General Movie Discussion - **please mark spoilers**

[mae]

[Ricky]

Did you all know that the virus will spread in a theater without your mask when you're not eating, but it won't spread without your mask when you are eating?

[Iwritecode]

Did you all know that the virus will spread in a theater without your mask when you're not eating, but it won't spread without your mask when you are eating?

It's a tough choice and there is no 100% right answer. I've eaten in a few restaurants in the last couple of months sans mask and AFAIK, none of the places I've been have reported any positive cases.

But we've done such a half-ass job of closing, re-opening or in some cases not closing at all that at this point it's almost too late. We can't keep everything locked down forever. The economy would collapse. Even still, it seems like I'm reading about another business closing every single day because they simply can't survive on the limited amount of business they are getting. I'm not even sure movie theaters will survive after it's all said and done.

[Ricky]

Oh, I wasn't trying to make a comment about masks in general, just in regard to movie theaters. It doesn't make sense to me that AMC is making customers wear a mask for the whole movie if you're not eating, but if you're eating a tub-o-popcorn for two hours, then you don't have to wear one. AMC is trying to avoid the no-mask backlash while still trying to turn a concession profit and it seems really slimy to me.

[Iwritecode]

Oh, I wasn't trying to make a comment about masks in general, just in regard to movie theaters. It doesn't make sense to me that AMC is making customers wear a mask for the whole movie if you're not eating, but if you're eating a tub-o-popcorn for two hours, then you don't have to wear one. AMC is trying to avoid the no-mask backlash while still trying to turn a concession profit and it seems really slimy to me.

If they don't sell any concessions, they don't make any money and there's no point in them re-opening. They make very little money on the admission prices.

It's no different than any restaurant that's opened up. Wear a mask from the door, to your table. Spend an hour eating with no mask. Then put it back on to walk to the door again.

[Still Servant]

Theaters are opening back up. How many films have you guys seen in a theater this year? It's 11 for me. That's crazy.

[Ricky]

5. And one of those trips was the 4-movie Oscar marathon, so I've really only been twice in 2020.

[Mattrick]

I've only been to the theaters 3 times, and 2 of those were 1917. I'm not particularly hyped for Tenet, but I'll go see it because the movies. E

[Hunchback Jack]

Meanwhile, in my home "theater" ...

I've been working my way through Twin Peaks (for the first time), and watched Fire Walk with Me in preparation for Season 3. While I can totally understand why TP fans hated it at the time, I thought it was really solid. Not perfect, by any means, but I can see what Lynch was going for and he succeeded in that pretty well. Sheryl Lee pretty much carried the film, and did a fine job, although she was forced to change mood quite quickly in scenes, which sometimes didn't quite come off.

Going from a TV series to a film is always a tricky proposition, especially when you have a large cast of characters that the fans want to see on the screen. Lynch focused almost entirely on Laura Palmer's story, to the film's benefit. Much of the other cast shot scenes that were either reduced to a cameo or removed entirely, and that worked for me. Laura needed to have her story told firsthand, especially after being all but absent from the TV series.

As for Lynch's direction, I was captivated. Lynch isn't afraid to hold on his actors in a scene, taking the time to build a mood or let characters take their time to react. And sometimes he just makes his audience wait for somthing to happen, because he doesn't want to rush things. I liked it.

HBJ

[Still Servant]

For the first time since March, I got to see a new movie outside of the house. I went to see Unhinged at the Drive-in. It was glorious. That film might as well have been Casablanca.

[webstar1000]

For the first time since March, I got to see a new movie outside of the house. I went to see Unhinged at the Drive-in. It was glorious. That film might as well have been Casablanca.

Was the movie that good?

[Randall Flagg]

I think he meant that going out, to the drive in made it a greater experience than viewing from home.

[Heather19]

I think the last and only film I saw in the theater this year was Little Women, back in Jan. I did go to the drive-in back in July, and got to see the opening night of the Provincetown Film Festival. I wish there were more drive-ins around, as I'd really like to get back to one a few times before the weather gets bad, as I know there's no way I'll get back to the movie theater any time this year

[Still Servant]

I think he meant that going out, to the drive in made it a greater experience than viewing from home.

Yeah, I should have clarified. The fact that it was the first new film I was seeing outside of the house really enhanced things for me.

That's being said, it's worth a watch regardless. I had some issues with the main character and the logic of some of her choices, but it's enjoyable for what it is. If the world was normal, it's not something I would have gone out of my way to see in a theater.

[RUBE]

Meanwhile, in my home "theater" ...

I've been working my way through Twin Peaks (for the first time), and watched Fire Walk with Me in preparation for Season 3. While I can totally understand why TP fans hated it at the time, I thought it was really solid. Not perfect, by any means, but I can see what Lynch was going for and he succeeded in that pretty well. Sheryl Lee pretty much carried the film, and did a fine job, although she was forced to change mood quite quickly in scenes, which sometimes didn't quite come off.

Going from a TV series to a film is always a tricky proposition, especially when you have a large cast of characters that the fans want to see on the screen. Lynch focused almost entirely on Laura Palmer's story, to the film's benefit. Much of the other cast shot scenes that were either reduced to a cameo or removed entirely, and that worked for me. Laura needed to have her story told firsthand, especially after being all but absent from the TV series.

