May The Peace Be With You, Luke

You know those people who say "I can watch such and such a movie over and over because I see something new everytime"? Do you know why they see something new every time? I will tell you why. It is because they can't keep their big trap shut during the movie. They will buy the movie on DVD even though they've already seen it in the theatre, pissing the rest of us off who want to see it only once and want to hear every damn word the FIRST time. I pay gobs of money to see it in the theatre and for some crazy reason, expect people to shut the hell up so I can hear it. And I expect them to turn off their damn cell phones. But I guess that's like paying gobs of money for a house and expecting the neighbors to take care of their damn lawns oh don't get me started.

Anyway, my niece and I went to the movies the other night to see Death Note, which was playing all of two days (at 7:30pm only) here in Sacramento. I didn't know much about the movie, only that it was a Japanese animation movie and as it turns out, I was even wrong about that: it was live action.

As we walked toward Theatre 2, we passed a couple (or maybe they were just friends but that's not the point) who reeked of nerdiness. They were hunched-over, unkempt mouth-breathers with odd conversation oozing from their pie holes. They took turns growling and screeching and the girl said, "I like to freak people out," in a sort of Beavis and Butthead tone of voice. "It's like, my hobby."

We grabbed two seats inside and the place was full of Beavis and Buttheads, dweebs of all shapes and sizes. I was easily the oldest person there. There was a festive buzz in the theatre. These kids were FANS. A girl in the back proclaimed to all of us that it was her birthday and did people get all smart-assy on her like I expected? No, they shouted "Happy Birthday!" Someone else walked up to the front and announced something that people applauded, but I had no idea what he said.

Geeks to the left of me. Geeks to the right. I thought, This must be what it's like to go to Comic-Con or a Star Trek convention.

The first trailer came on and everyone cheered. It was an ad for an upcoming movie based on another Japanese comic book (excuse me, graphic novel [excuse me again, manga]): Bleach.

Then a commercial for some other Japanese comicy thing came on and more people cheered. The girls were woo-hoo-ing between each trailer, like giddy school girls. In fact, it seemed like there were more girls than guys in the theatre.

And then something wierd happened: the movie started and everyone shut up. For the WHOLE MOVIE. And the movie was actually good. A good premise, a good story, intriguing characters. Unfortunately, this was only Part 1, but it was still good and didn't leave me totally hanging off a cliff. And...AND...not one cell phone rang out.


So I guess if you want courteous neighbors who mow their lawns and say, "After you" at the grocery store and wave you on at 4-way stop signs, move to Nerdville.


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Nanny Goats Shout Out

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