A Rare Occurrence

I used to go to the cinema a lot. As a teenager I went with my friends, when Janet and I were dating we saw loads of films together, and when the children were younger we took them to a whole range of family films. Somewhere along the line, though, the cinema became too expensive, the behaviour of the other cinema goers became too irritating and it was all but removed from my thoughts. Getting the Dvd or Blu Ray was cheaper and much less hassle. In the last 15 years I have seen perhaps 10 films on the big screen. Cinema trips have been almost entirely replaced by theatre trips which I think have an immediacy and an atmosphere that completely outdoes the big screen. So, what has possessed me to have a cinema trip tonight?

Tonight, my two daughters and I are heading to the cinema at Bluewater Shopping Centre to watch Freakier Friday. I took my oldest daughter and her brothers to the original film, Freaky Friday, in Australia and absolutely loved it, perhaps more than they did! It was the time when Lindsay Lohan couldn’t put a foot wrong. She was without doubt one of the most talented young actresses we have seen. The centre of the film for me was Jamie Lee Curtis, who is one of those actors who could read the phone book and make it funny! I am going to watch the original film today just to get into the story afresh and I can’t wait to see it.

It’s always great going somewhere with my children. I am fully aware that I am very fortunate that they still want to share films, plays and concerts with me. Clearly it is a measure of family closeness but I think it’s also that I have taken a lot of interest in their favourite films and artists. In many ways their music and their film and TV programmes have kept me young in my mind, but I am also a big kid at heart which definitely helps! So, a meal out and a film is a very rare treat for me so I am looking forward to this evening very much indeed. I may even review the film tomorrow so watch this space!