Your Best/Worst Movie Experiences [Archive]

Ashift30

07-11-2008, 12:02 PM

Complain, brag, or compliment your experiences or theaters that have either supported your film addiction or totally ruined it.

Recent worst - Cinemark in Webster Texas - I went to see Kung Fu Panda during the daytime. (I know, my bad)

75 day care kids too young for the movies while most of the "adults" slipped out and went to another movie. They were peeing on the carpet and worse. It was clearly my bad for expecting to see a movie on a vacation day that I had planned to see.

After the movie there were soiled pull-ups throughout the theater.

Old Best - St. Louis 1975 - Opening weekend of Jaws

It was the old oversized theater screens and we were near the front row with 1,500 people watching. When the shark popped up, it was so freekin huge it scared us to death - again it was 1975. I fell in love with the movies that day.

iv3rdawG

07-11-2008, 01:10 PM

*edit*

Drizzt240

07-11-2008, 01:43 PM

I liked watching 300 in IMAX. I remember LOTR FOTR was one of my favorite theater experiences too. In Borat the entire theater was laughing so that was cool.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Him Carrey was probably my worst experience because some lady was talking behind us the whole time. X-men 2 had a kid behind me that wouldn't shut up either.

Ramplate

07-11-2008, 01:53 PM

Best - too many good ones to remember - I really liked first night going to Batman, Spider-man, and Harry Potter though.

Worst - Sitting in the theater drunk and watching my drunk buddy's puke roll past my shoes from thefloor of the seat behind me

Ashift30

07-11-2008, 02:09 PM

Damn Ramplate, that beats my poopy diapers anyday!

Ashift30

07-11-2008, 02:15 PM

One of the Funniest was "Steel Magnolias" My friend and I were held hostages by our wives. They said we were going to see another movie. Instead the titled rolled the chick flick. The theater was packed. Right at a powerful and emotional scene, you here a beer pop top open. My friend had snuck a 6 pack in his coat. All the theater heard was "Jesus Christ Jerry, you brought a F***ing 6 pack to the F***ing Movies?.....you F***ing pig!!!!!!"

People were sooooooooo pi$$ed off at us. BUT I drank my 1/2 of the beers. The guy behind us kept kicking my friends seat until he gave up a beer to him.

JBond

07-11-2008, 02:59 PM

Tornado

07-11-2008, 03:04 PM

BEST:

Ironically, it was Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem. The movie sucked, but there were only three people in the theater: myself and two friends. We had our own version of MST3K going on, it was hilarious. And it was the perfect movie to do it with.

WORST:

Showing up an hour early with my girlfriend at the time to The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, only to still be stuck nearly in the front row (like two back and on the end on the right). So we sat with our necks craned up at the screen for three and a half hours, it was horrible.

JBond

07-11-2008, 03:10 PM

I had a MST3K experience when a friend and I saw "The Last Castle", I think it was. However I'm pretty sure there was ONE other person way back in the theater...who probably hated us.

As for bad, when I saw LOTR: TT in Orlando, this guy's cell phone went off 3 times. The same guy.

Deexan

07-11-2008, 03:25 PM

Best would have to be the re-release of Grease (possibly '97?) that i went to with around 8 school friends, it was a packed house and everyone seemed to be in a great mood; some of my friends decided to get up and dance in their seats to one of the songs and soon enough half the cinema was following suit, the same friends then went out of their aisle doing the conga (a UK dance where you follow each other round in a train holding on to the person in front), walked down in front of the screen, back up the other side and round the back before returning to their seats. The whole auditorium laughed and clapped through the whole thing, it was such a great moment. I was never a fan of grease before then but because of that day i smile every time it comes on the telly. UK cinema-goers are usually so reserved in comparison to one's ive sat with in the US but on that occasion the Brits were on a par, at the very least! :P

Worst would be Road To Perdition, as the picture was upside down for the first 10minutes. That or the entirety of Lost Souls, which i only went to see (on the smallest cinema screen ever) because the very first Fellowship of the Ring teaser was in front of it.

Ashift30

07-11-2008, 04:08 PM

Deex - That reminds me of all the Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight viewing parties at the old theaters. Everyone sang all the songs and most dressed up in their favorite character. Alcohol is definitely involved. The whole movie is acted out in costume under the big screen. Totally Rocked!

krushgroove19

07-11-2008, 04:19 PM

best- grindhouse. all around really fun experience. i even saw it in a crappy theater, with sticky seats, and the couple directly in front of me was drunk and trying to discreetly have sex. normally, this would be a huge turnoff, but i think it's the way this movie was meant to be seen. it was pretty awesome. the only inaccurate thing about when i saw it is the theater was packed. probably the only theater in america packed for it, from what i can guess.

worst- tie: the new guy, and the omen (06). the new guy, the projector messed up and we couldn't see anyone's heads, plus these little kids kept throwing popcorn at us, until we threw ice back at them and hit them. and at the omen, there were a bunch of twelve year olds running back and forth throughout the theater and making noise the entire time.

Frizzo the Clown

07-11-2008, 04:27 PM

iv3rdawG

07-11-2008, 04:31 PM

Best: Grindhouse at 10 PM on the night before it was released. Packed theatre full of die hard Tarantino/Rodgriuez fans. Just a ton of fun and supposedly Quentin, Eli and Rosario were there.

