F 9/11 in Texas

[Lisa0825]

I know there are several threads about this in GD, but I thought having our own thread here might be good, since this forum moves slower.

I saw it at the AMC 30 Gulfpointe in south Houston tonight at 7pm. I was about the 100th in line, a half hour before the show. If it wasn't a sell-out, it was close.... only scattered single seats here and there.

I found the movie to be stunning. It's hard to say you liked or enjoyed something that made you feel such rage and sorrow, so I guess I'll just say he did an excellent job.

I feel like I went through that proverbial emotional rollercoaster. For most movies, that's easy to forget, but this one was about reality.

I sat between two older men, one about 60, and one over 70, maybe close to 80. All of us were crying at the same parts, as well as clapping and laughing at the rest.

We had police outside, watching us as we entered the theater, and inside during the show. I hope they learned something too, since most of them are Republicans.

Those outside the theater waiting for the next show looked at our faces as we left, analyzing the emotional expressions we still had. Some of us were still laughing about the closing. Some were bitching about the issues. I still had red, puffy, teary eyes. I made eye contact with a few, and then just looked down as I made my way to the door.

[SilasSoule]

1. Gonna go see it tommorrow night in San Antonio

I would have gone today. But I was just let out of a three day hospital vist and still feeling kinda weak.

I can't wait.

[Lisa0825]

2. I hope you're feeling better!

I'd say "enjoy the movie," but it's so much deeper and more complicated than that.

Sorry to hear you are having health problems. Hope all is well.

Take care.

[Tight_rope]

3. I saw it at Loews in the Fountains at 10:445pm 06/25/04!

Because of all the publicity that the movie was getting, I made sure to go in person and by the tickets on Thursday after work. There were 4 of us. The theater was about half full. But the show before us was sold out. We had no problem. I don't know if it was because we had about 25 Muslim brothers their to make sure we enjoyed the movie. Everyone enjoyed the movie. Alot of shocked people. At the end the movie got a standing ovation.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. I was there too!

I noticed all the Muslims and I was really tempted to ask them how they felt about it, but just couldn't bring my middle aged white self to do it. Did you talk to any of them?

[anarchy1999]

5. And please dear sir, if you wanted to speak with them why did you not?

We're in Dallas and we know many Muslims. They are far nicer and easier to get along with than any of the Christian Fundamentalists we know, and we know far more than our share.

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. I'm not a sir ....

and I just had a shy attack I guess. Believe me, we have many Muslims here in Houston, especially in the southwest part of town where I live. I once had a Muslim boss. The only time he was cranky during Ramadan when he couldn't eat all day - LOL.

[anarchy1999]

8. Sorry, not laughing. "Shy attack", no excuse.

N/T

[Lisa0825]

12. I don't always feel too comfy approaching a group of strangers of ANY type

especially to ask questions having to do with their race, nationality, etc. I can completely understand how she could wonder what they thought, but feel shy about asking, or unsure about how to ask such a question.

[Gothmog]

6. AMC 30 on Dunvale was sold out

We saw it at 7:15 PM on Dunvale. The show was sold out or very close with few if any open seats. The show before us was sold out and the show after us was also at capacity.

The movie got a standing ovation at the end from most of the crowd. I was very impressed with the movie.

[sonias]

9. Fantastic piece of film

Thank you Michael Moore! So much I knew about but still having to relive the 2000 theft of the election was tough. I still cringe watching the courageous Black Caucus that stood for all America, and not one Democrat Senator would stand up for them. They should be so ashamed of themselves to this day, I know that I am.

Sold out shows all day yesterday and today in Austin. I went as part of a fundraiser for a local state representative. He sold 70 seats of the auditorium. It was so great to see it with so many open minded people.

Real Americans vote! I want my country back.

Sonia

[lastliberalintexas]

20. Normally, I would "correct" anyone using

the term "Democrat Senator" rather than Democratic. But in this context, your description actually seems much more appropriate.

[Longhorn]

10. Saw it in Austin last night.

We got our tickets online last week and went an hour early last night, then the movie started an hour late due to the previous shows getting backed up. All three screens sold out for the 9:30 p.m. show and they were considering adding a midnight show. That was the longest line I had seen at a movie since Star Wars opened in 1977! (I don't go to the movies that often, though I've been to a few since then! ;))

Much younger crowd at 9:30 than the 7:30 folks coming out -- so nice to see such a cross section age-wise! Got lots of smiles and thumbs up from the outgoing viewers on my John Kerry T-shirt!

