tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post9102887984280974443..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: Adam and Patrick on Going to the MoviesPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-62124765143292354442015-07-17T22:58:09.382-05:002015-07-17T22:58:09.382-05:00Oh man. I love this article so much. The movie goi...Oh man. I love this article so much. The movie going experience is so special to me it makes my heart explode. My favorite theater going experience of my life happened this year when I saw Jaws on my town's biggest screen with a full crowd. I've seen that film dozens of times but the way it was a whole new experience perfectly tells me why it's always just different in a theater than at home. It's bigger. It's louder. I'm not distracted. I'm totally locked it. And I'll never forget mine and the audiences reactions to the jump scares most of us have seen so many times. That movie plays like nothing else.<br /><br />Oddly enough, one day when I was about 20 I went to see The Croods alone because I needed to kill time in town. I wasn't used to seeing movies alone, but what the heck. I can't explain it, but I had a crazy amount of fun seeing The Croods by myself. Ever since then I've loved seeing movies by myself! About 90% of the time at least I'm with family or friends. But when alone... it's still special to me.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71354502867733731552014-02-08T14:53:34.616-06:002014-02-08T14:53:34.616-06:00We hate the dots. But the WORST thing about them, ...We hate the dots. But the WORST thing about them, for me? I can totally see in my mind the pitch meeting where the creative team introduces the concept... "And here's Red - he wears a cool baseball cap! We call this big guy Griz - 'cause he's a bear! Our little lady Dot has this sassy ponytail!" And I want to punch them all in the brains for thinking up this horrible red circle world. Never thought I'd miss that jungle but I do.janbottighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126929026388305201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46936493370963801212014-02-07T07:35:51.892-06:002014-02-07T07:35:51.892-06:00Adam, your show sounds a lot better - can I play A...Adam, your show sounds a lot better - can I play Abbey? I look great in heels and lipstick and I'm only a few more episodes of "Downton Abbey" away from having my own set of B-cups.<br /><br />Brad - to be honest it did feel a little wrong at first and Sascha (she spells it that way to be pretentious) didn't love the idea (especially because we're gentrification pioneers on the border of a sketchy neighbourhood - the title of my upcoming memoirs) but she's gotten used to me stumbling into bed late at night, breath reeking of popcorn and Coke Zero, eyes glazed over from visions of another universe...I think. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-66036367573407060782014-02-07T07:03:57.699-06:002014-02-07T07:03:57.699-06:00The kid in the red shirt directly behind my seat w...The kid in the red shirt directly behind my seat won the push up contest. I know this because he was the one who was giggling the most and was very pleased with himself. <br /><br />I seriously though it was like this everywhere until I started listening to F This Movie and then realized, oh no, it's not. <br /><br />I should also state that I've had plenty of theatrical experiences that were just fine, but I have a hard time relaxing at a movie because of all the stupid things I've seen people do. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44733079102445353582014-02-07T06:33:39.743-06:002014-02-07T06:33:39.743-06:00Thanks for commenting J.M.!
The red dots are whi...Thanks for commenting J.M.! <br /><br />The red dots are white noise to me at this point but when I first saw them (Hunger Games, Oldboy, Homefront), I really really didn't like them. I even joked that I was only going to go to Regal theaters because a) they have the awesome roller coaster bumper and b) to get away from those damn AMC dots. They look like evil tomatoes. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-67600231351053141682014-02-07T03:22:51.837-06:002014-02-07T03:22:51.837-06:00my god yes, the amc pre show crap is WAY too long,...my god yes, the amc pre show crap is WAY too long, there was no reason to update that thing, don't they know the only cool red dot is the 7-up dot, idiots.