Unexpected Home Theater Benefit

While I must admit I've been just this side of giddy since we finished Cinema Murray, my wife and I have discovered a unique benefit to watching movies there (get your mind out of the gutter!): Credits!

Movie credits are designed for a big screen and next to impossible to read on a TV screen, even a big RPTV. On the 110" they're perfectly readable.

When we go out to movies we like to stay and watch credits - we're interested in who contributed, locations, music, etc., but at home and watching on TV there isn't much point. And forget about trying to watch credits for a broadcast TV movie (actually, I don't watch broadcast TV movies anymore and when I do watch TV, it's through TiVO - no commercials!)

Take for example, last night. It was a double feature: Romancing The Stone with the girls, then Night Shift when they went to bed (Barney Rubble, what and actor!).

Watching the credits, we discovered that Kevin Costner and Shannon Doherty are both in the movie (Night Shift Credits)! We popped back through the scenes to confirm that yes, both were on screen for a few seconds. You'll also find Vincent Schiavelli in his traditional weird, scarry guy roll, but you can never miss this guy He's also in the opening moments of Amadeus.

In addition, the watching the credits provides a nice "falling away" period from the movie. A transition from being absorbed in the story, a moment or two to think about what you've seen, but not entirely withdrawn, held still by the music, dimmed lights, comfortable chair.