Curious George

We took our son to see Curious George on Saturday. It was the first time he ever went to a movie at the theater... it was a wonderful experience for all of us. He felt like such a big boy, and he tried his best to act as one, following our directions, looking very serious, and visibly awed by the occassion. The funniest part was when he sat with a tray full of popcorn on his lap, reaching down with both hands to keep popcorn coming to his mouth without diverting his eyes from the screen from an instant. And sitting there taking sips from the big (for him) cup of diet coke was just precious beyond belief.

Great movie, by the way. They sort of politically corrected it - George is no longer kidnapped from the jungle but instead follows the man in the yellow hat home. And the latter no longer works with the zoo to bring them animals, but instead is an archeological exploration leader. There's even a love interest... overall, really well done, just a wonderfully sweet movie that I highly recommend going to if you have a kid old enough to go to a theater and still young enough to love the theme.