Entries by Jason Whyte

The following is another entry into a series of commentary pieces on annoying trends that are seen in movies these days. This is partly based on Roger Ebert's "Little Movie Glossary".

#2: I Yelled, But No One Heard Me!
Here's an annoying film trend that I've been seeing lately. When a character either yells to another character or outdoors when another character doesn't want some outside force to hear them, that character will shush the offending loudmouth and get away with it.

What should normally happen is the character or characters that are supposed to hear it will respond, but Movie Law dictates that they are not supposed to hear it so as long as a character says "Be Quiet, or they'll hear you!"

To go along with my Outing Bad Film Presentations series, I have decided to do a series on the little character or plot driven things that annoy me to no end when watching movies. Things such as; When somebody looks at a clock and sees the minute change exactly when he looks, when those coffee cups aren't filled all the way, why those streets are always wet, why nobody says "Pardon Me?" or when somebody talks to a person wearing headphones and the person listening to music hears him perfectly

It's things like these that don't happen in real life and seem to exist only in the movieworld. And it is therefore my job to make note of these things to make you aware of the wacky things that can be found in films. Perhaps you were thinking the same problems yet had nowhere to talk about it? Well here's your chance.

This is somewhat inspired by Roger Ebert's Little Movie Glossary, however I am more in favor of pointing out silly things that some movies do.

Read on to view my first entry into this new series...

Hey, Movie Theatres! You think you can get away with dim pictures, crappy sound and dirt all over your prints any more? Think again, as I will be proving Hollywood Blogslap with reports of poor cinema presentation of films that I see. This can be anything that occurs within a cinema auditorium that takes away from the enjoyment of watching a movie.

Reportable problems include the picture being out of frame or out of focus, poor quality sound playback, print problems such as visual anomalies such as dirt, horizontal scratches and noticeable splicing. Details will be provided about what is seen and where it occured, and if and how it was fixed when problems were addressed. I will also mention about whether the matter has been resolved with cinema management or not.

*Note: A special tribute to film-tech.com from a thread they started on their forums entitled "Hey You! You Suck! Aka. Outing Bad Film Handlers" which inspired my title.

The Victim: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Tech Notes: 140 minutes, Scope 2.39:1 (Super 35) aspect ratio, Sound formats: Dolby SR-D, DTS, SDDS, 9 reels.

Screened at: Silvercity Tillicum, Victoria BC, Canada, 3:15 PM, Saturday December 10th, 2005, Auditorium 6

Cinema Type: Stadium seating, equipped with digital sound, THX certified