SnoBorderZero

07-11-2008, 04:35 PM

Best- Star Wars Episode III. The opening credits in space had just began rolling and we were sitting in nice seats towards the back. At our theatre the ushers wear these ugly, bright orange vests to distinguish them during a movie. So I thought this guy was an usher, because he was wearing this really ugly bright shirt. He goes up to this guy who's sitting next to a girl and starts talking to him. I thought maybe the guy snuck in. Anyways, the guy standing up just leans in and starts decking the other guy and then this guy's dad runs in and pulls him off and then out of the movie. As he's being escorted out some old scraggly looking guy (who looks like he watches Star Wars... a lot to give you a picture) stands up and yells "That guy is on the dark side!" The most fun part was trying to come up with what they could be fighting about. I think it was the girl, but me and my friends like to think they were disputing something else, like how tall Yoda is or how many moons a planet has.

Worst- Halloween (2007) Yeah this was a bad one. Not only was it an awful movie, but I had a date with this girl who really liked me. She wanted me to keep my arm around her the entire movie, and as you all know after a half hour your arm gets tired. Also, I wasn't into her so that wasn't fun. When I took my arm off her she got all mad, boo hoo. Also, we were in the middle, and on one side was a bunch of little "gangsters" and a whole nother batch was on the other side. The whole movie they were walking around, "squaring up" and just looking ridiculous. I hate it when kids think they're hard just because their shirts are huge. So this went on for the duration of the movie, that being my date was awful and annoying, the movie sucked balls, and these gangster kids kept talking that they were gonna fight and never did.

This is why I hate having our theatre in the ghetto. Welcome to California.

JBond

07-11-2008, 06:16 PM

I don't know if that was my worst, but that one certainly did suck.

No, it definitely wasn't my worse. After all, I got to see LOTR with 3 of my distant friends.

When I saw "The River Wild", the film broke before the ending and we had to go home. That was worse. It wasn't a brilliant movie, but dammit, when I see a movie, I want to see the ending!

Also, back when I used to wear glasses, there were a couple of instances I forgot to bring them to theater and had to watch the whole movie either squinting or blurry. That was awful.

Then I seem to recall some thriller I saw where the guy behind me was explaining the entire movie to his girlfriend as she kept asking questions.

gar0781

07-11-2008, 08:13 PM

Best- The Exorcist re-release (2000)

Got to see the movie in a packed Saturday night showing consisting mostly of high school and college kids and it was incredible. Never heard so much screaming in my life. One thing to see the movie at home but a totally different experience to see it on the big screen. I'll never forget how the audience went crazy during the spiderwalk scene.

Worst- probably the Mummy in 1999.

There were alot of young kids running around and causing a scene.

I think the worst movie experiences for me involved crying babies. I forgot which movie it was but one baby was crying and someone a few rows back yelled "shut up!". Then the father of the baby turned back and yelled "YOU shut the **** up!". The baby didnt fuss anymore though for some strange reason.

Where's my elephant?

07-11-2008, 08:28 PM

best:

Grindhouse
The Mist

worst:

Sleepy Hollow - The halves were reversed in the trailers and the opening credits.
Dante's Peak - Same as SH in a few scenes that it had to be rewound. The movie sucked anyways.
Wag The Dog - In same theater as D'sP, the projection was way too dark. No wonder this bargain United Artists theater closed shortly after that.

DragnFire22

07-11-2008, 09:16 PM

Recent best:

My last movie, 4 days ago when I saw Hancock. My power had gone out because of a big storm, so when I got there it was downpour. I ran into 3 drenched young women outside of the theater, they wanted me to take their picture. I win.

Recent Best:

Taking my girlfriend to see Iron Man for a second time during a Wednesday matinee. Huge theater nearly to ourselves. We sat in the back row, where the projectionist can't see down, and she sucked me off while Tony worked on the Mark II :)

Knerys

07-11-2008, 09:32 PM

No, it definitely wasn't my worse. After all, I got to see LOTR with 3 of my distant friends.
....psst.....there were 4 of us.....

Ashift30

07-11-2008, 09:32 PM

LOL... That reminded me when Manhattan came out in '79 my girlfriend and I copped a buzz and we chose it because there was no one else there. Two elderly women were in the middle and we were in the back. About halfway through us getting jiggy I looked over and the 2 women were in our row watching us instead of the movie eating popcorn. I still can't watch the movie.

MasterChief117

07-11-2008, 10:13 PM

Worst-It was during Star Wars: Episode III and the theater was packed with some of the loudest nerds I've ever heard. When the Star Wars logo flashed on the screen they all start clapping like retards. Must of been 30 teens sitting there clapping.

Worst-I had to go see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 5 times because the first 4 I fell asleep in, lol.

Escape

07-11-2008, 10:22 PM

As for bad, when I saw LOTR: TT in Orlando, this guy's cell phone went off 3 times. The same guy.
Please tell me someone told him to shut it off at least after the 3rd time JB.

DragnFire22

07-11-2008, 11:04 PM

JBond

07-11-2008, 11:24 PM

....psst.....there were 4 of us.....

