Monday, September 19, 2005
So I finally got out to see March of the Penguins yesterday. My thoughts:
- You really want to see this on the big screen. No, really. Don't wait for the DVD to come out. The photography is gorgeous and the detail is amazing.
- Some folks have been touting this as a great family-values movie. Well, yeah, if you ignore about half the narration. Penguin "marriages" last a year, max, for example.
- The message that the late-matinee crowd got out of this film was pretty much "penguins sure are cute!"
- I now want to scuba dive Antarctica. Someone please talk me out of this.
3 comments
3 Comments:
You're in better health than I am.
You go and dive; I'll chip in towards the camera gear.
(No help at all, am I?)
By 
Patrick Connors, at
8:54 AM
Actually, this is a trifle more daunting:
Diving Equipment:
All divers must have at logged at least 20 dry suit dives. You will need the following equipment:
Dry suit with hood
Thick and warm underwater garment (2 sets), dry gloves or extra under gloves
Freeze protected regulator
2 separate regulators, because we dive with special bottles with two separate outlets
Stabilizing jacket, BC
Depth and pressure gauges, watch or computer
Knife
Mask, fins and snorkel
Weight belt (weights available onboard)
(googles, checks rates...)
Surprisingly almost-sort-of-affordable!
By Patrick Connors, at
8:59 AM