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113718068790634277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1791266357778962802014-02-07T02:45:53.664-06:002014-02-07T02:45:53.664-06:00When I was 5 years old my dad divorced my mom. We ...When I was 5 years old my dad divorced my mom. We used to things together on weekends so, to keep me in the habit and distracted from not having daddy around anymore, every Sunday mom would take me to the theater to watch a movie. It wasn't until years later (just recently actually) that I found out my mom is blind in one eye and has really bad vision on her one seeing eye. That poor woman obviously didn't take me to "Superman: The Movie," all the Terence Hill/Bud Spencer buddy comedies, the Peter Sellers "Pink Panther" movies or all those Spielberg/Stallone/007 80's movies because she liked them. To this date her cinematic taste could be charitably described as non-existent. The only movie she really wanted to see bad that she took me to when I was too young to get it (10 or so) was "Gone With the Wind," but since I didn't mind reading the Spanish subtitles (El Salvador, remember?) I actually thought it was a pretty rad, long flick and that Clark Gable was pimp. But it's thanks to a woman that doesn't particularly care for movies (and, indirectly, my father leaving us) that I looked forward to going to the movies every weekend since the age of 5. Incidentally (and fucked-up in the grand scheme of things) one of the first movies we saw together when we started going to the movies was "Kramer vs. Kramer." Talk about seeing your life on-screen! :-O<br /><br />Speaking of double-features, they were (are?) pretty common in third-world countries for obvious reasons. The one that sticks out in my mind was a double-bill of "Innerspace" and "The Living Daylights" (the best "Bond" movie ever! Suck it Mike! :-)) that I found fascinating because the movies had nothing in common except they seemed to bend over backwards trying to entertain me. The first time I snuck on my own to see a movie in a theater was "The Fly II." Yep, I was a late bloomer. :-)<br /><br />Ever since AMC introduced matinee pricing in New York for pre-noon shows a couple of years back my viewing habits have shifted primarily to mornings. The only movies I'll pay full ticket prices for are repertory and/or arthouse/indie/foreign films that AMC doesn't pick up. It's a sacrifice since (a) I'm not a morning person and (b) opening night crowds at night add so much to certain movies, but the difference between $7-9 versus $14-18 per regular ticket prices add-up to a not-insignificant hunk of change for someone that goes to as many theatrical screenings as I do (not in JB's league but in a galaxy far, far too close ;-P). But I guess I value the movie experience enough that, with so many options at home/work/online, I force myself to seek the theater experience at least a couple of times a week, and the matinee price incentive does the trick. By contrast the closest real-life friend I have that genuinely likes movies only saw two movies last year in theaters ("Gravity 3D" and "Her"), the rest he saw on TV, DVD and Netflix. And don't get me started on other people I know that will only watch movies (a) as bit torrent downloads or (b) on their smartphone. :-(<br /><br />Incidentally, does anybody that go to AMC regularly miss that intro they had with the kids sitting in their seats and the theater transforming into a jungle? I grew so sick of that intro, but now that we're stuck with the red dots walking the dog, the "sassy" woman thanking us and the big giant Coke build-up sequences with the red dots, I really miss those kids and seeing those seats and that theater transform into a Dolby-approved jungle. Or am I just cranky? J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27253945666630426522014-02-07T02:34:32.560-06:002014-02-07T02:34:32.560-06:00I want to both go to your cinema and also to never...I want to both go to your cinema and also to never go there. I think what I really want to do is to see a movie about it. "Documentarian HHH, PhD, OBE". That is your mission if you choose to accept it!Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1461165344721498442014-02-07T01:15:02.360-06:002014-02-07T01:15:02.360-06:00Poor Heath, if a riot breaks out at Miss Congeneal...Poor Heath, if a riot breaks out at Miss Congeneality what the heck happens when the movie is really good?<br /><br />First things first, I am with you guys I HATE it when people sit directly in front of or behind me during a movie, you don't need to sit all the way at the end just a couple seats over is fine, I am a bit more relaxed at IMAX screens with this but at regular theatres how dare you sir!<br /><br />The dine in theatres I do admit I like on rare occassions. The one thing I like about these places is that you get to reserve your seat ahead of time (I will pay extra for this) and the food aint too bad (food quality is subject to theatre) My servers who have waited on me have been damn ninja like in their getting in and out of my way. Its definitely not something I do on a regular basis but on those rare occassions when i gotta see the movie opening weekend and I don't wanna wait in line crazy long to get a good seat I'll throw down a few extra bucks.<br /><br />Second, I prefer to see movies with someone (my current Aussie GF is super cool and loves to see damn near anything) however for a lot of my high school and college years I had limited viewing times and seeing stuff solo was the only way to go. I'm at the theatres to see a movie, not socialize at a bar.