I thought Rob didn't go with us? Or was it the amusment park he didn't go with....well, either way, he's never in the pictures, how can I be expected to remember these things? ;)

Please tell me someone told him to shut it off at least after the 3rd time JB.

Worse. Everyone seemed used to it and didn't react one bit.

MasterChief117

07-11-2008, 11:45 PM

Irony.

I'm not a loud nerd. Again you don't even know me.

DragnFire22

07-11-2008, 11:48 PM

I said nothing about being loud.

Chill.

MasterChief117

07-11-2008, 11:51 PM

You always jump my high horse, one day don't act like a....for the sake on one user I won't say the word. Just act decent, its not that hard.

brutus

07-12-2008, 12:17 AM

Best - tie between Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. I was totally blown away by both movies. I'll never forget the gasps in the audience during JP when the brachiosaurus first appeared. It was amazing to see dinosaurs on screen look so realistic, especially since it had never been done that well before. As for T2, seeing Arnold do that twirling shotgun reload during the first chase scene also got quite a reaction from the sold out audience.

Worst - probably War of the Worlds. I actually enjoyed the movie but one of the speakers went out so didn't get the full effect of the movie. Also didnt have a good time during Blair Witch Project since I became nauseous with the camera work.

Knerys

07-12-2008, 12:54 AM

You always jump my high horse

You say this phrase....I don't think it means what you think it means....

Knerys

07-12-2008, 12:55 AM

I thought Rob didn't go with us? Or was it the amusment park he didn't go with....well, either way, he's never in the pictures, how can I be expected to remember these things? ;)

Oh he was with us. He had to sit right in the middle remember.

SnoBorderZero

07-12-2008, 01:22 AM

Best - tie between Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. I was totally blown away by both movies. I'll never forget the gasps in the audience during JP when the brachiosaurus first appeared. It was amazing to see dinosaurs on screen look so realistic, especially since it had never been done that well before. As for T2, seeing Arnold do that twirling shotgun reload during the first chase scene also got quite a reaction from the sold out audience.
Worst - probably War of the Worlds. I actually enjoyed the movie but one of the speakers went out so didn't get the full effect of the movie. Also didnt have a good time during Blair Witch Project since I became nauseous with the camera work.

I still love that everytime I watch it. Only Ah-nuld could make reloading so damn cool.

And Chief and Dragn, you guys really don't like each other huh? Haha.

DragnFire22

07-12-2008, 01:51 AM

You always jump my high horse, one day don't act like a....for the sake on one user I won't say the word. Just act decent, its not that hard.

What the hell are you talking about? What have I done?

And Chief and Dragn, you guys really don't like each other huh? Haha.

I have no feelings towards him. He seems to get bent out of shape pretty easily though.

JBond

07-12-2008, 04:11 AM

I agree with JP and T2 as well, I remember seeing them both clearly.

Matrix_Fan

07-12-2008, 05:02 AM

Best - Grindhouse at the Grauman's. 11 PM. Packed House. It was terrific.

Worst - Well, there was the Wall-E one I mentioned a while back. Then there was The DaVinci Code. These three guys behind me wouldn't shut up, going on and on about how they thought the girl in the movie was hot and how much they wanted to do her. I turned around and told them to be quiet, but then they told ME to shut up. I would've gotten security, but they calmed down after a bit, and I was able to enjoy the movie. Then after it was over, they walking out saying "Remember that dumbass that told us to be quiet? What was his problem?" :rolleyes:

JBond

07-12-2008, 05:06 AM

In their defense...Audrey Tatou is pretty hot.

Matrix_Fan

07-12-2008, 05:07 AM

In their defense...Audrey Tatou is pretty hot.

True, but I don't think it warranted a 30 minute conversation the moment she appeared on screen. I suppose I was in for hell the moment I heard them laughing at the title.

Oh, I found another bad movie experience. Kung Fu Panda.....twice

Both frakking showings, me and Darth had people next to us who were complete idiots. First was a group of teenage girls who walked in 5 minutes after the movie started and started frighting over seats next to Darth, who was not pleased. Then they started pointing out the most obvious crap you can see on the screen ("It's a turtle"), and kept mimicking the moves the characters made throughout the movie, while also making stupid noises. 2nd time, there was this couple next to us, both in their late 20's, early thirties, and they were stupid. Would you believe they guy said "It's a turtle" as well? Then, he would go "Ummm.....okay" whenever he would get confused (seriously, who gets confused at Kung Fu Panda?), and his girlfriend fell asleep, and his cellphone went off.

Where did these incidents happen? At the Archlight. The Archlight! Where tickets are 12 bucks and there are supposed to be rules for this crap. Granted, it was the Sherman Oaks one, but still. Argh.

Deexan

07-12-2008, 06:06 AM

I remember taking a girl to see Mission Impossible 3 in the summer of '06. Unfortunately England had been participating in the world cup earlier that day and i was wasted by the time i met her; alls i can remember is going to the pub near to the cinema for more beers before it began (bad idea) and stumbling round to the multiplex. It was a very uncomfortable experience seeing as the entire theater was spinning for the duration of the film and i felt nauseous throughout, stopping just short of hurling all over her dress.

