merely talk

For my anniversary, Anna and I played Gin Rummy and then headed to the Hollywood for a flick. The double feature was King Arthur and The Alamo. We decided since we were not American, and didn't feel like taking in yet another glorified war epic about American history, we would only see the first one. And it wasn't great to be honest. I found it a bit dull. But a few things do stand out in my mind about it:

1. Clive Owen is one sexy beast. My god that voice of his is so smooth and deep, it's like velvet. And he's all intense and noble. Simply lovely.
2. The other knights weren't too bad either. Especially the blond one, who's name is escaping me, and his buddy Galahad. Very pretty.
3. Historical accuracy isn't a big thing in Hollywood, is it?
   

I still would have had fun though, if it hadn't been for these two idiots in front of me. The Hollywood is an old theatre, which is why I like it. But it also has really tight, badly slanted seating. So if there is someone in front of you, your vision is limited. Fine. I expect this. You usually find an angle that works and then stick with it. But these two made that impossible. The woman was an absolute idiot and kept leaning over to ask her boyfriend questions. Like: "Who's that?", "Why did they do that?", "What's going on?", "Isn't that the guy from that other movie we saw the other day?", "What did I just miss, because I was talking and disturbing the movie for everyone around me?" (okay so maybe that last one I made up, but the rest are totally true). It was horrible, I think the boyfriend spent more of the movie explaining it to her than watching it. And the worst part is that every time she asked him a question, she would put her fat head right in my way, so I had to invade Anna's personal space to see the sexy on screen. I started to grind my teeth in frustration half way through. And I was so very close to kicking her in the head a few times. I could totally have made it look like an accident.

It's really a symptom of a bigger problem I think. People don't seem to understand proper movie etiquette anymore. More often than not, I've had people around me who talk loudly, who's cell phones go off, or who constantly kick seats. I'm sure Anna has another long list about the crappy behavior of movie patrons, especially their cleanliness. It's annoying that all manners disappear once the lights dim.

Anyway, despite the stupidity of people, I still had a good time. So thanks Anna for making my one year anniversary not a total suckfest. I really appreciate it.