I went to the 12:01 am showing last night of Twilight Eclipse.
I didn’t realize there WAS a 12:01 am anymore.
Seriously…10:30 pm and I am crawling into bed.
Let’s face it, 37 29 is very, very close to elderly.
We got there early, before 11 pm and it was PACKED. We were pretty much at the end of the line that filled the entire sold out theater. And guess where we had to sit? Second row. While that may be good for those of us ancient folks with bad eyesight, my neck is now permanently fixed with my head angled upward like I’m looking at the tops of trees. I propose a rule….movie theaters should seat you by age. I probably would have been seated first.
Anyhow, aside from struggling to stay awake until the movie started, dealing with umpteen-million previews and enduring flash bulbs from people taking pictures of each other in a semi-darkened movie theater before it started, it actually was really good. Although I wouldn’t have expected otherwise. I’m a fan, so it would have taken a lot to mess it up.
But, as I returned home at 3 am in the morning (yeah, there’s one of those too – who knew?), I joked to myself that there are “5 reasons I’m too old to have seen Eclipse in the theater at midnight on opening night“.
And here they are in no particular order:
- The super hunky, oh-so-adorable dude not wearing a shirt the whole movie was born when I was 20. That’s right. He could call me “mom”. He’s also technically old enough to have his own kid. So, basically in his world, I’m a grandmother.
- I could barely walk and made creaking sounds like cracking tree branches when it ended and I stood up from being so stiff from sitting in one place. Oh and my neck HURTS.
- Girls GIGGLED throughout the entire movie. Girls. Probably as young as Taylor Lautner. Probably old enough to have my grandchildren.
- The romantic scenes had me wondering about the states of the virtues of all the young girls in the theater. I might have even been slightly embarrassed to watch those scenes thinking half of the girls in the theater should be at home playing with Barbie dolls, not watching a romantic vampire movie.
- My bladder cannot endure an entire movie and even though I didn’t drink anything for 3 hours before, didn’t drink any of the soda I snuck in inside my bag, and peed 3 minutes before the movie started, by halfway through I had to go.
Would I do it again?
This morning, I’ll say no.
But like childbirth, I’m willing to bet after the initial pain wears off, I’ll be crazy enough to do it again. For breaking Dawn. In two parts. And seriously I’ll probably be 40 before the series ends. Maybe I’ll be rich enough to buy out an entire theater by then.
A girl old lady can dream right?
About Kim
You’re only 5 yrs older than me. I was curious because you said earlier that you were SO old. Blech! :)
I’m going to a 1pm show. I hope there’s not a lot of stupid yells/screams/sighs/giggles! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Two parts for the next one, huh? STRRRRRRETTCH
LOL Too funny! I promised my 5 almost 6 year old she could go see it. She has seen the others. It isn’t too graphic is it? I can always do the “Close your eyes and ears on this part” move.
Kas
Some of the fighting vampire stuff was kinda graphic. Severed heads…like they turned to glass and broke off almost.
I don’t know that I would take a kid that young. There’s sex talk and Rosalie’s rape story. The eight year old boy next to me was confused in a few places, though rather than saying “cover your ears/eyes” or explaining to him, his mom hit him in the face…
I could say something sarcastic, but I won’t.
Just wondering if all the prepubescent tween girls stayed quiet and watched the movie or if they gasped, swooned and cried at inappropriate times during the movie? They do that ya know, being all of 12 years old and all…
There was a lot of giggling, applause when the half naked guy showed up and stuff like that.
It wasn’t awful but the giggling WAS annoying.
And BTW, you’re older than me.
Just sayin’
Yes I realize that, but we are very close in age, my friend. LOL
That giggling would have annoyed the crap out of me. Did these very young girls’ parents actually let them go out to a midnight movie by themselves and were there ANY boys there? LOL
You are still my elder.
No, no boys. Some men but no boys.
If I am your elder, then you HAVE to show respect for me. :P That means no more messing around with my stuff. :D (I know, the pull is just too great…)
I hope the men were these girls’ Dads. Just sayin.
So true Kim! I had these same thoughts.
FANTASTIC POST!!! You made me laugh so hard I was crying.
I’m 42, I can totally relate.
We sat in the front row to see “Monster House” many years ago. I think my neck STILL isn’t right.
I’m dying laughing over here Kimmy because I’m only 27 and somehow, all of that likely fits how I would have felt going to a movie that late. Which is part of the reason we opted to go to the 4pm show today.
I literally laughed out loud as I read this. It is awesome and I am so glad you went. YEAH TWILIGHT!! :) Can’t wait to see it!
I laughed through this whole post!! It’s a shame when we realize that we’ve “crossed over”!!!
This was hilarious kim…
1) taylor lautner lives in my dreams so just leave him alone. He was 18 in feb, so i can say that now.
2) i told you not to do it
3) i wasnt even ALLOWED to watch movies like this when i was those kids ages…i didnt see top gun till i was 25 cause there was a love scene.
But i do find it hilarious that you went.
You crack me up Kim. By the way, I’m younger than you *poke* but I still would have had to pee every 5 minutes :D
Yes, but you are pregnant. NOT reassuring…LOL