July 19, 2008

July 19, 2008 Notes
1:21 PM sitting in the Medford Cinemark with Barbara and Brus waiting for Dark Knight to begin. We got here plenty early so we could be certain of getting seats together. No problem, we had our choice of the house. We were even able to go to Circuit City before the movie started and pick up some miniDV tapes. I am listening to Leo's Tech Guy podcast while waiting for the movie. I had to crank the volume down on my hearing enhancement devices so I could hear the podcast. I have my little controller along so I can adjust the volume in the theater if necessary. I also brought along batteries, the last time I went to a movie one of the devices needed a battery change. Well time to log off and watch the previews (intermixed unfortunately with commercials, which certainly does not enhance theater viewing experience). In fact I was wrong, its not previews that are being shown right now but commercials. At 20 minutes before show time the previews started. Unfortunately, the preview was followed by a commercial. Even the prievies are more commercials than preview or trailers. And the commercials continued. This uninteresting display is called cinema first look. So much for the theater experience.


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John Wasson