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Author Topic: Naked Woman Shocks 'Last Mimzy' Family Audience Jarryd Beard Expert Film Handler Posts: 229 From: Hellertown, PA Registered: Jul 2004 posted 04-10-2007 10:02 AM                     We had these two films doubled-up in an auditorium last week. This definitely could be an easy (and disastrous) mistake to make when running both movies in digital. We are in the habit of always checking the screen monitor on the Doremi to make sure the correct show is loaded, even when only one movie is playing on a particular screen.  |  IP: Logged Alex Grueneberg Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: Chicago, IL Registered: Aug 2004 posted 04-10-2007 12:11 PM                        I agree with Paul here. As Hills is R their would have been at least a couple of R rated green-bands with some pretty risky content definition tags. Wasn't Hostel 2 inclosed with this print?! This does makes me worry though, we've got Mimzy split with Beyond the Gates. Originally titled Shooting Dogs which is extremely violent right off the bat. Although its not always possible I've always liked when movies doubled up each are a different format.  |  IP: Logged Mark Strube Master Film Handler Posts: 322 From: Milwaukee, WI, United States Registered: Feb 2007 posted 04-10-2007 01:10 PM                        I think putting the blue rating band BEFORE movies might've helped a lot in a situation like this. It's absolutely pointless to put it after the film, I don't even understand the thought process on that, and they already make it play before movies on DVD's... why not in theatres as well?  |  IP: Logged Christopher Seo Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 530 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-10-2007 03:58 PM                     quote: Eric Hooper Stop making excuses. I wasn't. Myself, I have a very simple rule: glance at the schedule before threading the print up. Works like a charm.  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 04-10-2007 09:56 PM                        As a moviegoer, it's sad to me that the projectionist or manager or usher wouldn't look at the screen after starting every show. To make sure that it was in focus. To make sure that it was masked properly. To make sure that there wasn't anything wrong. Stories like this give people one more reason to stay home. "Why didn't anyone go out to complain about the trailers?" I don't think most casual moviegoers even know that different trailers are attached to different movies. They just assume that what you get is what you get. And even if someone noticed that the trailers were inappropriate, why should they assume that the wrong movie was playing? They could just as easily assume that the wrong trailers were put on the right movie. And the very people most likely to be offended by this mistake are least capable of jumping up and running out into the lobby, because they had kids in tow. Yeah, it's a mistake, and we all make mistakes, but this one could have been easily avoided by anyone who gave a damn.  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 04-11-2007 12:37 AM                     In 9 years I never ONCE ran the wrong movie- I think the closest I came was taking out the center ring then realizing it was the wrong one. When training people I would tell them to be careful of this since usually the 2nd movie would be something completely inappropriate for the audience of the other one. I never heard of an R movie being played in place of a G one, but at least twice a co-worker treated the audience to "Pokemon 3" when they had come to see the Steven Segal masterpiece "Exit Wounds".  |  IP: Logged Sonja O'Reilly Film Handler Posts: 18 From: San Diego County, CA, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-11-2007 05:57 AM                     when I was an usher, i remember joking to the projections staff that they should be careful doubling up "Spykids" and "Original Sin" as they both have Antonio Banderas and nobody might notice. A few days later, a customer complained that the wrong film was running on that auditorium. It was "Original Sin" instead of "Spykids". The film was already through its 1st reel. I guess they didn't know "Spykids" didn't have Angelina Jolie.  |  IP: Logged Justin Gorka Expert Film Handler Posts: 174 From: High Wycombe, England Registered: Apr 2006 posted 04-13-2007 01:27 PM                     My favorite was when one of my (ex) staff put on Team America instead of some "Movies For Juniors" flick. The parents only complained at one the puppets started having sex. Swearing, violence fine, but puppets having sex......nooooo! Made the local papers.  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 04-13-2007 10:26 PM                     violence is easier to explain to the kids: "The reason they blew that man up and splattered his innards all over the wall is because he was very very bad". Parents don't like to explain sex.  |  IP: Logged Edwin Sheldon Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Mobile, AL, USA Registered: Sep 2006 posted 04-14-2007 12:17 AM                     quote: Jesse Skeen Steven Segal masterpiece Oh dear lord!  |  IP: Logged Justin Gorka Expert Film Handler Posts: 174 From: High Wycombe, England Registered: Apr 2006 posted 04-15-2007 02:40 PM                     Just noticed that we have 'Last Minzy (bezare film.... anyone else seen it?)' and 'Hills Have Eyes II(total boring crap)' on thew same screen this week. Have posted a large poster for them to ignore. I await the fury of the British press shortly (now the future Prince has ditched the ugly cow)  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 04-15-2007 06:19 PM                     quote: Geoff Jones As a moviegoer, it's sad to me that the projectionist or manager or usher wouldn't look at the screen after starting every show. To make sure that it was in focus. To make sure that it was masked properly. To make sure that there wasn't anything wrong. The first couple of minutes of each performance in the majority of UK cinemas would give no indication to the rating or title of the feature. Which is when the projectionist would check the framing and focus. It's more important to be at the screen just before the feature starts, especially if the film is in scope.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-22-2007 05:44 PM                     Justin said quote: Justin Gorka (now the future Prince has ditched the ugly cow) She's ugly over there? Wow you guys must be on a totally different level than us.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-25-2007 09:16 PM                     Several years ago, my old theater doubled-up "Hercules" with "American Pie". The manager thought he could save on payroll by having one of the assistant managers run the first round of the day and not have the UBs come in till later when it was time for the second round. On the VERY FIRST day of his opening shift, the assistant threaded up "American Pie" when he should have played "Hercules"! Of course, we all know what this genius of a manger did... He started the movie and went downstairs. The mistake wasn't caught until well into the first scene where the kid, Kevin, is his bedroom spankin' the monkey into an old sweat sock while watching scrambled porno movies on cable TV. That was the first and LAST day of the new "money saving" policy!  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 04-26-2007 02:31 AM                     We run our theater like that all the time; one of the managers opens the place and threads the first set. Though, since we set it up so that there's only 1 brain per each auditorium, the person closing booth usually (or at least I do when I close it) put the brain into the platter that it needs to be for the first show in the morning.  |  IP: Logged

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