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happypervert -> A cosmic conspiracy? (1/21/2005 2:49:55 PM)
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By now I expected to be writing a rave review for House of Flying Daggers. These reviews show the critics loved it. And I have high expectations because it was made by the same director who made Hero. The critics loved that too and I went to see it 3 times which I've never done before. One time I even took my 80 something year old mother. Anyway, it seems that there are supernatural forces plotting to keep me away from seeing this new movie.
House of Flying Daggers has had limited release for a while, but wasn't around here and I've been checking every week to see if it is in. Then ma sent an e-mail -- said she went to see it! (guess she liked Hero) So I checked the movie schedule and Voila! I made plans to go see it the next day. But it was snowing real hard so decided to wait a day, and when I got to the theather it was gone! Kept it one week then yanked it. Grrrr.
So I checked other theaters in the region and found it was in one about 1 hour drive, and if I left quick I could make it. Checked the location -- it was in some mall off the main road, so I shot down there and couldn't find it within time to be even 10 minutes late. I figured I'd go back today, but checked the schedule and it was yanked out overnight.
I found another place about 1:15 away. Got there in plenty of time, and it was playing as scheduled. Then as the previews started rolling it was clear there was a problem with the projector and that full screen mode made folks look "stretched" so people looked skinny, or they could show a cropped version of the image. Then the movie started they tried that, but it cropped the subtitles, and we all left and got our money back.
I guess I get to try again next week -- supposed to have a snowstorm over the weekend. Now I'm wondering what else will happen.
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