Tease

Ya know what really torques my chain?

Ya know how when you watch a movie, sometimes there are little outtakes or surprises during or after the credits?  It used to be that when the credits started to roll, you knew the movie was over.  You could choose to wait around and see who the Ms. Jolie's hairstylist was, or you could make for the door because lord knows you've had to pee for the last 20 minutes.

Now all the Trickypants directors add little filming bloopers (and beat Bob Saget to the punch) or ironic footnotes after the credits start to scroll.  Why do they have to do that??

I understand that workers on films want to be acknowledged for their work.  To be honest, I thought that was what the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement was for; but okay, I do get it.  But why do they have to trick us?  Some people LIKE to wait for the credits and actually pay attention.  Some people don't.  I don't think I ever really paid attention to them until after I was 30.  If I watched them, I was probably making fun of peoples' names.

The least they could do is let you know if there's going to be something interesting with/after the credits, so you didn't waste your time if you didn't want to.  Some movies have these little "prizes" and some movies don't. But the way it is now, you either have to stay or take your chances.

What REALLY fries my Twinkie is after I've seen a movie recently and chose to not stay for the credits; THEN I talk to someone about the movie and they say, "Hey, did you see that really weird spot after the credits??"  What am I going to do now, rent a movie just to watch the last 5 seconds?

 Look -- I think they can actually be entertaining.  But why can't they at least let you know that there's something in it for you if you wait around for five more minutes?  That's all I'm sayin'...