Kind of a "OHMIGERD I LURV THIS MOVIE" rant and a "But....urggghh..." rant

Author's note: BIG SPOILERS IN THIS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T WATCHED CAPTAIN AMERICA AND WHO DON'T KNOW WHO THE TWINS WERE IN THE END OF CREDITS SCENE!

I just saw the brand new eagerly anticipated movie: Captain America 2!! (Another monumental fact side-part: I'm a big comic book nerd and proud)

I really loved it! The plot was awesome (even though I could see Nick Fury's revival coming), I liked the new character addition (Falcon), the action was just a jumble of pure holy clusterfights and I liked the whole vibe of S.H.I.E.L.D being secretly controlled by HYDRA throughout all those years and now, S.H.I.E.L.D is no more.

I would've flippin ADORED it, if a certain friend of mine didn't INSIST on taking seats that were RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FLIPPIN SCREEN!! So for the entire movie, I had to be in an awkward, face-squishing position where my neck felt like someone was trying to squeeze it like a lemon. 
So thanks to her, I was wasting half the movie trying to get into a comfortable position.

I'm now interested on how Marvel is going to continue with Avengers 2: Age of Ultron when S.H.I.E.L.D is no longer in the picture? Or are they just gonna do what they did with Iron Man 3 and not mention them WHATSOEVER in the movie?

Extra bonus of epic-sceptic-awesomeness: I stayed to watch BOTH end of credit scenes!

I cannot believe the twins are finally in the picture!! I am so excited for how Marvel are gonna add in Magneto's kids into the big blockbuster films!

The only thing I didn't like about it was how Marvel has to CONSTANTLY put in Black Widow into their movies JUST to make things seem less gay and for sex appeal. 

I mean, come on!

If you're gonna add in a female character who just so happens to be a spy, AT LEAST make an effort to make her the badass and hardcore character that she is and not just some piece of eye candy. 

Not that they didn't manage half of that in this movie, she TOTALLY kicked ass when she was fighting Bucky. But when you see THIS on your way to watching the movie:



Please tell me I'm not the only one who winces and groans at the OBVIOUS Photoshop put into that and how you can feel the completely pointless romance scenes coming on.

Things That Bug Me The Most: Part 2 ... (again, not in any particular order)

3. Annoying People in the Cinema...

Okay, I'm sure you've probably heard this one so many times from angry friends, complaining relatives or whomever; but this was just something I could NOT leave out on my pet peeves list.

If you're a cinephile like me, (a person who is fond of motion pictures and loves going to the cinema) then I'm sure you would agree when I say that any movie that I watch at the cinema, I would like to watch it in the most silent, comfortable atmosphere possible. And I say 'most silent' because you all know that the day when a completely silent atmosphere in the cinema is possible is the day that David Niven is revived as a woman with a pink Afro (unless you've watched the old Pink Panther or Agatha Christie movies, I doubt you'd know who he is without googling him) . 

Let's be honest, there will ALWAYS be that one person, group or pair of people who munch really loud on their popcorn, slurp their drinks when it's nearly finished, momentarily start kicking the back of your seat and so on. THOSE things I don't mind, because it'll only bug me for a millisecond before I tune it out and just focus on the movie. 

But recently this year, I went to watch Robocop in 3D. The cinema was rather empty (not surprised, it wasn't that good of a movie anyway...) so I picked a rather high spot up top, put down my popcorn, got ready for the movie and all that jazz. When I sat down, I noticed a rather obese couple right in front of me with large buckets of popcorn. So yeah, I was definitely prepared for a rather noisy evening. What I WASN'T prepared for, was for this to happen:

The man's phone went off halfway through the movie and he suddenly stood up to answer it. 

Now, I'll be blunt, if it was a much more...skinnier...dude who stood up and blocked the screen, then that is fine! Because he would only take up a third or a quarter of the screen maximum and I would let it slide, because I could still tell what is happening from the other three quarters and he would eventually go down.

But that man was right in front of me and he wasn't skinny, so I wasn't able to see CRAP! I tapped him and asked him if he could sit back down. He held up a finger as if to say 'give me a mo' and continued speaking. 

So I waited...but it certainly wasn't for a mo! And I was getting really annoyed because he made me miss an entire scene waiting for him and what was even worse was that he was just chatting away and laughing VERY LOUDLY on the phone! 

By now, I was ready to bust a



up that guys butt, but I didn't want to make the cinema room anymore louder than it already was! So this time I threw...I think it was 3 or 4? ... bits of popcorn at him, which got his attention instantly.

After taking a moment or two to try and not laugh when he pulled this face at me (and believe me, it took a lot of will power) :

What is wrong with you?!

I asked him again if he could please sit and quite down (I might have not said it as politely as that). The dude gave out an exasperated sigh (not the really annoyed kind of sighs, more like the exaggerated 'ohmigerd' bimbo sighs) and then just left the cinema room and didn't come back 'till the movie was near the end!

