I benefited from some of our family raving about
Skyfall over Thanksgiving, as it inspired MrsBlue to willingly go see it, in spite of her strong aversion to movie theaters. We caught a show with a very light audience yesterday, which was pleasant, though in a sign of the times we still had an audible cell phone ring when there were only a dozen patrons in the theater. In spite of having some of the plot holes and silly clue following that have been hallmarks of the whole Bond series, the movie was outstanding, and Sam Mendes deserves credit for realizing his vision of placing 007 in a more realistic
Dark Knight-inspired setting.
Today is World Aids Day, and the
World Aids Day Website has suggestions on how to mark the occasion along with a bunch of HIV facts and statistics.