you talkin' to me?

[gfrancie]

I am the super bad-ass. I am the boondock saint of the movie theaters and you shall fear my wrath. "sanctus spiritus" *crosses herself* THY WILL BE DONE!

my story:
Tonight I convinced my mother we had to go to the movies. I was beginning to feel better, I didn't want to watch the movies we had at home and I wanted to sit in a dark room, enjoying the hilarity of greek folks. So we decided to go and see My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (which I liked, it is cute, not bad-assness, but still fun) Some middle-aged (and I am guessing piss drunk) baby boomers showed up late into the film. The guy on the end says, "WAIT WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE" He didn't whisper, he said this outloud, like he was on the god-damned street. I am so startled and annoyed, my mother and I turn, look at him like he is humping watersnakes, and I whisper loudly, "hey asshole, it is the movies" and I turn around, continue to ennoy my movie. the assholes are being quiet.
For awhile....
then the asshole boomers began to talk again. Jesus that chaps mah hide, so I turn around and whisper, "listen if you don't shut it, I am going to kill YOU" and I hold up my hand and say, you will have a permanent limp"
*cues Shaft music*
they are quiet the rest of the movie. They know there is a force infront of them, that best not be reckoned with.
So the movie is ending (real sweet has John Corbett, who I am just mad about) and the assholes are beginning to leave, I tell my mother, I feel bad for the girl, she could do better. the girl's friend, who I shall call, Miss suntan, leans over and says, (and I quote) "you little bitch, you have no manners, how dare you say that" My mother all of a sudden pipes in, "LITTLE BITCH EH??? well how is it rude to tell someone to be quiet in a MOVIE????" She ignores my mother and says to me, "you little witch, you better watch it" I stand up and say, "why don't you take you and your ugly hair-cut and get out of here" I then say, "I would rather be a little bitch then OLD like you" she can't retort she just says, "bitch" and walks away. YEAH, YOU DO THAT YOU AGING BOOMER!!!!!
I should bring up the fact that I am kind of a nazi about the movie theater experience. I think you should be quiet. You should react. That is why we have movies, I say, laugh, gasp, scream (like that one scene in independence day...oh ye god) and enjoy. But for the love of all this is holy and sweet (like donuts) DON'T TALK!!!! You know who you are. I am finding that most often the offenders are the baby boomers. Something about people in their early fifties that causes them to become super idiots. I think one too many LIFE articles did something to that generations ego's. tsk...
I was at a screening of the movie, Magnolia (which I also liked...frogs man..frogs) and these were people were talking and I motioned the gentleman closer and I whispered, "if you don't shut up now, I am going to rip off one of your limbs and beat you with it" he looked a little concerned, sat back his gf/wife/ugly wench asked him what I said, he said, "she asked us to be quiet"
*crosses herself and gets a little action done*
amen!

Comments

[yoko.livejournal.com]

I thought that movie was great- lots of fun especially if you come from a crazy family and happen to be the one dating the "outsider"! :)

And I have to wholeheartedly agree- people who talk in movies should be beat with their own limbs- or at least the limb of the other person who was talking before them. The people who are the WORST are those people who not only forget to turn off their cell phone (or at least put it on vibrate for crying outloud!) BUT THEN, they actually have the nerve to ANSWER the damn thing right in the middle of the movie! If you can't live without that phone call then maybe you shouldn't have come to the movie in the first place . . .

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I liked it a lot. My family is cool about outsiders...sort of. They just make you nervous with a lot of questions, "so what are your intentions regarding my sister?" "are you catholic?" "what are your prospects?"

you are preaching to the choir, sing it sister!!!!

[pyrotechnick13.livejournal.com]

hell yeah, boondock saints.

actually just watched that movie, like a day ago.

[ekdogg.livejournal.com]

I loved Magnolia - I kind of looked at it as Redemption - at least with the symbology of the father dying.

I am like the cop. Alone and stupid.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

yes! you got it. about redemption, and the question, what do we forgive.
I fell inlove with that film. that cop owns!
I always related with the girl he asked out. that chaotic lonely feeling.
except I don't sleep with strangers (anymore) or do coke.
but I figure acting eratic is good enough. *smiles*

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[ekdogg.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't act like that girl.

