Wanna see the first 65 minutes of Toy Story 3? For FREE? Ride like the wind, Bullseye!
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 9:19 pm Category: disney, Movies, ScreeningsWhile Iron Man 2 may be the most anticipated robot movie of the summer, Toy Story really gets my circuits a-blazing.
In fact, 10 years ago when Toy Story 2 came out, I named it the best picture of 1999, just narrowly beating out American Beauty, The Matrix, and Fight Club. (Sorry, Swank– The Phantom Menace came in a distant 5th). And since then, Lassater and Co have only improved on their artistry through films like Monsters Inc, The Incredibles, and last year’s tearjerking Up.
And wouldn’t you like to see what they’re doing?
Well you can– just go become a fan of TS3 Screenings on Facebook by clicking here, then go find your local college you “attend” and when and where the screening will take place. But beware– most of these screenings already have confirmed attendees in the hundreds according to their Facebooks RSVPs, and they’ve bought ad space on Facebook. These are going to be crowded. There will likely be riots because too many people will show up to try to see the films. And they are supposedly checking college IDs.
this is not for the faint of heart
That being said, if you feel like braving the crowds, please go enjoy this. Then make sure you drop us a line here at Big Shiny Robot and tell us how it was.
And we know many of our local Robots are based here in Salt Lake City and Utah County, so I’ve included the info for your screenings. Click the links to go to facebook page for the Salt Lake or Orem screenings.
University of Utah, Weber State, Utah State, Westminster, SLCC, et al:
Century 16 in Midvale, Thurs April 22, 8pm
BYU (Go Cougars!) and Utah Valley University
Cinemark University Mall in Orem, Thurs Apr 15, 8pm
As an aside, Citizen-Bot here in Austin will have to sit this one out, as not only does he not have a doppleganger with a Longhorn college ID, but Harry Knowles will likely attend the screening here for University of Texas students, filling up all seats with his Jabba-esque largesse and crowding out all other film-goers.
Responses to “Wanna see the first 65 minutes of Toy Story 3? For FREE? Ride like the wind, Bullseye!”
American Beauty and the Matrix weren’t very good though.
And what about Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut?
Good point on not including either of those films… I just have this compunction about not including films in my rankings that i have never actually seen and to this day never seen either of them (Boo! Boo!! I know, I know….tell it to the big pile of unwatched DVDs I have in my house….)
And don’t you say an unkind word about American Beauty. Kevin Spacey acted the hell out of that movie and deserved that Oscar. You know who else deserved an Oscar for that movie? Chris Cooper. You know who else deserved an Oscar for that movie? Allison Janney. You know who else deserved an Oscar for that movie? Peter Gallagher’s mother-f#$%ing EYEBROWS. (As you can see, I’ve gone into pure hyperbole here. Disagree all you want. At this point I’m just saying things because they seem amusing to me). I could’ve done with less Thora Birch and Mena Suvari, though.
Though it has nothing to do with Hayden Christensen, I think Irwin Winklers Life as a House was twice the movie American Beauty was…
And American Beauty was okay, but not great.
And you need to get on watching Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut
Agreed on both counts:
Life as a House was GREAT. A little maudlin, but it gave me more hope for Hayden Christensen….
And i do have top get on Magnolia. Not as excited about Eyes Wide Shut.