Matinees

I think one of the better time-killing discoveries is how nice it is to go to the movies during the daytime. Now I don't just mean taking in the 3pm or 5pm showings (which are nice) but the 10 30 or 11 am early discounted shows. Being an early riser, it's never an issue to get to the theater by those morning times and now I even have my wife (and faithful movie companion) acclimated to this same schedule. I know she doesn't share the save aversion to crowds but indulges me since I seem to do better when my neuroses are at a low level. Something so nice about a theater with 6 people in there. There is NO chance that there will be coughing, talking, seat kicking and inappropriate laughing. I may have touched on this in earlier entries but it is a big part of time killing this summer.

We were curious to see this bizarro movie, Bruno. I was surprised my wife wanted to see it so I was on board for the 11 am show yesterday. As expected, about 11 cars in the 16-theater parking lot, no ticket lines, no food lines, no ticket taker and of course the requisite 6-8 people in the theater. It turned out they all laughed in the appropriate places. There weren't a ton of laughs but when there WAS one, it was intense. Overall the movie was worth seeing (I won't go into details)...I just caught a discussion of the movie on the beginning of one of my least favorite shows - "Let's all talk over each other and interrupt the hell out of each other" otherwise known as "The View"..To hear Barbara Walters' review of this movie was comical.. they should add it to the movie's ending.

We've seen quite a few matinees this summer as my wife and I now have some of the same weekdays off (yeeeehaaaa for the floundering economy). To supplement these pleasant outings we also have one or two Netflix movies waiting to be viewed most times. We've yet to watch these during daylight (Matinee) hours but these blu-ray beauties are ready when we are and they meet all the neurotic criteria...no lines, no noises, no seat kicking, coughing, etc..Just need one of those 'Tony Soprano' Movie/Media rooms with the cushy chairs and popcorn machine...Nobody dares to talk, cough or kick your chair in that room!