At the theater. 30 MINUTES. There's a dude here in full Batman costume, but carrying his cowl, since masks aren't allowed but costumes are. It's way, WAY less crowded here than I expected for opening night.
I'M READY.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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Steph L. - Jul 20, 2012 5:11:14 pm PDT #21832 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2012 5:48:02 pm PDT #21833 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm so excited for Steph. I hope she's....well, she's probably watching previews.
I can't believe how many I got, at 3 fucking 30 in the morning. Could you not give a nod to the hour? Also, it was way stressy getting in, because the trilogy people were leaving, and they were jamming up the carpark with some strange decision-making. Oy.
Anyway, I did make it in enough time to buy a frozen berry lemonade and reach my seat (there was an argument in the C row about who sat where. Again, why, people? Your ticket, has information,, so look at it and behave. Do not make them have to call staff over and move a whole row (who didn't know each other, making it look like they'd been compounding an error) move over one seat. Just read. And behave.
They showed seven million trailers. Why does watch have Hill and Annoying Stiller and Annoying Vaughn? I suppose my question is when doe Ayoade make my movie, and he seems taller than I'd thought.
All the trailers were a basic waste of time until they rolled up on The Hobbit and it was gleebly flaily time on a Batman scale for me--that's the other thing that gets me to the theatre in the dark of night. Gollum. Looks great. Can't wait to fork over $75, insert catheter, and put on my 3D glasses. Then there was a Superman teaser, which I suppose was great if you have any faith in the movie, which I don't but I appreciate it belongs right before Batman starts. It's fair. Then...there was Rising.
But all the other crap? Was crap. Lots of it. Too early/late to be neutral or pleasantly surprised by stuff.
Aims - Jul 20, 2012 5:49:35 pm PDT #21834 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I GOT NO HOBBIT!
I object!
DebetEsse - Jul 20, 2012 5:53:43 pm PDT #21835 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Sonofoabitch. Hobbit was the only one I actively wanted.
le nubian - Jul 20, 2012 6:04:15 pm PDT #21836 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
check this:
we got no previews at my movie.
DebetEsse - Jul 20, 2012 6:18:41 pm PDT #21837 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Really? huh
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2012 6:19:20 pm PDT #21838 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The guys next to me complained that our audience was lame because no one cheered for Superman.
It was a sweet teaser, and seeing him in flight was...it looked impressive. But they've fucked him up so much recently. I needed to see dialogue.
Amy - Jul 20, 2012 6:21:31 pm PDT #21839 of 30000
Because books.
I got The Hobbit at The Avengers!
Aims - Jul 20, 2012 6:22:14 pm PDT #21840 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
We also got an Oz trailer.
I am ... reserved. I was more on board when I thought that the blonde was Ozma, but then I found out it was Glinda and I went back to being reserved.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 20, 2012 6:23:49 pm PDT #21841 of 30000
"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
The flight scene in the big air rescue of Superman Returns was maybe the best I've ever seen, but it didn't make the overall movie any good.