Of course, the movie was profoundly moving. My husband and I could barely speak for several minutes after it ended. I easily cry at movies but this was different -- this was real pain! We ran into a friend of our son (who is a Marine stationed in California) and he seemed so upset afterwards that I hugged him and told him, "It's okay. It will be all right." I'm old enough to believe that something has to change but I can see how a 19-year-old could feel quite a bit of dispair. I hope all of those folks, young and old, came out determined to make a change in November!

By the way, we called our son and he and his friend shared a laugh about whether they'd be showing F9/11 on the Marine base any time soon!

[Lithos]

11. Up in Collin County

Tremendous response here in Collin County, one of the most conservative areas of the State. I know at least three of tonight's showings were sold out.

Kudo's to the people outside the theatre distrubing MoveOn flyers for the town hall meeting.

L-

[Lisa0825]

13. It's great reading about the great reception itgot here in Bush's adopted

home state!

I heard on the radio tonight that it comletely blew away the record for a documentary opening night, and was on track to be the top grossing film for the weekend, despite being on many fewer screens. this was on news radio 740 KTRH, which has become decidedly more conservative since being taken over by Clear Channel.

I was at Houston's Gay Pride Parade tonight, and all the buzz was "have you seen it yet? what did you think? when are you going?" It was like a given that everyone would see it, if they hadn't already.

[BlueCollar]

14. Opening night in Fort Worth

at Sundance Square, the movie played well. I went to the 7.10 PM showing. Lots of people in line for the 9.40...

Don't know how it played yesterday but I'm taking a friend to see it in Grapevine tonight...will let you all know how it went.

[Imalittleteapot]

15. Fort Worth Loew's City View

2:20 Sat. matinee was packed. We waited in line for 15 minutes. Crowd cheered and clapped in the end. There was a long line waiting to get in for the next showing.

[Gingergal]

16. F9-11 showed at both theaters in Corpus Christi!

Most of the Democrats I know went Friday. I was amazed that Corpus showed a documentary at both theaters. I don't think "Bowling for Columbine" came here at all. On Sunday 11:55 am show, we had a large crowd which watched it very closely, and we clapped at the end of it. Will there be a soundtrack released from the film?
If anything, Moore was too easy on gwbush.

[liveoaktx]

22. AMC Palace Monday Matinee in Cowtown

amazing movie.

[NoPasaran]

17. I saw it Friday night in Austin

Same showing as Sonias.

My non-DUer brother saw it Saturday night in El Paso and said it was sold out there!

Sunday night I worked voter registration for Travis County at the Dobie. We registered 35 while I was there, a couple of hundred over the weekend.

[sonias]

18. Thanks for doing that NoPasaran

I'm now deputized and I can join other voter registration events.

Sonia

[derby378]

19. Saw it in Dallas on Saturday

Showing in five theaters in Dallas, one (or two?) in Plano, one in Grapevine, and a couple of other locations I can't remember offhand.

I wondered if the film wouldn't quite live up to all the hype, but if you haven't seen it yet - this movie ROCKS. It's that good.

[BlueCollar]

21. Sunday night in Grapevine

Crowd was much more subdued than Friday night in Fort Worth but still very supportive overall.

[Wright Patman]

23. It looked like I'd

have to cross state lines to see this in Shreveport, but Carmike has decided to open it in Longview starting Friday.

The local GOP boss seems to think Moore is attempting to purge Dubya from the voter rolls. Gawd, what illiteracy.

Hank Kastrop, a member of the Republican Party of Gregg County, said he doesn't plan to see the film. He said the film is an effort by ultraliberal individuals to try and unseat the president.

"Based on what I've heard on the radio and other sources, it's just a bunch of lies," Kastrop said. "They're trying to downgrade our good president."

Kastrop added: "I think somebody should come out and identify all the misrepresentations they're doing. This seems to be a part of a broad effort to disenfranchise our president."

No, you doofus, that's what Jeb does to the blacks in Florida.

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