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New 'Thor' Movie Pure Superhero C6 kpcnews.com HAPPENINGS! • SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2013 Area Activities • FROM PAGE C1 demonstrations, and activi- ties most of which can be New ‘Thor’ movie Thursday, Nov. 14 repeated at home. Volcanoes, MODEL TRAIN CLUB MEETING earthquakes and hurricanes are all natural disasters that 7 p.m. Meets in the Indiana doesn’t experience basement. Garrett Heritage on a regular basis. Other Park Museum, 300 N. parts of the world, however, Randolph St., Garrett. pure superhero fun remain on high alert for these types of disasters. We’ll be As much as I appreciate looking at these fascinating deep, dark comic book-in- Saturday, Nov. 16 works of Mother Nature spired fi lms, like Christo- ROME CITY HOLIDAY and even creating our own. pher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” HOUSE WALK Foellinger-Freimann Botanical trilogy, sometimes geeky Conservatory, 1100 S. girls just want to have fun. 10 a.m. Rome City Chamber Calhoun St, Fort Wayne. Thank goodness, then, of Commerce annual Holiday (260) 427-6440 for movies like “Thor: House Walk. Artisans market The Dark at the Town Hall from 9 a.m. THE WIZARD OF OZ World,” to 3 p.m. and craft fairs at which 2 p.m. Join Dorothy, the Rome City United Methodist excellently Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Church and Orange blends Cowardly Lion and Toto on Township Fire Station. a solid their trip down the Yellow Featured homes: Tony and save-the- Brick Road, traveling through Tracey Freiburger, Jack and world story the universe of Dorothy’s Martha Evans, Dave and with a dash imagination. Originally Cindy Wick, Dawn O’Connor of humor, produced on the Joseph and Holly Goneau. For more JENNY sprinkle of Stein Stage in 2003, the information go to romecity- romance Round Barn’s immensely chamber.com. Downtown and a lot successful production was KOBIELA- Rome City, Rome City. of pure directed and choreographed entertain- by Broadway great and RBT MONDOR SCIENCE FUN ment value. favorite, Dirk Lumbard. The • And, 11 a.m. Join us the third Round Barn Theatre at Amish honestly, Saturday of each month as Acres, 1600 W. Market St., could a “Thor” movie we investigate a different Nappanee. topic with fun and family- work any other way? He’s friendly experiments, a Norse god who’s really an alien who occasionally shows up on Earth to save humanity, and sometimes teams up with a group that includes a superge- Tips for nius billionaire in a fl ying AP metal suit, a World War II This publicity photo released by Walt Dark World.” The movie released in the supersoldier and a scientist Disney Studios and Marvel shows Chris US on Friday. who turns into a giant green Hemsworth in a scene from “Thor: The monster when he gets angry. surviving It’s actually quite a a goodchunk of the movie Hemsworth and Hiddleston Jenny’s Take: See it testament to everyone playing the straight man brings it all together into an tonight. involved that the movie to trickster Loki, but entertaining and intensely (Rated PG-13 for intense works at all, and doesn’t Hemsworth is a master watchable package. sequences of sci-fi action devolve into complete at playing his ridiculous “Thor: The Dark World” and violence, and some the rigors of character with just enough is not even close to the best suggestive content. Runs 112 ridiculousness - although it does teeter on the edge of of a wink to the audience movie in the “Avengers” minutes.) ridiculous more than once. to make Thor not only franchise. This is no “Iron JENNY KOBIELA-MONDOR writes The movie follows bearable, but fun. And, Man,” and it doesn’t even movie reviews for KPC holiday travel astrophysicist Dr. Jane let’s face it, without that touch “The Avengers,” Media Group. Her columns Foster (Natalie Portman) undercurrent of knowing but it takes what worked are posted at kpcnews.com/ NEW YORK (AP) — Seats — Thor’s love interest humor, Thor would be an in 2011’s “Thor” and opinion/columnists. A link to There’s not much good • If you and your loved from the fi rst “Thor” movie unbearably boring, stupid improves upon it. There are her blog can be found from news for fl iers this Thanks- ones don’t have seats — who, when investi- and, probably, rather certainly some bumps along her columns at kpcnews. giving. Airports will be together already, and don’t gating some really weird unlikeable character. The the way, but, wow, is it a com. She blogs at jenandkel packed, planes will have want to pay an extra $9 scientifi c happenings, gets excellent chemistry between fun ride nonetheless. poptarts.blogspot.com. few — if any — empty to $99 domestically for a sucked into another world seats and you might sit “premium” coach seat, it’s and infected with some Crossword apart from a loved one, very likely that you will very powerful energy. The unless you pay extra. sit apart. energy is called the Aether, • During the 12-day • Set up alerts for seat and it is being sought by Thanksgiving travel period, openings. ExpertFlyer.com the long-defeated dark 25.1 million people are offers free notifications elf Malekith (Christopher projected to fl y, an increase when a window or aisle Eccleston). Thor (Chris of 1.5 percent from last seat becomes vacant. For Hemsworth) brings Jane year, according to Airlines 99 cents, it sends an email to his home of Asgard in for America, the industry’s if adjacent seats become hopes of curing her, but trade and lobbying group. available. instead Malekith seeks That would make this Jane in order to extract the the busiest year since 2007, • Check the airline’s website five days before energy from her to destroy when an estimated 26 the universe. million people fl ew over the trip. That’s when some elite fliers are upgraded to It’s a ridiculous mix of the holiday period. fantasy — Elves! Armor! The busiest travel day first class, freeing up their coach seats. Another wave Swords! — and sci-fi will be Sunday, Dec. — Aliens! Spaceships! 1, with an estimated of upgrades occurs every 24 to 48 hours. Physics! — that shouldn’t 2.56 million passengers, work at all. And occasion- followed by Wednesday, • Check in 24 hours in advance, when airlines ally, it doesn’t. There Nov. 27, with 2.42 million are a few too many passengers. In case you start releasing more seats. If connecting, check for scenes of battles between were wondering, the sword-wielding Asgardians slowest travel day is open seats 24 hours before the second flight departs. and elves with sci-fi blasters Thanksgiving itself, with jumping out of spaceships. just 1.44 million people • Keep looking. Even after checking in, seats The movie stretches out just expected to fl y. a tad too long and gets a But don’t fret, there are can be changed at airport kiosks and on some smidge tedious at points. some things you can do But just when I would — in some cases paying a airlines’ mobile applica- tions. start to think, “OK, this little extra — to make your is just getting ridiculous,” trip more pleasant, or to at something delightful would least buffer the damage if Luggage happen, and I’d be sucked something goes wrong. • Weigh a bag at home right back in. And more first. Anything over 50 often than not, I wouldn’t Delays pounds (40 pounds on be sucked in by Thor and • If you miss your some airlines like Spirit) his quest, or his relationship connection — or bad will generate a hefty with Jane, or the impending weather causes delays — overweight surcharge doom of Asgard and Earth the airlines will automat- — typically $100 — in at Malekith’s hand, but with ically rebook you on addition to the typical the other major character the next available fl ight. $25 checked bag fee. in the movie — Loki (Tom However, with fl ights at • Before your bag Hiddleston), who provides near capacity, the next disappears behind the many of the laughs and open seat could be several ticket counter make sure most of the emotional core days away. the airline’s tag has your to the movie. • Don’t like the fl ight name, flight number and Loki, if you’ve kept up you’re rebooked on? Get in final destination. As a with the quickly growing line to speak to a customer precaution, place a copy Marvel Cinematic Universe, service representative. of your flight itinerary was the bad guy in “The But also, call the airline inside your suitcase with Avengers,” but for “Thor: directly. If the phone your cellphone number The Dark World,” he’s back lines are jammed, try the and the name of your to being a complicated, airline’s overseas numbers. hotel. tricky antihero. Without You’ll pay long-distance • If you can’t live Loki, this movie would rates, but might not have without it, don’t check it. be just another sudsie to wait. Finally, consider A lost bag can take days hack-and-slash superhero sending a Tweet. to recover. Don’t pack movie, but with Loki — • Consider buying a medication or outfits and Hiddleston’s gleeful, one-day pass to the airline for tomorrow’s meeting nuanced performance, lounge. For one thing, or wedding in the bag which is the best in the there are usually free you’re checking. The movie — this “Thor” outing drinks and light snacks. same with jewelry or is elevated. It’s still not a But the real secret to the electronics.
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