I am not crazy enough to go to a screening at a cinema right now. Thankfully we have a Drive in close by.
I always go to the movies on Christmas, usually a late morning show, then go off to do whatever is happening that day. Movies later in the day generally sell out around here - it gets jam packed in theaters here on Christmas. (Won’t be going this year, though.)
I don't think I had seen that poster from the first film. I assume they used this comic book cover as inspiration:
"Entourage" is just the system AMC set up so 2 people with A-List accounts can get seats together. Before they introduced that option, you'd have to coordinate with your friend - you'd have to essentially both buy tickets at the same time through your separate accounts. "Entourage" allows one A-List member to "purchase" for both. It's very helpful!
It also lets us sit together. If we bought our tickets separately, there would be buffer seats between us.
Actually, with the current COVID restrictions on seating, you might be better off ordering tickets separately. That'd give you a big buffer zone, and you can still sit together - it's not like anyone would enforce your pre-ordered seats...
That is a good point. Given that there's nobody within four rows, we're not terribly worried, but if it looks like there's going to be more than five other people in the theater, I'll do as you suggest.
Yeah, it's not likely to be an issue most of the time, given how sparse attendance has been. But just in case...!
I just thought about this and you're right. If we normally sit in seats three and four, I could reserve seat number three and Vickie could reserve seat number six. My buffer zones would be two and four, and hers could be five and seven. And of course the row behind us is ordinarily automatically blocked out. Here's our current reservation:
Read somewhere today that the first film is gonna receive some sort of remaster in the way of IMAX and full screen with some colour adjustments ......... and possibly a few extra bits of unseen footage............... but can't seem to find the story now!
We get HBO Max for free (via HBO/Verizon) so we have a double feature (w/Pixar's 'Soul') on Xmas day. Note to animation fans: HBO Max has the complete run of Looney Tunes cartoons from 1931-1990 divided into 31 'Seasons' as well as the new 2020 series.
Reviews are coming in, currently at 84% on RT after 32 reviews. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Hollywood Reporter review - running time is 150 minutes 'Wonder Woman 1984': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter
I plan to see it Thursday. I normally don't like to go to theatrical screenings of movies I own, but with A-List... why not? BTW, apparently AMC had some kind of "WW84" event today. I noticed none of the local AMCs had anything listed on their IMAX screens, which I thought was odd. I went to see "War With Grandpa" - - and noticed a listing for a "Stubs IMAX" screening of "WW84". No idea what the heck that was about. I'm an A-List member, which makes me in "Stubs" too, so shouldn't I have been able to access this? Footnote: apparently you had to access this through a Gofobo invitation. I'm on that mailing list but I usually ignore those emails. Either I got the invite and deleted it or I didn't get the invite. No worry - I'll see it soon enough!
Saw the commercial for this yesterday. Looked great. Would love to see it on an IMAX screen but I don't think that will be happening.
I watched the film earlier today. The story is really good, the performances are fine and everyone be sure to wait for the extra scene that comes after the movie ends but before the credits over the dark screen. I'm not going to say what that extra scene is about, but it was a huge surprise for me... and apparently for everyone else in the theater, as they started cheering and there was lots of applause.
Here's a fascinating story about why Warner Bros. opted to release the $200 million dollar Wonder Woman 1984 movie via streaming, and how that gesture completely changed the movie business: 2020's Big Plot Twist: How 'Wonder Woman 1984' Came to Upend Hollywood's Future | Hollywood Reporter