Friday night I went to the movie "Hellboy". You know, the one about the big red guy with the filed off horns and the hand made out of stone? Yeah that one. The theater was full of mullets. Very odd. And lots of college guys who seemed to miss the big rule of movie-going: when the lights are down and the previews are running, take your danged seats! I swear, they were just milling about in the isle even down near the front, talking and what not while the new I, Robot preview was running. And then there was Mr Cackles, this guy two rows in front of me who danced through the 13 Going On 30 trailer and kept laughing like the offspring of The Joker and a hyena. So that all, combined with the other kids who kept walking in the door to the theater and then just stood there talking instead of taking their seats too, pretty much ruined the movie for me. On Sunday, Cindy and Robin from Uncommon Grounds wanted to see it, so I opted to give it a second chance. I liked the movie much better the second time, without the mullets, the standers, and Mr Cackles. Plus I was better prepared for the tone of the movie, which is somewhat more offbeat than expected. I wonder, does the name Hellboy offend those with more conservative values? Would Wal-Mart rename it "Heckboy" or "Bleepboy"? Or even "H-E-Double Hockeysticks-Boy"? |