabbed my hand and wrapped my arm around her for a hug. Afterwards, she must have said, "That was so, so great!" and "I had such a great, great time!" a dozen times as we walked back to the subway station. I got a chance to introduce her to the convenience store owner who is always calling me "gorgeous neighbour" (the theatre is across from my office) when we went to get some post-movie orange juice. It was so much fun to go see a movie with my little girl, especially a movie about an elephant she idolizes. The frogzibitz at the Zoo was fun, and seeing our friends was fun, and seeing Mumms and Grandpa was fun, and I'm guessing today's egg painting adventure will also be fun; but I think Frances's first movie in a theatre will be the part I remember--sitting side-by-side and sharing a bag of popcorn while the Whos all shouted "We are here! We are here! We are here!" (She liked Jojo best, if you're wondering.) Posted by Andrea at March 15, 2008 9:03 AM under Beanie Baby Brags EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments Now I REALLY can't wait to see that movie!! Glad you both enjoyed it. I think movies are most fun when seen with someone else! I'll have to find me a little person to for a date to see this movie! :D Posted by: LauraJ at March 15, 2008 10:53 AM
ps~I haven't taken Aaron to a theatre yet and I'm not sure how his attention span would handle it...and at almost 10 bucks for a movie...It's not something I want to waste if he only lasts 20 minutes. Posted by: LauraJ at March 15, 2008 10:54 AM
of course, that's why it took me so long to bring Frances. I wanted to know she could at least sit through a movie at home before I spent money to bring her to a theatre. Posted by: Andrea
We took Scooter yesterday too, our first chance to check out the local theater (instead of those near Grandma and Grandpa). Trillian and I both enjoyed the movie. Scooter has gone back and forth on his opinion, though I think he has settled on saying that the short one (i.e., the half-hour cartoon version that comes with the Grinch) is better. Posted by: Mouse at March 15, 2008 7:57 PM
we did the same thing this weekend...and absolutely loved it. Posted by: jen at March 16, 2008 2:34 PM
My husband took the kids to that yesterday and they really enjoyed it! It was their special treat while I was out of town (went to a music festival and to see some super cool Toronto folk). :) Posted by: Julie Pippert at March 17, 2008 6:38 AM
Hmm, I wasn't sure this would be a good choice for my kids (too scary/ mean-spirited?) but if Frances liked it, it's probably fine (she's in between the ages of my two oldest, I think.) Was it you who did a post about the book, in relation to disablism? Or I remembering that totally wrong? I have been thinking about that post lately but didn't know where to look for it... Posted by: kate at March 17, 2008 11:14 AM
Nope, you were right: it's right here. http://www.andreamcdowell.com/Beanie/archives/2007/05/a_who_helps_hor.html It is scary, but Frances is always much less bothered by scariness than I think she'll be. Posted by: Andrea
That sounds like a great day. :) Posted by: Freakazojd at March 18, 2008 2:26 AM
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