Free Birds

Took the kids to see “Free Birds” at the AMC in Schererville, Indiana.  This was a special showing for special needs kids – the lights are never completely off, the sound isn’t blasting and any movie that regularly would be shown in 3D is in 2D.  I love these events – my kids can be as loud and weird and they want – no judgment, because all the kids are loud and weird – bless us all! J  The movie is about a turkey who time-travels back to the first Thanksgiving to try to prevent turkeys from becoming the main course.  Miles Standish is the evil villain who wants to kill all the turkeys.  The turkeys are portrayed in a Native American sort of way with the human invaders trying to take over their world.  Kind of an “Avatar” type tone as well.  Sean likes to get into the action – when there’s a chase scene, he runs up and down the aisles as if he’s right in the action.  Todd sat through most of the entire movie - rare for him.  He sat quietly eating popcorn and Skittles.  Toward the end of the movie, Todd became a bit bored and started lining up Skittles on the floor, sorted by color.  The Marcus Theater in Orland Park, Illinois also has special needs showings which we have attended in the past.  “Frozen” is the next special needs event.  Sean has the “Frozen” trailer memorized and keeps reminding me that “Frozen” opens November 27^th!