That was our final date.

I also have no memory of any of the scenes or dialogue. Waste of £5!

Ramplate

07-12-2008, 09:08 AM

Yeah T2 in the theater was awesome

DragnFire22

07-12-2008, 12:42 PM

Matrix_Fan

07-12-2008, 02:23 PM

That's what you get for wanting to actually see that movie.

Yes, I wonder what horrors awaited for the other 217,536,128 million dollars worth of people, but clearly, I deserve it more than they did.

DragnFire22

07-12-2008, 02:42 PM

A movie making money does not mean it is good.

Look at the Harry Potter movies for Christ's sake. The Da Vinci Code is book written by a hack, and a crappy movie to boot.

Matrix_Fan

07-12-2008, 02:49 PM

That wasn't the point.

The point was that you were like "That's what you get" when all these other people saw it with (I assume) no problems.

Hell, everyone in my theater was quiet expect for those guys. I could've moved, but the theater was packed.

SnoBorderZero

07-12-2008, 04:01 PM

Well Matrix the only thing I can say to maybe make you feel better is that at least they didn't ruin a good movie for you. I hated The DaVinci Code. Now if it was something else I'd understand.

Knerys

07-12-2008, 05:40 PM

Recent worst- Went to see The Bucket List with two of my friends and these three teens behind us talked the entire time. And they weren't just making fun of the movie, they were talking about what happened during the day, about some "whack ho" they were pissed at. I looked other at one of my friends, I thought he was going to turn around a deck them.

Recent Best- Seeing The Strangers with my friend, Daryl. Now I didn't particualrly care for the movie (he was the one who wanted to see it) but his reactions more than made up for it. :funny:

Escape

07-12-2008, 08:36 PM

Worst: Watching a movie from the far left corner in the very first row. Totally ruined the experience for me. Impossible to enjoy any movie from that angle and I'm bettin' there isn't a soul in this world who would disagree with me.

ViRUs

07-12-2008, 09:46 PM

I still think my best times where when I saw Star Wars 2 and three at the midnight showings. They are so cool because everyone there is only there to see the movies, no one talks at all. Plus its just a fun expierence, people are having lightsaber fights in the parking lot, people dressed up, etc.

I honestly havent really had anything too bad. People talking, cell phones, etc. Why is it that the people who talk always come in last, and always sit down right beside you though?

iv3rdawG

07-12-2008, 09:56 PM

I still think my best times where when I saw Star Wars 2 and three at the midnight showings. They are so cool because everyone there is only there to see the movies, no one talks at all.

Yes. This is one of the main reasons I love going to midnight screenings. It was the same yesterday for me when I went to see Hellboy II and there was a Q&A, it was sold out and everyone there was completely quiet and they respected the other audience members by not talking/looking at their cellphones, bringing kids to the theatre or anything like that. You can find the best crowds at the midnight or "special" showings of films.

Scorpio82

07-12-2008, 10:09 PM

Best:
Seeing "Austin Powers in Goldmember." This was one of those cases where the positive energy in theater actually improved the film's quality tenfold. Every single joke, and especially the bad ones, got the craziest laughing fits from the crowd. It was like I'd just sat down with a couple hundred of the most easily-delighted people in the world. It was fantastic.

I caught the movie on DVD a year later, but the experience wasn't there anymore. The movie was so-so.

Worst:
Seeing "Zoolander." This was the complete opposite. I sat down with a dozen of the worst-humored people in the world. By the end of the movie, most of them had walked out. And the rest had brought kids, so I couldn't bring myself to laugh at any of the inappropriate parts.

A year later, I caught it on DVD and it had suddenly become hilarious.

JBond

07-12-2008, 11:43 PM

Why is it that the people who talk always come in last, and always sit down right beside you though?

It's because you can only hear the people next to you talking. The others are too far away.

Matrix_Fan

07-12-2008, 11:58 PM

Well Matrix the only thing I can say to maybe make you feel better is that at least they didn't ruin a good movie for you. I hated The DaVinci Code. Now if it was something else I'd understand.

That is true, I ended up enjoying the film regardless. Sorry that you didn't like it, but hey, it's cool.

But still, that Kung Fu Panda story I mentioned was much much worse.

SnoBorderZero

07-13-2008, 12:28 AM

Yeah, and that was a good movie haha.

Deexan

07-13-2008, 04:39 AM

The last, and only, IMAX experience i had (300) was pretty crappy as we were around 6 rows back and to the left. It seemed that anywhere but centre and far back and you'd be getting a raw deal.

Escape

07-13-2008, 11:08 AM

Why is it that the people who talk always come in last, and always sit down right beside you though?
The trick is to put yours or your friend's coat in the empty seat besides you. I don't know how many times that's worked for me. I can see a couple of people coming down, looking at the seat.........about to ask if it's taken, then somehow just not ask and walk away. Am I evil? Hell no. They could always ask. Mmhmm. I also need my leg and shoulder room and a place to put at least one of my arms. Cause at times, it's a fight for that. I lift my arm up someone else sneaks theirs in there. And if you have people on both sides of you using up the only arm rests you have which is technically theirs as well, then it can get mighty uncomfortable. Especially when you have to rest both your arms on your lap. I'm a fairly buff guy and with seats as small as the ones I encounter, that is not an easy thing to do when you have to pull your arms in like that. They really do need arm rests for all the seats though.

