Bad theater experiences

[Joanne Collins]

Responding to an older post that I thought I'd sent an answer on.

>> Rentals are different for me. I rarely rent movies that I don't want to see
>> for a specific reason. I've been known to rent all the movies of a
>> particular actor or actress who catches my interest (*much* easier when
>> they're just starting out *grin*). 
>
>*grins* We've all been there, done that, right?  

I would imagine so.

>*thinks about some of
>the absolutely awful movies she's rented to see a fave actor/actress,
>even when their part is 'blink and you'll miss them' tiny* 

Oh, gods, yes, I've done that *so* much.

>I think most
>recently I watched... eXistenZ, to see Callum Keith Rennie.  And I
>adored all, what?, 5 mins?, he was on screen, but I wasn't too impressed
>with the movie itself.  

Neither was I, particularly. Some bits were okay, but it turned out a bit
incomprehensible over all.

>(And I don't like Jude Law, particularly, though
>he creeped me out less in this movie than in some I've seen him in.)

I've only seen him in The Talented Mr Ripley and Wilde, besides this one,
neither of which were particularly un-creep-like characters. He's very
attractive, though, on an aesthetic level.
  
>As much as it pains me to recommend the Hollywood big-budget blockbuster
>over the quirky, independent Canadian film, I liked the Matrix much
>better.  (And besides, it had Carrie Anne Moss. *g*)

And Keanu Reeves. I'm one of those strange people who likes Keanu, and
thinks he's a better actor than he's often given credit for.

>I've never walked out of a movie but once, and even then, it wasn't my
>choice.  

I could never make the choice, I think. I admit to not being able to get
past the money angle.

>This must have been my freshman year, maybe, of high
>school, and my best friend at the time and I had been planning for
>months to go see "Interview with a Vampire."  She hadn't read the book,
>but she did like Brad and Tom...  So we went, paid the $7 at the local
>multiplex.  Well, not 20 mins. into it, she leans over to me and says,
>"I can't sit here and watch one guy suck on another's neck for one more
>minute.  It's gross."  And she got up and left.  I didn't want to be
>alone and had no other way home, so I had to leave too.  It still irks
>me, to this day, to think about it.

I wouldn't walk out on that movie if I were paid to do so. It's not a
favourite (I don't think any of the actors do anything for me - oh, except
Christian Slater), but I liked it enough to buy on video. But I like
vampire movies, and I'd read the book. It's lacking compared to the book,
but I do think it's a good film on it's owm merits. Would have been nice if
River Phoenix had lived to play Slater's part (or even better Lestat, as he
was Rice's choice), though.

>--jen, who tends not to leave during bad movies, but fall asleep :)

Joanne, who does tend to half-watch the not very interesting rentals.

-- 

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