Comments on: Last Minute: War Games 25th Anniversary

By: Evil Moo

Evil Moo — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:41:40 +0000

There were issues at Potomac Yard as well; it died right as they were getting set to leave the island and head back to the mainland. Fortunately the theater employee we talked to was nice enough to give us a full refund as well as two passes to another movie. Now if they could just keep the single-digit children out of the adult movies.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:07 +0000

Weird, I was in Ballston, too. I wonder if any other theaters really were affected. And bstanfield — I would have killed for them to turn the A/C down in Ballston, it was like a friggin’ iceberg in there, even for a theater in July.

By: james

james — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:54:47 +0000

at ballston, the manager-type person said that the satellite problem affected all of the theatres showing the movie, and not just ours. weird that tysons was able to see the whole thing. unless there was just a misunderstanding between the ballston employees and the people at fathom events.

now if there were only some way i could find out how the movie ends!

By: bstanfield

bstanfield — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:14:22 +0000

Heather, so sorry to hear your satellite link died. At Tysons Corner, about 150 geeks (well, 150 people, some geeks, some young Matthew Broderick admirers) came out to see the movie, and we got to see the whole movie, although in pretty crappy conditions.

There was apparently no AC in our theatre, so by the end it was quite warm. And then the projectionist either fell asleep or just didn’t bother to bring up the house lights once the movie was over, so the audience was forced to stumble around in a completely dark theatre lighting the way with cell phones in order to see the aisles and stairs. Not quite the service I want when shelling out $10 to see a 25 year old movie.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:56:35 +0000

The one thing I learned tonight at the showing, before the satellite died halfway through the film, is that a lot of those great lines (including the two quoted above) were actually improvised by the actors. Apparently the director liked that kinda thing.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:29:42 +0000

I liked "Oh that's a load of shit! No no, not you sir." In fact there were a few I liked enough oh so many years ago that I recorded them off the laserdisc. Yes, that many years ago. And here they all are!

By: Max

Max — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:20:43 +0000

Classic movie! I saw this in the theater with my dad during the 80’s (which seem so long ago now).

My favorite quote: “Goddammit, I’d piss on a spark plug if I thought it’d do any good!”

By: bstanfield

bstanfield — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:51 +0000

Think I might head to Burger King beforehand…I could really use a WOPR.

By: Ben H. Rome

Ben H. Rome — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:25:16 +0000

Would you like to play a game?