Dhamon22

07-13-2008, 12:28 PM

Best: Seeing X-Men 2 at a midnight showing. The first show time that was available. We got there early and got good seats. The atmosphere was great.

Worst: On a date. Theres nothing out that I want to see, plus I don't really plan on watching the movie too much, so I let the girl I was with pick the movie. Her choice: Date Movie. We ended up walking out about 15 minutes into it. We finished the date back at my place.

JBond

07-13-2008, 02:58 PM

All's well that ends well.

Dhamon22

07-13-2008, 03:37 PM

It ended up being a very good date, but the actual time spent at the theater was the worst I've had. :D

Ashift30

07-14-2008, 06:01 PM

Who remembers drive ins? The sound sucked but the beer was cold. No one cared if someone talked. Lawn chairs in the summer and blankets in the winter. Every Movie was good back then.

krushgroove19

07-14-2008, 08:10 PM

when i was four i saw honey i shrunk the kids and ghostbusters 2 at a drive-in... very influential moment of my childhood

MasterChief117

07-14-2008, 10:17 PM

Wall-E was a good experience a lot of people. There was this little kid who kept asking these random questions...

"IS that the robot?"
"Wait, so thats the robot?"
"Whats the robots name?"
"Is the robot gonna live?"

all these asked in the first 5 minutes of the film.

Matrix_Fan

07-14-2008, 10:27 PM

This is what I got:

"Is that earth?"
"Is that Wall-E?"
"Are those other Wall-E's?"
"Is he making a trash pile"
"He has toys! Is it Christmas?"
"What's that?"(At Eve's ship)

The Christmas one was my favorite at the sheer stupidity of the question. Good thing I got up and moved to another seat before another syllable could be uttered.

MasterChief117

07-14-2008, 10:29 PM

Yeah, I always hated it when there was a really good moment (such as WALL-E and EVE flying in space) all the crowd was in like awe, then to break the silence. "What planet is that?" Its like wow, teach your kids some real stuff instead of Barney for crying out loud. :)

JBond

07-14-2008, 10:31 PM

I remember drive-ins, those were great...I just wish I could remember what any of the movies I saw were. I probably saw the biggest movies in the late 80's at those.

Matrix_Fan

07-14-2008, 10:33 PM

Drive In's were awesome. You can ask questions and crap, and no one will bother you cause you were in your car. Saw a lot of good movies there. But now it's just another movie theater.

MasterChief117

07-14-2008, 10:34 PM

The only drive in I saw was one of the Harry Potter movies and it was okay. Soo many people were drinking beer that I thought thats the only reason people came was to see Potter wasted.

Doomsday

07-14-2008, 10:37 PM

It wasn't my worst, but most recently I saw Bourne Ultimatum at midnight. I went to a bar before hand, got about 5 beers, and about 15 minutes into the movie I already had to get up to take a furious leak. As soon as I sat back down, I fell asleep until he got to New York. I had to see it again the next day to backtrack. :(

MasterChief117

07-14-2008, 10:37 PM

Wow thats pretty crummy, hopefully you learned your lesson. :)

JBond

07-14-2008, 10:42 PM

He's got a point, you'll get no pity from us. ;)

Escape

07-14-2008, 11:09 PM

Who remembers drive ins? The sound sucked but the beer was cold. No one cared if someone talked. Lawn chairs in the summer and blankets in the winter. Every Movie was good back then.
Doesn't anyone have Drive-Ins around their area anymore or is it you just don't go for whatever the reasons?
We have one here but it's an hours drive away. I haven't been to any at that one yet but I would love to go eventually. It's only 11 bucks and always plays double features. The next double is 'Get Smart' and a Sneak Preview of 'The Dark Knight'.
I have been to one once when I was a kid of about 5 or 6. I don't remember the film but I do remember that for some reason, I enjoyed the atmosphere of it.

Nowadays you just tune in to the right channel on your car stereo and listen from there. Back then they had the crappy little speakers that hang onto your car window.

Drive-ins are a rare breed now and it seems in the future they may make a return. I dunno. As the old saying goes...."What's Old has Become New Again." I'd like that to become a reality one day.

JBond

07-14-2008, 11:19 PM

I went to drive-ins when I lived in Milwaukee, but I moved when I was six, that's why I dont' remember them so well. I just remember being able to stay up late lying on top of my car, and that was good enough for me.

Frizzo the Clown

07-15-2008, 08:31 AM

Last time I was at a drive-in was in Kenosha, but I moved from there when I was about six as well. I don't remember much of the experience, but I do remember two of the movies playing were Ghostbusters and Star Trek III.

Starwars411

07-15-2008, 09:07 AM

Best - Jackass Number Two and Star Wars Episode 3. Jackass was great because it was my birthday when it was released and luckily everyone in the theater enjoyed the movie and had a great time. I saw the midnight for Star Wars and it was awesome, people dressing up, even my friends. One dressed up as Princess Leia and the other dressed up like Emperor Palpatine, I mean he looked exactly like him since he was good at Special F/X make-up.

