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10/10/2005 Archived Entry: "Mirrormask in the Crying Room"

Yesterday afternoon we went to see Mirrormask, subjecting grandson R---- to his first in-theater movie. We could do this because the Varsity has a crying room in the main downstairs theater. We had to summon the manager to open the little booth for us (the usher apparently hadn't shown up yet for the first screening of the day), and he did disclose that the speaker wasn't working in there. The sound in the theater was loud enough that I could hear the movie with the door closed during my time in the booth, so that worked out okay. What I should have done was get Jack to go in before the movie started and really make some noise, so I could be convinced that we wouldn't be disturbing people no matter what happened in there. ("What happens in the crying room, stays in the crying room.")

R---- wasn't interested in the movie but he was mostly patient with the waiting. Jack and I both liked it (gorgeous visuals made seeing it on a big screen worthwhile) but the story was a bit on the nose at the end. The ending was really too happy! Two interviews with the movie's creators Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean: Cinematical and the Onion's AV Club.

Other Seattle crying rooms (not verified by me yet): Guild 45th (in the smaller theater?), Seven Gables (can this be true?).

(tags: mirrormask, varsity, cryingroom)

Posted by litlnemo @ 10/21/2005 01:09 PM PST

They used to have crying rooms at the old theater in my home town of Richland. However since they built the multiplex the theaters are smaller and the people are ruder than ever. I think crying rooms are a great idea and people who do not turn off their cell phones should have them shoved up their asses.

I blame the DVD and VCR for the decline in proper movie theater mannors. People talk and behave like they were at home.

Posted by 8bit Jake @ 10/10/2005 06:43 AM PST