The Start of Cemetery Season!!!!! - Page 25

€uroMeinke · 06-23-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

so who is going?

I know Steve & Isaac are

blueerica · 06-23-2007, 02:22 PM

Sadly, I will not... I have family matters to attend to.

innerSpaceman · 06-24-2007, 06:17 AM

It was me and zapppop and Gemini Cricket and SuPeR K! and Leigh-Ann ... and that was the rudest audience ever. Drunk people who had no control over themselves, tons of people who were obviously not movie fans or there to enjoy the film (or let others do so).

I know there are camp elements to The Haunting and I'm fine with people having a good time. But the proceedings were generally treated as a comedy, or with disdain and disappointment by people who were somehow expecting Friday the 13th XXII.

Incessant talking, constant walking, and faux-funny screaming that had none of the comic genius of TUESDAY (for those who recall The Shining in better days of Cemetery screenings)

One particular group would not SHUT UP. People around them kept telling them to be quiet, and - 'natch - I had to finally yell at them that they were not alone in their living room, but rather in a crowd of 2500 people.

(Um, that works out to $25,000 an evening ... and yes, they can afford a better sound system.)

On the plus side, it was neat to see The Haunting projected large ... especially on a mausoleum wall. And the "spike" system of not having our space encroached on by restroom wanderers and neighbors worked better than we could have ever hoped.

But while GC and I knew the film would never, in a crowd, be exactly the same movie neither one of us can watch alone at night, in the dark ... it was very disappointing to experience the lack of respect evident in last night's crowd.

I'm thinking more and more that it's time to find something new. Not only has word got out to the masses, the new crowds are the unwashed masses.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-24-2007, 04:29 PM

At the very least it's time to stop attending the more popular films.

I think part of the problem this year is that they're publishing the lineup farther in advance, rather than just 1 or two weeks. It means, knowing what movie is being shown, more people plan to come. Feh, I want my small, elitist crowd that goes for the experience, not the film.

Alex · 06-24-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Feh, I want my small, elitist crowd that goes for the experience, not the film.

Sounds like the crowd there last night was there for an experience not for the movie.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-24-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Sounds like the crowd there last night was there for an experience not for the movie.

But not The experience. It sounds like The Haunting has acquired a cult ironic following, as opposed to the crowd in the past which actually appreciated classic films in a non-ironic way.

I don't think it's time to be scared off entirely yet. We've been to 2 this season, and they were both great, even Harold and Maude which drew a large, but appreciative, crowd.

blueerica · 06-24-2007, 04:32 PM

This is terribly disappointing news.

mousepod · 06-24-2007, 04:46 PM

I'm saddened by this news. I've yet to attend a Cemetery Screening - I figured we would this summer. Now it sounds like the story I recently shared about my experiences at The Castro here in SF. Hipper than thou audiences treating classic as camp. Boo. Hiss.

BarTopDancer · 06-24-2007, 05:09 PM

Alex · 06-24-2007, 06:18 PM

Maybe the crowd simply grew bored because, quite frankly (and I saw the rest of it the other night and mostly say this to tweak at Steve though I am being honest in my opinion), The Haunting sucks and the only way to enjoy it is ironcally.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	It was me and zapppop and Gemini Cricket and SuPeR K! and Leigh-Ann ... and that was the rudest audience ever. Drunk people who had no control over themselves, tons of people who were obviously not movie fans or there to enjoy the film (or let others do so). I know there are camp elements to The Haunting and I'm fine with people having a good time. But the proceedings were generally treated as a comedy, or with disdain and disappointment by people who were somehow expecting Friday the 13th XXII. Incessant talking, constant walking, and faux-funny screaming that had none of the comic genius of TUESDAY (for those who recall The Shining in better days of Cemetery screenings) One particular group would not SHUT UP. People around them kept telling them to be quiet, and - 'natch - I had to finally yell at them that they were not alone in their living room, but rather in a crowd of 2500 people. (Um, that works out to $25,000 an evening ... and yes, they can afford a better sound system.) On the plus side, it was neat to see The Haunting projected large ... especially on a mausoleum wall. And the "spike" system of not having our space encroached on by restroom wanderers and neighbors worked better than we could have ever hoped. But while GC and I knew the film would never, in a crowd, be exactly the same movie neither one of us can watch alone at night, in the dark ... it was very disappointing to experience the lack of respect evident in last night's crowd. I'm thinking more and more that it's time to find something new. Not only has word got out to the masses, the new crowds are the unwashed masses.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Maybe the crowd simply grew bored because, quite frankly (and I saw the rest of it the other night and mostly say this to tweak at Steve though I am being honest in my opinion), The Haunting sucks and the only way to enjoy it is ironcally.
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