Terminatah
04-16-2010, 06:06 PM
One of the most memorable movie viewing experiences I've ever had is when I saw Spider-Man opening weekend, because my audience was filled with (and I use the term favorably) comic book nerds. The audience response was electric and it made the movie play so much better. I believe the right audience can make going to the movies a magical experience. But here's my problem.
I'm going to see Kick-Ass this weekend. How can I determine the exact right place and time to see a movie with the right audience? Where and when are all the nerds gonna go? I live in Los Angeles, and I saw Watchmen opening night in the Cinerama Dome at the Arclight, which I thought would've been a home run, but the audience was awful. There were people talking during the movie and they clearly didn't care about Watchmen or even know what it was going in. Because it's not all the hardcore nerds buying the opening night tickets at the best theatre now. It's just every dumbass off the street desperate to be part of the latest thing. I don't want a repeat of that when I see Kick-Ass. So where should I go to see it with the nerds? One of these smaller towns around LA, like Pasadena or Alhambra? North to Valencia? South to Rolling Hills Estates? What time of day should I see it? I just want a good audience.
I'm asking here because I presume there's a lot of nerds on this site. And, again, I mean that in a good way.
Mods: Please mirror this in the Comic Book Culture forum if you see fit.
-Terminatah
I'm going to see Kick-Ass this weekend. How can I determine the exact right place and time to see a movie with the right audience? Where and when are all the nerds gonna go? I live in Los Angeles, and I saw Watchmen opening night in the Cinerama Dome at the Arclight, which I thought would've been a home run, but the audience was awful. There were people talking during the movie and they clearly didn't care about Watchmen or even know what it was going in. Because it's not all the hardcore nerds buying the opening night tickets at the best theatre now. It's just every dumbass off the street desperate to be part of the latest thing. I don't want a repeat of that when I see Kick-Ass. So where should I go to see it with the nerds? One of these smaller towns around LA, like Pasadena or Alhambra? North to Valencia? South to Rolling Hills Estates? What time of day should I see it? I just want a good audience.
I'm asking here because I presume there's a lot of nerds on this site. And, again, I mean that in a good way.
Mods: Please mirror this in the Comic Book Culture forum if you see fit.
-Terminatah