I do need to share that when I was a kid in GB, every year the local movie house would do a free showing of a Christmas movie — gave out free passes at the elementary schools and all. Things to note are that A. they always kept the exact movie they were showing a secret (probably because they didn't know until the last minute what it would be) and B. it was the 70s, so it was still acceptably, nay, expected that people would drop off their 7-year-old children to watch the movie alone while they went Christmas shopping.
So, yeah, we kids were all abuzz, absolutely certain that it would be Santa Claus and the Three Bears. But, no, the teenage projectionist accidentally racked up whatever horror movie was playing on one of the other screens. Whoops. It was fucking bedlam. Little kids screaming, crying, flipping out, no adults in sight. My BFF and I left because it was a madhouse, and got to see the projectionist being fired by the manager right there in the lobby.
My best movie experience in "recent" (?) times was when Rushmore flubbed during the showing, making the audience sit for about twenty minutes. Something broke, and the theater employees gave everybody free passes. Sorry, I hated that fucking movie and I hate Wes Anderson. Ugh. (might be sacrilege here, but again, UGH.) I felt there was some kind of Movie God that day that had its fill of twee garbage.
Hah! That's like when my friend dragged me to see Dune in the theater. Projector died about 30 minutes from the end (I think. Several hours in, probably several hours more to go). The audience applauded and left immediately.
Good thing you had that movie there to distract them!
Saw it this past weekend too. Liked it. The Incredibles is still my Pixar fave.
Damnit, accidentally downvoted you. Sorry about that.
The Incredibles was so much fun. This one is more… that one you watch when you're a little drunk some afternoon and need a good cry. (That short beforehand, Lava, though, gave me the creeps. Mt. Pedo, waiting for his true love to be born. Made me think of that Buck Henry skit on very early SNL. Not enough EWs in the world.)
No worries! We got in in the middle of Lava
That image reminds me of some future RNC ad campaign against Hillz..
Nevermind, it took, I am a Real Boy now!
Yay! My third just came up so we're free now!
Whee! We should be set, at least until Vodka gets back from camp Tuesday and needs to get initiated.
Camp? You can't get any campier than this place!
Middletown, Ohio? Why were they even scared, they already live in Middletown!
I do need to share that when I was a kid in GB, every year the local movie house would do a free showing of a Christmas movie — gave out free passes at the elementary schools and all. Things to note are that A. they always kept the exact movie they were showing a secret (probably because they didn't know until the last minute what it would be) and B. it was the 70s, so it was still acceptably, nay, expected that people would drop off their 7-year-old children to watch the movie alone while they went Christmas shopping.
So, yeah, we kids were all abuzz, absolutely certain that it would be Santa Claus and the Three Bears. But, no, the teenage projectionist accidentally racked up whatever horror movie was playing on one of the other screens. Whoops. It was fucking bedlam. Little kids screaming, crying, flipping out, no adults in sight. My BFF and I left because it was a madhouse, and got to see the projectionist being fired by the manager right there in the lobby.
Best movie experience ever.
My best movie experience in "recent" (?) times was when Rushmore flubbed during the showing, making the audience sit for about twenty minutes. Something broke, and the theater employees gave everybody free passes. Sorry, I hated that fucking movie and I hate Wes Anderson. Ugh. (might be sacrilege here, but again, UGH.) I felt there was some kind of Movie God that day that had its fill of twee garbage.
Hah! That's like when my friend dragged me to see Dune in the theater. Projector died about 30 minutes from the end (I think. Several hours in, probably several hours more to go). The audience applauded and left immediately.
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Inside Out sounds like the nightmare.
I actually saw it on Monday. Way better than I expected. The only bad part is trying not to get the sniffles in a theater full of children.
….a theater full of children.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Truly the scariest part.
Good thing you had that movie there to distract them!
Saw it this past weekend too. Liked it. The Incredibles is still my Pixar fave.
Damnit, accidentally downvoted you. Sorry about that.
The Incredibles was so much fun. This one is more… that one you watch when you're a little drunk some afternoon and need a good cry. (That short beforehand, Lava, though, gave me the creeps. Mt. Pedo, waiting for his true love to be born. Made me think of that Buck Henry skit on very early SNL. Not enough EWs in the world.)
No worries! We got in in the middle of Lava
That image reminds me of some future RNC ad campaign against Hillz..
…or Amy Poehler