Here's a pic of him:
http://b4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00392/41/95/392655914_l.jpg

Worst - I'd have to say Van Helsing. I almost got in a fight with a guy because I thought he was throwing stuff at me, but my friend a couple seats to the right of me was doing it. I couldn't really enjoy the movie because I kept waiting to see if the guy would try and hit me.

Ashift30

07-15-2008, 11:30 AM

Doesn't anyone have Drive-Ins around their area anymore or is it you just don't go for whatever the reasons?...

We had about 30 screens within 20 minutes driving here in Houston, back in the 70's. They are now, a furniture warehouse, a car dealership, a subdivision, and a vacant lot.

There was a porn drive-in with high walls around it that had the "script" on the A.M. radio. You couldn't really go in the summer because the windows fogged so fast! They never checked ID's and many young ladies where curious as to what went on there. Right of passage and bragging rights.

The big drive-ins were fun. If you didn't like your movie, you just turned around and watched another flick. There was a drive-in on the 610 Loop. Every time they played sex scenes, there were accidents on the freeway.

I miss drive ins.

Ashift30

07-15-2008, 11:33 AM

I remember drive-ins, those were great...I just wish I could remember what any of the movies I saw were. I probably saw the biggest movies in the late 80's at those.

caddyshack and Halloween were a couple of mine. All the B movies and campy teen movies were the rage. Slasher flicks were the best. You snuck up on your friends car and scared the crap out of them when the killer attacked.

DragnFire22

07-15-2008, 01:36 PM

The last time I was at a Drive-In was when Batman and Robin was in theaters :(

There are two about 45 minutes away from me, and I'm taking my girlfriend to one next week to see a double feature (Journey to the Center of the Earth and TDK). She's never been to one, so it's a special date ;)

MasterChief117

07-15-2008, 06:16 PM

I remember my grandpa took me to see Battlefield Earth a long time ago and I remember I saw a trailer for it and I thought it was terrible. He took me to the movie and after it I was like 'That movie was trash.' My grandpa's all giddy 'Fantastic movie!', haha.

Matrix_Fan

07-15-2008, 06:31 PM

Reminds me of my Dad and Ocean's 12.

DragnFire22

07-15-2008, 08:48 PM

Ocean's 12 is great

Matrix_Fan

07-15-2008, 08:50 PM

That's what I hear, but I thought it was terrible. Only 11 and 13 were any good. IMO.

DragnFire22

07-15-2008, 08:51 PM

Color me unsurprised.

JBond

07-15-2008, 11:07 PM

I was dragged to Blair Witch 2. That would make a good thread or sub question. What were the worst movies you've ever been forced to watch?

DragnFire22

07-15-2008, 11:37 PM

The Golden Compass :(

Ashift30

07-16-2008, 01:12 AM

The Golden Compass :(

Walked out it was so bad.

Ashift30

07-16-2008, 01:13 AM

I walked out of my friends house when he bought I know who killed me. I think I puked from laughing so hard

DragnFire22

07-16-2008, 12:25 PM

Walked out it was so bad.

I was with a date. She had read the books and I hadn't. After about twenty minutes we both realized how bad it was. Our conversation was basically this:

Me: "Holy ****, this sucks."
Her: "This is nothing like the book."
Me: "I never read the book, but this ****ing sucks."
Her: "Maybe it will get better?"
*Twenty Minutes later*
Me: "Yeah, so this still really blows."
Her: "I am so pissed off."
Me: "You wanna leave?"
Her: "No, I've never walked out of a movie."
Me: "Me either."
*begin making out*

Knerys

07-16-2008, 01:47 PM

I was dragged to Blair Witch 2. That would make a good thread or sub question. What were the worst movies you've ever been forced to watch?

Wrong Turn. My than boyfriend and my brother ganged up on me. Then my brother had the audacity to turn to me 30 minutes in and say, "yeah...you wanna get out of here?"

Knerys

07-16-2008, 01:49 PM

Reminds me of my Dad and Ocean's 12.

I miss watching movies with my dad. :(

Darth Maul

07-16-2008, 01:50 PM

Wall-e, matrix and I had to deal with the WATS THAT!?!?! Kid....you asks whats going on in the movie every second.

Knerys

07-16-2008, 01:54 PM

I remember going to see Dinosaur with my friend in highschool and we were sitting near this little kid who was asking question to his dad. The kid wasn't the problem however. The dad was giving him wrong information. I can't remember specific answer but it was something along the lines of dinosaurs were basically giant iguanas.

The Walrus

07-16-2008, 02:06 PM

I've had a couple recently...The first was that I was on a date with my then-boyfriend and had heard Smart People was incredible. It was the most humiliating thing I've ever had to sit somebody else through; it was terrible and both of us hated it. There had been a previous debate on whether we would see it or another film, and so there was a minor drama episode over the fact that we were seeing Smart People at all. But on top of it, the film was awfully disappointing.

Then yesterday my co-worker and I went to see Hellboy II. He was the one who seemed excited to see it and was happy to pay for me. Walking out of the theater, I could tell that he hadn't enjoyed it as much as I had. But just a bit ago I overheard him talking to some fellow co-workers about how horrible he thought it was, and even used it to insinuate that I had horrible taste in movies and was a trendy "film buff."

