We went to see Dark Knight in IMAX again, this time with some friends I invited but couldn't make it due to the mad house opening weekend was. We enjoyed it. I liked being able to spend some time catching up and talking for a little bit, and ended up enjoying the time more than I thought I would. BTW, this is my second attempt to write this post up, so forgive any problems that might crop up as a result of me trying to rush to get this sucker up (although I will try to curb that impulse)
I wanted to go again to make up for my friends missing getting to see it last weekend. I had comptemplated inviting them, but didn't really commit to it until 2 days before, and by the time he said he was available, all the IMAX showings the day he was available was sold out. I asked about coming up to the IMAX theatre nearer my home, even offered to pay for the gas difference since I drug my feet, but no go. But I didn't think it was right to offer that and then snatch it away. Plus, I did want to see it again in that format. So more plans were hatched, and we ended up seeing it today. And why am I playing the pronoun game when it comes to my friends? It was Mark and his daughter.
And while I'm fessing up, you're probably wondering why I took so long to extend the original invite. In my experience, it seems that there is a lot of hassle involved in inviting others to go see a movie. There's the schedules to coordinate, and trying to accomodate everybody, and most times they say they can't make it. Yes, when written down it doesn't sound like much, but that was the reasoning I had. Plus, while planning a get-together with friends to see a movie sounds good on paper, for the most part you're watching the movie and not socializing as much. For me, while The Dark Knight was the better film in IMAX, I enjoyed seeing Superman Returns in IMAX more, and it wasn't seeing some of the sequences in 3D. It was the first time I met Mark and his family, plus Doc, Superwife and her kids, and that weekend was a lot more fun, even if we didn't get to go swimming or anything else at the hotel. So to sum up, the sitting in the dark and not being with friends was another minus. Although the time was short, we did have enough fun with Mark and his daughter (sorry, it's an earlier request of Mark's is the reason why I'm not naming her) that his request to get together again will be planned, if not for the movies, then for something else.
Speaking of Doc, here's what he thought of The Dark Knight, with my response up to that post soon (WARNING: spoilers at the link). And here's the most interesting theory about what villain they'll use in the next movie that I've read so far (check out Vinnie Bartilucci's thoughts in the comments on his thoughts of the next movie), even beating Angelina Jolie up for Catwoman (hey, she should do Sin City 2 first, adapting "A Dame To Kill For".