Some movies are simple and only require a small amount of attention. However, many movies have a lot of subtlety and meaningful details strewn about. I do not understand how people think it is a good idea to read something and effectively listen to a movie. Movies are visual as well as audio experiences.
Whenever I watch movies with the Vietnamese Crew we always talk during the movies. (This is when at Eric's house, we are not those annoying people who talk in theaters.) I will say things like "She has made three stupid choices in a row, she deserves to die," or find ridiculous holes in the plot. However, all of these movies I speak during are ones I have seen, bad movies, or straight to DVD animated movies based upon video games.
Movies make more sense and are more enjoyable when you watch them, listen to them, and give them your full attention.
A few movies I have seen recently that merit mentioning are Drag me to Hell, From Paris with Love, and The Social Network.
Drive Angry 3D
On the topic of movies, this past weekend I saw one. If you are a fan of bad Nicholas Cage movies, or think that phrase is a oxymoron, you should know I just saw Drive Angry 3D with my friends Aden and Nick.
After you check out the long trailer, if you want more there are a few other clips and interviews here. In the words of Roger Ebert's review:
Here is an exercise in deliberate vulgarity, gross excess, and the pornography of violence, not to forget garden variety pornography. You get your money's worth.Between the trailers and Ebert's words, there is little I can add.
Nick asked me to say horrible things about Fandango because of the confusion it created. We went to three theaters (two at the Tustin Marketplace and then the Irvine Spectrum) before we got to one that was showing the movie and we could make the next showing. There was even talk of having to drive angry to see the movie.
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