23 vs. 300

[snopes]

Comment: I heard this rumour about a lady in a movie theater who had gone
to see the movie '23' but somehow ended up in '300' instead. In the middle
of the movie she supposedly stood up and started complaining that Jim
Carrey was not in the movie, and some person sitting next to her stood up
and yelled "THIS IS SPARTA" and kicked her down the stairs. Supposedly she
is now suing him. And I just wanted to know if there was any truth to
this. (Because it's hilarious.)

[Troodon]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: I heard this rumour about a lady in a movie theater who had gone
to see the movie '23' but somehow ended up in '300' instead. In the middle
of the movie she supposedly stood up and started complaining that Jim
Carrey was not in the movie, and some person sitting next to her stood up
and yelled "THIS IS SPARTA" and kicked her down the stairs. Supposedly she
is now suing him. And I just wanted to know if there was any truth to
this. (Because it's hilarious.)

The story is the first thing you get on a google search for "this is Sparta". The letter-writer is messing it up a little. In the original, the woman says "This is the wrong movie!" prompting the yell of "This is Sparta!" and the kick, which makes more sense than the above.

Be warned that the original is also really offensive to just about everyone.

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by Troodon

Be warned that the original is also really offensive to just about everyone.

The original what? 23 or 300?

[Troodon]

Originally Posted by Canuckistan

The original what? 23 or 300?

The original version of the story in the OP, which is what you will find if you google "this is Sparta".

[TwoGuyswithaHat]

Originally Posted by Canuckistan

The original what? 23 or 300?

Having seen 23, I'd agree that it was offensive to just about everyone

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by Troodon

The original version of the story in the OP, which is what you will find if you google "this is Sparta".

I think TwoGuys had the correct answer:

Originally Posted by TwoGuyswithaHat

Having seen 23, I'd agree that it was offensive to just about everyone

[TwoGuyswithaHat]

Originally Posted by Canuckistan

I think TwoGuys had the correct answer:

Ah, thank you. I'll be here all week, and don't forget to try the veal.

[Grand Illusion]

Sounds similar to one UL I've heard where an elderly woman goes in to a midnight showing of RHPS and complains to the manager that she can't enjoy the movie because everyone around her is making a commotion, and the manager tells her that she didn't understand what she had gotten herself into and rather than tell everyone to be quiet, he simply gives her a refund.

One true story, though, that reinforces the archetypical dumb female moviegoer is the time when my mother and I went to see some movie at the local duplex (I forget which one). The preview was Yentl, but the preview was so long and contained so many opening credits, that my mom thought that the movie had started and exclaimed "We're in the wrong theater!" I had to explain to her that Yentl wasn't out yet and even if it was out, I was certain that the movie that was playing in the other screen in the duplex was not Yentl.

um, what movie are you talking about in reference to "RHPS?" just so I understand what you're talking about...

[Not_Done_Living]

Rocky Horror Picture Show

[songs78]

Having read the "original" post.

I would've yelled "This is ...........Lesbos"

[TrishDaDish]

If they were such extreme lesbian stereotypes (in the "original" post), I can't understand why they'd not want to be at 300. Because all lesbians are butch types.

[Jefuemon]

Originally Posted by Grand Illusion

One true story, though, that reinforces the archetypical dumb female moviegoer is the time when my mother and I went to see some movie at the local duplex (I forget which one). The preview was Yentl, but the preview was so long and contained so many opening credits, that my mom thought that the movie had started and exclaimed "We're in the wrong theater!" I had to explain to her that Yentl wasn't out yet and even if it was out, I was certain that the movie that was playing in the other screen in the duplex was not Yentl.

Sort of reminds me of when I went to see "Princess Mononoke" in theaters. Some guy brought his 5 year oldish kid to it, and when he asked dad what the movie was about, he said, "I don't know. I think it's like 'Mulan'."

Just because it's animated don't make it a kids movie.

[Tarquin Farquart]

How do you get "23" confused with "300" they're not even multiples of each other. Still, she could have accidentally gone and seen 7. Or 8 1/2. Or 10.

[Stoneage Dinosaur]

Originally Posted by Tarquin Farquart

Still, she could have accidentally gone and seen 7. Or 8 1/2. Or 10.

Or 1941. Or 2001. Or 1000000 Years BC.

[TwoGuyswithaHat]

Originally Posted by Tarquin Farquart

How do you get "23" confused with "300" they're not even multiples of each other. Still, she could have accidentally gone and seen 7. Or 8 1/2. Or 10.

Don't you see man? There were 2 people that mistakenly went into 300! 2+3+0+0=23!

It's all part of the conspiracy of 23, man. You just need to take off those blinders society makes you wear and open your eyes man.

Can't... wipe... memory... of 23... from... brain...

[bthyb]

Originally Posted by Tarquin Farquart

How do you get "23" confused with "300" they're not even multiples of each other. Still, she could have accidentally gone and seen 7. Or 8 1/2. Or 10.

But 23 and 300 were in theaters at approximately the same time, and the other onces weren't.

[noftessa]

My aunt refuses to watch South Park or the Simpsons, or any other TV show cartoon, because it is a cartoon, and thus, for kids. I don't think she would get the humor anyway, so not loss there!

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Jefuemon

Sort of reminds me of when I went to see "Princess Mononoke" in theaters. Some guy brought his 5 year oldish kid to it, and when he asked dad what the movie was about, he said, "I don't know. I think it's like 'Mulan'."

Just because it's animated don't make it a kids movie.

Also reminds me of when I went to go see the South Park movie where there were 10 year olds with their parents. Course the irony of the situation was that in the South Park movie the kids sneaked into an R-rated movie. But I wondered if either the parents were just really open-minded about letting their kids hear bad language or that they just assumed cartoon=for kids.

[Kitsune27]

Originally Posted by Jefuemon

Sort of reminds me of when I went to see "Princess Mononoke" in theaters. Some guy brought his 5 year oldish kid to it, and when he asked dad what the movie was about, he said, "I don't know. I think it's like 'Mulan'."

Just because it's animated don't make it a kids movie.

I still cringe when I think about the mother who rented Demon City Shinjuku for her kids (looked to be about six and four). No amount of explination from the video store employees or pointing out the rating could convince her otherwise-it was animated so it had to be for kids-it was "the law" according to her.
Poor, poor kids.