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permanece sentados, por favorThursday, April 10, 2003
sorry about the delay! the review is now here! go down to the capitalized REVIEW part if you wanna skip my fun day. i doubt you will though!
so we left around 3 hours early for the screening and ended up getting to the theater at around 5. janet was like... it's ok, it'll take like 30 minutes to find parking. but right as she said that we turned the corner and guess what, there was a nice space right there. haha. so we walked up to the theater and went inside to see how long the line was. there were 5 freggin people. FIVE!!!!!! i was like..... crap, a little early? haha. so we walked around for a lil bit and went back and stood in line and got to see the movie.
as we were walking in we saw like 10 blt posters on the walls, and i really really wanted one. but i felt bad just taking it so i didn't.... it would turn out to be a fatal mistake. ok not fatal, but it made me sad alright?
but before the movie started they were giving away free t-shirts. they were asking random questions, so i answered one right and i won one. too bad they started the movie right after i answered my question, so i didn't get the shirt. i even yelled out saying "can i get my shirt now?" but to no avail. i only got laughs of pity from the people around me.
REVIEW
i'm not gonna lie and say this was the best movie of all time, because it wasn't. dumb and dumber was, and it will never be replaced. that being said, i still really enjoyed this film. it wasn't like all other asian films where they play the "feel bad for me cuz i'm asian" theme throughout the movie. i actually don't think there were any references to the characters being asian, except for in one fight scene. i respect that. the director had a story to tell, and he just did it. i also liked this movie because it was real different from other hollywood movies. it left me unsettled. the ending left me waiting for some closure, but there was nothing. i usually don't like to think too much during movies, but there was some deep stuff that was brought to my attention. i don't wanna ruin it for anyone, so i think i'll stop now. so what are my final thoughts? think for yourself and go watch the movie tomorrow playa!
so after the movie one of the actors from the movie was there to answer some questions. roger fan (derek in the movie) was his name. it was ok i guess, except for one lady that asked a stupid ass question and it made me mad. after that we went up to the front and i asked for the shirt i had won. too bad they had freggin run out! those jerks. i also tried to get a poster but freggin a they ran out of those two. and there weren't any on the walls either. they were all gone :-( instead i just talked to that guy for a lil bit and janet took a picture with him. he's a real cool guy, down to earth. and then we left. and that was our eventful night.
please go watch the movie. i dont' wanna get all dramatic with this stuff, but if this movie does well it's really gonna open up the doors for other asian american films in the future. so please pay your eight fiddy, buy your ticket, go sit down, and just watch. i promise it'll be worth it.
