Rapture
Friday, October 11 (7:00 PM showing)
Hamilton IMAX 16 (Noblesville, Indiana)
100% full, 375-seater
Trailers: (Pretty artsy crowd, so no real "cheering")
Pandemic- Some murmuring
The Father Figure- Silence
The Neighborhood- Some laughs, a few groans among the MacFarlane haters in the crowd
S-L-A-V-E- Some murmuring
And The Band Played On- Quiet talk
Zendikar- A couple of cheers at this, the most talk out of anything.
Movie: One of only two theaters in Indiana playing this during limited release, there's this one and then an art theater in Indianapolis showing it. LOTS of internet buzz, unanimous glowing reviews and the fact that this film currently sits at 100% on RT after 87 reviews brought out tons of people, there was a big line for this similar to the lines there usually are for the IMAX films, though this movie was in a non-IMAX screen. Some people from the Indianapolis Star were here, not sure if they were reviewing the movie or covering the crowd. Lots of adults but about half the people in line were teens, some were turned away for not having ID but they were letting crowds of teens buy tickets as long as one was old enough as long as nobody looked really young. Was talking with someone else in line who couldn't believe someone from a "kid's show" was in this movie, I tried to tell him Elizabeth Gillies was talented but he said she wouldn't be very good. He was smiling and shaking his head when the movie was over, he didn't want to admit I was right This movie blew me away. Emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. Lots of "holy shit" whispers and gasps from the crowd. There were a couple of groans during the fourth sex scene but the groaners were loudly shushed. Audience clapped for the film when it ended. Aaron Johnson and Elizabeth Gillies were incredible, particularly Gillies who gave an absolutely heartwrenching performance. This movie proved Taylor Lautner can act. I have so much more to say but I'll give a full review in the Speakeasy. Holy shit indeed.
A+