consumption addict

i’m pissed.

when i came home from the beach this afternoon, i decided it would be a good idea to get out of the sun for little bit and take in a movie. that idea was right on time, because one of the flicks i had been anticipating for 2008 had been released the week previous. like a dutiful consumption addict, i broke out my money clip and forked over $6.50 for a matinee showing of “be kind, rewind.” little did i know the universe had no intentions of allowing me enjoy it.

first – let me say that i had a perfectly good opportunity to catch this flick last weekend. instead i chose to go with the popcorn flick with explosions and car chases: vantage point. this was a mistake. vantage point was certainly eye candy, but i was hoping for a little less brain candy to go with it. i’m a big fan of a good political thriller – which is what i imagined this movie would be. instead it was cheese dick action catch-phrase fodder. save for one badass car chase scene through the crowded streets of barcelona – the flick would have been a waste.

needless to say i was looking forward to erasing that error in cinematic selection today. “be kind, rewind” is the new gondry flick – and as stated by the wise purveyors of my new favorite website – is the type of film that white people tend to like. that right there was enough to leave me intrigued. the film itself was actually rather kind hearted and sweet without being too corny. it was developing into a nice – but not great – sort of movie. that was until…

i could tell the movie was winding down. the major conflict in the movie was on the verge of being addressed. all the build up of the wacky movies made by jack black and mos def were about to reach their payoff – when suddenly… the movie stopped. no explanation from the projection was forthcoming. just groaning people in the audience whining about how “someone” needed to tell the manager about the problem with our screening.

being the stand-up guy that i am, i decided to stop shoveling expensive popcorn into my face, and get off my ass in order to alert someone about the problem. however, as i opened the door into the lobby, i noticed that the entire building was just as dark as the theater. the entire building – and as i would soon learn neighborhood – had lost all power. you gotta love florida.

i hollered an update to the folks in the audience for “rewind,” and made my way into the main lobby. a throng of angry moviegoers had already begun to gather, and were fomenting a revolt on some half-wit muvico manager busting her ass working a weekend shift in the suburbs. fending off a couple of dozen mouth breathers demanding their money back, the manager finally found her way to passing out free movie passes to everyone inconvenienced by the blackout. i took my door prize and left the theater unsatisfied.

here is my problem… as i mentioned above, “be kind, rewind” only had about 20 minutes left before it ended. should i really make the effort to cash in my freebie movie pass just to find out how that flick ended? the movie was nice and all, but there is no way i’m sitting through another 2 hours just to find out how the story ends. can’t someone just tell it to me?

if i decide to see another movie instead, should i sneak in an see the end of my original flick? aren’t i a bit too old to movie hop at this point? imagine me – a grown ass man – being escorted out of the theater for sneaking in to another movie? shady. what to do?