OKONOKOS Theatre Screening Reviews.

[suebeeboo]

PATRICK RULES!

TOTALLY!!   He's like a double expresso with a couple hits of Vivarin!  Also, that one little shot of Tommy when he smiles is AMAZING!!!!  I loved it!   You really don't get to see his fantastic smile enough!   And some of you were in the theater with him??

[Cameron]

it was plenty loud in austin.  maybe that's becuase the theater was empty?  where was everyone?  there were 25 people there tops.  I actually liked my chances of winning the guitar.

also, i boutht the dvd at waterloo today to get the AC dvd and they didn't have it.  what's up with that?  CC? anyone?  I need that thing...

[megisnotreal]

The film was nothing less than amazing. It felt like I was at a show; that essence was captured perfectly. You know those moments when the music's so loud you can't think and the lights are shining and your heart keeps swelling with all these feelings of beautiful benevolence? And suddenly, you forget about your job or the fact that you're broke or whatever... it's like your problems dissapate and until all that remains is you and the music--the music that transcends yet captures the gamut of everything that's good in this world.

Yeah, it was just like that. But only on film. And I didn't get a Dondante or I Will Sing You Songs, either. But it still kicked an infinite amount of ass.

(!!!!)

[BH]

Wasn't it cool at the begining when the beats from wordless chorus started slowly.  The anticipation was fantastic.  And then, that slow zoom shot with a kind of out of focus shot of the band from a distance.  The whole mood set on this thing is brilliant.  I can't wait to soak in in some more.  I have always been a huge fan of close ups of guitar fingering and they didn't dissapoint although I would have liked a few more! :)  How about Patrick's sweat soaked shirt!  Damn I want to hug this man.  Some of the shots of Bo were pretty damn cool.  Oh hell, this whole thing gets better the more I think about it.  

[mcarroll]

I went to the screening in Denver, and it was the shit.  The drawing wasn't done after the show, though.  You just filled out a slip and they said they would call you if you won.  Was anybody else at the Denver show?

[sweatboard]

I went to the screening in Denver, and it was the shit.  The drawing wasn't done after the show, though.  You just filled out a slip and they said they would call you if you won.  Was anybody else at the Denver show?

I'm guessing that someone working for the theater "won".  

[amybee]

Anyone from cincinnati attend the viewing at the comet lastnight?  I didn't know about it until today...oh well.  I bought okonokos and watched it today.  wow!  I will sing you songs is hot!

[Amunet]

Sorry for those of you who had low attendance. In the 'ville we were practically sold out. I would say a very low estimate would be 250. Anyone else? What is your estimate for the 'ville attendance?
  The movie was freakin' fantabulous!  My friends and I decided afterwards that everyone was probably waiting for 4 or 5 people to have the balls to get up and dance and then we all would have gotten up, but no one wanted to be the first. :)  Too bad whoever had the beach ball got shut down.
And for the person who asked, yeah Tommy was there, cute as ever with the new haircut! He does have a GREAT smile!  too bad he's taken LOL

[Kory]

Yea, the ville was sold out, I got there at 6 or so to pick up my tickets I bought online and saw it had sold out.

[CrazyFingers]

I was also at the Louisville screening. The theatre looked pretty full from where I was sitting (2nd to last row in the back). The movie was unbelievable, however, it seemed that the sound was not right for the first several songs. Regardless, it was cool to see MMJ live on the big screen. My favorite part had to have been Steam Engine. The other part I liked was during the instrumental section of Off the Record when the dude in the crowd with the Alpaca was tripping out.   :o

The guy who won the guitar was in my row, I'm not gonna lie, I wanted to sneak up on him in a dark corner of the parking lot and take it.  >:(

[stucky]

The Boston screening (in Cambridge) was sold out as well, but the theatre was only half full.  I too wanted to follow the guy who won the guitar into a dark alley.  

But I didn't.  

Anyone saying I did is just lying.

Also, the rather large kid standing behind A. Man in the audience, was that a badmotorfinger shirt he was wearing?  I certainly looked like the one I had in high school.

[JacketGal]

Hey Tater!  Hey Jacket!  It was GREAT to meet you guys too!  (Glad you recognized me from the photo - but I'm so sick of it!)  
Now I'm a happy little sue-bee-doo-doo bird!!   :)
See you at the Riv in 3 weeks!   ;)

Hey, hey! It was so nice to meet you too Sue (and your daughters). And Taterbug, always a pleasure! So nice to see familiar faces. I was hoping a forum member would win the geetar but the woman who did looked genuinely thrilled.

That film was amazing. Bermuda H, I felt the same way about those first chords of Wordless....I actually got butterflies in my stomach. And when it started and the branches were pulled back it felt exhilarating.

I can't say enough about the video quality and the sound - it was perfection. I had the HUGE fortune to have actually seen these shows last November and this film does it justice. It was really cool to see the people in the audience too, I recalled the girl dressed as the faerie! Also to be able to see the stage in detail was great. We were a bit further back and did not know that there was so much put into the design  forest stage. It just looked incredibly cool.

Those clips of Patrick are other-worldly! He is the SHIT!!

Steam Engine Yes, Steam Engine is breath-talking.

[Olliges]

what happened to the theater in ny? i was waiting and then nothing...i couldnt go anywhere, i was jacketless on the 30th, i just sat home and listened to "I needed it most" all night

[...vacuuman...]

was at the LA show.  theater probably 60% full.  would have been great had it been full with people bobbing their heads, but incredible anyway.

highlight was meeting bo after the show.  he was standing in the lobby area with what looked like his family, and sort of just watching people file out.  only a few people saw him.  he signed my poster, and was very self-effacing when he said how embarassing it was to watch himself on screen.

also got the inside scoop on an LA show: they'll be at the wiltern in january.