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how was the popcorn? julie

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We saw the movie yesterday afternoon. There aren't very movies made about 
birds, and this was one of them. It was definitely worth seeing for the great 
information about the Emperor Penguin. It must have been extremely difficult to 
make because of the extremely cold temperatures, storms, and the need to stay 
for long periods of time over a whole season. It wasn't on a par with Winged 
Migration from technical quality or diversity of species standpoints - some of 
the scenes filmed appeared very grainy and / or unsharp, and they only were 
dealing with one species. One other species was shown stealing a chick - it was 
an albatross, but it wasn't identified at all in the movie.
I was a little disappointed that the scenery was less impressive than it could 
have been if the technical quality were better. Maybe it was the film format 
used, or the extreme conditions that caused it - I don't know. The potential 
was there. But the overall story of the penguins' trek to and from the breeding 
area, anespecially the images of the "birds" in courtship, were beautiful and 
very tastefully done, which was a good thing considering the kids in the 
audience. The scenes where the males and females were transferring the eggs, 
and when the chicks were trying to stay warm under their parents' feathers were 
really intensive. 
There were a lot of unanswered questions in our minds when we left the theatre. 
We wondered how (or if) the penguins can maintain their numbers when there are 
so many forces working against them, and why they stay in Antarctica instead of 
going someplace else. You just have to see the movie and then draw your own 
conclusion. 
Suggestion: get there about 10 minutes after the published time to avoid all 
the noisy and loud kiddie previews and commercials (earplugs would be useful), 
unless you are taking kids with you or really want to see them. And go during a 
weekday day showing when there won't be a big crowd. 

Al Warfield

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From: IE Ries 
To: RAS 
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 12:37 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Update: March of the Penguins


The movie is now showing at 2 locations:

 Commonwealth 20 
 5001 Commonwealth Center Parkway, Midlothian, VA, 23112   

Show times (as of today):  

 March of the Penguins (La Marche de L'Empereur)  
Rated G, 1 hr 24 min
Showtimes:  (12:05), (2:05), (4:05), 6:05, 8:05 


 Regal Westhampton Cinema 2 
 5706 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23226   

 March of the Penguins  
Rated G, 1 hr 24 min
Buy Tickets:  (1:00), (3:05), (5:10), 7:30, 9:30 


Hope to see everyone there, I'm seeing it at the Commonwealth 20 tonight :)

Irene in Southside