Best audience in my recent moviegoing history--An Ingmar Bergman double feature at the LA Museum. Full house and Not. A. Peep. It was heavenly.
I fell down and got confused. Willow fixed me. She's gay.
BuffyBot ,'Dirty Girls'
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Scrappy - Jan 19, 2006 11:34:20 am PST #9945 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2006 11:35:02 am PST #9946 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
there were 3 old ladies sitting behind us who talked throughout the entire movie (The Family Stone).
Old ladies are the worst!
I hate seeing movies with my best friend, and in fact try to avoid it, because she's the type of movie viewer who will ask the person sitting next to her (aka, ME) after every plot-twisty confusing event, "Why did he do that? Does she know him? They don't have a dog, do they?", even though I'm seeing the movie for the first time, too, same as her.
Pointing out that this is annoying as fuck, and why, only leads to hurt feelings, of the "Well, *you're* smarter than I am, so I thought *you* might have picked up on something that I didn't!" variety.
Which, you know, is bullshit, but it still leads me to all sorts of contrivances to not go to a movie alone with her. If there are other people, I can just be sure to not sit right next to her.
Jessica - Jan 19, 2006 11:36:55 am PST #9947 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
she's the type of movie viewer who will ask the person sitting next to her (aka, ME) after every plot-twisty confusing event, "Why did he do that? Does she know him? They don't have a dog, do they?", even though I'm seeing the movie for the first time, too, same as her.
My brother used to do this when he was a kid, but I managed to beat it out of him.
(Kidding!)
(Mostly!)
DebetEsse - Jan 19, 2006 11:45:22 am PST #9948 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Kids doing that are in a different class than adults.
My brother did that, too. I wasn't allowed to beat him until this year.
Sue - Jan 19, 2006 11:50:36 am PST #9949 of 10002
hip deep in pie
I hate seeing movies with my best friend, and in fact try to avoid it, because she's the type of movie viewer who will ask the person sitting next to her (aka, ME) after every plot-twisty confusing event, "Why did he do that? Does she know him? They don't have a dog, do they?", even though I'm seeing the movie for the first time, too, same as her.
I have a former friend who's an inapproriate laugher, and would say things like "Oh my god!" right out loud. She would always get pissy when I shushed her. (Which I always did.) It got the point (before we stopped talking entirely) where I thought long and hard about any movie invitations and how bad she would behave in the theatre. It didn't help that I thought she was just trying to draw attention to herself.
Right, everybody send Corwood their bills for bankruptcy court.
Why don't we just bill him for the movies?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2006 11:51:26 am PST #9950 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
At least children still have the excuse of their minds and worldviews being in a state of development. Also, being obviously children, I can spot them in advance and sit far, far away.
ChiKat - Jan 19, 2006 12:10:38 pm PST #9951 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
My brother used to do this when he was a kid, but I managed to beat it out of him.
That's because you're a good sister who was helping your brother become a functioning and polite member of society. And, we thank you for it.
Allyson - Jan 19, 2006 1:07:39 pm PST #9952 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
holds the Arclight dear
beekaytee - Jan 19, 2006 1:17:08 pm PST #9953 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I hate seeing movies with my best friend, and in fact try to avoid it, because she's the type of movie viewer who will ask the person sitting next to her (aka, ME) after every plot-twisty confusing event, "Why did he do that? Does she know him? They don't have a dog, do they?", even though I'm seeing the movie for the first time, too, same as her.
Hey, we must have the same friend! Annoying as all get out.
The last film we saw together, she insisted on going to Union Station (DC) which is noTORious as a conversation vortex. (But it will save time she whined. I warned her, but would she listen? Nooooo.)
She ended up being so pissy about other people doing what she normally did that she actually smacked some poor woman pushing a baby carriage on the ass and yelled at her to shut up and sit down. To this day, I'm amazed the headlines didn't carry the story of our grizzly demise the next day.
We don't talk anymore. At the movies or otherwise.
askye - Jan 19, 2006 1:19:05 pm PST #9954 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I won't go to the movies with a co worker/friend after we went to see Batman Begins. He fell asleep and started snoring. Loudly. He got upset everytime I nudged and claimed not to be asleep. Eyes closed. loud snoring. So very asleep. I wanted to crawl away when people 2 rows down turned to shush him.