Top of Empire State Building

When I went up in 2006, there wasn't any line at all and we went strait to the top. Granted, we went up at like 8 at night on a weekday and most of the tourists who "wanted a good view of the city" had already gone up earlier in the daytime when they could see, and left.

I had the feeling though that the lines could be long at times because there was a long queue line that we ran through in order to get to the elevators, and I remember thinking, "why would they ever need a queue line this long when this place seems so dead?" So I'm sure it must get really long at certain times of the day/week.

I remember posting about this a while back, and I'm watching it now, and came here to rant again! The ESB is a major tourist attraction in NYC. There's a large ticket/gift shop area, the lines are almost always long, and it's a bit pricey (yes, even back when this movie wad made). There's not just one security guard, and no way you'd he able to talk your way up there at closing time.

I know, it's only a movie, and i normally let these types of things go, but there are some things that distract me enough to take me out of a movie. This is one of them.

Why do people keep mentioning this when, to me, it is so obvious. The guard tells her it was closed for the night, meaning, it was after regular hours. There were no more tours. That would mean no one would have tickets and therefore, there would be no line. Now I suppose someone will go to the Empire State Building website, see the actual hours, and post "Well, there is no way it was 1a.m.!" but me, I can just accept the fact it is only a movie.

When Annie gets there, it was already closed for the day, so there was no lines anymore. I myself have been allowed for free and without lines in museums in NYC just because they were about to close and I asked just to take a look as I was a tourist and not sure I'd be able to return another day. As for Jonah, we just see him leaving the cab, we don't know if he faced a line and we don't know what his father said to security when he got there , but probably that his 8 year-old son might be unaccompanied up there and they may have let him cut the line. I went there in 2000 and it was not that complicated to go up the top. Since 9/11 security and lines take much more time. No way they would let Annie in the elevator after closing times these days.

The entire idea was crap. What's romantic for 2 strangers standing on top of a windy cold Skyscraper for them to fall head over heels in love?!
Even if it was based on a real old movie - like WTF!


Also the expectation of Jonah flying there when there was no Rendezvous set up at all. That kid was horrendous to bear. A real pledoyer why kids need to be raised authorian! Trash MiIllenial Overpopulation Scum! 🗑️ 💩

However it was filmed that Jonah went there in the morning and it was not filmed that he just went up with zero wait in line. That's as little the deal as late in the evening when closing hour actually just passed. So of course there was no line anymore. That's the least about the movie that would bug me. Everything was so unrelateable, not likeable and the 2 most normal likeable people got screwed over badly by a rotten spoiled kid and his narcissistic quest of the perfect Dream Mom like ordered from a Marvel Comic Merchandise Section!