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[cinemagirl]

Back when I worked at the theatre, we had a rule of thumb: Walkouts meant that a movie was good, or at least doing something right. It meant that a movie had been so offensive, so challenging, or even so different as to cause people to leave their seats and demand refunds. And offensive, challenging, and different were what we were there to see. If

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[kenosis]

I saw Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in the dollar theater and half the people walked out. It was amazing.

As it was in a fairly poor, urban area those that remained consoled themselves by cackling such astute observations like, "DAMMMMN! HE BE USING SUPAH KUNG-FU!" throughout the film.

I'll have to see Tarnation.

[cinemagirl]

Ah, the dollar theatre. We don't have those in Vancouver. The cheapest you get here is the Norm theatre out at UBC. Three bucks bought me the best American Pie experience ever. A smallish room full of college kids plus a teen sex/gross-out flick equals an awesome time.

I was surprised, too.

As for Tarnation, I checked the website--it's already played Illinois. But it'll make its way onto DVD eventually. Might lose something in the transfer, though.