<br /><br />The fancy Coke machine at my theatre plays "The Nut Job" on it's screen. Have I told you I quit drinking soda?<br /><br />I like seeing a movie on film but I do like digital partially for making sure movies look the same whether its first week or fifth week at the theatre. Also if it wasn't for digital we most definitely wouldn't be getting the classic screenings of recent at Cinemark and other places. The last movie I saw on film was a midnight screening at the Musicbox last year of Pee Wee's Big Adventure and it was all kinds of cool. We only have one theatre like that where I live and nowhere near the variety of the Musicbox.<br /><br />Lastly, I have never been turned away for an R rated movie (started hitting them when I was 15) and only time I ever got carded was for the South Park movie (despite my fears a year earlier it would be for Alien Resurrection) Hell I even got into a screening of Orgazmo way before the MPAA believes I should have (Orgazmo being rated NC-17 is ridiculous btw) Also my dream double feature right now would be a Verhoeven match up of Robocop and Total Recall cause right now I think we all need that.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113718068790634277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-17253140965557559832014-02-06T21:52:23.426-06:002014-02-06T21:52:23.426-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54236426112988535512014-02-06T21:45:46.013-06:002014-02-06T21:45:46.013-06:00I think I'm going to write a pilot called Down...I think I'm going to write a pilot called Downtown Abbey about a girl named Abby (but writes it Abbey to be pretentious) who lives downtown and likes to go to the movies. The first episode will be her sneaking out to see Pompeii after her fiancee has gone to sleep. The show takes place in the future.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-8516519606948187722014-02-06T21:39:55.332-06:002014-02-06T21:39:55.332-06:00Actually going to the movies after your fiance has...Actually going to the movies after your fiance has gone to sleep! wow, thats an extra step I've never thought of taking. Ive watched a movie (or two or three when its SMM) after shes gone to bed, but actually leaving the house! thats like, ...like...Wow! I'm speechless, but i think im impressed....i think.<br /><br /><br />Oh, and it IS Downtown Abbey. Its the only name that makes sense, which makes everyone else pretentious and wrong. (p.s. ive never watched the show, but i know im right).Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37467575375093961512014-02-06T21:29:04.904-06:002014-02-06T21:29:04.904-06:00This comment is amazing Heath.
Who finished the ...This comment is amazing Heath. <br /><br />Who finished the push-up competition first? If Miss Congeniality turned into a Radio Raheem situation do you think there'd be a beauty pageant in the lobby if the same theater showed Do the Right Thing?Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55611379717879199002014-02-06T21:09:02.456-06:002014-02-06T21:09:02.456-06:00You guys are so so so so so so SO lucky to have ni...You guys are so so so so so so SO lucky to have nice theaters and moderately respectful audiences. Cell phones and the occasional whispers are the least of our woes down here. It gets crazy sometimes. It's not always bad, but you just never know what you're going to get. When my family saw <i>Wreck it Ralph</i>, there were some teenagers in the row behind us actually having a push-up competition. <br /><br />Historically, I've had some astonishing experiences. When <i>Miss Congeniality</i> came out in December of 2000, all the kids in the family who had gotten together for Christmas decided to go see it to get out of the house. When we came out, there was a full on riot in the lobby. Garbage cans being thrown, cops flooding the place, all that. I once had a friend get maced at the dollar theater. And my mom was threatened by a dude in <i>The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain</i> when she shushed him. No joke. He stood up and blocked the aisle so she couldn't go complain. At one theater, the employees actually came into the theater mid-movie and danced around in the little space in front of the screen and then left. I remember one of them was holding a slice of pizza. It's not always like that, but it definitely IS more than it ISN'T. When I go, it's usually alone and in the morning or the first show after lunch, preferably on a Monday or a Tuesday after something has opened. If my wife wants to go with me, we aim for as early as possible. I love going to the movies, but the crowds here will often TOTALLY ruin a movie going experience, so it's not as easy to justify going through that every week as it used to be. