I caught J.J. Abrams' latest flick last night with my movie buddy Flee and some friends. Good thing I had dinner about 3 hours earlier because I would have thrown up.

Like Blair Witch Project, handheld cameras were used for a documentary effect but it got rather nauseating half way through. Thank goodness the movie was about 1hr 20mins; another 20 mins and it would have been...quite gross!

BUT it is a great movie! If you can stomach the rolls and jerks and plan to see it, don't let anyone describe the monster to you. And the end was spot on. No Hollywood ending tied up with a nice fluffy bow. It had AWESOME effects and sound. See it in a digital theater to enjoy its full glory. I nearly jumped out of my seat at the first explosion.

Flee and I tried to calm our roiling tummies by closing our eyes for some nothing-really-happening scenes. Nope, it didn't help. What did help were the preserved Chinese sour sweet plums and mandarin oranges bought later at the 7-11. These are wonderful little balls of dried very sour or salty fruits, almost guaranteed to calm queasy moments. Funnily enough, none of the guys felt ill. Don't know if they were truly okay or just trying to be macho in the face of two white-faced females. Hmmph!

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