The Were-Rabbit!

Aidan went to his first movie in the theater today! We took him to see "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit".

We were a little worried that Aidan wouldn't like the theater. Memories of last October when we took him to see The Wiggles live in concert ran through our minds. That concert last year wasn't such a bad time-- it's just that Aidan spent the entire concert with his fingers firmly planted in his ears. When we asked him afterwards if he had a good time, he gave a noncommital "Yes," but then qualified it with "but it was very loud!"

Knowing how movie theaters are these days (teenagers for 'sound engineers,' apparently, who meditatively recite the old Kiss mantra "If it's too loud, you're too old"), we anticipated a similar outcome. When we got into the theater, the previews were running and Aidan stuck his fingers in his ears and things didn't look good.

But once the main feature came on and Aidan heard that familiar "Wallace & Gromit" theme music, he settled right into his seat.

He did a lot of asking "What just happened?".. I think the action moved a little quickly for him in spots.. but overall, I think he loved it.

His review: when the credits rolled and the lights came up, he looked at me and said "Well, that was a fun movie!"

His favorite part was where Wallace... well, we wouldn't want to give away too much of the plot.