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the city that never sleeps
I was strolling by the Lowes in my neighborhood on Wednesday night and I noticed that Fahrenheit 9/11 was playing all through the night, every hour on the hour, so I dropped in for the 1am screening which ended up selling out. This was perfect because I had not bought tickets yet and a majority of my friends had mentioned they had tickets for the weekend, fortunately I was able to see the actual film before I knew the entire movie from hearsay. I was at the end of the line which looked like an exaggerated boa constrictor, winding around the escalators on the third floor of the theater. The audience's age was probably 75% 21yrs-26yrs, 20% 27yrs-37yrs and 5% other age groups. The main reason why there was such an overwhelming amount of students, for those of you who are not familiar with NYC, the theater sits in the middle of New York University's newly expanded campus, come to think about it...the entire city sits in the middle of the newly expanded campus. The audience was very inspiring and even though I had my book in hand, I simply couldn't bring myself to open it because of the surrounding excitement and positive energy. My 1am screening-guilt was short lived and their energy was quickly absorbed. The Lowes is not used to snake lines similar to those at the Angelika, the master of snake lines, and they let the tail end into the theater first which worked out well for me...I had my choice of seats amongst a sold-out house. Inside the theater was like a party; people were passing around and sharing assorted snacks and sodas, everyone was talking to one another, meeting new people and sharing their love. I kept wondering if the very idea of Moore's honest movement for a liberal and democratic country had made this audience so harmonious? But then I thought, maybe all of these people already know each other? Though they seemed to be strangers when we were waiting outside? Well, maybe they are all really high? They are eating a lot of candy? But they do seem very coherent and I don't smell anything. Either way, the excited audience was a breath of fresh air. Well, I really loved the film....as did the carefree students, the audience gave a lengthy and harmonious ovation. Moore did such a tremendous job, his film is extremely sobering and at the same time very comical. The star/villain GWB, is out-right hysterical and scarier than ever. I recommend Fahrenheit 9/11... two thumbs up, four stars and five apples! Hats off Mike! You have my vote! Posted to movies by thereelroundtable at 11:25PM on Jun 24, 2004
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