Better on the Big Screen

This is admittedly somewhat tough, & I'm really not certain about my decision, as I'm so used to watching it at home now that it might be somewhat odd to watch it on a big screen [1], but: The Godfather Part II.

The Godfather, Part II

I've written about how much I love it before, and every time it's on television, or every time we watch it on DVD, I'm reminded of how great it is, because it's just so depressing & dark & brilliant. So I'd love to see it on the big screen.

[1] Not to mention surrounded by a bunch of people, which I assume is part of the unspoken downside of watching a movie on a big screen, yes? & but The Godfather Part II is tough here, because it seems to me to be something so much better experienced surrounded by close family or friends, or even alone, rather than by a bunch of strangers.

Comments

[Michael Sippey]

+1. Preferably in a really big theater, very sparsely populated.

[david]

The first time I saw the Godfather Part II was on a big screen in repertory theatre that shall not be named. Let me just say that this theatre is always, always mentioned as one of the top three screens (in terms of bulb brightness, cleanliness, sound quality, etc.) in the city, and it is a major city.

So, you know where this is going. 2/3 of the way through the movie, the print snapped in half. I just walked out, I was so pissed. It was easy to see it on TV, of course, which i did almost immediately, but it was one of those movies I was "saving" for the big screen. It still makes me sad to remember that day.

[djchall]

I like movie theatres when they're crowded. The energy is always amazing if people are into the movie-like being at a rock concert. I've seen two out of the four HP movies first day of release, and that's how it was-total unabashed devotion to everything Harry Potter. The only issue with a crowded theater is sitting close enough to the edge so you don't feel too bad if you have to take a mid-movie bathroom break.

- djchall

[Michael Sippey]

sure, crowded theater for movies like harry potter. but for godfather part ii? i want a huge screen, great sound, with like maybe a dozen people there. where everyone's sitting very far away from one another. no conversation. no community.