Night of the Living Idiots
Last night I went to see the original B&W Night of the Living Dead in a theatre. Ooooooh, I was psyched! Night of the Living Dead! In a theatre! Dude!
Tragically, the audience decided to treat the experience as an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. This didn't offend me on a film geeky "This is a classic motion picture! Show your respect, you unkempt ruffians!" level (okay, it did a little) but more on the level that one should not shout comments out at the screen unless they are funny, clever, and/or perceptive. Blurting out whatever random thoughts pop into one's brain, when these thoughts are not of a quality that necessitate them being shared with other people, just annoys the hell out of innocent filmgoers like myself who were really looking forward to seeing the original Night of the Living Dead on the big screen.
To be fair, it was a double-feature with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so I probably should've seen that coming...
If you're within, oh, about twenty-eight hours of the Tampa area, you'll want to check out the 45th Anniversary Screening of Blood Feast, featuring a one-hour reception with filmmakers Herschell Gordon Lewis and David F. Friedman, and a Q&A afterwards. It's Saturday, March 1st, starting at 8:00 PM, and also includes a screening of 100 Tears, a psycho killer clown movie. A nurse will be on duty to treat the cowardly and faint of heart, so rest assured that they have your well-being in mind.
I've seen Blood Feast in a theatre before, at the Sarasota Film Fest where host Joe Bob Briggs was subjected to the most idiotic questions imaginable, but this sounds way too cool to pass up. So I'll be there. Will YOU....?
http://gasparilla2008.bside.com/2008/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=48638000
Tragically, the audience decided to treat the experience as an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. This didn't offend me on a film geeky "This is a classic motion picture! Show your respect, you unkempt ruffians!" level (okay, it did a little) but more on the level that one should not shout comments out at the screen unless they are funny, clever, and/or perceptive. Blurting out whatever random thoughts pop into one's brain, when these thoughts are not of a quality that necessitate them being shared with other people, just annoys the hell out of innocent filmgoers like myself who were really looking forward to seeing the original Night of the Living Dead on the big screen.
To be fair, it was a double-feature with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so I probably should've seen that coming...
If you're within, oh, about twenty-eight hours of the Tampa area, you'll want to check out the 45th Anniversary Screening of Blood Feast, featuring a one-hour reception with filmmakers Herschell Gordon Lewis and David F. Friedman, and a Q&A afterwards. It's Saturday, March 1st, starting at 8:00 PM, and also includes a screening of 100 Tears, a psycho killer clown movie. A nurse will be on duty to treat the cowardly and faint of heart, so rest assured that they have your well-being in mind.
I've seen Blood Feast in a theatre before, at the Sarasota Film Fest where host Joe Bob Briggs was subjected to the most idiotic questions imaginable, but this sounds way too cool to pass up. So I'll be there. Will YOU....?
http://gasparilla2008.bside.com/2008/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=48638000
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