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Captain Marvel - Review...
Mar. 16th, 2019 10:50 pm1. Saw Captain Marvel today with movie buddy (aka cjlasky). He wanted to see US - I told him that I don't see horror films on the big screen and wanted to see Captain Marvel. US is the sort of movie that will give me nightmares. The trailer is enough to give me nightmares. (I also spoil myself for horror movies. I was discussing this with a co-worker -- who agreed. She asked if I looked up the synopsis first and read the plot before seeing it. Yep. She does the same thing.)
Anyhow, Captain Marvel -- I hate to say this, but, the audience made the movie a lot more fun. It was very interactive. Applauded. And it knew there would be stuff after the credits. A couple of people didn't. But most of the audience did -- we saw it at the Court Street 12 plex, which caters to a more diverse crowd than the Cobble Hill Art House -- which tends to be upper middle class white, Court 12 is a lot more diverse. (One of the reasons I prefer it, the other is leg room.) What blows my mind is now the movie theaters have reserved seating -- like live theater. You have to pick a seat on an electronic chart before getting there and you get that seat. Most people buy ahead of time on a Movie Theater App on their phones. This annoys me and makes no sense. Number one, it's not exactly easy to find the seats. And it doesn't add anything. Movies are supposed to be spontaneous, you just decide to go. You don't buy tickets ahead of time. Also what if you want to get tickets separately. And end up getting seats not together -- where's the fun in that?
But all whinging aside, I enjoyed the flick, well for the most part. It's a whole lot of fun. And the characters are likable. ( spoilers )
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Crimes of Grindemore has finally found its way to On Demand, along with Green Book. Also I discovered they have all the Marvel films available, except for Into the Spiderverse.
Anyhow, Captain Marvel -- I hate to say this, but, the audience made the movie a lot more fun. It was very interactive. Applauded. And it knew there would be stuff after the credits. A couple of people didn't. But most of the audience did -- we saw it at the Court Street 12 plex, which caters to a more diverse crowd than the Cobble Hill Art House -- which tends to be upper middle class white, Court 12 is a lot more diverse. (One of the reasons I prefer it, the other is leg room.) What blows my mind is now the movie theaters have reserved seating -- like live theater. You have to pick a seat on an electronic chart before getting there and you get that seat. Most people buy ahead of time on a Movie Theater App on their phones. This annoys me and makes no sense. Number one, it's not exactly easy to find the seats. And it doesn't add anything. Movies are supposed to be spontaneous, you just decide to go. You don't buy tickets ahead of time. Also what if you want to get tickets separately. And end up getting seats not together -- where's the fun in that?
But all whinging aside, I enjoyed the flick, well for the most part. It's a whole lot of fun. And the characters are likable. ( spoilers )
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Crimes of Grindemore has finally found its way to On Demand, along with Green Book. Also I discovered they have all the Marvel films available, except for Into the Spiderverse.