Kilted at the movies

[KiltedKnight]

I generally have more issues with the teenages who can't unglue the cellphone from their ear for the duration of the film than comments on my clothing.

What planet do you live on? I would have told those teenagers to either turn their phones of or watch them being dashed to pieces on the wall of the theater after I got the attention of everyone else in the place to watch.

Chances are that I'd get a standing ovation.

Chris.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Movie theatres do seem to be a non-even for kilt wearing. Worse thing is that the fixed arm rests can make it difficult to do the sweep before sitting, but it still easier than on a plane.

Glad the movie was worth seeing. That is on our list. Can anybody let me know if a 3 and a 5 year old would enjoy it, or it is appropriate? A PM is fine.

[Kilted KT]

Kilted is probably the most comfie way to see a movie.

Last two years I've gone black-kilted to our town's big Oktoberfest - a biker rally. Never a problem, many compliments and where to buy questions.

Ron

I've found that the more "individualistic" groups are far more accepting of the kilt and the common masses. Goths, Bikers, punk, hippies, just about any groups that could be labeled as "differet" or "wierd" are normally the ones who are far more accepting and inquisitive of the kilt than the common jeans/khaki wearing masses.

just a wee observation...

[Caradoc]

What planet do you live on? I would have told those teenagers to either turn their phones of or watch them being dashed to pieces on the wall of the theater after I got the attention of everyone else in the place to watch.

Chances are that I'd get a standing ovation.

Chris.

Perhaps. In my part of the world, I'd likely get stomped in the parking lot after the show, by the teenager's buddies who took offense to my actions.

I rarely go to the movies in theaters any more.

[Panache]

How was the film-as I might go to see it

I thought the first "Pirates..." was the most fun "summer blockbuster" I had ever seen. I went to this movie with fairly moderate expectations and had fun. The Flame-Haired Celtic Amazon Goddess and Sinbad enjoyed it. It isn't nearly as good as the first one and much of the humor throughout the film is referencing something from the first movie. There are great visuals, and Davy Jones is an amazing blend of acting and cg imagery. If I were rating these movies I would give the first movie an A- while the second rates only a C+
Will I watch the third film next summer? Of course!

KiltedCodeWarrior wrote:

Glad the movie was worth seeing. That is on our list. Can anybody let me know if a 3 and a 5 year old would enjoy it, or it is appropriate?

A couple of things. This movie is 2+ hours long (which is a lot to ask someone under six years old to sit through). My 6 year son thought that this was scarier than the first movie. We didn't take my 3 1/2 year old daughter to the film because for those two reasons.


Cheers

[auld argonian]

Hey...we'll all go see the third installment just to see Keith Richards!

...and if he speaks in the film, I hope that they have sub-titles!

I would point out that the second film in a trilogy is usually the weakest...consider Back to the Future II...did that suck or what? But BTTF III was a blast.


Best

AA

[Panache]

Hey...we'll all go see the third installment ...
...I would point out that the second film in a trilogy is usually the weakest...

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AA

Not always though, I would point out "LOR:Two Towers", "ST: The Wrath of Khan*", "SW: The Empire Strikes Back", "For a Few Dollars More", and "Superman II*" as examples where the second film was better than the third (and sometimes the first movie) of a trilogy.

Cheers







* Ok, OK not real trilogies

[Hamish]

I was just about to say that the last time I saw a film in a cinema was when "The Sound of Music" was released - the first time! Then I remembered that I went to see "Troy" a few years ago, in one of the new multi-screen complexes - a miserable experience. The 'cinema' was little larger than my sitting room, the screen only a little larger than my new LCD flat TV and the sound was so loud it was badly distorted. The entire building absolutely reeked of the sickening smell of popcorn, which I loathe, and the price of admission was horrendously expensive for one film and about a dozen trailers.

The only good thing about that evening was that it was an opportunity for me to wear one of my leather kilts (I forget which one) as a mark of solidarity with Brad Pitt!!

Something serious will have to be done to restore the joy and thrill of cinema-going before I venture back inside one of them.

[Rex_Tremende]

The only good thing about that evening was that it was an opportunity for me to wear one of my leather kilts (I forget which one) as a mark of solidarity with Brad Pitt!!

Uh-huh...

Like that was the only good thing about the evening.


Rex.

[Rex_Tremende]

The only trouble I've ever had with kilt wearing in a movie theater is with those spring-loaded seats. I haven't quite gotten the hang of pushing the seat down and doing the sweep at the same time, and when I get up, I'm virtually certain that the seat pops up in such a way so that the row behind me gets a free kilt check.

Regards,
Rex in Cincinnati.