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Film Review - Wakanda Forever...
Nov. 27th, 2022 09:29 pmStill haven't put up my little tree, but I'm also going to my mother's for the Xmas holiday, and will be helping her put up her tree on December 21 or the 22nd, if all goes well.
Today, I saw Wakanda Forever with moviebuddy (aka cjlasky). He liked it slightly more than I did. I thought it was a bit on the long side, and needed to be tighter. This is a common theme with me and movies of late. I've not seen one movie this year that I didn't think was "too" long. Not one. Hmm...I'm wondering if this is a side-effect of watching serial television shows? Or I'm just having troubles focusing? My attention kept wandering - partly due to the fact that the theater patrons kept getting up to get popcorn, go to the bathroom and whatever. This reserved seat thing is annoying - I miss the old days of first come, first serve. Although there was an amusing and somewhat annoying moment just as the movie started - where we ended up with a bottleneck in the rows in the middle and towards the front of the theater.
Me: Ah yes. I was waiting for that to happen.
MovieBuddy: Yep looks like row grid-lock.
Darkened theater, no one can find their seats, and there's no ushers. Which is why this whole reserved seating thing does not work in movie theaters. Live theater, or the Opera, or Rock Concerts or even Sporting Events? Yes, it works. Mainly because people don't tend to show up as it is starting, and if they do, they either have to wait for a break, or it's not as big a deal and the seats are clearly marked and easy to find. Also, there are paid ushers. Movie theaters don't have these things. UA Court Street - did have some ushers - but it closed down, dammit.
Whoever came up with this idiotic idea, clearly did not think it through.
(Probably a marketing person.)
Anyhow, back to the movie. I enjoyed it. It kind of upturned various action/movie tropes, which was lovely. Although I'm not sure you'd have noticed if you didn't know about the tropes, or don't watch these type of films. It's kind of like watching a horror film that satirizes or explodes various tropes - but if you don't watch horror films, you'd be kind of blind to it?
( eh, spoilers..kind of hard to talk about the film without them )
Overall, a better than average superhero film. Not quite as captivating as Black Panther, which was a little tighter and wasn't doing quite as much heavy lifting, but good in its own right.
Afterwards, we went to dinner at a little Korean Restaurant. We tried Cafe Lulu, but it is cash only and wasn't very amenable. The Korean Restaurant, had gluten free items listed, along with low carb entries, and took credit cards. It may not have been quite as comfortable, but it was quiet and easy to talk in.
Sunday night - has less folks out and about, particularly after a holiday weekend, at 4:40 pm, and on a rainy day in Brooklyn.
Today, I saw Wakanda Forever with moviebuddy (aka cjlasky). He liked it slightly more than I did. I thought it was a bit on the long side, and needed to be tighter. This is a common theme with me and movies of late. I've not seen one movie this year that I didn't think was "too" long. Not one. Hmm...I'm wondering if this is a side-effect of watching serial television shows? Or I'm just having troubles focusing? My attention kept wandering - partly due to the fact that the theater patrons kept getting up to get popcorn, go to the bathroom and whatever. This reserved seat thing is annoying - I miss the old days of first come, first serve. Although there was an amusing and somewhat annoying moment just as the movie started - where we ended up with a bottleneck in the rows in the middle and towards the front of the theater.
Me: Ah yes. I was waiting for that to happen.
MovieBuddy: Yep looks like row grid-lock.
Darkened theater, no one can find their seats, and there's no ushers. Which is why this whole reserved seating thing does not work in movie theaters. Live theater, or the Opera, or Rock Concerts or even Sporting Events? Yes, it works. Mainly because people don't tend to show up as it is starting, and if they do, they either have to wait for a break, or it's not as big a deal and the seats are clearly marked and easy to find. Also, there are paid ushers. Movie theaters don't have these things. UA Court Street - did have some ushers - but it closed down, dammit.
Whoever came up with this idiotic idea, clearly did not think it through.
(Probably a marketing person.)
Anyhow, back to the movie. I enjoyed it. It kind of upturned various action/movie tropes, which was lovely. Although I'm not sure you'd have noticed if you didn't know about the tropes, or don't watch these type of films. It's kind of like watching a horror film that satirizes or explodes various tropes - but if you don't watch horror films, you'd be kind of blind to it?
( eh, spoilers..kind of hard to talk about the film without them )
Overall, a better than average superhero film. Not quite as captivating as Black Panther, which was a little tighter and wasn't doing quite as much heavy lifting, but good in its own right.
Afterwards, we went to dinner at a little Korean Restaurant. We tried Cafe Lulu, but it is cash only and wasn't very amenable. The Korean Restaurant, had gluten free items listed, along with low carb entries, and took credit cards. It may not have been quite as comfortable, but it was quiet and easy to talk in.
Sunday night - has less folks out and about, particularly after a holiday weekend, at 4:40 pm, and on a rainy day in Brooklyn.