Greta Gerwig, the writer and longtime indie darling behind Ladybird, recently decided to go see Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty in theaters — and, judging from her loud comments during the film, she agrees with the many critics who’ve panned the movie.
Twitter user @hayejunt was apparently sitting in a theatre in New York, waiting to see the latest Amy Schumer movie, when Gerwig entered the theatre with some friends and sat in front of her.
um I’m in a movie theater about to see I feel pretty alone and greta gerwig just walked in and sat down in front of me
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I SCREAMED WHEN THE MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN TRAILER CAME ON AND SHE LOOKED AT ME. SORRY GRETA YOU’RE IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT LOVES ABBA
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
her friends keep coming in to join her and I’m terrified that saoirse is on her way
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
Since the theatre was mostly empty, @hayejunt decided to keep her Twitter feed updated on Greta’s movie-viewing antics.
she’s drinking the biggest movie theater soda I’ve ever seen!!!! I always thought no one ever ordered the extra large but GRETA GERWIG DOES
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I’M CURRENTLY WATCHING GRETA GERWIG SEE THE BOOK CLUB TRAILER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
no one is sitting behind me so I might live tweet this experience
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
The priceless live tweeting continued throughout the I Feel Pretty experience.
full gasp from greta when emily ratajowski appeared. she’s a fan!
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
there was just a bit where a baby saw amy schumer and started crying and greta LOVED it. she was the only person here who laughed
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
“ugh” – greta at the end of the opening credits
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I’m… not 100% sure why but greta is CACKLING at amy schumer falling off the soulcycle bike? she’s still laughing and it happened a full minute ago
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
JDDNALJDSLSOXNSLSOSJSLDODJALAOS SHE JUST LOUDLY POINTED OUT A PLOT HOLE AND SOMEONE SHUSHED HER
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
every time a song plays in this movie she dances along in her seat which is VERY relatable
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
there’s a weird vaguely homophobic recurring thing about amy schumer’s love interest being kind of effeminate and greta is NOT having it!!! the only true ally
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
Apparently, Greta Gerwig is one of those people who makes loud comments during remarkably bad movies.
“I hate this” – full volume during a heterosexual love scene. honestly greta? same
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
someone just fully left because of how loud she and her friends are being I’m CACKLING
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
she’s checking her phone! greta if you see this don’t stop the commentary I love it
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
amy schumer entered in disguise and greta loudly went “oh my GOD” and scoffed. this is the dvd commentary this movie deserves
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
FULL VOLUME AT THE QUIETEST MOMENT OF THE CLIMAX OF THE MOVIE: “THIS MOVIE IS IN. COMP. RE. HENSIBLE.”
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
amy schumer: “when we’re little girls–“
greta: “HEEEERE WE GO”— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
the movie ended and she said “aidy bryant was wasted in that!” HARD AGREE
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
Moral of the story: watching a bad movie with Greta Gerwig sounds vastly entertaining.
the end!!! honestly knowing academy award nominee greta gerwig is a loud movie talker is validating every time someone has shushed me at a movie
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
And, for all the sticklers out there, don’t worry: no sacred theatre rules were not broken.
just to get out ahead of this:
– there were like 10 people in the enormous theater
– no one was behind me
– everyone was on their phones because it’s a BAD MOVIE
– she was being so loud that I didn’t even have to lean forward to hear her clearly; I wasn’t eavesdropping— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
And yes, it really happened.
I WISH I had made that thread up!! then I wouldn’t have had to sit through I feel pretty
— i just wanted to see aidy bryant’s new movie (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
Twitter was awestruck and appreciative.
this is everything i want to experience and more https://t.co/3tlaBfuAHi
— rebecca 64 (@eliocabello) May 10, 2018
This thread just affirmed how i already feel about Greta Gerwig https://t.co/J9MX9b9fzi
— CAH-BRO-NAH (@friedpapita) May 10, 2018
Thread of a lifetime https://t.co/j9qGcWhujT
— Philippe Ostiguy (@prostiguy) May 10, 2018
this thread just gave me the strength i need to finish out 2018 https://t.co/OVuWbpRo4l
— sarah jehoiada de rueda (@sarahjehoiada) May 10, 2018
And, most important, now we have a new collective goal: getting Greta Gerwig and Aidy Bryant to team up on a movie.
Also, I would watch a Greta Gerwig-Aidy Bryant movie immediately. Get on that, Greta.
— Marina Fang (@marinafang) May 10, 2018