D’OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHME!

I made yet another rare appearance at an honest-to-god movie theater along with The Woman and a couple of friends. What film could possibly drag me into such overpriced entertainment again? Why The Simpsons Movie, of course. And the verdict? Holy crap, they pulled it off. I laughed almost nonstop for most of the movie. It had the feel of a great episode from the late nineties, rather than the crap we’re used to these days. But beyond that, it had the feel of a real movie - not just a couple episodes crammed together. If there was anything to be disappointed by, it would be not enough screen time for some of the supporting characters - at least they were all there.

And while I don’t agree with Dave Winer’s take on the movie, I have to agree with his sentiment on the movie going experience overall. Once I can afford to setup a true HD home theater system, how likely am I to bother with paying for a substandard movie theater experience? Last night wasn’t too bad, but the emptiness of the showing helped a great deal. I’ve had too many experiences with obnoxious audiences to fall for the idea that seeing it with a large crowd was a positive.

Comments

  1. kristen (subscribed) said Sun, 5 Aug 2007, 8:00 pm:

    I don’t know… I’m still a big fan of the actual movie-going experience. I would have my HDTV’s babies, but there’s something to be said for the huge awesomeness of 300 on the really big screen- grain, cigarette burns and all.

    Until the theater-to-DVD time gets cut down to something more resembling zero for movies I actually want to see, I’m a Regal Theater junkie. FREE POPCORN TUESDAYS, BABY!

  2. mizerychick said Mon, 6 Aug 2007, 2:36 pm:

    I don’t understand why so many people are complaining about the movie, but then, I also don’t get how people could complain that there was no chemistry at The Police concert last night.

  3. Thom (subscribed) said Tue, 7 Aug 2007, 12:04 am:

    @Kristen - I’ll admit that there are still those releases that need to be on a 480 inch screen (like 300). But most of the time I’m willing to wait the few months for a movie to hit DVD - it’s not like it used to be when you had to wait like a year for it to be available for rent.

    @mizery - I can’t believe all of the negative reviews either. And people gave bad reviews for that concert? Who? They should not be allowed to see live music ever again.

  4. mizerychick said Tue, 7 Aug 2007, 9:48 am:

    Thom - This guy is clearly insane.

  5. Thom (subscribed) said Tue, 7 Aug 2007, 9:11 pm:

    There’s a good reason why that guy is writing in Poughkeepsie.