movie review

so, last night Rachel and I decided to see, The Day The Earth Stood Still. I was going to write about how the movie was, but I cannot do that. Here is why: So we get to the theater on time and stand in at the automated ticket machine. Some idiots at the machine in my line were trying to understand all the colorful buttons and what it means to push "Accept" on the screen. They finally figured it out and decided that all three of them needed to purchase their tickets one at a time instead of selecting "3" on the amount of tickets. This was even worse because they were all paying with the SAME credit card. Lucky for us, Rachel was waiting in one line while I was in this one. Her line obviously finished first and we bought the tickets in about 30 seconds, compared to the three stooges still figuring out what "please swipe card now" means.

The adventure continues.

At this point our movie starts in ten minutes. The snack lines are average, but we decided that I would get the snacks and Rach would find seats for us. I picked the best looking line I could find... WRONG! The 16 year old kid running this register was not going to break any land speed records for customer service. He took forever just to get the first ppl in lines food. Then the next guy wanted a free refill of his JUMBO popcorn because his fat boy hands could not keep a hold on the box and it fell. So after consulting with the manager he got his refill....time clicks by...then the lady in front of me is just about to have her turn when her husband/boyfriend/whatever shows up and says, "Let's Go!". She started having words with him about wanting to stay because she was up next and had waited 15 minutes in line. Wonder boy behind the counter decides that he is going to disappear while they "hash it out". She finally wins, and they order the food. Wonder boy shows back up and gets their order. Did I mention that he was in "SLOTH" mode? I finally had enough and yell out to him. "Hey, Can you step it into gear, I have seen continents drift faster than you man!!! The guy just gives me a dead behind the eyes stare for a few seconds. I know he must have been trying to understand the concept of a continent, or the fact that they drift, or maybe how much weed he smoked earlier that afternoon. I FINALLY get up to the counter. I order 2 large drinks and large popcorn. I was surprised at the swiftness he started out with, but it was like a car with an eyedropper full of gas left in the tank. As soon as the drinks were done, he started to go for the popcorn. I can only guess that if you ask him to multitask, his brain shuts down in panic mode. Another girl asks him to fill up the popcorn maker because they were getting low. I literally watched him go back and forth with the bag and popcorn seeds, not knowing which one to start first. He finally (of course) goes with the popcorn seeds. He grabs a bucket full of them and smacks them into the side of the popcorn maker door. Seeds fly everywhere. Then he fills the popcorn maker up. After that he starts scooping my popcorn into the bag along with about a hundred raw popcorn seeds. "Would you like butter?” he asks me. I said yes. Well, his butter is out...the next station is out...the third one is out....the FOURTH one is out...I finally exploded....I cannot really say what I yelled at him because it is all a blur at the moment...but I finally just paid the $400 for my snack and went off to the theater. ...of course, after I enter the main hallway near my theater what do I see? Another concession stand that is empty with 4 people standing there waiting to take orders. ARRRRGHHH!!!!

the adventure continues again....

So, by some strange luck I only miss a few previews and find Rach at our seats. Everything is going alright by then and I am calming down. I noticed it was really cold in the theater. That was saying a lot, because I was wearing a t-shirt, sweater and hoodie.The previews finish and the movie starts. Right away I notice a HUGE drop in volume over the speakers. I confirmed it was not just me by asking Rachel. She noticed it too. I was bad enough to where you could hear ppl eating their popcorn over the dialogue of the movie. Rachel finally left and tried to find someone to turn it up. She came back a few minutes later and told me they were supposed to try to do it. After a minute or so....It got louder...well...the BASS got louder and the rest of the speakers were all giving off a crackle sound. Then I noticed it was really hot....then really cold...This went on during the entire movie.

Movie review: "Are you human?" "My body is"
"Does this movie suck?" " YES"

...so after the "movie" I decided to say something to the manager. I found one and started telling him the complaint....the whole time it was like I was "keeping him from something" I think back and realize that maybe he had to take a dump or something by the way he was moving around. Long story, but we got a full refund for our crappy food and rain check tickets for another movie.

the saga of our dinner will be continued in the next post...