i JUST saw IJATKOTCS this afternoon at the Cinemark in Webster, TX, and at the beginning of the climactic scene in the temple/spaceship there was loud (painful to the eardrums) pop, then no sound for several seconds, then the sound was really really loud for a bit, then a softer pop, then the sound was back to normal.

now, as a person with two jobs, neither of which is video piracy, who just wants to enjoy her first free afternoon in three weeks by enjoying a movie with her husband, i was SERIOUSLY PISSED. after the movie i asked to see the manager, and when he showed up i started to explain about the the sound glitch. he said "oh, let me explain, that was put there on purpose by Lucasfilms..." i told him that i knew what it was and that i would like my money back for our tickets. i told him that i knew he had no control over this, but that i expected him to pass my complaint on to the general manager that i would not have my moviegoing experience ruined because of fears of piracy. and i got our tickets refunded.

so, my point is, ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK. customer complaints may go unheeded, but management will notice it when they lose enough money. if enough people politely demand refunds every time this happens, it will trickle back up to the studios eventually. as consumers, the only power we have it to give or withhold our money.

it's a shame, too, because other than the intentional sound glitch, i really enjoyed the movie.

i've met a few people who have lost an arm or part of an arm and chosen to go without prosthetics, not because of any societal pressure, but because the prosthetics didn't feel right and/or they didn't work well enough to be truly useful. or in some instances, they wore the prosthetic for a particular task and then ditched it as soon as the task was completed.

anyone with some actual experience trying to use a prosthetic limb want to chime in?