As for Lynch's direction, I was captivated. Lynch isn't afraid to hold on his actors in a scene, taking the time to build a mood or let characters take their time to react. And sometimes he just makes his audience wait for somthing to happen, because he doesn't want to rush things. I liked it.

HBJ

I really liked Fire Walk With Me but the few I have suggested it to hated it. Glad to see someone else enjoyed it. It is definitely a different tone from the first two seasons.

Be ready for something entirely different for season three.

[Hunchback Jack]

I really liked Fire Walk With Me but the few I have suggested it to hated it. Glad to see someone else enjoyed it. It is definitely a different tone from the first two seasons.

Be ready for something entirely different for season three.

I'm two episodes in and I'm already really liking it. It is different, and I have no idea where it's going yet, but I'm completely hooked. And Kyle Maclaughlan is fantastic.

HBJ

[mae]

So apparently movie theaters are now open in New Jersey. Not sure if I'm comfortable with that yet. Would love to see Tenet in IMAX but...

[webstar1000]

So apparently movie theaters are now open in New Jersey. Not sure if I'm comfortable with that yet. Would love to see Tenet in IMAX but...

Go. Just wear your mask. Don’t touch your face... and you will be fine.


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[Still Servant]

As long as you go to a theater where you can preselect your seat, you can feel more comfortable being able to see that there is nobody around you. Just find a time that is going to have less people there. Stay away from the weekends.

I saw Tenet at a 5 o'clock showing at an AMC. There was nobody within 40 feet of me.

[Pere Jere]

I was already finding it hard to keep going to theaters before the pandemic broke out. Over the last year or so I've noticed more and more ignorant people talking as if they are at home and the theaters just dropping the ball in all categories. Movies don't start or freeze after the previews, audio but no video, video but no audio, poorly lit screens, the film not framed correctly so a chunk of it is to low or too high off the screen, out of focus, selling me tickets to times that later just disappear...I'd rather just wait and watch at home for most movies. The only reason I kept going was because AMC's pass was a really good deal if you saw enough movies per month.

[Still Servant]

I was already finding it hard to keep going to theaters before the pandemic broke out. Over the last year or so I've noticed more and more ignorant people talking as if they are at home and the theaters just dropping the ball in all categories. Movies don't start or freeze after the previews, audio but no video, video but no audio, poorly lit screens, the film not framed correctly so a chunk of it is to low or too high off the screen, out of focus, selling me tickets to times that later just disappear...I'd rather just wait and watch at home.

Ouch. That really stinks.

In regards to rude people, I only go at odd times. Never the weekends or Fridays. Actually, scratch that. The first showing on a Sunday is always good. Usually an older, more respectful crowd.

[Randall Flagg]

Fridays at 10am usually avoid the bullshit people. I love reserved seating. I can arrive 10-15 minutes after start time and avoid the previews. Th only time I get to my seat on time is for art house movies, as the previews tip me off to movies I might have missed otherwise.

[Pere Jere]

I was already finding it hard to keep going to theaters before the pandemic broke out. Over the last year or so I've noticed more and more ignorant people talking as if they are at home and the theaters just dropping the ball in all categories. Movies don't start or freeze after the previews, audio but no video, video but no audio, poorly lit screens, the film not framed correctly so a chunk of it is to low or too high off the screen, out of focus, selling me tickets to times that later just disappear...I'd rather just wait and watch at home.

Ouch. That really stinks.

In regards to rude people, I only go at odd times. Never the weekends or Fridays. Actually, scratch that. The first showing on a Sunday is always good. Usually an older, more respectful crowd.

I actually had two people talking loudly during the Fred Rogers documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor?. Just carrying on as if they were at home watching it on tv. I was just at a point where I was seriously considering throwing my shoe at them and the film showed a scene of him talking about what you do with the mad that you feel and how you're the one in control of your feelings and I was like, "Thanks, Mister Rogers. I needed to hear that right now." lol

[Still Servant]

I was already finding it hard to keep going to theaters before the pandemic broke out. Over the last year or so I've noticed more and more ignorant people talking as if they are at home and the theaters just dropping the ball in all categories. Movies don't start or freeze after the previews, audio but no video, video but no audio, poorly lit screens, the film not framed correctly so a chunk of it is to low or too high off the screen, out of focus, selling me tickets to times that later just disappear...I'd rather just wait and watch at home.

Ouch. That really stinks.

In regards to rude people, I only go at odd times. Never the weekends or Fridays. Actually, scratch that. The first showing on a Sunday is always good. Usually an older, more respectful crowd.

I actually had two people talking loudly during the Fred Rogers documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor?. Just carrying on as if they were at home watching it on tv. I was just at a point where I was seriously considering throwing my shoe at them and the film showed a scene of him talking about what you do with the mad that you feel and how you're the one in control of your feelings and I was like, "Thanks, Mister Rogers. I needed to hear that right now." lol

That's hilarious!

Only Mr. Rogers could have that kind of impact at that exact moment.

[Ricky]

I was seriously considering throwing my shoe at them and the film showed a scene of him talking about what you do with the mad that you feel and how you're the one in control of your feelings and I was like, "Thanks, Mister Rogers. I needed to hear that right now." lol