I went to the drive-in to see Godzilla x King Kong: The New Empire paired with Dune 2 on the weekend. Both movies were a fun to watch.

Godzilla x King Kong: The New Empire was just what you would expect, a straight up monster movie. Lots of monster fights and things flying everywhere. It’s great how they have kept the feel of the rubber suits while making it modern. At no point does this movie take itself too seriously. Just sit back and enjoy the fine cheese.

I will say that this has made me interested in the reboot of Godzilla. I had been avoiding it, thinking myself a Godzilla purist. I think I need to revisit that stance and give the series a chance.

Dune 2. Wow, what a movie. It’s amazing how they took the disjointed scenes from the book and sewed them together in the movie. It still just a bunch of vignettes, stretched across time as Paul gathers his power base. It’s almost a montage sequence. But it’s shown together in such a way to make it clear what’s happening and give you a view into the mind of the characters.

I took my daughter to the Twilight Drive-in. Looks like it might be the last movies we go see there. At the end of the season they are shutting down. It’s just not profitable, and taxes for the value of the land are hurting them. Sad to see. Drive-ins are something that I grew up with, but peoples tastes have changed. The Twilight was mostly full, not the fullest I’ve seen it in the 20-years I’ve been going, but enough that there were only a few spot very near or far from the screen left. It’s hard to see things like this getting priced out of existence.

If you are in the Vancouver are, I recommend trying to get out to the Twilight one last time. I think you will enjoy it.