From the moment I saw the crowd lined up outside the Sheridan and winding around the block, just standing there in the sleet and rain, I knew this was the real thing. As I walked along 12th Street across from the movie house, I passed a couple of middle-aged women who were also peering through the wind and rain at the crowd. One said: "They look just like ordinary people." She sounded both scornful and a bit disappointed...