The average movie patron does not know what??....... (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Rogers]

That Sidious is Palpatine....or that Palpatine becomes emperor......

That Alec Baldwin is the original Jack Ryan....


What other things do "they" not know...but should and would if they opened their eyes. (I.E. Widescreen)

 

[Patrick Sun]

...who Keyser Sose is.

...understands Memento.

...what Rosebud meant.

...thinks Face/Off was plausible.

...why they like Julia Roberts movies.

...why they go to Pauley Shore movies.

...who those shiny beings were at the end of A.I.

 

[MickeS]

...how to sit still, be quiet and not eat for 2 hours.
/Mike

 

[kevin_asai]

... learn to switch off their cell phones.
... keep quiet during the movie.

 

[Julie K]

...that babies won't enjoy late night R rated movies.

...how to control that "foot" thing of theirs so that it won't kick the seat in front of it.

...how to keep their bladder from dominating their lives.

 

[Mark Kalzer]

That those flares in Saving Private Ryan are intentional, and that The Matrix's green tint is also intended.

That foreign subtitled films can be just as good as English ones.

 

[Michael Reuben]

What other things do "they" not know...but should and would if they opened their eyes. (I.E. Widescreen)

Jeff, what does "widescreen" have to do with either of your two examples?

M.

 

[Jeff Rogers]

To clarify the widescreen question..
Just the fact of what it is! That they are missing what is considered to be important things due to ignorance. Thats what they should know.

 

[Jack Briggs]

...that if they talk and gab and noisily eat during a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey they have no moral right to complain about "not understanding" the film upon leaving the cinema.

(I've hated this subspecies of proto-human since, oh, 1968.)

 

[Todd Hochard]

...who those shiny beings were at the end of A.I.

Did I miss something? Is this a trick question?

 

[Alphonse Brown]

...what end credits look like.

 

[Travis D]

...who those shiny beings were at the end of A.I.

Hey! I resemble that remarke!
I'll admit, it hit me like a ton of bricks when I read the answer here at HTF. I'm stupid, sue me.

 

[SteveGon]

...that the trailer to Mr. Deeds was NOT that freakin' funny. :rolleyes

 

[Michael Reuben]

That they are missing what is considered to be important things due to ignorance.

Gotcha.
The "average movie patron" does not know:
. . . that there are dozens of interesting films released in theaters every year that aren't supported by multi-million dollar marketing campaigns but are well worth seeking out.
. . . that, even right now, there are films out there worth seeing and talking about that are not Spider-Man or Star Wars.
Then again, maybe that's just the average HTF member.
M.

 

[Ricardo C]

...That it's NOT "Dark Vader," consarnit!

...That just because a film isn't in their native tongue or wasn't made in America does not mean it's "boring."

...That I don't go to the theater to "enjoy" their fascinating conversation.

...That Jake Lloyd was NOT playing Luke in Episode I.

 

[Ron-P]

...that movie theater screens have black bars also, there just covered with drapes.
Peace Out~

 

[Nick Sievers]

....What Aspect Ratios mean - When I went to see Star Wars the guy behind me said to his buddy, I told you they would leave the screen small.
....Undertand Mulholland Dr. (if they went to see it that is).

 

[Jeff Rogers]

....discounts Episode II as boring b/c they can't put the clues together from the whole saga.....
I am really sick of it.:frowning:

 

[Terrell]

I told you they would leave the screen small.

I think the average mvie patron doesn't know that there's a trash can at the exit. Pick up your damn trash you nasty **%$#@ and put it in the trash.
I also think the average movie fan doesn't realize that baby sitters do exist.

 

[Ivan_F]

...that there are trash cans to put, hmmmmmmm, TRASH in when you leave the theater.
...Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays aren't the only time to watch movies at the theater.