I'd rather see REAL spacecraft.
That movie has been showing now. Even Fairmont's little theater did the bit with selling tickets late at night and then showing the picture just after midnight. I am planning on seeing it, eventually, though only to have an idea of what many are going on about rather than as a true fan. While I was around and aware of the first Star Wars movie, I didn't see it then and when I finally did see it, I had what might be called a Weird Al Moment - the realization that I preferred the parodies over the original.
This will be the opening weekend, which will be crowded and thus something I'd rather avoid. While many like the crowd experience, I am not one of that many. To me, the best theater experience is when the theater is about empty. I like private screenings where there is no distracting crowd.
But there's a possible problem. I'll be off to RCFM the next weekend. It's not that I expect it'll stop showing. After all, Episodes I and II showed for some time and they were generally regarded as lacking, while supposedly III is a better film, at least according to the True Fans. No, the problem is I fear someone might have the bright idea to see the movie at RCFM and try to drag me into it, especially if I've not seen it. Now, I said I planned on seeing the picture. But at RCFM I have better things to do. I can see a movie anytime. I'll only be in Huntsville a few days. I would rather do something that I couldn't do anywhere else. Why watch fantasy spacecraft I can see at almost any moviehouse when I could go see real spacecraft I can't see just anywhere?
So maybe I should see the movie before leaving for RCFM - and not the night before I leave. That would at least get rid of the "Well, you haven't seen it! You need to see it!" nonsense. The more someone says I "need" to see something, the less apt I am to enjoy it - and remember I'm not a True Fan of the series of pictures. I'm not expecting to be entertained, really, I only want to get some context for the inevitable references that will be added to our so-called culture from the picture.
I wonder what the best time would be. One of the weekend matinee times? The last showing on a Sunday night which would be a school night, so it might cut the crowd some? Some other time, that I don't need to take off from work for? Or just forget it and figure it won't be a problem? Perhaps I'm thinking about this too much and worrying about a non-problem. I hope so, really.