tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post113628884483752130..comments2024-03-28T03:14:14.607-04:00Comments on Shorty PJs: Back on track (and waiting for a train to hit me)MaryBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412656596874731198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1137005166075518132006-01-11T13:46:00.000-05:002006-01-11T13:46:00.000-05:00Yeah, chm, why am I always sitting in back of peop...Yeah, chm, why am I always sitting in back of people with Movie-ADD? They paid enough for the seat, you'd think the dummies would try to follow the plot. I mean if it was a 1960s French or Swedish number - yeah, I can see asking what the hell's happening. But there really no reason to do it in Wallace and Gromit (one of my favorites of the year, BTW).MaryBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412656596874731198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1136974091110595612006-01-11T05:08:00.000-05:002006-01-11T05:08:00.000-05:00I much prefer seeing films in a cinema. BUT....wh...I much prefer seeing films in a cinema. BUT....why,oh why, oh why do I nearly alway get to sit in front of people who don't pay attention and so have to constantly check with their companion what is happening OR like to take bets on what is going to happen next and discuss the options in a very loud whisper! <BR/><BR/>Having said that, a couple of times lately I've been to see films in the afternoon (Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Mrs Hendersen Presents (both highly recommended)) and I must say that it wasn't quite the same with only about 3 other people in the theatre. Like you, Maryb, I find the volume way too loud at first (you seem to eventually acclimatise to it) and am always surprised by it when the film starts.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697792053955724924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1136338177604657812006-01-03T20:29:00.000-05:002006-01-03T20:29:00.000-05:00Oh, thanks PT - now you tell me I shoulda opted fo...Oh, thanks PT - <I>now</I> you tell me I shoulda opted for another Hiassen. Hey, I was confronted with a whole row of 'em and after flipping through 2 or 3, <I>Basket Case</I> was the first that hit me. Well, we'll see how it goes. And yes, I'm going after <I>Fatherland</I> for the Harris book. We're mostly multiplexes, too, by the way. I second your "Boo!" and raise you a "Hiss!"<BR/><BR/>Winston, are you saying that you can't <I>hear</I> movies in a theatre? Lord, one of my big complaints is that they crank 'em up 'way too loud. Honestly, I carry earplugs with me, and boy, did they come in handy during all three of the <I>Rings</I> movies! Yikes! Maybe theatres are quieter up Music City way - come down here and the local AMC'll blow out your eardrums.MaryBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412656596874731198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1136334825431132022006-01-03T19:33:00.000-05:002006-01-03T19:33:00.000-05:00I have a bit of a hearing problem, so I prefer mov...I have a bit of a hearing problem, so I prefer movies at home. Channel the audio through the big amp and out to the big Infinity surround speakers and punch it up to where I can hear everything. Of course, Roomie goes screaming out of the house and the neighbors emerge from their caves to see what the ruckus is all about. Plus I can pause for potty breaks when I darn well please, and my popcorn is fresher too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1136331652720989252006-01-03T18:40:00.000-05:002006-01-03T18:40:00.000-05:00Basket Case was OK, but not our favourite Hiassen ...<I>Basket Case</I> was OK, but not our favourite Hiassen book so far. That accolade goes to either <I>Lucky You</I> or <I>Native Tongue</I>.<BR/><BR/>If you're going to get a Robert Harris from Amazon, I'd suggest <I>Fatherland</I> or <I>Enigma</I>, if I haven't already! :-)<BR/><BR/>Movie audiences are obviously better behaved here than they are over there. I must say, I enjoy seeing most films at the cinema, but I never get time to go, so I usually seem them at home out of necessity.<BR/><BR/>But, on a trip to Pasadena, CA, some time ago, to see friends, I spent many evenings at the movies, simply 'cos of some of the funky (in every sense) old movie theatres in that part of the world. It's nearly all multiplexes here now... Boo!petercmoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366331102790168465noreply@blogger.com