**Batman trailers to follow—do not read if you don’t want any details of the movie spoiled.**
So, I was sitting at the bar with my dad. After sampling the local Omahaian micro-brews, it was decided that we should probably have a couple shots of tequila. By the time he brought up seeing Batman at the IMAX the next day, I had some pretty warm cheeks. I agreed to do so. By the time we actually made it back to his house, I had had two too many drinks, and ordered the tickets online, right then. If only I had been thinking.
And it was a cool experience, really. I mean, IMAX movies are always cool in my opinion. I enjoy them immensely. But it was the third. time. I. have. seen. it. The first time, on a date with movie store guy, was fun. We went to a matinee. It was exciting—you didn’t know what was coming next. I loved it. The second time was with some girlfriends. Again—decent. Started making connections—recognizing the foreshadowing that you don’t see the first time around…
The third time, IMAX and all, was enough. More than enough. Too much. I had lines memorized basically. I can imitate the Joker’s laugh, and it’s good. I closed my eyes when the guy broke his legs on the fall off the building. I knew exactly which point it was when Rachel was going to be blown to smithereens. I knew that Harvey Dent was going to wake up without half of his face, and that the commissioner was actually alive. I knew all of this before it actually happened. Now, tell me, why did I think it would be a good idea to see it a 3rd time? The repetitiveness of it all has pretty much spoiled the movie for me, and I doubt I will ever need to watch it again in my life. We should have stayed at the casino playing video poker, drinking rum and coke, and losing to the slot machines.
Yes, I know. My dad is cool.
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11 comments:
now i cannot get the batman song out of my head;-P
See, you had almost more fun than I did in Omaha. He never took me to the casino. :( Wanna go to Batman with Clint?
I haven't seen the movie
yet...so I only read
the first part...before
you went to see the movie...
But just wanted to
comment on how fun it is
that you and the pops
were doing shots of tequila.
Hollla.
Hey, movie spoiler! Just kidding, by the time I get around to seeing Batman, I will have forgotten all the details! It is fun to be old. Everyday a new adventure.
PS. Everyday a new adventure. (see what I mean?) GB :)
I loved it too...but I don't know that I could see it three times! Your crazy...then again, I do love Christian Bale!
Drinking with dad... always a good time!
Everyone knew Harvey Dent was going to wake up without half of his face before the movie was even in production. Well not everyone, just the comic geeks like myself. But anyway, I can understand your dread. The movie was good, but it's way too long to be watched that many times in a row. I wanted to watch it a second time, and perhaps again on DVD much later in life.
I can never remember people's names, but plot lines and pointless trivia stay with me forever - hence even when i haven't seen a movie for years i can, within a few minutes, remember most of the major plot twists.
But if it's a good film i don't think it matters - i think your problem was seeing it 3 times in quick succession - give it a few months and see how you feel
PS: Adam West & Burt Ward are gods!
We loved it but then we only saw it once.
Then we rented the old TV movie and had a silly fun time with that too. BAM! POW!!!
You're a good daughter to go see it a third time with him in IMAX. I saw it once in IMAX and that is enough for now. When you know the lines, that's when it's time for a break :)
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