Dr. No on the Big Screen

Last night, we had a rare treat - the Regal Arbor Cinema (not far from our house, towards the Arboretum area of Austin) showed the very first James Bond film, Dr. No, as part of a summer "Retro Rewind" series.

They did it well -- started with trivia and two staff dressed up in suits that were kinda like something Bond might wear. The small audience had a few total Bond geeks who won all the trivia contents (so no free tickets for us). The film itself was 40 years old and showed some wear (changing color at one point and having slight audio inconsistencies), but that just seemed to add to the charm. I was reminded again that honestly, Dr. No isn't that great of a movie -- it's just too slow and has a bit of bad dialogue (and badly-delivered dialogue). But, still, it was a lot of fun to get out and see it on the big screen.

Next week, they're playing Hudsucker Proxy. I've never actually seen it, and won't be going (we'll be out of town). Later in the summer, they're playing So I Married an Axe Murderer and Better off Dead, two of Matt's favorites which I enjoy a lot, too. We already have our tickets for one of them (which, I can't recall right now -- too tired).

So, if you're in the Austin area and looking for a cheap night out, check out the Arbor's series - Wednesday nights for the rest of the summer. Tickets are just $5.

We came home from the movie and did something even more exciting - ran a load of laundry thru our new washer & dryer. Never did anything more fun. haha.