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Earlier in the week, my friend Alexei texted me. She was headed out of town that weekend, and invited me to see Cats before she left. On the only night it was feasible to see it, I had plans to attend a friend's Christmas party and Alexei had a work event, so therefore we ended up picking a 10 PM showtime.
By many accounts, Alexei spent a large part of the work event persuading people to come see Cats. By the end of it, she had two converts: Zach and Kristin.
Kristin seemed fairly excited to watch this trainwreck, while Zach made it clear he was present under duress. However, as showtime loomed ever closer, Zach grew more manic and excited while Kristin had clearly begun to regret her decision.
We got into the theatre and I immediately burst out laughing.
One last straggler wandered in a few minutes before showtime and sat in the very back row, studiously ignoring us.
The movie was indescribable. I, at least, had a baseline understanding of how weird Cats was as a stage show, so I only had to cope with the additional weirdness of the movie. Alexei, Zach, and Kristin had not seen the stage show, so I can't imagine what the movie was like for them. My only hint is this: when Ian McKellen first appeared onscreen, Zach said, very loudly, "oh no."
We got out of the theatre well after midnight, buzzing with delighted, horrified, manic energy. I didn't sleep for hours.
Anyway, that was Cats.
I have no plans to go see Star Wars.
By many accounts, Alexei spent a large part of the work event persuading people to come see Cats. By the end of it, she had two converts: Zach and Kristin.
Kristin seemed fairly excited to watch this trainwreck, while Zach made it clear he was present under duress. However, as showtime loomed ever closer, Zach grew more manic and excited while Kristin had clearly begun to regret her decision.
We got into the theatre and I immediately burst out laughing.
One last straggler wandered in a few minutes before showtime and sat in the very back row, studiously ignoring us.
The movie was indescribable. I, at least, had a baseline understanding of how weird Cats was as a stage show, so I only had to cope with the additional weirdness of the movie. Alexei, Zach, and Kristin had not seen the stage show, so I can't imagine what the movie was like for them. My only hint is this: when Ian McKellen first appeared onscreen, Zach said, very loudly, "oh no."
We got out of the theatre well after midnight, buzzing with delighted, horrified, manic energy. I didn't sleep for hours.
Anyway, that was Cats.
I have no plans to go see Star Wars.
