Netflix Part Two
Once in a great while a new film will arrive in the theater that will lure me out. In the last week, that film was I Am Legend. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Richard Matheson. This is the third rework of the novel having been filmed decades ago, first as The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price and next as The Omega Man with Charlton Heston. I've been waiting for this remake for a very long time.
So I gather a group of friends and co-workers and venture off once again to the theater mentioned in my earlier post--the Cine Capri in Scottsdale. The screen dimensions at this theater are 70 feet wide by 30 feet high. I'm sure it is one of a handful of theaters with its own Wikipedia entry.
A full onslaught by social contract violators is unleashed:
1. Cellphone couple in the row in front of us. Take call and pass the phone back and forth. At least they had it on vibrate before they answered.
2. Family with 5 year old girl on their lap. After a jump scene involving a deer she shouts out in a silent theater "Oh Mommy poor little reindeer." Who brings a 5 year old to a PG-13 movie full of vampire-like ghouls? Sweet dreams. Don't let the zombies bite!
3. Obsessive straw sucker. Either go get a refill or engage in your TMJ exercises in the privacy of your home.
Infraction 1 has become so rampant that the theater owners have been talking for years now about jamming cellphones at the movies. I was thinking of buying my own jamming device. They cost about $300 and are available online. I actually think jamming would be a bad idea. Some people do need to be on call. But set your phone to vibrate and step out of the cinema! The problem here is human not technical as evidenced by infractions 2 and 3.
As to infraction 3, a lot of people need basic table manner and food consumption training. I personally see people everyday who I would like to instruct in the proper grasp of a fork. On this note at the live theater we often attend the pre-show announcement now includes a plea to open hard candy wrappers BEFORE the play starts (in addition to the cellphone request).
As to infraction 2, I've seen worse. I went to see Dawn of the Dead a few years ago and was horrified to see a family with their 7 or 8 year old son (or hostage) at the film. Rated R for the gruesome consumption of human flesh by the undead. Happily about 15 minutes into the film they packed up and left. There is hope for humanity!
I now have a new name for the violators of the social contract. In I Am Legend the zombies are referred to as "dark seekers." That sounds perfect. Dark Seekers please check your cellphones at the theater entrance.
As for I am Legend...I now await the arrival of the DVD.
So I gather a group of friends and co-workers and venture off once again to the theater mentioned in my earlier post--the Cine Capri in Scottsdale. The screen dimensions at this theater are 70 feet wide by 30 feet high. I'm sure it is one of a handful of theaters with its own Wikipedia entry.
A full onslaught by social contract violators is unleashed:
1. Cellphone couple in the row in front of us. Take call and pass the phone back and forth. At least they had it on vibrate before they answered.
2. Family with 5 year old girl on their lap. After a jump scene involving a deer she shouts out in a silent theater "Oh Mommy poor little reindeer." Who brings a 5 year old to a PG-13 movie full of vampire-like ghouls? Sweet dreams. Don't let the zombies bite!
3. Obsessive straw sucker. Either go get a refill or engage in your TMJ exercises in the privacy of your home.
Infraction 1 has become so rampant that the theater owners have been talking for years now about jamming cellphones at the movies. I was thinking of buying my own jamming device. They cost about $300 and are available online. I actually think jamming would be a bad idea. Some people do need to be on call. But set your phone to vibrate and step out of the cinema! The problem here is human not technical as evidenced by infractions 2 and 3.
As to infraction 3, a lot of people need basic table manner and food consumption training. I personally see people everyday who I would like to instruct in the proper grasp of a fork. On this note at the live theater we often attend the pre-show announcement now includes a plea to open hard candy wrappers BEFORE the play starts (in addition to the cellphone request).
As to infraction 2, I've seen worse. I went to see Dawn of the Dead a few years ago and was horrified to see a family with their 7 or 8 year old son (or hostage) at the film. Rated R for the gruesome consumption of human flesh by the undead. Happily about 15 minutes into the film they packed up and left. There is hope for humanity!
I now have a new name for the violators of the social contract. In I Am Legend the zombies are referred to as "dark seekers." That sounds perfect. Dark Seekers please check your cellphones at the theater entrance.
As for I am Legend...I now await the arrival of the DVD.
Warren-
I am sure after the little girl is well on her way to becoming a vegan after witnessing the lion maul poor little Rudolph.
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For the record, I was there and didn't notice any of the above mentioned disturbances =)
Usually this stuff annoys me to no end, and I even have a mental list of theaters around Phoenix that are plagued by this problem and I avoid them.
I guess the Cine Capri is so big that you can avoid these people if you pick a good seat.
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I can bring forth a witness who will attest to the existence of the Dark Seekers that night. You lucked out on seating my friend.
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