Monthly ArchiveJuly 2008
Uncategorized admin on 24 Jul 2008
WarGames… Ample seating
(retro blog — I saved a draft of this a couple of months ago but never finished it. I want to see how the picture upload works out.)
I’m blogging from inside the theater since there are only 2 other people here so far and I’m behind them. Also I was losing at MotionX Poker.
For $1 less than the ticket price for this event (25th anniversary showing, one night only) I could buy the 25th anniversary DVD. Hopefully the interviews are decent.
This event is basically a promo for the “sequel” but there isn’t much on TV tonight so I figured I’d watch the movie on the big screen again. I probably saw it on the big screen 25 years ago, when I was a wee lad, but I have no recollection of that.
I’ve seen the movie a number of times since then, of course, which was the reason I kicked ass on the WOPR trivia question at the IT gathering last week. I also knew the significance of “42″ (f’ng DUH!)… One: my Mac at home is named “wopr”, befitting the gigantic performance leap over my last Mac, and Two: this blog (and my “gamer tag”) are Hitchhiker’s Guide related.
What saddened me was how soundly I kicked butt in IT/nerd Jeopardy in a room full of “IT professionals.” I won gift certificates for my whole table.
Oh: two more bodies for the movie. They should sell at least one copy of the new movie. I’ve already acquired mine, which makes their “no recording devices” warning a bit pointless. Maybe the interviews are particularly awesome.
Three minutes to show time.
… Time passes …
Show’s over. The interviews were actually pretty good. Both Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy noted the importance of their roles in WarGames for their careers. I think Matthew’s turned out better in the long run.
It was nice to see it on the big screen with no interruptions. I still find the movie’s computer tech amusing. Not laugh out loud hilarious like “Hackers,” but fun nonetheless.
I swear that Hackers gets funnier every time I see it. “Hacking a Gibson” — bwahahah!