I went to see Adam Sandler's latest offering this evening. A large part of me wants to tell you the secret to the movie -- a larger part of me wants you to experience this movie for yourself. I will tell you this: there was such a dichotomy in the audience I don't really know what to say.
On one hand you had the people who left about halfway through the picture. I counted about 10 -- that's a large number of people to leave the theater and not come back. It's the first time in a very long time I've seen that. I mean, I've seen people NOT show up for a movie but rarely do you see people walk out.
On the other hand, it is the first movie I've seen in years where the audience applauded at the end of the film. Not the embarrassed clapping people do when someone starts and they feel compelled to follow. No, this was the "this picture deserves applause" clamoring that I don't recall being a part of in a decade.
It used to be that when the film was over there was courteous applause from the audience as the credits rolled. As movies got worse I think it fell out of favor and you didn't hear it as often. Nowadays people just don't give credit to the celluloid that just played.
People liked this movie. I liked this movie. They applauded.
I think that says something. Go see it.
On one hand you had the people who left about halfway through the picture. I counted about 10 -- that's a large number of people to leave the theater and not come back. It's the first time in a very long time I've seen that. I mean, I've seen people NOT show up for a movie but rarely do you see people walk out.
On the other hand, it is the first movie I've seen in years where the audience applauded at the end of the film. Not the embarrassed clapping people do when someone starts and they feel compelled to follow. No, this was the "this picture deserves applause" clamoring that I don't recall being a part of in a decade.
It used to be that when the film was over there was courteous applause from the audience as the credits rolled. As movies got worse I think it fell out of favor and you didn't hear it as often. Nowadays people just don't give credit to the celluloid that just played.
People liked this movie. I liked this movie. They applauded.
I think that says something. Go see it.