Curmudgeon

[pen_grunt]

There are certain trigger points where I find myself slipping into curmudgeonry. Going to the movies is one of those points.

I kind of want to see Elysium, despite rather mixed reviews. But do I want to see it enough to go to the movie theater? Probably not.

I last went to the movies for the latest Star Trek. Before that, though, it was the latest Harry Potter.

Movie theater experiences:

• Are expensive


• Are cold


• Include crappy popcorn (compared to D's homemade stove kind)

Additionally, there are things I can't do in a movie theater that I can do at home:

• Cuddle with D w/o armrests (yes, some movie theaters have armrests that go up, but not all)


• Pause the movie to go to the bathroom


• Have a glass of wine if I want (again, some movie theaters but not all)


• Have ice cream mid-movie

Yeah, yeah, yeah...the movie theater is all about the experience--and I appreciate that experience, trust--but it's often not worth the hassle for me.

Yeah. I'm like 65 years old on this. I know. Those damned kids and their movie picture buildings!

Comments

[tediousandbrief.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way. Mostly it's due to the expense. I rarely see films in theaters, but if something looks like it may be best seen on the big screen and I really want to see it I'll go to a matine.

[newlifeinstpaul.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, I'm all whiny that my favorite South 'Burbs theater has removed their DBOX (read:bouncy-movey) seats, leaving MOA as the only theater in town so equipped. I won't do them @ MOA, they're wayyyy in the back and their seating/screens/projection equipment are nowhere near as good.

Don't even ask how much Movie+3D+DBox costs per seat. You'll gag.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

I can't even. Kids these days.

You get a get-out-of-curmudgeonhood-free card for the next time someone calls you a curmudgeon.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

There are a few special movies I'll go see--Star Trek, Harry Potter, Star Wars...--but other than that I haven't found anything that I can't just wait for.