Opening NIGHT!!!! 3/23/07

[Absaraka]

Opening Night nothing...

I was there before the theater even opened that morning, and caught it six times on Friday alone.  The last showing was at like 12:30, and I was literally having trouble seeing straight.

And then I turned around Saturday and did the same thing all over again.

If I ever do something like that again--not planning on it, but never say never--I'll be sure there's a 24-hour coffee source nearby.  I lucked out--there was a 24-7 Starbucks just across the street from the theater just off Times Square.  All told, Friday and Saturday, I probably went through about three dozen shots of espresso or something.  And yes, I really did conk right out when I got back to my hotel.

Speaking of which, even getting back to my hotel was a bit of an adventure, since the only subway line out there--the 7--was under construction.  Instead of a straight shot from Times Square to Flushing, I ended up taking--think it was the E train--out to Jackson Heights, and THEN transferring to the 7.  It worked, but it was clunky.

Ran into one other lister from the 'Drome, I think he said, at the late Friday screening.  He took a picture of me with my six tickets for Saturday--wonder how that turned out.

Anyway, spent most of Friday and Saturday voting with my wallet and trying to memorize the film.  Didn't see much of the city, but that wasn't the point.  Ilsa and Rick will always have Paris, and I'll always have New York, so it was wall-to-wall moviegoing for me for a couple of days straight.

Raka

[Leonardo the 2nd]

Ninjara and I were flying to Japan. Why you might ask was Ninjara with me? I had extended to Raph's fave fox the opportunity to join me for some sword training and then sight seeing in Japan. (With my sensei's sensei. Although the joke amongst the Japan group even during sight seeing was "the training never stops", and I'll explain that another time in another post .)
As for going to sword training on the day the movie opens: hey? I'm a Nardo! I'm supposed to go on a trip to Japan and stuff to improve my skills. Right??    

Oh, I envy you to be in Japan with your sensei's sensei. I whish I could train in Japan, too, but it' still too expensive for me as a little student.
And beeing a Nardo myself, I sooo understand you to go to a swords training before going to the movie. I even would disclaim the movie to go to practise. I somehow am not that interested to see the movie, I even don't know, if it's running here in germany now. Does this make me a less TMNT fan?

And what means opening night...is it a kind of "Sneak Preview"?

[reinbeauchaser]

And what means opening night...is it a kind of "Sneak Preview"?

Opening Night is when a movie first opens for public viewing.  Premiere night is when those who worked on a film get to see the movie in a regular theater, the way we would, only it has a little more 'bang' or celebration to it.  

Opening Night here in the US was March 23rd.  And it doesn't mean night all the time, either.  Sometimes it's Opening Day, since we saw the very first showing at 10:25 a.m.  

Hope that explains it well enough.  :0)

[Aignatius]

Meh. Mine isn't very exciting.
I went with my kids to the first showing at 11:30 am on opening day, saw it again a week later with my daughter while my son went to see 300 again,  a third time when Leo and Ninjara the day after they got back from you-know-where, and then a fourth time after going out for sushi, the last night that Ninjara was here before she went home.
I'm looking forward to the DVD coming out, now.  

[LenniluvsBrian]

I saw it a second time - with my Dad again. Did manage to swing the poster! Whoot! The guy ordered two brand new ones, for myself & another fan who'd asked for it. He did this, so they'd be in perfect condition & not have any holes in them. And when my Dad asked him if we owed him anything, he replied with, "Just keep coming back." Then later, the guy who had been ripping the tickets in half - the usher, I guess he's called - came in the theater before the movie, and came up to where my Dad & I were sitting in 5th row. He gave me a movie splice, that he'd spliced out the day before. Said he'd spliced the movie & the piece he gave me was the only piece to actually have a turtle on it, & he figured I might like it. I'm going to frame it, soon as I get a little frame for it! It definitely pays to talk to the people who work there - my Dad was talking to the owner, who'd gotten the poster for me. My Dad was like, "She's been collecting stuff for years." And I was like, "2o years." & the usher was like, "big collection?" & I was like, "Not as big as I'd like, but I've still got a few things." Lol.


And I actually sat through the WHOLE movie this time/! The first time, I had to pee right when they did the whole, "This has Winter's name written all over it." bit. But, I saw the whole thing, & still laughed at the same parts as before. And everyone seems to highly enjoy Mikey wanting to give up his huge turtle head at the end - lol. It was mostly kids, some parents, & then a few teenagers. Lol.


I can't wait for it to come out on video! I keep telling everyone how Awesome it was & my Mom's always like, "Well just have to get it when it comes out then, won't we?" And in the semi-words of Raphael - "Hell yes!" Lol.


~Lenni~

[Ninjara]

Life has been a little nuts here since I got back, so I haven't had a lot of time to check in at TMNT-L......did Leo answer that question about the earthquake?  I was just reading through.....

   No.  We weren't affected by the earthquake at all.  Didn't even feel it.    
  I was thinking about something like that occuring when we were flyng over.  When I turned on the t.v. the next morning and saw there'd been one I wasn't too surprised. I half expected it for some reason.  Premonition I guess.

   Opening night, for me, was like Leo described.....pretty much.....except I was remembering how I expected, as a child, that in the year 2000 and whatever, we'd be living like the Jetsons......and why the heck couldn't I be in two places at once?

[Michaelangelo]

Since this is our memories topic for TMNT 4, and the movie came out 2 years ago today... figured I'd give this topic high light today.

Happy Birthday TMNT 4!!!!!!

Anyone who hasn't got to share yet, please feel free too. 

[Danceingfae]

Definitely gotta wish TMNT 4 a happy birthday!!

*Loves TMNT*

 

[Amicitia]

I haven't shared yet, because I wasn't here at the time... This movie brought me back into the fandom. It kinda went like this:

Me: *studying*
Friend: *bursts in*
Friend: There's a new Ninja Turtles movie and you're going to see it with me!
Me: *completely confused*

At the time, I probably hadn't watched any Turtles in 15 years, and had forgotten pretty much everything. So I turned to that wonderful procrastinatory tool known as YouTube, and re-educated myself.

And then I saw the movie. And I liked it.

And that's half of how I got here. 

[Nightwatchersonlygirl]

I saw the preview I was sitting there saying oh wow and by the way I was at the opening night too but in the UK


The best char was    Nightwatcher