I have seen TWO movies in ONE week! Can you believe that???? I can’t! Jim and I are very rarely out so a night on the town is a big deal – especially twice in a week! Grandma offered to spend the night and watch the boys so we could go to dinner and a movie and we jumped at the chance.

Before we left Tanner kept saying “Which movie you gonna see?” He repeated that 10 times. I was stalling and kept saying “I don’t know yet” over and over. And in truth, I didn’t know – we were considering a couple different ones. In our hearts though, I must admit…we really did want to see Kong. That is exactly what Tanner was fearing. For Christmas he keeps asking for Kong stuff and he has eagerly anticipated the movie.

This morning, Grandma accidentally asked how the movie was in front of Tanner. Big mistake! Tanner started jumping up and down and then crying. Later he was in denial. I heard him tell Grandma that Kong was not in the theatres yet and that she could not go (as in no one better go without me). Guilt ridden, I couldn’t let Tanner believe that Kong was not in the theatres yet when in fact it is, so I had to confess the whole thing.

So…Jim is feeling too bad and decided to take Tanner out on a daddy son date to see King Kong again tonight:). HOWEVER, I am glad we went to see it first for two reasons.

1. The beginning of the movie (first hour) has some profane language. Not super excessive but I like NONE so this made me wish I was watching it at home with my TV Guardian (which I love by the way). The second two hours (yes it was a 3 hour movie) was way too busy for too much profanity.

2. When they get to the island (at the one hour mark), the natives are incredibly frightening – like very very scary movie frightening. The producers went waaaaaayyyyy overboard on this part and I thought went out of control on this element. Jamie and I were far more scared of the natives than any other element of the movie. Truly ridiculous.

Because of the issues above, Jim is going to take Tanner in for the last 2 hours and skip the first hour. The last two hours are action packed with Kong and dinosaurs and bugs and Tanner is going to LOOOOOVVVVEEE it!

If you are wondering if YOU will like this movie, I would ask this:

1. If you have trouble with creature violence – do NOT watch this movie:) There is a reason why even the toys of Kong have blood on him. I know I know ….truly gross! As a sister of 4 brothers and a mother of 2 boys though, I really think that the love of creature violence is innate in the male species:) I was discussing this with another mother of a 4 year old boy in Toys R Us this week and she wanted to know if something was “wrong” with her son or if it is “normal” for boys to love the gore of this stuff so much. LOL.

2. It’s long but it moves a long well.

3. If you don’t like when sad things happen to animals – don’t watch it:)

As to why I liked it:)…..

Heck if I know, I just love anything that is fantasy. I love alien movies and sci fi (I am watching the Triangle Miniseries on my DVR right now – too fun), and creature stuff. I am not surprised Tanner loves it because both his parents have the same movie interest:)

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On a different note…

When we got to the movie for our special little date, low and behold who should appear but Jarrod, Jamie, and Aviel – all going into the same movie. They offered to sit somewhere else if we wanted to make out (generous of them) LOL. My friend Tess (who is from Canada but lives in Hong Kong) uses a Canadian word for makin’ out that makes me laugh but I don’t remember what it is. Not smooching….but something…..seems like with an “s”….hmmmmmm….ahhh I forget.

Anyhow, point is that I was once again holding a cell phone so that I didn’t miss an emergency call from Grandma should the need arise. Obviously it was not my phone – I had to borrow Grandma’s for the evening. Before the movie started I stood up and said to Jamie:

“I’ll be right back. I need to go the restroom and I need to call mom and tell her what time we’ll be home.”

Jamie grabs my arm and with urgency say’s:

“You are going to the restroom AND you are going to make a phone call? I think you better just make that call from the isle right here.” LOL!!!!!! We both break into hysterics of course. I didn’t share this with Jim. No sense bringing THAT up again – especially considering we were at the same theatre.

No worries. Cell phone is home safe and sound with Grandma.

**For anyone that JUST CAN’T BELIEVE that we let Tanner watch creature violence like Kong and Jurassic Park….save it;). Priveledge of being a parent and choosing what each child’s personality can tolerate. Noah would have nightmares for sure but Tanner understands the difference between reality and fiction and has never once been afraid – he just loves it. He was watching JP (all 3 of them) since he was 2 years old. I was ready to break the DVD’s he wanted to see them so much. We tried to not let him see Lord of the Rings because I thought Gollum was too scary but darn if he didn’t beg to see it (ironically everytime he saw Gollum on commercials:). It’s in the “genes” I guess:). P.S. As a general comment, I would not recommend this movie for most kids.