4 Reasons Why Midnight Screenings Are Not A Good Idea

4. Rampant Fanboys Ruin The Cinematic Experience

batman fans One of the main reasons people go out for midnight screening is the atmosphere. What better way to experience that big tent pole movie than with people who really get off on it. I've been to a few showings like that myself. I've seen firsthand all the pomp and pageantry and I'll admit it has been fun. I've enjoyed the costumes and the makeup, hearing the excited nonsensical fanboy conversation, and counting the 100th time the guy next to me has been asked to check his phone for the time. Yes I will admit the fun and frivolity that goes along with a midnight screening can be very enjoyable. That is, until the movie starts. Here is where we run in the trouble. That pageantry which was so appealing 30 minutes ago is now becoming a big distraction to the main event. Those excitable conversations which were so funny are now keeping you from hearing the movie's dialogue. In fact after a great line is said or a favorite character appears you notice that the conversation level actually rises dramatically (not to mention the screams). You enjoy the enthusiasm but not the fact that you miss the next several line of dialogue due to noise. Then you recall those great costumes and props. So fantastic and funny were they before the show began. Now they are only thought of as a nuisance for blocking your view of the screen and creating too much noise as nerds jostle in their seats. Let us also not forget those wonderful phones. Those utterly charming machines that counted down the minutes to glorious show time. Now they are providing a very distracting glow every five minutes as someone updates their Facebook account or twitter status. It is at this point becomes apparent to the midnight movie goer that the very fandom they plunked down hard earned cash to enjoy is ultimately keeping them from having an enjoyable cinematic experience. Let's not even discuss the issue of insufficient armrest space.
 
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Raymond Woods is too busy watching movies to give you a decent bio. If he wasn't too busy watching movies and reading books about movies and listening to podcasts about movies, this is what he'd tell you. "I know more about film than you. Accept this as a fact and we might be able to talk."