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Did I tweet yesterday? I did!

• 10:54 bit.ly/vY7W4 - Star Trek: IMAX, tonight 10pm, Hamilton NJ. Possibly dinner first. Tickets - bit.ly/LXVs8 #
• 17:18 Once again glad to have jumper cables. Gave @jpspiderman a jump on my way out. #
• 21:38 Have obtained seats. 20 minutes to show. Di watches over my shoulder. #

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Did I tweet yesterday? I did!

• 01:34 Have seen Star Trek and made it home. Now, it is time to collapse. #
• 10:41 I have a hangover from insufficient sleep. Worth it for the whole movie experience, but I really wish I could have taken today off. #
• 10:53 I do hate the new shakeycam trend. 75% of all action movies give me motion sickness now. I had to keep closing my eyes. #

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So, I've decided that I am going to trek way the heck down to Hamilton to take advantage of the IMAX screen on Thursday night.

I don't have specific plans, but I thought I might head down, pick up the tickets, and then do dinner beforehand. aiskon may not need to go to work on Friday, but I do.

So, hey, movie night.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens this weekend. It is highly likely that there will be a Friday night outing. Right now, I see the following showtimes at the Regal Commerce Center: 11:00am 1:30 4:15 7:00 9:45pm 12:30am

They'll almost certainly be adding showtimes between now and Friday, but if I were to bet, I'd bet on a 9:45pm showing. They've been terrible lately about having 8 or 8:30 showings, which are what works for our group. So, we'll see.

Did I tweet yesterday? I did!

• 11:41 bit.ly/qp5x - Earth Hour will take place at 830-930pm local time on Saturday March 28th. Earth hour, seriously. Turn off the lights. #
• 13:38 Have my contacts in, in anticipation of using 3-D glasses. It's weird. #
• 16:55 Movie Night Still On: Monsters vs. Aliens 3D at the Regal Commerce Center (Rte 1), 9:40pm showing - may stop by earlier for dinner. #
• 00:31 Holy cow, Monsters vs. Aliens was amazing. I was expecting mildly amusing and got laugh-out-loud funny. #

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So anyway, I'm planning on seeing Monsters vs. Aliens tonight, down at the Regal Commerce Center (the one on route 1 in North Brunswick), for the 9:40pm showing. I may or may not head down to the area earlier for dinner.

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The same customer who pulled the "It's after 5pm, please do this by tomorrow", sent an update later, complaining that their work was "full of typo's". Well, #1, everything we had came from them originally, and #2, there was exactly one item on their list that was an actual typo (an apostrophe has turned into a question mark, probably a smartquotes issue). So, no, writing "Fax" instead of "Facsimile" is not a typo. Similarly, typing "and" rather than "&" is also not a typo.

I don't mind being told there are edits, even finicky cosmetic edits. I mind being implicitly accused of sloppiness when what's really happening is that the customer changed their minds.

You recall, I suggested an expedition to see Monsters vs. Aliens on Friday. As 3D movies can be a special case, I checked the listings and found this:

Regal Commerce Center 18
2399 US 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ
10:00am 12:20 2:40 5:00 7:20 9:40pm

7:20 is still going to be too early, as far as I know. That gives us the 9:40pm showing. I'll confirm tomorrow, just in case the Thursday posting includes better options. As of now, though, the plan is 9:40 at the Regal Commerce Center.

Monsters vs Aliens comes out this weekend. In 3-D, even. (3d has gotten more common recently because the technology has gotten cheaper and it's a way the theaters can get away with charging a premium fee.)

I want to see this, as do many folks I know. This one pretty much has to be at the Regal Commerce Center, because the only two theaters with 3-D are that one and the one behind the worst mall in New Jersey. This means we're a go for Friday night, even if the only showing is 10pm. Frankly, 10pm will help avoid too many kiddies anyway.

Further details will emerge, of course, once proper showtimes are posted on Thursday.

(By the way, if there's anyone whose sourcepoint is not on the movie logistics map and would like to be, just let me know.)

You heard me. Eight pm, at the Aviation.

You know what, I'm making an unpopular decision here, to suit my own whim. You see, back in the day, I started announcing movie nights on my livejournal because I was tired of all the back and forthing of arranging movie nights. A can't make it early, B hates that theater, C doesn't feel like driving, whine, whine, whine. So I started just saying where I was going to be and that I'd like to see people there. If you look at the last couple posts, though, you can see drama developing. I hate drama. So I'm just going with my own convenience here. We'll probably be back at the Rte 1 Regal for the next big movie outing. END RANT

Now here's the thing, except for the individuals who have to work until 7pm, there is a very cool option. The Evil One is going to be taking a group to the Route 1 Loews for the 7pm showing. There will be many a congenial geek there. Seriously, and for an evil guy, The Evil One is good company.

I (and probably aiskon and ishldgetoutmore) will be at the AMC Aviation (US 1 and South Stiles St. Linden, NJ 07036) at 8pm. Anyone wants to join up with us, that would be keen, but no hard feelings if it's too far a drive.

Well, the theater preference poll did come out in favor of the Regal Commerce Center. The posted showtimes aren't so good, though. I'd hoped there'd be a showing around 8, but we're stuck between too early (7:30) and too late (10) again. Given that we have people who get off from work at 7...

In any case, make yourselves heard. Feel free to post comments with options not laid out in the poll.

What showings are possible?

What is the optimal showing?

ETA: According to Google showtimes, this is what it is. That makes things trickier...

