tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post8077996951526869641..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: Dreamgirls (aka: Never Again to the Metropolitan 14)The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-70561880061405865972007-01-03T08:31:00.000-06:002007-01-03T08:31:00.000-06:00AMC is carrying the Sydney Pollack spot. In it, a...AMC is carrying the Sydney Pollack spot. In it, a 20-something slob is blubbering on the phone to his girlfriend, apologizing, when Pollack steps into frame to criticize his performance, the lighting, the set, etc. And then he says something like, "oh, I'm sorry, is my directing interfering with your phone call?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-36495543555095363062007-01-02T23:57:00.000-06:002007-01-02T23:57:00.000-06:00I don't worry about that too much when it's me and...I don't worry about that too much when it's me and Jason, but when jamie is there, I really don't want to get into a shouting match or slugfest with some moron during Harry Potter. Unfortunately, Jamie and I see 95% of movies together.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-17226290082103365202007-01-02T21:37:00.000-06:002007-01-02T21:37:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, if you tell people to silence thems...Unfortunately, if you tell people to silence themselves, they will stab you in the neck with a pencil or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-56747156628859757542007-01-02T18:07:00.000-06:002007-01-02T18:07:00.000-06:00I have not seen Syndey laying the smack down. Any...I have not seen Syndey laying the smack down. Any idea which chain is carrying the message?<br /><br />We also have a similar message at the Alamo Drafthouse. However, ours stars Chuck Norris declaring that of his many lethal possibilities, he would choose a deadly chokehold as his mode for dealing with talkers.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-82993578805257555882007-01-02T15:48:00.000-06:002007-01-02T15:48:00.000-06:00I like the Sydney Pollack "shut up" spot that our ...I like the Sydney Pollack "shut up" spot that our AMC theater has been running before features lately. Have you seen it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-26928649280002211762007-01-02T15:20:00.000-06:002007-01-02T15:20:00.000-06:00In general, Austin at least offers some theaters l...In general, Austin at least offers some theaters like The Alamo theaters which cater to folks like myself and draw a better audience. We've also had good luck at the Regal Cinema near Jason's house. <br /><br />In Phoenix, we had no options. Teenagers texting through movies at the mall theater and parents taking phone calls and chatting with their kids at the one near our house.<br /><br />I can't believe that theater chains don't see the much-publicized noise in theaters as enough of a problem to actually try to do something about it. Theaters have even quit running the pre-movie "shut up" messages. But, you have to show up before the credits in order to read those messages, so maybe they realized they weren't helping.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-23438985305776570922007-01-02T13:25:00.000-06:002007-01-02T13:25:00.000-06:00It is pretty awful. Really, the only time I will ...It is pretty awful. Really, the only time I will go to the movies now is the first screening on opening night, because with the genre movies and such, it is generally nerds like me who want to see the movie as much as I do. They won't tolerate talking during a film like that. But if you miss opening day, you're sunk. This, really, is the sad consequence of home theatres. People are so used to watching movies at home and behaving as they wish that they do so at the theatre. Steans is right, too, the ushers won't do anything. - JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-35651442028094714422007-01-02T09:52:00.000-06:002007-01-02T09:52:00.000-06:00I honestly don't remember the last time I attended...I honestly don't remember the last time I attended a movie where I didn't have to give someone the evil eye at least once. It did get to the point when we lived in Arizona where we went a good 8 months or so (Ryan can correct me if I'm wrong) without seeing a movie in the theaters because we got tired of wasting money being irritated throughout the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-3166176044371989962007-01-02T06:26:00.000-06:002007-01-02T06:26:00.000-06:00People have become so rude and churlish at movie t...People have become so rude and churlish at movie theatres that I rarely go anymore. - JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com