Okay, so first off, it wouldn't be my blog if I didn't rant about something, right? I won passes to Battle: Los Angeles. Along with about a million other people. I had to get to the theatre at 3:30 to get in line so I knew I would actually get the tickets. I ended up getting there at about 3:15.
Note to self
When waiting in a line for over 30 minutes (or any amount of time, really), take headphones!
It was awful. I was pretty close to the front of the line, and the way it wound around, the very first people in line were literally right next to me. It was a woman and her 8 year old son. Approximately 8. I couldn't be bothered to ask.
This kid must have thought he was on American Idol. He was singing. Some random song that he probably heard on the radio. Wouldn't have been a big deal except that he kept singing the same line over and over and over and ... well, you get the idea. The worst part was that he was incredibly off key. I love music. I love singing. And when I hear someone that's that far off key, it's like nails on a chalkboard. Shudder
So I did the best I could to ignore him. That actually came a lot easier than expected. Mostly because there were far more annoying people around me. There were two men in front of me. The bigger of the two (they were both taller than me, but this one was probably a bit over 6 feet tall and probably just as big around) smelled like he hadn't showered for two weeks. Wretch!
You would think that was the worst. Nope! Not even by a long shot. The three people behind me couldn't have been more than 19. I think the oldest was about 19. The other two were 16 or 17. I think the youngest girl was 16, her boyfriend was 17, and the older girl (the other girl's sister) was about 19. I got all of this from their conversation because they didn't shut up and stop yammering the entire time. The 19 year old was in college (Salt Lake Community, to be precise). She started talking about how insane it was to take notes in class and there's no way she'd ever do that. The younger girl is a teacher's assistant or something for elementary school kids. The oldest says to her sister, "I have to make a mask for my art class. You should have your kids make masks and bring them home. Then I can pick the best one and turn that in for my project. I'm too lazy to make my own." Why is she even IN school? A degree does you no good if you don't actually learn anything.
Behind them was another very large man. Well, guy. He wasn't old enough to be called a man. He had headphones in (lucky bastard), and his phone ringer turned all the way up. Every time he got a text, there would be a 10 second excerpt from a song. The problem was, the only part of the lyrics you could really hear was a very loud and clear "fuck". You're in a public theatre and there are plenty of children around. Turn your phone ringer off if it's not appropriate! Not to mention the simple fact that he's getting texts every minute, on the minute (okay, this is an exaggeration as I really wasn't paying close enough attention to know exactly how often it was) and that damn 10 seconds keeps playing. He can't hear it, but everyone around him can.
Finally, the wait was over and I got the tickets. Thank god.
Now, onto the movie (finally, I know).
I actually really enjoyed the movie, for the most part. It had a good story, great actors, and a ton of action. Lots of things blowing up. However, the guy that introduced the movie at the beginning had it right: "A great first-person shooter". Due to all the crazy camera angles.
It really felt like they were trying to save money by shaking the camera around a lot during the action sequences so they didn't have to focus too much on little details. When they showed the aliens up close, the camera was also shaking around. I really got the impression that they were either too lazy to actually give it good details, or they just didn't want to spend the money. The camera shaking kind of made me sick after a while.
All in all, however, it was a really good show. I enjoyed the plot, the ending was good, there was a plethora of explosions, it made me laugh, and it made me cry. Literally. I actually cried. But there was good reason, don't judge me!
One of my favourite scenes was near the end.
And that's where I'm going to end because I don't want to give too much away. ^_^ The cinematography leaves some to be desired, but all in all, if you have a chance, see this movie. It's a really good show.
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