Redemption - and the frogs I believe were some biblical analogy. The father dying (wasn't it Jason Robards? sp?) and Tom Cruise at the end. And the girl finally straightening herself out. And the wife (Julianne Moore - oh so hot) confessing her sins and seeking penance by ODing.

A great movie, though some fools don't think so.

Even the magnolia - I believe it has some biblical/religious symbolism - or I may be thinking the dogwood.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

no...I did for a brief period in my life...

a lot of people didn't get the movie I think. It was a bit too long in some regards, but definitely not something you jump into lightly. I do love how paul thomas anderson built the whole movie around these songs by aimee mann.

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[ekdogg.livejournal.com]

lol...and that game show and the producer linked all the people together. LOL..

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

YES!
hrm, someday we must watch that together.

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[ekdogg.livejournal.com]

we shall.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

*puts that down in her book*

[jesusforaday.livejournal.com]

Hah. Nice. I always just glare initally, and then tell them that it's a movie, and if they want to talk about the movie, they can do it outside. Maybe I just need to be more of an asshole about it.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

sometimes one can be polite and say, shhh and leave it at that. But there is this mentality with older people when being questioned by younger folk, they become antagonistic!
they are acting just like their parents, the very people they first rebelled against hah

[ex-heartburn435.livejournal.com]

ha. you and your mother sound awesome.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

we are fun!

[instantkarmma.livejournal.com]

You sound lie my mother and me, although I think she's the more out-spoken of the two of us.

My husband and I watched "Memento" for the first time this weekend and due to my terrible memory he now keeps telling me not to worry. I have this condition, he'll find my camera for me if I just sit tight. Brat.

[abdulsharif.livejournal.com]

If it were me, I would just dump my whole bucket of buttered popcorn on your head and see how you like that nice sweet oily butter all over your hair.

There you go! Telling me to shut up!

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

*laughs* nice approach. Maybe I should bring a knife with me to the movies, and pull a "west side story" attitude. "don't mess wit' de jets, cause benardo will make you pay" *giggles*

[abdulsharif.livejournal.com]

Well, that dumping of popcorn on someone's head is not an original idea. I actually witnessed a guy did that exact thing to another man who told him to shut up in a movie theatre up there in Seattle this past spring.

FYI, I just made some major changes to my LiveJournal "look" after I got suckered into converting into a Paid Account membership. Let me know if you like it.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

there is a lot of anger in seattle that most of the population hasn't quite dealt with appropriately. So instead they act it out otherways. Dumping popcorn on people, race riots, the subpop music label.

well darn skippy,I shall have to have a glance.
You were suckered? tsk, I didn't pay for mine. Some rather lovely male bought me one as a present.

[mickasso.livejournal.com]

How do you feel about crying babies in the theatres?

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

okay, here is my feeling. Babies cry, I can understand that. because A. I was once a baby and B. I would be pretty stressed if I was pooping my pants and I was being fed strained peas a lot.
I don't really mind a baby who is a bit fussy, but I do mind parents who don't leave and let the kid wail.
What horrifies me more then anything is a parent who brings their child to some R rated film that has a lot of violence.
sex...big deal, good for the kid to see two people getting a long. but letting them see creepy violent shit, that is wrong.
in my hometown there is a really cool thing at one of the movie theaters. twice a month (I believe) they have a thing called diaper daze cinema. and it is for parents with babies they have the preview lights on, through the film, it isn't some disney feature it is on honest to god real live film for grown ups to watch and the kids can cry, wail and fuss, and the parents can still sorta see a movie.
I know some places have crying rooms for people to watch movies and I think that is great too.

man have I rambled.

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[mickasso.livejournal.com]

Those are really cool ideas. I wish some of the theatres here would implement them. I can't tell you how frustrating it is to see parents bring their babies in and have them cry through the entire movie, and the parents refuse to take them outside. I can't believe how selfish and self-absorbed people can be.

This is kind of off topic, but another thing that gets me is people with baby carriages that use them to block traffic to cut across the street. Is that really a good idea?

Look. Now you made me ramble. =P

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I don't find fault with the babies. I think parents just have to realize that once you have a kid, you kinda have to be selfless. I do understand the need to get out. everyone needs a break. But until then, you have this tiny hopefully cool individual who needs a lot of attention and you have to give up watching the latest Meg Ryan movie to take care of your (trendily named) child.

hrm...