Just got home om a mini-movie binge two movies back to back. Take the Lead and Inside Man. Inside Man was OK but I still am trying to figure out motive. Why invest the time and risk for seemed a nominal payoff? Interesting photography and noise but why Mr Lee? Take the Lead was OK, but a little unbelievable—a nice fantasy but just too unreal; even if the movie was based on fact. Nice escape though for a Friday night..
We did the free crip movies and we started our binge a little after 4:00 the afternoon. There was none in the theater except us and another couple. This was expected for the end of the afternoon People still not still not off work and too early for the Friday night date crowd. I really expected to see more of a crowd for the 7:30 movie but no, just a few more but not a whole lot more. Granted a movie about dance is most likely a chick flick but there ws not lines for the other bigger box office attractions. Maybe there is something about cable killing the movie experience but I find that had to believe. Maybe it is the location of the theaters on the West side of the valley or maybe there is something to the whole idea that able bodied folks don't went to be around folks with disabilities if they don't want to. A free movie is a free movie and the gimps sure show up. I was surprised to even see a van from a long term care facility downloading a whole passel of seniors in chairs. Can you dig that, some where the rec director of “shady lane” busing all those folks out for a Friday night movie. I bet they all came straight over from the Golden Wok Up Chuck-Arama. Clearly they did not bring everyone over I just wonder how the director decided who goes and who is left behind. Maybe they they just draw straws and who does not go to night goes tomorrow or maybe Sunday. It's getting bad though. We were just a few minutes getting into Take the Lead and all the cut out seats designed for wheelchair users to sit in ad be next to their date were all most all taken. We were lucky to find a seat on the far row. I would have hated to have had to throw an old granny or grand pa out of their seat. I tell you things are going to get rough at the theater as more and more crips find out about the free flicks
Dianne was great. She packed bottled water, potato chip and assorted candy and things from the house but we still purchased a mid-sized coke,giant popcorn—you have to get the large so you can get the free refill oh yeah and the bag of red licorice. I am sure we still dropped at least $15.00. They still get ya-but it was fun being out on Friday night just like real people.
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