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The Torment of the Modern Cinema-Goer
Aug. 7th, 2011 01:36 pmAt the moment, I am of this mindset:
A pox on chain movie theatres. A pox on market forces, whatever they are. A pox on the 3D format of movies in general. And I haven't made up my mind yet about Marvel Studios' role in all this.
Wanted to go see Captain America at one of the local movie theatres on Friday night. Wanted to see a 2D showing. And with friends - or at least friendlist contacts from Facebook - if at all possible.
So I arrive at the Rideau Centre, believing the newspaper listings' not mentioning 3D. And it was a 3D-edition on offer when I got there. The guy working the snacks 'n' tickets counter there referred me to World Exchange after a certain amount of cranky/tired chatter on my part.
It got worse: I got to World Exchange...and they'd already shut down the 2D showings of Captain America there. The only cinema in Ottawa currently hosting 2D showings is in Kanata. As far to the west of downtown as I am to the east of it. And I was NOT willing to spend 30-60 mins. more on the bus to get *there*...not tonight.
So, I went home, an unhappy camper.
And it's still festering just a bit. Partly because at World Exchange, I got a little more cranky about the frustration, realized I was behaving badly to people on staff who were pretty much stuck in the middle on this stuff, and started to apologize...and got interrupted with the kind of counter-apology that just leaves you angrier than when you started owning up to being rude in the first place.
Which is why I left this friends-only for a while. I didn't blow up in reply, but I did stalk away in a cranky sulk of a state.
Not good on my part. Not good.
A pox on chain movie theatres. A pox on market forces, whatever they are. A pox on the 3D format of movies in general. And I haven't made up my mind yet about Marvel Studios' role in all this.
Wanted to go see Captain America at one of the local movie theatres on Friday night. Wanted to see a 2D showing. And with friends - or at least friendlist contacts from Facebook - if at all possible.
So I arrive at the Rideau Centre, believing the newspaper listings' not mentioning 3D. And it was a 3D-edition on offer when I got there. The guy working the snacks 'n' tickets counter there referred me to World Exchange after a certain amount of cranky/tired chatter on my part.
It got worse: I got to World Exchange...and they'd already shut down the 2D showings of Captain America there. The only cinema in Ottawa currently hosting 2D showings is in Kanata. As far to the west of downtown as I am to the east of it. And I was NOT willing to spend 30-60 mins. more on the bus to get *there*...not tonight.
So, I went home, an unhappy camper.
And it's still festering just a bit. Partly because at World Exchange, I got a little more cranky about the frustration, realized I was behaving badly to people on staff who were pretty much stuck in the middle on this stuff, and started to apologize...and got interrupted with the kind of counter-apology that just leaves you angrier than when you started owning up to being rude in the first place.
Which is why I left this friends-only for a while. I didn't blow up in reply, but I did stalk away in a cranky sulk of a state.
Not good on my part. Not good.
