Batman Begins @ Midnight, June 15

Sunday, June 12, 2005

While driving to pick up AK47 in Irvine to go to my cousin’s place in Anaheim Hills last night, I was listening to The Film Freak with Leo Quinones, on 97.1: The FM Talk Station. The topic this evening was Batman Begins. Leo was giving away tickets to a midnight screening of Batman Begins at Universal Citywalk.

With high hopes of acquiring tickets, I called the station, but hadn’t really thought about what I would talk about. After about 10 busy signals, I got through. The screener asked my name. “Dino” I respond. “What do you want to talk to Leo about?” I say, “Uh, I’m calling for tickets to the screening.” He says, “But what do you want to talk to Leo about?” “Well, I want to talk to him a little bit about the movie.” “What do you have to contribute to the show? Do you have a specific question?” Shit. “I want to know what he thought about Batman Begins, and how it compares to the older films.”

At this point, I could tell that he could tell that I wasn’t going to make for a very interesting caller, because I was trying to BS my way through the call.  I knew my hopes of getting on the air were very slim, but he nevertheless put me on hold. Rather than waste my time any further, I hung up, and began formulating another strategy.

By now, AK47 had arrived. She would make the perfect caller, being female, and I told her to dial. But, we first had to brain storm and think of a relevant and important question to ask. After a few minutes, I realized that not much was said of the Batmobile. That was it, that was the question. “What do you think of the Batmobile, and how does it compare to the Batmobile of older films?” Brilliant. A great geek question.

Call is made, phone rings...and rings...and rings...and finally they pick up. “Name?” “Amanda” “Where are you calling from?” “Irvine.” “What do you want to talk to Leo about?” “I want to ask him what he thought about the Batmobile, and how it compares to the older films.”. We’re put on hold, but now he’s at commercial. The one thing we had going for us was that he had a chick calling the show. No females had called up to this point.

Commercial break ends, Leo comes on, and BAM! he goes right to AK. She asks the question, but I had the volume turned down, so I couldn’t hear what he was saying while she was on the air. :( Feedback you know. Apparently he really liked chatting with her, and hooked her up with a t-shirt and hat. She then gets put on the list for the midnight screening. Awesome.

The screening will be filled with Batman geeks, and should be an eventful event, with free swag being given away. I will surely have to brush up on my Batman knowledgery because they will most likely ask trivia questions which only Batman geeks would know the answers to. What better way to enjoy a film then in the company of fellow geeks?

I hope Christian Bale makes a guest appearance at the screening.

Report and review forthcoming.