What MOVIE(s) have you been....seeing? watching?

The cynic in me (which is all of me) could say it's a convenient cover to check for outside food and drink. Which is still super easy to hide, even in a purse (which we've done).

I swear, I've never seen those Jube Jels in my life!

I would just assume that they're looking for contraband Skittles.

yeah, that doesn't sound like a gun check at all. They would never ask a kid to do that. They're checking for snacks. This is nothing new, they were doing this in the 80's. My mom used to make me wear my big puffy jacket and hide two bags of Kernels popcorn in there when we'd go.

...then she'd sneak us into a 2nd theatre to watch another movie after we were done the first.

None of these things rubbed off on me at all, thank Christ. I got to LISTEN TO ME MARLON late and had gastronomic distress and the ticket line was in, so I bypassed it, hit the head, did what I had to do, and then when I got out, the movie was starting so I didn't want to miss anything. i watched the entire movie and then when I left, I went to the ticket booth to pay my ticket. The girl was in disbelief and then realized she couldn't give me a retroactive ticket so she got all stressed out. I told her to give me a ticket to whichever movie had sold the least amount of seats coming up. So she did and handed me the ticket. I said nonono, I already saw the movie, just tear it up.

The question is, where the hell did I get those morals from? My mom and her sister STILL smuggle food into theatres, put their feet up on the chair in front of them (I HATE that) and then see a 2nd or 3rd movie after for free. I've never done that in my life. I don't know where these morals came from.


Next up, the story when my ex-colleague and I found money in an ATM. This story always causes fights.

Maybe it was just a snack checkpoint. That actually makes me even more pissed. I just assumed it was because of all the damn shootings. Whatever the motive it was a serious joke. Now I think I'll stuff a big dildo in my gal's purse next time we go.

One time I had a big starbucks frap or something and the ticket kid gave me the usual no drinks speech. I just laughed heartily and walked to my seat with it. That makes me sound like a dick but I'm a super polite and gentlemanly person IRL. But fuck that. They want my money fine but they can start with fixing the buzzing speaker, have the projectionist focus the fucking screen and maybe remember to open the damn curtains all the way. That happened at Tarantino and I had to go tell some girl the fucking curtains were still out. I hate missing the movie. Sorry for bitching but I lost all respect for these theatres after they started making us watch shitty commercials before the flick starts. /rant

@Barney
I had never done the double movie thing until I started dating my wife. Apparently her family has been doing it for years. We did it for a few years, but not so much anymore. I just think we're too tired after the first one to bother. Also, there's rarely two movies we actually want to see out at the same time.

Hex Sinister wrote: Maybe it was just a snack checkpoint. That actually makes me even more pissed. I just assumed it was because of all the damn shootings.

According to news articles, it's about weapons, though they seem to be reluctant to actually say that. The last time we went, the couple in front of us in line were confused about having to open the wife's purse. Then the husband asked, "Do you need to check my pockets for Snickers?" To which the girl taking the tickets replied, "We're not checking for food."
Guy: "What are you checking for?"
Ticket Girl: "It's a safety issue."

I think next time I'll push the issue and get them to say specifically.

Disgustipater wrote: I think next time I'll push the issue and get them to say specifically.

For me there wouldn't be a next time.

Hex Sinister wrote: One time I had a big starbucks frap or something and the ticket kid gave me the usual no drinks speech. I just laughed heartily and walked to my seat with it. That makes me sound like a dick but I'm a super polite and gentlemanly person IRL. But fuck that. They want my money fine but they can start with fixing the buzzing speaker, have the projectionist focus the fucking screen and maybe remember to open the damn curtains all the way. That happened at Tarantino and I had to go tell some girl the fucking curtains were still out. I hate missing the movie. Sorry for bitching but I lost all respect for these theatres after they started making us watch shitty commercials before the flick starts. /rant

Definitely check and see if there is an Alamo Drafthouse near you, they've been expanding. It has brought me back to the movies after deciding I was done.

