Headspace

Yup, we did see SinCity on friday. Its great, absolutely. I wasn’t very keen on all the changes they’ve made, but could live with each and everyone. On the casting I was positively surprised (bigtime) that Bruce Willis actually could fill the big shoes of Hartigan, I’d never would have believed beforehand. There was only one choise that I wasn’t comfortable with, Rosario Dawson’s Gail, didn’t exactly match my vision of the character, but then again its only my vision (I thought she was coldish caucasion, not hot latino). The rest I had no problems with Devon Aoki’s Miho, was very good, even if she didn’t look right in the stills, it’s the action that counts. Marv was perfect to the point.

A great movie, if one likes the comics he should go and see this.

Unfortunatly trying to enjoy a movie in a theatre these days ain’t easy. This time the teen-idiots mostly kept their pieholes shut, during the show, but one overgrown idiot, unfortunately sitting right behind me was having serious trouble trying to place his overgrown legs, in somewhat of a comfortable position. To my intense displeasure this involved lot of kicking and thumping the back of my seat and didn’t stop even after I in the middle of the movie turned around and told that it was quite enough, fortunately intensity of thumps decreased so that I could resume film-watching in something remotely resembling comfort.

I know that children and now young adults (this bozo was around 20 I guess) have been brought up with no manners or in other words they haven’t been brought up, but it shouldn’t be that difficult, you see dear reader, manners are all about taking one’s fellow human beings into consideration and refraining from things that really piss them off. Because this wasn’t the first infuriating movie visit, I’ll write up the movietheatre etiquette here in perhaps vain hopes that it might make at least a little difference.

When going to movies.

1. Arrive in time, it is ok to walk in during ads and even trailers, but not after the actual beginning of the movie.
2. Close the cell-phone, you don’t want to take calls during the movie, and the fellow audience sure don’t want to hear your latest ringtone. With the current lighting options of the gadgets, no text-messages either, got it? Good
3. If you come with company it is actually ok to have a discussion, but not above whispering volume. No commenting, questioning about the movie, above whispering. No discussions about unrelated things, for the duration of the movie, you’re attention should be directed to the screen, and I sure as hell don’t wan’t to listen to anything but soundtrack. The obvious complaint is that one doesn’t hear a whisper, untrue if there’s trouble whisper directly to the other person’s ear.
4. Before the movie starts try to find a comfortable position. Bear in mind that this does not include placing your feet on the neckrest of the seat in front of you, even if you take your shoes of. Even strange socks near one’s face are very unfomofortable. The seats are commonly structured so that even little thumps to the back make the whole damn chair shake, which feels extremely uncomfortable for the occupant, so keep your feet close to yourself.
5. For snacks, reserve something that does not make a lot of sound when you eat. If its candy, take a soft plastic bag, not a paper one. Potato chips,… plain bad, but if you just have to have them, make sure to open the bag properly before the start of the movie
6. When the movie ends, if you stay to watch the credits and/ or the end-piece, remain seated. If you get up, get out.

So not that difficult, or maybe it is six things to remember must be too hard, for most. So let’s summarise a bit. Make certain that you don’t block fellow moviegoers’ visibility, like walk in late or out early. Keep your volume down, whisper-level is ok. Keep your feet from making contact with other movie goers or their chairs. So there, already down to three. That even an idiot could remember, right?

Because the education doesn’t provide us all with english-skills here’s the same in Finnish.

Kun menet elokuviin:

1. Saavu ajoissa, on sinällään ok kävellä sisään mainosten aikana, trailerit alkavat jo olla rajalla
2. Kännykkä kiinni, et varmaan halua ottaa puheluita vastaan leffan aikana, ja muu yleisö ei tasan varmaan halua kuulla uutta soittoääntäsi
3. Jos tulet leffaan, kaverin kanssa keskustelu voi olla ok, mutta äänenvoimakkuus ei saa ylittää kuiskausta. Leffaan liittyen ei tarvitse esittää kysymyksiä tai kommentteja tätä lujemmalla äänellä ja siihen liittyvät keskustelut eivät kuulu teatteriin
4. Ennen elokuvan alkamista olisi hyvä löytää mukava asento, johon ei kuulu jalkojen sijoittaminen edellisen penkin selkänojalle, ei vaikka ottaisi kengät pois. Leffateatterin penkit ovat rakenteeltaan sellaisia, että pienikin tömpsy takaa päin saa sen tärisemään aivan helvetillisen ärsyttävästi, joten pidetään ne jalat omalla puolella.
5. Älä varaa mukaan rapisevia eväitä. Karkit pehmeässä muovipussissa ovat ihan voittajan valinta, sipsit eivät niinkään. Jos sipsejä tai rapisevilla pusseilla varustettuja karkkeja on nyt ihan pakko saada, niin avaa hyvä ihminen se pussi etukäteen, niin ettei koko yleisön tarvitse kuulla hamutessasi lisää syötävää
6. Jos jäät katselemaan lopputekstejä ja / tai ylläripätkää niin pysy penkissäsi. Jos nouset seisomaan, poistu nopeasti

Ei niin vaikeata vai mitä, no ehkä on, onhan tuossa sentään jo kuusi asiaa, joten summataan helpommaksi. Älä peitä kanssakatsojan näkyvyyttä, jos on pakko olla pystyssä silloin kun kankaalla pyörii jotain, ole nopea. Pidä volyymi pienenä, älä kosketa kanssakatsojaa tai hänen tuoliaan jaloillasi. Noin, paljon helpompaa vai mitä? Kolme pientä asiaa…

I don’t think the moviegoing will ever again be, like what it used to and what I want it to be, perhaps I’ll just have to start sparing money for the home theatre… it’s going to be a looooong wait. Fortunately I have job interview on thursday, whish me luck.