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03-09-2003, 12:41 AM
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Nothing to See Here
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IMAX Coral reef Adventure!
Ok...I just got back from seeing the new IMAX coral reef movie. All I can say is...it was religious. Talk about toal immersion...  DON"T MISS IT! It's playing at OMSI. Get ticket early for the show you want to see because our was sold out.
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03-09-2003, 12:48 AM
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Ughhh.. Dinoflagelettes..
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Piero,
I checked out that site and it reminded me of a night when I was in Pakistan... At the time I was in the Marine Corps and my duty was Embassy Guard at the Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.
Anyways, I had gone out to one of the oil companies shore houses to watch the sea turtles come ashore and lay eggs... It was the most amazing experience... To see these 400+ pound turtles make their way 200-300 feet up the beach and dig a hole 4 feet into the sand and lay eggs...
I have pictures around somewhere that I will have to scan and post... It truly was an awe inspiring experience... I don't think I appreciated it then as much as I do now....
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03-09-2003, 01:20 AM
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Big Fishy
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Went and saw it last night and it was great. Make you appreciate are other wold. To seething bigger thatlife was just to cool. Dont miss it.
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03-09-2003, 02:53 AM
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I need Reefers Anonymous!
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bend, OR
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If only I could camp out there all day..... mmmm Fiji....  It was just amazing as everyone else has stated. Well worth the time and money!! A rating of two beers up  lol
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03-09-2003, 02:56 AM
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Ughhh.. Dinoflagelettes..
Join Date: Oct 2002
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I wish I was into fish keeping when I was on my Honeymoon in Antigua...
I'd done plenty of snorkeling out there and saw plenty of 4 foot pipe fish amongst the lavish coral reefs, but didn't gain a true appreciation of it until I started keeping fish....
Ain't life a *****???
Now I gotta plan another trip out there so I can get the full appreciation of it....  |
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03-09-2003, 06:44 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Yup it's playing up in Chicago,,,,plan on checking it out this week,,,
looks to be fantastic!
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03-09-2003, 03:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Puyallup, WA
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The seattle IMAX isn't showing it  |
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03-10-2003, 05:29 PM
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Went up to Chicago to see it today ,,,,WOW!!!!!
religious experience is true to say the least!
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03-10-2003, 06:08 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Woodstock, GA ('burb of Atlanta)
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Thanks so much for reminding me about this film. I just saw that it won't be in Atlanta until the end of the month but that will be fine (have to have surgery this week).
Did you think that this IMAX was appropriate for kids? I have 3 kids, the youngest turning 3 this week actually! She loves movies but I'm thinking this might be over her head and be something I can do with the older two (11 and 8 yrs). Any opinions? I really want them to see a good example of the reef, something that educates as well as entertains. KWIM?
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03-10-2003, 07:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Delta-Dawn
Thanks so much for reminding me about this film. I just saw that it won't be in Atlanta until the end of the month but that will be fine (have to have surgery this week).
Did you think that this IMAX was appropriate for kids? I have 3 kids, the youngest turning 3 this week actually! She loves movies but I'm thinking this might be over her head and be something I can do with the older two (11 and 8 yrs). Any opinions? I really want them to see a good example of the reef, something that educates as well as entertains. KWIM?
Thanks for any input!
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Hmmm, a couple of the lil ones during our viewing got a lil scared during some of the scenes,,,,my wife also got a lil queesy during one part,,,,,,dunno, quess you'll have to know your kids , and see 
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03-10-2003, 10:39 PM
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Plankton
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Once again, thanks for that input. If your wife got queasy, I am sure I will, LOL!!! 
Definetly won't be taking the 3 year old then, I think the older 2 can handle it though. As much as I hate it, their Dad used to let them watch some terrible stuff (Friday 13th type movies-don't ask, long story  ). Unfortunately, they can handle some movies better than I can. Uggghhhh, don't get me started that gets me rolling on a whole different guilty-mother complex!
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03-11-2003, 09:50 AM
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Don't read my post the wrong way,,,,nothing gruesome,,only thing i meant was the visual aspects of the film(movement etc) might un-nerve a lil one,roller coaster type ,flying , pit of your stomach movements due to the 5 story OmniMax experience.
like i said it semi freaked out a lil one when we were there.
no way , horror ,violence type stuff,,
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03-12-2003, 01:21 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Oh no...I didnt think there was any violence, I know how the whole visual aspect can make you get that sea-sick feeling!
Thanks so much for all your help...I am so excited to see it now!!! |
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03-12-2003, 01:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: northwest indiana
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thanks for stopping by and pickin me and scott up jeff!...
i hope to get to see it soon with my kids and nieces and nephews...looks very good...
brad
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I'd like to see a nature film where an eagle swoops down and pulls a fish out of a lake, and then maybe he's flying along, low to the ground, and the fish pulls a worm out of the ground. Now that's a documentary.
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