Now, I would rant on some more about the other stupid things people do in the cinema (like how they keep asking about what is happening when they can't even be bothered to watch the flippin' movie, or when somebody keeps a very bright mobile screen on for the entire movie) but this rant is long enough as it is and I don't want to cut the next one short.

Basically, annoying chatty people + bright mobile screens + me missing half the movie =

4. Angry Hypocritical Teachers...

Before someone reads this and starts to accuse me of being too judgmental on teachers, let me stop you right there and point out a few things:

I get that some teachers deserve respect from their students and that they believe they've earned it because they got this job, they probably worked hard for it and they're the ones who graduated from university. And yes, I also understand that they are human and that they're paid to teach, not to be honest angels. 

But I've never met a single person my age who never had a teacher at some point in their life who was a downright angry witch or mean devil (depending on the gender). 

I've had some angry witches in my time who got out of their way to make my (and other students') life in school a living hell, but what annoyed me the most was when (for example) they would see a girl walk into the classroom with a skirt that didn't go below her knees (keep in mind this is the first and last time she ever did this) and they would go CRAZY! 

And by 'Crazy' I don't mean 'coo coo for coco puffs', I mean they would act so mad that you wait for their heads to go:

So they would yell at said student for god knows how long, humiliate her in front of the class and as an extra bonus throw in some mean words here and there. And when they stand up to take the student to the principles office, you can't help but stare at the teacher with a 'what the flip is wrong with you' look when you see her wearing an even SHORTER skirt/shorts than the student!

You might be shaking your heads right now and think that I'm exaggerating, but I can assure you, I've seen teachers with skirt sizes that would make 70 year old men blush!

Things That Bug Me The Most: Part 1...(not in any paticular order, they just generally bug me...)

1. Things that should only take less than a minute or two to do and people take ages to do it...

If you ever happen to come across my profile, realize how much of an epic person I am and then decide: "You know what, this blogger sounds like a really cool dude and I'm gonna be BFFs with her/him!", there is one very important and monumental fact that you MUST know if you ever proceed to that action:

I'm a very very VERY impatient person.

And by 'very impatient', I don't mean like:



I mean that on a very bad day, I would punch/slap/shove the next person who stutters on the way they say 'barbiturate'.

Oh, and if you think that I'm a tiny bit too violent...let me show you a VERY common example:

So imagine you're standing in a queue for comic con (Another monumental fact: I'm a nerd and proud. So don't be surprised if I use comic con as another example later on in this blog). You're very excited, you worked half a year on your costume, you're there with all you're friends and you've all been queuing for 2 flippin' hours. Finally, you're at the front of the line, you're waiting for the person in front of you to get his tickets (for the next part, I'm gonna need to give this person a name, so we'll call him...Stephen.) and then this crap happens:

Stephen: Hi!

Ticket dude/dude...ette? : Hello sir! Which tickets would you like to buy?

Stephen: Oooh...gosh...um, what options do I have?

Ticket dude/girl/woman: Well sir, you have the option of buying the tickets for today only, tickets that last you the entire convention and a VIP ticket.

Stephen: Oh! How much do the VIP tickets cost?

Ticket dude/girl/woman: AED 500

Stephen: Oh no, that is a tad bit expensive for me...um...So how much are the tickets for the entire convention?

Ticket dude/girl/woman: AED 160

Stephen: Well....uh....hmmm...Hold on a minute...

*Stephen takes about...oh, a century or two...to double check the money in his wallet before he nods to the Ticket...dude*

Stephen: Yup! I'll take that one!

Ticket dude: Okay then sir, would you like to buy one of our vouchers or coupons?

Stephen: Oooh! What are those?!

End.

...

I think you can get what I'm getting at. It REALLY bugs me when I finally reach the top of the queue in whatever place, and the person in front of me takes AGES just to take an order. First of all, you should have decided what you wanted to get BEFORE you go up and queue; Second of all, you should have already known how much that item costs BEFORE you queue as well and finally, you should already decide IF you have enough to buy it as well.

And it's not only those kinds of things that people take AGES to do; there are people who take ages to get the money out of their purse or wallet, people who take FOREVER to park their car or get out of the parking spot and that one time you're on a plane and you're waiting for hours for the person to finish using the bathroom. Well... I guess the parking spot one isn't something that really bugs me if the person is just trying to play it safe, so I'll let that one slide. 

2. People who chew chewing gum with their mouths open and kids blowing bubbles...

Really....Do I need to clarify on this one?

In my opinion, it's just plain torture having to be in the same room with a person who is chewing their chewing gum in the most obnoxious way and having to listen to the disgusting sounds of their saliva being mixed with the artificial flavors of gum.

And there's when some blow and pop bubbles with it. I don't mind if it's a teenager or an adult doing it, because at least THEY know how to do it properly and not make a mess.  But there is always that one parent who can't handle their screaming, whining child and gives her/him a piece of gum to shut them up. 

Now, I don't know about you, but I don't want to have to watch a kid blow a bubble, pop it all over their face and then start peeling it off very slowly piece by icky piece.

And don't get me started on when they start doing this:

Need I say more?

To be continued in Part 2....