At the Movies

Jake, Sam and I managed to see the new Star Wars movie together today. This was showing at the local theater, the same one where I brought the kids to their very first movie years ago. Jake has seen this movie, I think twice before today. For Sam and I, it was the first time.

Even though I read about the movie before going, including spoilers, I had a good time. It was made even better with the woman behind us repeating every third line that was in the movie and when she wasn't doing that, she was helpfully stating the obvious throughout, as though she were somehow directing the whole thing. No doubt doing she was doing this as a public service for those of us that go to the movies even though we are not only hard of hearing, but also blind.

As an added enhancement to the entire experience, one of her little spawns felt it necessary to be constantly kicking the back of my seat. I didn't mind it so much when there were explosions going off on the screen. But for pretty much the entire rest of the movie, it got to be a little, shall we say, annoying.

Still, I had a good time- a good movie and even better company. We'll have to do it again next year.