tag:dreamwidth.org,2016-12-31:2669757Whine and CheeseHow May I Serve You?kybearfuzz2018-09-16T03:00:14Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2016-12-31:2669757:899109The Nun2018-09-16T03:00:14Z2018-09-16T03:00:14Zannoyedpublic4Well, a handful of us moviebears went to see "The Nun" tonight as planned. The movie is not terrible, but it's not overly great either. It was fun, with some decent scares.<br /><br />What annoyed the $#!+ out of me was this one woman and three kids behind us who did everything to disrupt the movie. The kids took turns running and stomping down the steps and back up again several times during the flick. Then the one girl would stage whisper to the older girl, who seemed to be too young to be the mom of these brats. Then one of the boys kept trying to creep out the girl who replied "Stop it" to him repeatedly. I tried shushing them, but it fell on the deafest of ears. They were not so loud to disrupt the whole theater when they spoke, but those of us closest to them.<br /><br />I should have gotten up to get the ushers, but then I have to miss part of the movie myself. Ideally, I should have done that, but it's been my experience that they will behave while the usher arrives, only to resume after the usher leaves.<br /><br />When the movie was over, I loudly proclaims that some people shouldn't come the movies when they don't know how to behave. Normally, I get a look from them, but I got nothing, so when we exited the theater, I just told them flat out that they ruined the movie for us. I literally told them that if you don't know how to behave in a movie to stay home.<br /><br />When we got to the front of the theater I went up to the customer service counter and loudly complained. When the woman with the three kids, I literally pointed straight at them and told the service rep that it was that group "right there!" I'm not above public shaming.<br /><br />The group tried not to make eye contact. I told the rep that I realize it was pointless at this point, but begged the obvious teenager to send more ushers around. As we were leaving, a manager showed up, and I swear she was probably 21, who gave me and the one guy who stuck around free passes.<br /><br />It doesn't make up for the experience, but I don't know what else I can do.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kybearfuzz&ditemid=899109" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2016-12-31:2669757:898953MovieBear Drama (Just a Little)2018-09-14T01:25:00Z2018-09-14T01:25:00Zirritatedpublic2I've posted in the past how I am the admin for the Cincinnati MovieBears FB group. I usually post a date/time for a movie on the third Saturday of each month. Then I coordinate a group dinner afterward. I'm not a planner, so this takes some effort for me. After years of doing it, it's not so bad, but I always feel a bit of anxiety in the process.<br /><br />Some time back, I stopped posting polls to decide which movie we see. I quit doing it after a group of us ended up going to a movie that none of us had voted for in the poll. People love to vote, but the large majority rarely attend. Now, I select a movie that came out in the last couple of weeks and just throw it up to the group.<br /><br />This morning, I posted an outing for "The Nun" for Saturday. Within an hour, I got this comment posted by a group member:<br /><br /><i>"I saw The Nun last weekend and the movie is terrible."</i><br /><br /><center><img src="https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/kybearfuzz/1243547/517546/517546_600.gif" alt="ReallyQueen" title="ReallyQueen"></center><br /><br />Okay, opinions are like @$$holes, we all have one and sometimes they stink, but I don't see the point in adding this comment for everyone to read. Coordinating this stuff is hard enough with my schedule without some smart@$$ queen putting a negative connotation to the event. I always question when I am about to add something snarky to the web, often deleting a comment as it's not worth adding to the drama of the world.<br /><br />This time, I replied to his missive, asking, "So... are you suggesting that I cancel this?"<br /><br />The wiseguy responded just a few minutes ago with this following:<br /><br /><i>"I’m just saying The Nun sucks, haha. I have a wedding that evening so I won’t be there either way."</i><br /><br />So.. you were not planning on going, you just decided to warn everyone that the movie is bad so they won't go. <br /><br />Dick move, douchebag... dick move...<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kybearfuzz&ditemid=898953" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2016-12-31:2669757:864868Alien: Covenant2017-05-30T01:44:48Z2017-05-30T01:44:48Zblahpublic2The Cincinnati MovieBears went for Saturday matinee of "Alien: Covenant." Well, it was me and one other guy. The holiday likely kept most away, but there were a lot of "maybe" attendees, so I was surprised that the attendance was THAT low.<br /><br />Anyway, the movie takes place about a decade after "Prometheus," when a colony ship heading out colonize a new world responds to a signal coming from a previously-unknown and more approximate Earth-like world for colonization. Once they arrive, a landing party goes to check it out, a couple of crew folks get infected, monsters are born, and all hell breaks loose. The formula isn't bad, but it's not the first time we've seen this. There is a returning character in Michael Fassbender, who I admit I find strangely attractive.<br /><br />The movie has a 71% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes (as of this writing) and I agree that the movie is fairly good, but I can't say I enjoyed it that much. I think my personal expectations were not met, but I can't articulate exactly what I felt was missing. I just thought that bits of it were not well-written. The landing party for example just seems to wander about on this planet without any checking of biological hazards. No quarantine, no protective suits, etc. They just exit the vehicle in their ship uniforms and start investigating. And this seems to be where the problems start.<br /><br />Maybe I'm overthinking it.<br /><br />Anyway, I doubt I'd watch it again. And it's not something I'd plan to buy.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kybearfuzz&ditemid=864868" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments