Well THAT was...interesting.

[captain_slinky]

Know who goes to the Drive-In Theater?

I had assumed it might be the Nostalgia Buffs in their meticulously restored '57 Ford T-Birds... elderly folks looking to relive a little bit of that old "Summer Lovin'", maybe bring along The Grandkids.

But the harsh reality hit me tonight at the Puget Park Drive-In. Besides myself (the only average, upright citizen in the entire park) there were THREE kinds of people

• People with babies
• People who couldn't possibly sit through an entire 90-minute movie without a cigarette
• People who couldn't possibly sit through an entire 90-minute movie without a 6-pack of Schlitz

The movies I got to see (Fantastic Four 2: Rise Of The Silver Surfer and Ocean's 13, giving me a grand total of 19 by the end of the title sequences) were both sufficient but enfuriating due to the crappy FM radio in my car going in and out all night long. F42:RotSS was every bit as good as the first movie (take that as you will), but I still think that the Fantastic Four needs to be a TV Series rather than a series of movies. It's always been more of a soap-opera than a comic book, they just happen to have Super Powers. Ocean's 13 was the BIG SUPRISE of the eveing, though, and I absolutely loved it! I always enjoy a good "Con" movie :)

Comments

[michaelbailey.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that you say that the FF should be a television series. I really enjoyed the first one and thought that it captured the spirit of the FF perfectly. When the credits started rolling though I looked at my wife and two friends and said, "Well, that's the best television pilot that has ever come out of a Marvel property."

But I am looking forward to it.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

It's worth seeing on The Big Screen, definately :)

Wouldn't it be nice if they could make a PG-rated HBO Original Series or something? 'Cuz THAT'S where the FF belong!

[michaelbailey.livejournal.com]

It would give me a reason to subscribe to HBO. Then again they could release it on video, but I don't feel like paying $70-$80 for a set.

When they started the animated SPAWN series on HBO back in 1997 or so I became a firm believer in the fact that they should do a twelve part animated mini-series of the WATCHMEN.

We're getting a movie so let's see how that works out, but the mini-series would have been a better idea. More room to work with.