The Dark Knight

I met with friends, at the Gateway, to see the newest Batman movie.  I did see it last Saturday and have tickets to see it again on Thursday.  I guess some people are social drinkers, I'm a social movie goer...and a social ice cream eater (not a real fan of ice cream, but tend to eat it among other ice cream eaters)...and a social BBQer (I do not like bbqed food).  Anyway, we arrived plenty early for the 7:40pm showing.  We waited out front for our other friends who were late...the movie was starting SOON (I hate missing previews).

We made it to our seats in the dark.  Soon after, a man came with tickets that matched ours.  Hmm.  A worker came in and checked our tickets and found that we were in the right seats just the wrong theatre and at the wrong time (6:40pm).  Oh dear!  Who bought these tickets!?  Amber (who bought them) talked to a manager and got us new tickets to the almost sold out show.  He pointed to the seats on the screen - top back corner.  We made it up there for the beginning of the movie.  We were split up.  I sat down next to a couple who said, "these are our friends' seats" and I replied, "well I have a ticket to sit here".  Having never actually seen the tickets.

Another large group came in shortly after and asked for our tickets because we were in their seats.  Sheesh.  So we moved again interrupting everyone's movie experience, and left the room to look at our actual tickets.  Row B and C (2nd and 3rd rows) so the screen showing our seats was upside down.  We ended up on those rows and enjoyed the rest of the movie.  It was hilarious and embarrassing all at the same time.  I made sure I had a ticket IN MY HAND and matched it to my seat before sitting again!  

It is a dark and gory movie, but well done.  Heath Ledger did an amazing job.  I cried at the end both times.  I thought that the idea of hope in humanity was well done, but sad that it had to be fabricated at the end.  I closed my eyes and plugged my ears for much of the fighting which makes it easier for me to watch, but I screamed and jumped out of my chair a few times, scaring my seat companions.