Ashift30

07-16-2008, 02:49 PM

I can relate. I took a friend to Dark City. He still hasn't forgiven me for the movie. I liked it.

DragnFire22

07-16-2008, 02:51 PM

JBond

07-16-2008, 04:07 PM

I've been noticing your posts more often than I should from one specific member. Perhaps you should start thinking before you post.

petergriffin246

07-16-2008, 04:08 PM

apparently

DragnFire22

07-16-2008, 04:21 PM

I've been noticing your posts more often than I should from one specific member. Perhaps you should start thinking before you post.

Did I say something wrong? I didn't know The Walrus was a girl.

JBond

07-16-2008, 05:27 PM

He's not. But in any case, I'd appreciate you didn't go around asking if people have vaginas.

Ashift30

07-16-2008, 06:20 PM

He's not. But in any case, I'd appreciate you didn't go around asking if people have vaginas.

WOW...50,000 posts and you can tell people how the board works...... oh yea, you can! Jibbs has a point. Common Decency :)

DragnFire22

07-16-2008, 09:34 PM

He's not. But in any case, I'd appreciate you didn't go around asking if people have vaginas.

I am confused. Are we not allow to use the word vagina? It's not censored...

JBond

07-16-2008, 09:48 PM

It's not polite, this isn't brain surgery!

DragnFire22

07-16-2008, 10:02 PM

Not polite? To use a word that properly describes a body part? Uhm...ok.

I take it you will go to great lengths to point it out whenever someone isn't being polite?

MasterChief117

07-16-2008, 10:22 PM

Wall-e, matrix and I had to deal with the WATS THAT!?!?! Kid....you asks whats going on in the movie every second.

Yeah same thing. That one kid in the corner created a question out of everything.

'Where did he get the new tire thingys?'
'Why is the robot looking at that one thing so weird?'

I've never seen kids build questions out of everything before.

The Walrus

07-16-2008, 10:23 PM

To answer the (frankly) rude question, I do not. User's anatomical body parts shouldn't be anybody's concern...least of yours, DragnFire. I am a guy, and I had a boyfriend. ...Welcome to the postmodern era. If discovering a gay male is surprising to you, I advise going outdoors a bit more often.

On that note, though - another bad experience I had is I was again with my (then) boyfriend seeing Prince Caspian with our overweight and extremely loud mutual friend who'd seen it already. All she did the entire time was predict what Caspian and Peter would do next and how hot they both are. It was among the most annoying things to happen to me in a theater.

MasterChief117

07-16-2008, 10:28 PM

To answer the (frankly) rude question, I do not. User's anatomical body parts shouldn't be anybody's concern...least of yours, DragnFire. I am a guy, and I had a boyfriend. ...Welcome to the postmodern era. If discovering a gay male is surprising to you, I advise going outdoors a bit more often.

On that note, though - another bad experience I had is I was again with my ex-boyfriend seeing Prince Caspian with our overweight and extremely loud mutual friend who'd seen it already. All she did the entire time was predict what Caspian and Peter would do next and how hot they both are. It was among the most annoying things to happen to me in a theater.

I bet you won't take her to anymore movies in the future. :)

The Walrus

07-16-2008, 10:31 PM

JBond

07-16-2008, 10:38 PM

Not polite? To use a word that properly describes a body part? Uhm...ok.

I take it you will go to great lengths to point it out whenever someone isn't being polite?

When someone keeps doing it? You can count on it. It's my job.

MasterChief117

07-16-2008, 10:46 PM

No kidding. I don't think it's nice to stereotype people..but GOSH she's the loudest fat girl I've ever known. I think that I'm gonna need hearing aids in my thirties because of her.

...I oughta sue.

Yeah, I know my fair share of woman who are loud. Any of them fat, I don't think so but they are loud. Probably loudest woman I know is my mom, she can barely be talking and be talking loud as possible. lol:)

The Walrus

07-16-2008, 11:22 PM

My mom can be loud...but she's Puerto Rican. I think that comes with the package.

Ashift30

07-17-2008, 09:18 AM

When someone keeps doing it? You can count on it. It's my job.

....hence the red lettering on jibbs name. It does mean he is in charge, or at least has the power to express forum opinion, and have the teeth to back it up.

brutus

07-17-2008, 08:34 PM

Another good time was seeing Episode 1. Not the movie, but the lightsaber fight with Darth Maul in the theater was awesome to see.

Jackass 2 was also fun,especially seeing it in a crowded theater. Everyone was into it.

Darth Maul

07-17-2008, 08:39 PM

some guy farted next to me during the Batman prologue and he was yelling go heath, and when i am legend came on he wouldn't stop saying that's not I am legend.

DragnFire22

07-18-2008, 01:23 PM

To answer the (frankly) rude question, I do not. User's anatomical body parts shouldn't be anybody's concern...least of yours, DragnFire. I am a guy, and I had a boyfriend. ...Welcome to the postmodern era. If discovering a gay male is surprising to you, I advise going outdoors a bit more often.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy there. From the way you worded your posts, it sounded like you were a girl. That's why I asked. I'm probably in contention for being the most liberal person on this board, so don't try and turn it into a homophobia thing. "Discovering" a gay male is not surprising to me. "Discovering" a girl on a message board is much more so, hence my question.

