Today was an off day for watching movies: I didn't get the nap that I was supposed to take prior to the midnight showing. The guys sitting next to us had uncontrollable IcantStopShakingMyLegItis. The sound goes awry after a loud scene and all the words that trail with “s” start sounding like “SSSSSS”. The dynamics are lost and the surround speakers start to sound louder than the front channels. I think it was a cumulative thing that led to me walking out of the theatre. (My weaseling out excuse to Shihab? “I'm really tired and I don't think it'd be wise to not get much sleep.” — It was partially true!) Shihab was saying that as long as he could hear the dialog, there was nothing wrong. It's tough having discerning ears :-D.
But lets get to the 45 minutes that I did get to see. There seems to have been a few more comic relief scenes put in. Most of the weird crowd that was there seemed to roar hysterically. The pace seemed a bit off and scenes seem to jump from one to another instead of transitioning…
Anyways, perhaps this is just cause I seemed to enjoy The Two Towers much more at home on a system that I'm familiar with. What can I say? I'm a critic. And an ego balloon full of hot air. ;-)
Last edited:Wasted money. You should've watched Cheaper by the Dozen instead and watched LOTR on Friday night. :-p
Posted by: John at December 17, 2003 10:52 AMgood thing i didn't buy the ticket eh?
Posted by: Aaron at December 17, 2003 11:40 AMOh Aaron…how I miss watching movies w/ you…and yes, you are a big-time movie critic! =)
Posted by: Melissa at December 23, 2003 11:12 PMYeeees, good thing I bought a ticket at your behest only to have you walk out on the movie despite minor technical deficiencies that went away later throws tomato
And when you were supposed to get me a ticket to the same movie later, the dude forgot to tear off my stub and I got you a refund, ya cheap bastage! :P
Posted by: Shihab at January 3, 2004 08:50 PM