Previously: Movie Location Poll

So anyway, Watchmen opens this weekend, which rather demands a movie excursion. Now, some folks work until 7pm, so we usually aim for an showtime somewhere around 8pm. Full showtimes, of course, don't post until Thursday, so that detail will have to wait until then. I expect there will be plenty of showtimes for something that's being advertised this hard.

Then we come to the theater choice. We tend to wind up at the Regal Commerce Center 18. Why? Well take a look at that map I just linked there. Those three residences just south of the regal skews the choices south. We northerly folks make a lot of noise about picking closer theaters, but we always seem to wind up down there. (The Loews would make a better compromise, but it's not a very good theater, so we bypass it. Other pros and cons of the various theaters are noted on the map.)

On the off chance we'll change the pattern, and because of an off-the-cuff comment by aiskon, I'm going to throw a couple of polls out there.

Poll #1357920 Theater Choice For Watchmen on Friday
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What theaters are acceptable options?

Which is your preferred theater?

Previously, on the Movie Expedition Planning Show...

• A proposed expedition
• a poll

After watching the consensus develop, I think we're going with Saturday afternoon. So... logistics:

• Movie: Coraline
• Showtime: Saturday, 4:35pm
• Theater: Route 1 Regal Commerce Center

Remember I was proposing a movie expedition to see Coraline? Well, here it is Thursday, and the weekend showtimes are out. As I'd suspected, we're still looking at "11:45am 2:05 4:35 7:05 9:35pm" as the showtimes for the 3D version.

So, again, we've got the downside of 7:05pm being too early for folks who work the 10-7 shift) and 9:40pm resulting in an awfully late bedtime for some of us fogeys. Someone did suggest Saturday afternoon as an alternate, which also has some issues. Thus I shall put it up to a vote before deciding to do whatever I please.

What showtimes could you make it to?

What would be the optimal showtime for you?

Interest has been expressed in Coraline. Of course, if it is to be seen, then it must be seen in 3D. This means the Regal Commerce Center 18. Preliminary showtimes leave the sticky choice between 7:05pm (too early for folks on the 10-7 shift) and 9:40pm (too late for old people with early bedtimes.)

More showtimes may appear on Thursday, when weekend schedules are usually announced. On the other hand, if they only have the one 3D screen, then maybe not. We'll just have to see.

I expect most of Saturday to be taken up with shopping for KatsuCon, but if all else fails, an early evening showing on Saturday remains a slight possibility.

As always, these are open invitation movie nights, so pass this along to anyone who might be interested. I'll post again as plans coalesce.

So here's the deal, kids. Hellboy II opens this weekend. Some folks are going to want to see it.

Right about now, I'm looking at

Regal Hadley Center 16
South Plainfield, NJ (by the Middlesex Mall)

7:45pm

(Although if no southerly folks want to come, I might default to a sevenish show at the AMC Aviation. I'll post if that happens.)

You know what? According to yesterday's poll, we'll be seeing WALL-E at "ticky box".

I'm not going to count the second place vote, either, 'cause one of them was me, and that was just a vote registering the futility of trying to ever schedule movie nights anywhere else. Thing is, I'm not into driving way the heck down to North Brunswick given that most of the folks that pull the consensus southerly aren't planning to show. I'm actually going to be seeing the movie again tomorrow with my brother; I just want to go tonight in order to watch on a nice fancy screen without the distraction of watching a small child.

So, you know what, I'm going to the AMC Aviation, 'cause it's close to me. To the 7:35pm showing, 'cause that seems like a convenient time to head on over.

If anyone wants to join me, I'll be, like, pleasantly surprised. Want to coordinate? IM me while I'm on or call my cell.

(Don't read too much into the cranky mood. I'm not cranky over the movie. I'm cranky because this computer is running so slowly it might as well be going backwards. I keep exceeding the buffer as I type, and I do not type all that fast. Aaaargh!)

So, anyway, WALL-E opens tomorrow night, and it seems to be interesting enough to justify a movie night. aiskon's going to be out of town.

We've got some waffling who will or won't be available, so I'll be applying the amazing mighty movie theater map and a survey. Yeah, I know, it's all kinds of overthinking this. I'm doing it anyway.

Here are the possible theaters and showtimes:

AMC Aviation 12
Linden, NJ (off 1&9)

6:30pm

7:05pm

7:35pm

Rialto Theatre of Westfield
Westfield, NJ (downtown)

7:00pm

7:30pm

Regal Hadley Center 16
South Plainfield, NJ (by the Middlesex Mall)

6:30pm

7:10pm

7:50pm

Regal Commerce Center 18
North Brunswick, NJ (off 1 South)

6:30pm

7:35pm

Poll #1211426 Friday Night Showtimes
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Check Movie Times/Locations You'd Be Willing to Attend

Go ahead, check the tickyboxes, discuss in comments, and so forth.

So, here are the logistics:

Movie Night:	Friday, 13 June 2008
Theater:	Regal Commerce Center 18 2399 US 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ, USA
Movie:	The Incredible Hulk
Showtime:	7:15pm

A trip to Omega Diner is likely after the show.

As always, please pass this on to potentially interested parties who don't read this journal.

By the by, some people have expressed confusion as to who yduras is. To whom I say, spell it backwards.

It's really just a way to make it marginally less likely for personal stuff to come up under a search for my real name. It's no big.

grandbuddha tells me there's a plan. (I'm still waffling whether I'll go tonight or crash early and see it later in the wekeend.)

So, here are the logistics:

Movie Night:	Friday, 09 May 2008
Theater:	Regal Commerce Center 18 2399 US 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ, USA
Movie:	Speed Racer
Showtime:	9:15pm

No news yet whether they'll hit the Omega Diner after the show.