Hex Sinister wrote: So we went to Regal Cinemas and had a professional security specialist, I mean a naive looking nineteen year old boy, "search" my girlfriend's purse for guns or IEDs after taking our tickets. At first I was just plain annoyed. Now I'm just saddened by it.

I'm sure he wasn't excited about doing that either. Still, think of the fun surprises you could put in the purse before the next movie you attend.

Then the husband asked, "Do you need to check my pockets for Snickers?"

I would get slapped if I asked that question of a female.

Yeah, sounds like a gun check in the end. What a bizarre awkward way to go about it. You offend everyone and probably aren’t preventing anything. Also you're going to see a movie, not get on a plane.

Fear will keep them in line indeed.

Exactly. And like Disgustipater was saying they didn't search my jacket. I could fit 5 guns under there. Plus, I'm the demographic they should scrutinize anyway. Any one of you could take a look at my girlfriend for a perceived threat and you would just giggle. This reminds me of the funny sign in the front of her neurologist - NO GUNS OR KNIVES ALLOWED ON PREMISES.

@GarySax
We don't have a Drafthouse up here but there are some ritzy theatres in Seattle. Traffic and parking is such a headache I just haven't bothered yet.

Hex Sinister wrote: This reminds me of the funny sign in the front of her neurologist - NO GUNS OR KNIVES ALLOWED ON PREMISES.

Gotta bring the nunchuks next time you go.

Black Barney wrote: Yeah, sounds like a gun check in the end. What a bizarre awkward way to go about it. You offend everyone and probably aren’t preventing anything. Also you're going to see a movie, not get on a plane.

Fear will keep them in line indeed.

No way I'd work that job, ever. What the hell is that kid supposed to do if he does find a weapon? Is there an armed security force to help him out? Even if there is, anyone intent on doing real harm isn't gonna try and smuggle in a weapon. At best you force the gunman to start shooting early.

Bridge of Spies: Really good, but that's probably a given if both Spielberg and Tom Hanks are signed on. But for what could have been a very dry story, it has a good amount of life to it, and I like how the pacing changes from a courtroom drama to the second half in early 60's East Berlin. The script being by the Coen brothers definitely helps, and Andy Serkis is great as usual as a Russian diplomat. I keep seeing this labeled as "Spielberg's best film since Saving Private Ryan." Nah. Well, maybe for a drama, but I still love his heavier sci-fi era in the early 2000's with Minority Report and War of the Worlds, and this just isn't nearly as entertaining as those films, overall. But as a more thoughtful political espionage drama, it's very solid and definitely worth a rental. Tom Hanks is amazing to watch as an actor... so much going on there just in the first scene... and this gives him a pretty wide range to work with. Probably will be his first Oscar nomination in a while, though I doubt he'd win. It's a great understated performance, but not flashy or memorable enough of a character to make him stand out for a win.

Sicario: I didn't know a whole lot about this going in, but opted for it over Crimson Peak (too many mediocre reviews for CP, which meshed with my disinterest in the trailer). This is a great one. Intense and visceral story about a special task force trying to infiltrate a drug cartel, with some uncertainty about what everyone's motives are. Excellent cinematography and the score is especially cool and unnerving. I haven't seen Benicio del Toro in quite a while (other than the small part he had in Guardians) and he's great here, as is Emily Blunt. Her character is a bit muddled as far as what she's involved with, but she makes a good point of perspective for the audience. Not sure I totally loved where it went towards the end, but I'll have to watch it again and see how that sits.

Black Mass: Better than I thought it would be. An interesting look at Boston area mobsters in the 70's-80's, and the connection the FBI had with the nasty Whitey Bulger, which is easily Johnny Depp's best role in quite a while. He's pretty menacing and creepy, but not creepy in the way we tend to think of Johnny Depp now (e.g., Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Went to see The Walk again, this time with my girls. Definitely held up for me as one of my favorites of the year, though a couple of things in the script stood out as a bit awkward this time, like the dumb stoner guy who is written so generically. But for the most part, the script is well layered, and builds up so well to that transcendent wire walk.