Fights halt ticket sales at movie opening

Unread post by **Christina Marie** » January 7th, 2007, 11:59 am

Fights halt ticket sales at movie opening
By Tomio Geron, Staff writer
Article Launched: 01/06/2007 11:06:04 PM PST

LONG BEACH - "Freedom Writers," the new movie documenting Wilson High School teacher Erin Gruwell's work educating young people, is billed as an inspiration to peace and understanding.

But at a movie theater where the film opened Friday night, fights broke out instead, forcing the theater to shut down ticket sales.

Police were called to the Edwards Long Beach 26 at the Towne Center at 7501 Carson Blvd. just before 11 p.m. after reports of a fight outside the theater, said Officer Jackie Bezart of the Long Beach Police Department.

It's unknown whether the individuals involved in the fight were moviegoers, Bezart said.

While officers were breaking up the fight, a second fight broke out among patrons waiting in line to see the new film documenting Gruwell's efforts to have students write about their personal struggles, Bezart said.

At that point, the theater manager decided as a precaution to cancel all remaining ticket sales that night.

"The manager decided there was too much going on and cancelled all movie ticket sales remaining," Bezart said.

Additional police officers were then called in to assist in the dispersal of the crowd, Bezart said.

The police were reportedly wearing riot gear, a standard precautionary practice at any incident with a large number of people, Bezart said.

No one was injured or taken into custody, Bezart said.

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4965900

My son was there seeing another movie and from what he tells me it was gang members fighting over some BS.

Unread post by **Mcminister** » January 7th, 2007, 5:54 pm

i peep that joint today..shit kinda corny

funk on site · Unread post by **funk on site** » January 7th, 2007, 7:04 pm

u can tell its corny from the commercials, why would u even go C that shit

Unread post by **BlaKK** » January 7th, 2007, 7:17 pm

LOL fuckin high school kids. fightin at the movie theaters, nigga LOOOLLL!!!!

Unread post by **BlaKK** » January 7th, 2007, 7:18 pm

and i agree the commercials alone give it away that the movie is bull shit. I'd smack any of the homies if they went to see that shit.

curiousdude06 · Unread post by **curiousdude06** » January 7th, 2007, 8:30 pm

I wonder if any of it is true, maybe former students can give the real skinny

Unread post by **Mcminister** » January 7th, 2007, 8:33 pm

my grl wanted to go peep it..i was bored so i didnt give a fukk ....i don think non of that shit is true....corniest goddamn movie in the world, everynigga in that class cried every two minutes

Unread post by **perongregory** » January 8th, 2007, 2:31 pm

told yall lon g time ago this was that corny white hollywood shit. how come people of color can never solve they problems? we always need some white fool to help us, in the movies, at least by whites view, but if we need some real help then we lazy and lookin for handouts.

Unread post by **looneytunes1** » January 8th, 2007, 2:32 pm

Is this Dangerous Minds part II? lol

Unread post by **perongregory** » January 8th, 2007, 2:34 pm

looks like it.

Unread post by **Mcminister** » January 8th, 2007, 6:13 pm

dangerous minds wasnt that corny well i don really remember but that movie shud be a chick flick....someone in the class says my mom died everybody else start crying...n they suppose to be hard

they got asians actin hard on blacks givin'em stares

maryland000 · Unread post by **maryland000** » January 8th, 2007, 7:52 pm

yup it's modern dangerous minds in long beach instead of east palo alto....is there any blacks left in long beach ?

Unread post by **Christina Marie** » January 8th, 2007, 7:55 pm

curiousdude06 wrote:I wonder if any of it is true, maybe former students can give the real skinny

Yes it is a true story. I knew several of the kids that participated in the program. I havent seen the movie so I dont know how true to life it really is though.

NikexCortez · Unread post by **NikexCortez** » January 8th, 2007, 10:06 pm

Mcminister wrote:dangerous minds wasnt that corny well i don really remember but that movie shud be a chick flick....someone in the class says my mom died everybody else start crying...n they suppose to be hard

they got asians actin hard on blacks givin'em stares

You think thats funny? I'm asian and not scared of no race because we are all human. And have you been to the LBC? Ask anybody who gang bang there about Cambodians.

I dont care what anybody thinks. I enjoyed this movie. It's a shame that the teacher only could make only could make a difference in that school and not the whole city of LBC.

Unread post by **Mcminister** » January 9th, 2007, 4:49 pm

since i neva been to LBC i gata ask

is the asians there hard as the brotha's there
jst a curius question

curiousdude06 · Unread post by **curiousdude06** » January 10th, 2007, 7:56 pm

Mcminister wrote:since i neva been to LBC i gata ask

is the asians there hard as the brotha's there
jst a curius question

If you mean by 'hard' the lack of hesitation in killing and street soldier mentality, I'd say heck yea. All the black and latino racial violence is making news now, but it's nothing new in the LB between asians and latinos (east side longos and TRG).

curiousdude06 · Unread post by **curiousdude06** » January 10th, 2007, 7:57 pm

Christina Marie wrote:
curiousdude06 wrote:I wonder if any of it is true, maybe former students can give the real skinny
Yes it is a true story. I knew several of the kids that participated in the program. I havent seen the movie so I dont know how true to life it really is though.

I wonder how 'real' the events depicted are.

MiChuhSuh · Unread post by **MiChuhSuh** » January 14th, 2007, 1:56 am

maryland000 wrote:....is there any blacks left in long beach ?

............

HUUUHHHHHH?????

MiChuhSuh · Unread post by **MiChuhSuh** » January 14th, 2007, 1:57 am

curiousdude06 wrote:
Mcminister wrote:since i neva been to LBC i gata ask

is the asians there hard as the brotha's there
jst a curius question
If you mean by 'hard' the lack of hesitation in killing and street soldier mentality, I'd say heck yea. All the black and latino racial violence is making news now, but it's nothing new in the LB between asians and latinos (east side longos and TRG).

nothing to be proud of... but yes