Don't go see this at the theatres with the geriatrics.

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2003)

(Possible SPOILERS!!)This is in no way a poke at Seabiscuit itself. This is no doubt one of the best films of the year. However, my problem is not with the movie itself. It's the class of people that go to see this.
When my wife and I go to a movie I expect certain things. Especially a historical, true-to-life movie. When I go see Pirates of the Carribean or Grinch I expect laughter, kids, and talking throughout the movie. This is normal. However, when I go to see movies like Seabiscuit, Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot I expect SILENCE!!!
There was nothing in my mind humerous about Seabiscuit. There may have been some cute parts or clever scenes, but not laugh out loud humor. So if this is the case with movies why are there people that insist on laughing at non-humorous parts? Why are there people that insist on giving thier input on the movie to the person next to them?
My problem with Seabiscuit was three particular "Blue Hairs" that sat behind me and my wife. Three friends that wanted to go see the one movie this year that they can relate to and ruin the experience for anyone in the same theatre as them.
William H. Macy was spectacular as the radio jockey. So spectacular that the moment he came on the screen these three bags started laughing so hard that they almost started choking.
It got so bad that they started laughing in the scene where Toby MaGuire was anorexically eating meger meals to stay light for his job as a jockey. I was going to laugh when he had the accident with the horse and couldn't ride again just to prove a point.
This goes back to when I saw Saving Private Ryan in theatres. This old woman would laugh at the oddest most horrible times in the movie.
I felt like this instance with the old people in Seabiscuit ruined the whole experience for me. Do yourself a favor, wait to see this movie on DVD or video when it is released to save yourself annoyance. This is because we all know the type of people seeing Seabiscuit, people that only go to one film a year. The same people that laughed at the intense scene in Saving Private Ryan where the German girl is reunited with her father and begins hitting him for giving her up to the Americans. The same people that laughed during the whole first part of Full Metal Jacket until the "fat" recruit went nuts and shot his DI. These people infest our theatres and don't belong here. Stay home or at the nursing center and don't ruin the last great American tradition of going to the movies.