Adam Jr. (he likes to go by AJ) had been talking non-stop about wanting to see the Avengers. I had already gone to see the film and reviewed it with the guys, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to take him to a matinée. Pretty shocked that I had to fork over $18 for two tickets to a 10:30 AM matinée with a four year-old. Krikorian theaters, does throw in a small popcorn for free, for all patrons on Wednesdays. Whoop dee doo!!!! I also got talked into springing $4 for a box of M&M’s, that I did not need.
AJ felt that the Avengers was a pretty exciting movie, well at least for the first 30 minutes or so while the popcorn and M&M’s lasted. About the same time that the Avengers started talking a lot on the Helicarrier, he was getting a bit rambunctious, so we retreated to the lobby for a bit, so he could run off his sugar high. Felt this was the best course of action despite the fact the theater only had about 8 other people in it.
When not running around in the lobby, we had some fun taking pictures with some of the giant film promotional props. I added a few of the pics to this post. We then played 50 cents worth of the Simpsons arcade game and checked out the prizes in claw game “just like Toy Story”.
Also ventured forth to the restroom, while reminding AJ of my public bathroom rule “don’t touch anything!!!”. Dear designers of public restrooms, would it kill you to add some small size ones to your row of urinals? I know they make them, because I have seen them in other places. This small gesture would make the job of dads the world over so much easier.
Ok back into the theater we go. Decided to sit in the empty front section of the theater so AJ could have the run of the place, while we watched the second half of the film. He seemed much more into the film, now that all the boring talking parts were over. He was also a big fan of putting down every arm rest in the first 20 rows of the theater.
I even talked him into sitting through the credits, as I explained that there were bonus features at the end. AJ thought that would be cool, as long as I let him dance the whole time in front of the screen. At this point we had the theater to ourselves so I figured why not. AJ got a good work out and I was able to see both of the extra scenes during the credits.
I conducted a little post film Q&A with AJ on the way home from the theater.
Q: So did you like the Avengers Movie?
A: Momma don’t like the Avengers, Papa and AJ like the Avengers
Q: Who was your favorite character?
A: Captain America was the best. He is a good guy and he fights the bad guys with his shield. Hulky is a good guy too, he is green.
Q: What was your favorite part of the movie?
A: Fighting with Captain America and the Hulky against the evil spacemen.
Q: What do you feel like eating for lunch?
A: macaroni and cheese just macaroni and cheese and yummy chocolate
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