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From: "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "The 25 Most Outlandish Sci-Fi Films of All Time"
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 08:04:39 -0500
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On 05/09/2024 11.02, Paul S Person wrote:
> n Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:03:44 +0000, Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 16:42:53 +0000, Paul S Person wrote:

>>> I gave up on that a decade or more ago. My disappointment with films
>>> that /looked/ OK but turned out to be was more like 100%. I went to
>>> Red Box, but then got into online. I do pay for some films -- but not
>>> $10, I have a limit of my own choosing -- on Amazon. I haven't been
>>> inside a theater for a long long time, and never expect to be in one
>>> again.

>> Well, I love the thrill of watching with a well-behaved audience and
>> hearing their reactions. Depending on the movie, it's easy enough to
>> avoid rowdy teenagers - or even stupid parents who won't take out their
>> crying babies and rowdy children.

Hearing the audience's reaction? Really? Do you mean things like, "I
knew it was the butler!" The only audience reactions I've ever heard
were occasional laughter.

Well, except when I went to see PJ's _The Return of the King_. When
Dernhelm did the big reveal, somebody jumped up, did a fist pump, and
shouted out "Yeah!"

  But, other than me, no observed obnoxious a-holes in theaters.

> I'd recommend avoiding Sundance theaters, then, or any other theater
> with a liquor license, as I suspect a drunken audience would not be to
> your liking. Particularly if assigned ("reserved") seating is
> involved.

I haven't seen a theater with open seating (i.e., not reserved) or without
a liquor license in over a decade. I've never noticed any drunks in the
audience, either.

Admittedly, I only go to two or three movies a year.


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