Ok, I went to the cinema in Largo (damn near Clearwater) showing Battlefield Earth. We got there just in time to not see any commercials or previews. First we paid to see Gladiator then went to see Battlefield Earth. You see, none of my money goes to Scientology.

They were showing it in two rooms, both were about 90% full. I noticed right away that there were alot of scientologists in the theater. You can pretty much spot them easily. They bussed a bunch of them from Flagg and Ft Harrison.

Also saw a couple of them in Flagg shirts.

I'm not a Sci-Fi fan at all, so I can't compare the flick to others, because I haven't seen others, but basically it stunk. Mostly all the reviews are correct. There was a guy two seats down from me actually groaning aloud several times during the movie. It was bad. My friend that accompanied me to the movie said this: "I tried to view the movie from a perspective of impartiality even though I despise Scientology. I came into the theater hoping to see a good movie science fiction movie and was highly disappointed. It had absolutly no plot, way too many holes in the story, and it was cheesy as hell."

There was moderate applause at the beginning when the title showed up on the screen, kind of like a fruition of a long awaited event applause. After it was over there was also applause, however this time is was very weak, kind of like empathetic bogey applause for a golfer. I thought that spoke volumes.

I was kinda bummed that I didn't see any subliminal messages in the movie. I was lucky to find a 24-hour Walgreens after the movie to buy a copy of dianetics. My auditor said I have made great gains and I am probably a natural clear. I love L. Ron Hubbard's music. I got Chick Corea tickets through Ticketmaster online. Kirsty Ally and I are going to share heroin needles. Where's my pen? I have a billion year contract to sign.

TW