Bad Movies Can Be Good
2009
The Internet Movie Database rating for District B13 is 7 out of 10 with close to 7,000 votes, which means a lot of people enjoyed the movie. Regardless of all of those thousands of opinions I believe it’s not very good at all at least compared to a great movie that last for days or even years in your mind. This one was over before the credits started to roll.
I even knew it wasn’t a keeper before I watched it. Why then did I light up my theater and give it a spin? That’s easy I knew it was fast paced, had lots of action and more than likely featured plenty of sounds effects. Now don’t get my tastes in movies wrong as I didn’t enjoy the Matrix series or even the Lords of the Rings and don’t get me started on Star Wars.
After watching Premonition the night before I wanted something that would make my theater come alive. Why else do I have a eight foot screen, seven speakers, and countless hours of tweaking other than to on occasion sit back and let the theater take over. Especially since I have recently redone large parts of it along with upgrading to a fancy new 1080p projector. It was about time it entertained me!
I was entertained only slightly by the movie itself and I would have never sat through it in the den. But in the theater the experience was delightful. I didn’t have to follow a plot, or even concern myself with the characters, as the movie became a stage for my theater to perform. The image was crystal clear, the action fast and sounds were bouncing all around me. It felt like I was taking a sports car for a fast lap around a racetrack. The theater was designed to perform not idle away movie after movie.
I’m sure once I get used to the new surroundings and projector I’ll long for one of those movies that take you to their place and time. But tonight it sure was nice to sit back and watch the theater do its thing.
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