Movie Manners
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bloodyrosemccoyWent to see Mama this weekend with my buddies Kate and Matt. Aside from having a great time talking Liberry Talk (Kate still works there), it was interesting to note that it was my first time watching a horror movie on the big screen.
For some reason, horror movies specifically seem like the kind you watch on a little screen, with headphones. I devour them, but generally on my computer, late at night,* which is a great idea because it's a good way to suddenly haunt your house. I much prefer watching movies that way in general, because that way I can control the volume or turn on subtitles or pause them so I can go to the bathroom or go back and rewatch the silly parts.** Also, I can do other things while I'm watching, such as create conlang words or make bracelets or something.
So I had to warn Kate'n'Matt that I am not much for theaters, and my immersion in Mystery Science Theater 3000 means that I have to remind myself that my concept of theater manners might not be the same as other people's. Fortunately, this audience agreed with me, and was quite willing to holler at the screen. If you're gonna watch a movie like that with other people, by god it should be social.
It worked, too. Kate'n'Matt have decided that they need more MST3k in their lives. They are coming over Friday to sample some. Little do they know the evangelical storm that is about to be released upon them. Now I've just got to figure out which host to start them on.
Also, to fix my darn disc drive. But hey, at least the MST movie's on Netflix Instaplay. That's always a good one to start.
*At least, that's how I used to do it, before the spindle on my DVD drive disintegrated. Now when I use DVDs I'm having to improvise with an external USB drive. It doesn't work very well.
**I swear I made Grave Encounters twice as long as its actual runtime doing that. It's not a GREAT movie, but it had me shivering and also giggling idiotically through pretty much the whole thing. Along with Paranormal Activity, it is my go-to haunted house movie.
For some reason, horror movies specifically seem like the kind you watch on a little screen, with headphones. I devour them, but generally on my computer, late at night,* which is a great idea because it's a good way to suddenly haunt your house. I much prefer watching movies that way in general, because that way I can control the volume or turn on subtitles or pause them so I can go to the bathroom or go back and rewatch the silly parts.** Also, I can do other things while I'm watching, such as create conlang words or make bracelets or something.
So I had to warn Kate'n'Matt that I am not much for theaters, and my immersion in Mystery Science Theater 3000 means that I have to remind myself that my concept of theater manners might not be the same as other people's. Fortunately, this audience agreed with me, and was quite willing to holler at the screen. If you're gonna watch a movie like that with other people, by god it should be social.
It worked, too. Kate'n'Matt have decided that they need more MST3k in their lives. They are coming over Friday to sample some. Little do they know the evangelical storm that is about to be released upon them. Now I've just got to figure out which host to start them on.
Also, to fix my darn disc drive. But hey, at least the MST movie's on Netflix Instaplay. That's always a good one to start.
*At least, that's how I used to do it, before the spindle on my DVD drive disintegrated. Now when I use DVDs I'm having to improvise with an external USB drive. It doesn't work very well.
**I swear I made Grave Encounters twice as long as its actual runtime doing that. It's not a GREAT movie, but it had me shivering and also giggling idiotically through pretty much the whole thing. Along with Paranormal Activity, it is my go-to haunted house movie.
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Date: 2013-02-20 07:50 am (UTC)The only real answer is Joel. :P
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Date: 2013-02-21 11:15 pm (UTC)It's also a question of which movies I'll have on hand. I think all my Joel ones are digital, so they'd have to watch those on my computer rather than on the TVbox. It's hard to sit back when the movie's on a computer screen.