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The Outing: Not bad, all in all. Due to overwhelming demand (Pooch informed me that every show was sold out through to 1 am at our theater), a few friends could not join us, and the loss was felt. We did an impromptu-ish apartment dinner with all three apartment mates making their specialties--Carrie-potatoes, me-casserole, Lisa-stir fry. We had maybe fifteen minutes to cram our faces before we had to leave, but we managed to get to the theater half an hour before the show. Of course, there were barely any seats and not all together, though they were mostly in the same area.
The Reaction: For the most part, really good. Jen Baker, Lisa's friend, came out and I asked her how she liked it (she was second to maybe Pooch in enthusiasm for seeing Sin City when I talked to her. She said she hated it, then, ha ha, just kidding. But she didn't say it fast enough; some couple walking by gave her the dirtiest looks for saying it was terrible. Not joking, however, were Lisa and Adele. Poor Adele--I barely got to say hi and didn't really get to say goodbye; she was so turned off by the violence that she wanted to go home straight away. Poor Lisa--she tried to talk to me one or two times and joke, and I hushed her. At the end, she turned to me and said, a bit frightened and tense, "You were really into that, huh?" I told her I just didn't like talking during movies, and she got tenser still and even offended. Now, let's be honest, when I offend, it's usually because I've been insensitive not because someone else is too sensitive, and I immediately apologized for teasing her. Lisa apparently was horrified by the violence. I knew she didn't like scary movies, but I'd assumed that it was 'I-don't-like-to-be-scared-by-things-jumping-out-at-me' dislike. Violence, especially in the magnitude and extremity shown in Sin City really unnerved and disgusted her. On the one hand, she knew she was getting some of that by going, but on the other, there was a lot that I found stomach-turning, too.
But, in general, people were really pleased. Pooch was our expert, commenting on the story from the books versus the movie, and we bandied about the question of Tarantino's influence (and thank you![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ivy03 for finding out which segment he directed; I should have guessed, I suppose). As always, there were a mix of emotional responses, but people had such good insights--better than mine, I must confess--and I'm left very much interested in reading the whole series of books. The art from the art book I've seen is fantastic, if ridiculously aggrandized/perfected forms. Too tired to hang out much, I went back with Lisa and Andy to our apartment. My apologies to BSD, we did mean to hang out, but Pooch had to take Adele home, Carrie went to Eugene's, and I was beat. Another time.
( And last but not least, The Review: (spoilers) )
The Reaction: For the most part, really good. Jen Baker, Lisa's friend, came out and I asked her how she liked it (she was second to maybe Pooch in enthusiasm for seeing Sin City when I talked to her. She said she hated it, then, ha ha, just kidding. But she didn't say it fast enough; some couple walking by gave her the dirtiest looks for saying it was terrible. Not joking, however, were Lisa and Adele. Poor Adele--I barely got to say hi and didn't really get to say goodbye; she was so turned off by the violence that she wanted to go home straight away. Poor Lisa--she tried to talk to me one or two times and joke, and I hushed her. At the end, she turned to me and said, a bit frightened and tense, "You were really into that, huh?" I told her I just didn't like talking during movies, and she got tenser still and even offended. Now, let's be honest, when I offend, it's usually because I've been insensitive not because someone else is too sensitive, and I immediately apologized for teasing her. Lisa apparently was horrified by the violence. I knew she didn't like scary movies, but I'd assumed that it was 'I-don't-like-to-be-scared-by-things-jumping-out-at-me' dislike. Violence, especially in the magnitude and extremity shown in Sin City really unnerved and disgusted her. On the one hand, she knew she was getting some of that by going, but on the other, there was a lot that I found stomach-turning, too.
But, in general, people were really pleased. Pooch was our expert, commenting on the story from the books versus the movie, and we bandied about the question of Tarantino's influence (and thank you
ivy03 for finding out which segment he directed; I should have guessed, I suppose). As always, there were a mix of emotional responses, but people had such good insights--better than mine, I must confess--and I'm left very much interested in reading the whole series of books. The art from the art book I've seen is fantastic, if ridiculously aggrandized/perfected forms. Too tired to hang out much, I went back with Lisa and Andy to our apartment. My apologies to BSD, we did mean to hang out, but Pooch had to take Adele home, Carrie went to Eugene's, and I was beat. Another time.( And last but not least, The Review: (spoilers) )
