"JK" is a PR person for one of Houston's publicity firms and one of the folks we critical types interact with at the various screenings about town. Tonight was Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams' rampaging giant monster opus.
As is often the case, JK was waiting at the exit for reactions to pass on to the studio about the movie:
JK: So Pete, got a quote?
Me: "Too soon."
JK: Hmm?
Me: I mean, what is it, like...three years since 9-11? I just don't think America can handle seeing New York destroyed again by terrorist monsters.
JK: [taps pen impatiently]
Me: Okay, uh, "It'll be at least as successful as Snakes on a Plane."
JK: Good one.
I actually liked Cloverfield quite a bit, even if I'm really envious of that guy's camera battery. Mine barely runs 90 minutes, much less seven hours.
Nuh-uh…seriously?
Dude, it was a joke. Give me a little credit.
Has it really been three years already?
Awesome post.
In the heart and mind of Rudy Guliani, 9-11 will always be yesterday.
In the heart and mind of Rudy Guliani, 9-11 will always be yesterday.
And tomorrow, and the day after, and next week, until he loses the Republican presidential nomination.
I mean, what is it, like…three years since 9-11?
Six. But hey.