Update 1, 11 am
We're at the AMC near Lincoln Center. There were three New York city school buses parked outside, but thankfully they're here for the chimpanzee movie playing in the theater next door.
We're in a small theater, no stadium seating. My seat, which I'm going to come to know intimately, has had at least 15 years worth of strange asses assaulting its stuffing and long since given up trying to provide comfort.
It's going to be a long day.
11:15, @expresident takes his first bathroom break of the day
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Exhaustion is already setting in. #AvengersMarathon twitter.com/AwesomeRingeru…
— Tanner Ringerud (@AwesomeRingerud) May 3, 2012
Iron Man begins.....
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
It begins. I'm scared. I've already seen this movie.
— Jack Shepherd (@expresident) May 3, 2012
Only just remembered Iron Man isn't in 3D. The glasses, they do nothing!!
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
The MySpace reference in Iron Man gets a chuckle. #nerdheaven
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Some guy already asleep in our row. Sweet dreams! #nerdheaven
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Mid-Hulk, it's lunchtime. Can my self respect/body withstand a chicken tender combo? Theater was gone pretty quiet. #nerdheaven
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Iron Man is almost over. @expresident keeps covering my eyes anytime people kiss. #AvengersMarathon
— Tanner Ringerud (@AwesomeRingerud) May 3, 2012
Iron Man is done. I hope they play some kind of offbeat comedy next.
— Jack Shepherd (@expresident) May 3, 2012
I wonder what kind of vegan treats they will have for lunch at the concessions stand.
— Jack Shepherd (@expresident) May 3, 2012
Update 2, 2pm
It's almost 2, but the second of the day's movies, Hulk, hasn't started. There's a 30 minute break between movies. We just discovered that there are chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks here, so we won't be leaving the theater at all today.
The audience is fairly subdued. There are only a few costumes, two girls that people keep getting photos with. Most of our seat neighbors say they were just planning to get tickets for the Avengers, but those were $19 and this whole marathon is only $40, so why not. I haven't asked them what they do for work yet.
I really hope this isn't foreshadowing, but this theater is starting to develop a distinct odor, and it's not popcorn.
30 minutes into Hulk, and still no Mark Ruffalo?!
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Mid-Hulk, it's lunchtime. Can my self respect/body withstand a chicken tender combo? Theater was gone pretty quiet. #nerdheaven
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Update 3, 3:15ish
I lost track of time somewhere near the part in Hulk where everybody gets really emo, but they've only played two movies, so it can't have been more than 5 hours. Can it? It's hard to say in this darkness; with this ... smell.
All I know is that in my heart I am still holding out hope that this nightmare will be over soon, though logic tells me that my ordeal is only just beginning. If anyone is reading this, please tell my family that I love them.
Iron Man 2 is next!
Guy doing push ups outside the theatre:
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Update 4, 3:57pm
I don't exactly how to convey this, but trust me: This audience is way less nerdy that you'd think. Except for the chick reading a comic book with a headlamp on.
3 more Avengers films to go, and I'm feeling THORrible. Ha, beat that pun @expresident
— Tanner Ringerud (@AwesomeRingerud) May 3, 2012
They just announced there will be "trivia" at 6:45. Meanwhile, the smell seems to have abated...for now. #nerdheaven
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
They're giving away an Avengers poster, some pins, and an awkward 21 Jump Street sweatshirt that's missing arms. We all win!
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 3, 2012
Update 5, 7pm
Still here.
The trivia session teetered on the brink of madness when no one could guess where the action scenes of most of the movies we've watched so far were actually filmed (Cleveland). Then, for some reason, the gave away a "21Jump Street" hoodie with no arms. Go figure.
Gotta go. Thor's starting.
Halfway there! Needless to say, the men's room is a wreck. #AvengersMarathon
— Tanner Ringerud (@AwesomeRingerud) May 3, 2012
I wonder what fresh air feels like.
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 4, 2012
People who've been in a movie theater all day really walk to the bathroom with purpose.
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 4, 2012
The end is nigh. Loud, desperate cheering as Avengers begins...
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 4, 2012
It's all over we are free to leave!! Also, it turns out the Avengers is really good, so. Goodnight, #nerdheaven
— Scott Lamb (@scottlamb) May 4, 2012
OK no more movies ever.
— Jack Shepherd (@expresident) May 4, 2012
And with that, my 15 hour nightmare is over. The Avengers was great. Go see it. #AvengersMarathon
— Tanner Ringerud (@AwesomeRingerud) May 4, 2012
