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Shutter Island: Bringing Out the Crazies

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Written by April Yorke   
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:08

Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprioA few weeks ago, I went to see Shutter Island. In the wing seating, a lady started yelling at some people as they exited during the end credits. It wasn't clear exactly what she was on about, but, naturally, my sympathy was with the older lady over the "young punks." As a remix of Dinah Washington's "This Bitter Earth" played over the end credits, my viewing companion and I discussed how copyright issues over this very song kept Killer of Sheep, one of the greatest American movies ever made, from being seeing by the wider public for 30 years. Unfortunately discussing exactly what we are hearing during the end credits was too much for the now obviously old lady, who started yelling at us to "STOP TALKING!" Just in case you were wondering, according to crazy old ladies who scare away even their minders with their yelling, "OUTSIDE IS FOR TALKING!" You know, during the end credits in a mostly empty theatre. I'll admit to you that I was actually upset by the lengthy tongue lashing we got for, in my opinion, doing nothing wrong. 

This morning I read this story in the L.A. Times, and apparently it could have been much worse. Not to make light of the situation because it is terrible, but a meat thermometre? They left and came back with a meat thermometre? How desperately do you want to stab someone that you could leave and come back with the thing that tells you if your turkey is done? Also, stop talking on your cell phone, violent jackass.

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Emily
March 11, 2010
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Don't let

crazy people upset you! Seriously, I was so close to telling her (ostensible) husband to "control his woman"! If you're bringing someone to the movies who has mental problems, you are responsible to stop them from yelling that innocent people are "nincompoops!" Also, talking during the end credits is acceptable.

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April Yorke is a (Cult)ure Magazine contributor since Wednesday, 07 January 2009.

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