You might have guessed it, although you may not believe it
As of right now, i can definitively say that last night was the best movie-going experience i have had in my entire life.
I went to see Snakes on a Plane. It was everything i could have hoped for, and nothing i could ever dream of. The movie itself was as campy as wanted it to be. It was funny. It was inappropriate. It was beautiful.
I say 'movie-going experience' because the movie was only about 50% of my enjoyment. The crowd was the other 40%. (10% was beer.) Only on an opening night, first showing of a movie to any crowd, could something so raucous happen. The theater was like 2/3rds full, less than i was expecting, but everyone who was there was there for the same reason. We were hooting, hollering, laughing, clapping, cat-calling, standing-up-and-cheering. It was excellent. We knew the movie was shit and we loved it for that. I would consider what happened last night akin to open mic night at the apollo.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, i'd suggest trying to tonight at a late showing. If you don't see it tonight, i'd suggest you never do.
Someday when i'm much older, i'll try to explain this event to the youth of tomorrow, but i fear its greatness will be lost on them.
I went to see Snakes on a Plane. It was everything i could have hoped for, and nothing i could ever dream of. The movie itself was as campy as wanted it to be. It was funny. It was inappropriate. It was beautiful.
I say 'movie-going experience' because the movie was only about 50% of my enjoyment. The crowd was the other 40%. (10% was beer.) Only on an opening night, first showing of a movie to any crowd, could something so raucous happen. The theater was like 2/3rds full, less than i was expecting, but everyone who was there was there for the same reason. We were hooting, hollering, laughing, clapping, cat-calling, standing-up-and-cheering. It was excellent. We knew the movie was shit and we loved it for that. I would consider what happened last night akin to open mic night at the apollo.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, i'd suggest trying to tonight at a late showing. If you don't see it tonight, i'd suggest you never do.
Someday when i'm much older, i'll try to explain this event to the youth of tomorrow, but i fear its greatness will be lost on them.