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Today we took Small Person to her first real theater movie.  Separate vehicles due to schedule.  There was a lengthy line for popcorn, meaning 5 people, and verrrrrrry sllllloooow servers.
 
As we went down the corridor, she saw all the lit up promo signs and I think she knew it was a theater. We went into the IMAX and she got very excited, sat still, started munching a tub of popcorn half her size, and watched the trailers.
 
There's a short film before the main feature, and it was a very dark, touching film about parenting. I was surprised that Small Person, a week into age 4, grasped it and was sobbing. She is amazingly empathetic.
 
IIncredibles II was a hit. It goes right into the action, keeps a good pace, and was on the whole spectacular until near the end, where the characters are stupid about what they obviously need to do until right at the right moment.  A non-spoiler comparison is a character who needs a gun, clobbers the bad guy, and leaves his gun behind, until they find the "right" gun two scenes later. As right as everything else was, this was spoilingly BAD.
 
All the characters are back, including Edna Mode.  7/10. Without the one stupid mistake it would have been 10/10, it was THAT GLARING.  Come on, guys.
 
And we're set up for a third one I hope is just as good.
 
Small Person sat mostly in her own seat, demanded reclining cuddles for a better view a couple of times, and was better behaved than most of the other kids.
 
We went back in separate cars since Jess joined us directly from work.  And all the way home, Small Person had spells of crying that, "Baby's gone!" about the opening short film.
 
Ice cream and a fire in the fire pit later, she seems fine.
 
Worth the money. Just ignore the, "WTF, are you STUPID?" moments (three, identical, within two minutes).