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2130730573680194352014-02-06T19:14:12.355-06:002014-02-06T19:14:12.355-06:00Long Bottom Leaf, finest pipe weed in the Southfar...Long Bottom Leaf, finest pipe weed in the Southfarthing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475027751253870681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14330482993351788872014-02-06T19:12:38.616-06:002014-02-06T19:12:38.616-06:00Thanks Matt! I saw my Rabbi at Rush Hour. Point be...Thanks Matt! I saw my Rabbi at Rush Hour. Point being, everyone saw Rush Hour :-)Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11080960694747357632014-02-06T19:10:31.618-06:002014-02-06T19:10:31.618-06:00You make Narnia sound pretty good Sol.You make Narnia sound pretty good Sol.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2579623271556305752014-02-06T19:04:50.846-06:002014-02-06T19:04:50.846-06:00Nothing I can say here that hasn't already bee...Nothing I can say here that hasn't already been written in the column or comments, except I love Shag. You are so right. Having the three girls in that film was pretty awesome, although Pudge was the one who stole my heart.<br /><br />Bridget Fonda, while beautiful in this movie, always takes my breath away in Scandal (the 1990 Cinemax version, not the version they put on the DVD claiming it was "uncut"). Cameron Cloutierhttp://www.bodianstfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-26419224229654687422014-02-06T17:25:03.567-06:002014-02-06T17:25:03.567-06:00Great column! I think serious movie fans like us ...Great column! I think serious movie fans like us F-heads eat this stuff up. Keep it up!<br /><br />- What I like: The communal reaction. Recent example: A full theater gasped in shock at the "reveal" in Star Trek Into Darkness. Yeah, people are maybe less plugged in around here... but I will never forget it.<br />- What I don't like: Tech issues. When the picture goes out during the climax of Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows, but the sound continues. I don't realize it's a tech issue until far too late. I proclaim: Guy Ritchie is an artistic genius! Oh wait.. it's just broken.<br />- What stresses me out: When people around me are drinking in the theater. Except when I saw midnight release show of The Love Guru, then I was envious.<br />- Dream Double Feature: I had 1 dad double feature experience and it was perfect: Ronin and Rush Hour.Matt Sollenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088555561067804979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-73266143774749284032014-02-06T16:00:12.912-06:002014-02-06T16:00:12.912-06:00Firstly, it's "Downton Abbey" - comm...Firstly, it's "Down<i>ton</i> Abbey" - common stupid mistake.<br /><br />Secondly, I don't really pay attention to the characters - I'm in it for the fabulous period costumes.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-73715094851046524782014-02-06T15:53:26.749-06:002014-02-06T15:53:26.749-06:00Come to think of it, I did think I smelled some pi...Come to think of it, I did think I smelled some pipe-weed when they walked by... Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85417790096879530052014-02-06T15:31:16.862-06:002014-02-06T15:31:16.862-06:00Is Mr. Darcy on Downtown Abbey? He's in every ...Is Mr. Darcy on Downtown Abbey? He's in every British show I think. And Married with Children.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23370399000556103582014-02-06T15:27:42.904-06:002014-02-06T15:27:42.904-06:00Did they have poop in their hair? If so, they were...Did they have poop in their hair? If so, they were wizards.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48146896744509129462014-02-06T15:09:17.895-06:002014-02-06T15:09:17.895-06:00Yeah man, I'm not very good at "reversing...Yeah man, I'm not very good at "reversing engines" once I've got something in mind. Like a few weeks ago I was so sure my <i>You're Next</i> blu-ray was arriving that day and when it didn't I totally sulked through the "Downton Abbey" episodes my girl made us watch instead. I was all, shut your stupid face, Lord Grantham.<br /><br />P.S. The next day she fucking loved <i>You're Next</i>.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12997562139999807962014-02-06T15:03:01.104-06:002014-02-06T15:03:01.104-06:00When I went to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of S...When I went to see <i>The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmOWg</i> a couple weeks ago, there were only about 10 people in the theatre, and right before it started these really gnarly, homeless-looking dudes with like a garbage bag full of something walked in and sat in the back - I know I shouldn't judge by looks but they seemed like bad news. I started thinking they could pretty much go down row by row slitting everyone's throats on their way and it's so loud in there I'd be totally oblivious until they got to me. So...yeah, I guess I get creeped out by near-empty theatres too!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.com