It's not my fault you think the word vagina is rude.

DragnFire22

07-18-2008, 01:27 PM

When someone keeps doing it? You can count on it. It's my job.

I only used the word once before you said anything.

And using the appropriate words to describe a body part is not rude. You people and your social stigmas are starting to get annoying.

Knerys

07-18-2008, 01:28 PM

On that note, though - another bad experience I had is I was again with my (then) boyfriend seeing Prince Caspian with our overweight and extremely loud mutual friend who'd seen it already. All she did the entire time was predict what Caspian and Peter would do next and how hot they both are. It was among the most annoying things to happen to me in a theater.

Oh there are certain people I won't go to the movies with because of things like that.

Ashift30

07-19-2008, 08:04 AM

I remember going to see The Cowboys with my Grandfather. It was the only movie I watched with him before he passed. The movies are truly special.

Escape

07-19-2008, 08:20 AM

I only used the word once before you said anything.

And using the appropriate words to describe a body part is not rude. You people and your social stigmas are starting to get annoying.
Perhaps he meant you have been rude to posters in the past. I believe it was you who was rude to Knerys (one of the sweetest members on this board) last week when she merely gave her opinion on a movie and you called her stupid indirectly for liking it and continued being rude to her for a couple posts later. Not sure what else you have said since I haven't read many of your posts but surprised the hell out of me how you were acting then and seemingly got away with it.

iililjohnii

07-19-2008, 10:13 PM

Watching Fast and The Furious In the front row all the way in the corner, with some cuba divers behind me.

Ashift30

07-20-2008, 09:42 AM

^that close on a car flick...was the movie all mufflers, from down that low?:clown:

Darth Maul

07-20-2008, 02:33 PM

best experience was recently seeing Dark Knight at the IMAX bridge...No one spoke...it was quiet with the exception of the loud sound system.

Ashift30

07-21-2008, 10:22 PM

Was Dark Knight even better in IMAX? It was amazing at the theater I saw it at.

Doomsday

07-21-2008, 11:01 PM

I remember going to see The Cowboys with my Grandfather. It was the only movie I watched with him before he passed. The movies are truly special.

Wow, that's the one movie I watched all the time with my dad when I was growing up. It's got a place near my heart too.

Matrix_Fan

07-21-2008, 11:28 PM

best experience was recently seeing Dark Knight at the IMAX bridge...No one spoke...it was quiet with the exception of the loud sound system.

Yes, but there was that shaky first 10 minutes with the people who sat in seats next to our friend that they weren't supposed to sit in(reserved seating), and then left by walking in front of us, obstructing our view. Things got okay when the right people sat in the right seats.

Though this does bring up my thing that people need to be on time and not just walk in when the movie is playing. That's why The Archlight (the Hollywood one anyway) follows it's "5 minutes or you can't get in" rule.

Darth Maul

07-21-2008, 11:39 PM

^that close on a car flick...was the movie all mufflers, from down that low?:clown:

it was a mind blowing experience

Doomsday

07-22-2008, 12:50 AM

Matrix_Fan

07-22-2008, 12:58 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if I've run into you guys before and hadn't even known it. :redface:

Depends on what theaters you go to. ;)

Doomsday

07-22-2008, 01:24 AM

I frequent the Bridge and sometimes Arclight.

Darth Maul

07-22-2008, 01:27 AM

I frequent the Bridge and sometimes Arclight.

if only i knew what u looked like

Doomsday

07-22-2008, 01:29 AM

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Darth Maul

07-22-2008, 01:30 AM

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/misc/img/2299_EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.jpg

:P

Doomsday

07-22-2008, 01:31 AM

Well if you have a facebook or myspace, send me the link.

JBond

07-22-2008, 03:11 PM

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/misc/img/2299_EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.jpg

Pass it to Will!!

iv3rdawG

07-23-2008, 06:05 PM

Another new favorite: Seeing E.T. at the movie theatres a couple of days ago. I'd seen it maybe three or four times before and have liked it. The last time I watched it was the 2002 re-release, so that was in theatres as well, I didn't really think much of it when I saw it then. This time, though, was completely different. The entire audience was really into it, even the little kids were quiet the entire time. I think I heard some kids crying maybe twice during the film, one in the very beginning when he is being chased and once when E.T. dies, which is understandable. People clapped at the right times (four or five times, I think?) during the first flight over the moon, when E.T. comes back to life, the escape on the BMX bikes and the ending, of course. It was just a ton of fun, the whole school scene was as funny as ever and it was just a wonderful experience. And John Williams' score for that film is his best work that I've heard him do, the entire thing is just breathtaking and seeing it on the big screen with that sound just makes it even more magical.

Ashift30

07-24-2008, 11:07 AM

When it first came out, the music and sound effects were deafening. It was awesome in Dolby. It made it hard to see the screens shrink in size after watching the movies like this and Jaws on the biggest screens. These days I would compare it to the Harry Potter films. Best seen on the larger screens with the best sound systems.

iv3rdawG

07-24-2008, 12:54 PM