The Earth makes another full rotation and, just like that, I'm now into my 40's!
On the list of blockbusters running from early May to mid-December, The Mandalorian and Grogu fell closest to my birthday and seemed like something my family might enjoy as well, so that's the movie I asked to see the weekend before my 41st.
The theatre I looked at had a lot of different viewing options. The show we had originally planned to see sold out just before we got there, so we chose to see it in 4DX roughly an hour later. We had looked up what 4DX was at home and were prepared, just in case. Before buying tickets we were a little nervous, but did it anyway.
4DX offers movie goers a totally immersive experience, with seats that move with the action, simulated weather and environment effects, smells, and strobe lights.
Story-wise, The Mandalorian and Grogu is pretty good. Fun, action-packed, and even kind of cute. No need to have watched anything before, but a lot of bits from The Mandalorian and other Disney shows for those who have.
The 4DX experience though! Almost immediately, my chair was rocking and rolling, feeling every hit amid a simulated blaster fight then lurching forward into a blast of cold air as the hero runs down a snowy peak in an Imperial walker. A few moments of characters introductions and plot, and I was blasted forward into hyperspace!
During some plot time, my bladder advised me to take a quick break before the next round of action, and it was a good thing I did.
The Mandalorian has been asked to find Jabba the Hutt's son, Rotta (^ that guy). Expecting him to be captive, it turns out Rotta is a star gladiator approaching his last match. After a nice bit between Rotta and the Mandalorian, the fun begins!
Mando offers to buy Rotta's contract, only to get into a bar brawl (rough, but exciting), then ends up in the gladiator pit himself where he first fights Rotta (I got slammed by a Hutt!). After yielding, they're both forced to fight a slew of alien monsters. (intense, but I'm pretty sure I was laughing the whole time!) Everyone breaks out onto the streets, and Rotta flees. An exhilarating speeder chase, and the heroes learn who the real bad guy is. The whole sequence ends with a bouncy, blastery storming of an Imperial compound!
Though other parts of the movie were rather jarring and a little uncomfortable, that entire fifteen to twenty minute sequence, from the moment The Mandalorian lands on the planet until he takes off with his Imperial bounty, might just have been one of the best birthday gifts I've ever gotten. It felt like I was right smack in the middle of the old Star Wars: Dark Forces computer games I used to play!
After that, there's some scary bits with a snake monster, cute stuff with Grogu, and an ending where I was flying with an X-wing squadron!
Pretty intense, but definitely an unforgettable experience!
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I also chose my birthday for my first day back in the office since breaking my wrist. I practiced some movements beforehand and had to adjust and MacGyver a few things when I got in but for the most part, everything held up.
I was finally able to get the paper copy of an award I'd received (along with other members of my team) roughly a month ago, got a lot of nice comments and sympathies from coworkers, and was able to go for lunch and some Ribfest mini-donuts thanks to an early start!
Next up: He-Man and two days downtown.
Cheers!
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