This makes me happy.
I like movies, but I don't go to the movies much anymore for several reasons. First of all, we have pricing. To patron a theater with my custom costs around $10 just for the honor of walking in the door (or $20 if I bring my girl with me). Concessions are horrendously overpriced, with a "large" soda running about $5. I don't even know how much popcorn is; all I remember is the stomach-churning feeling I had last time I paid for it, which is an emotional response I get when looking at something that's anathema to my wallet. For the $30+ it would cost me to do the whole "movie thing", I can go to my local Target store and purchase two movies, with enough left over to grab some dinner.
"But Canary," I hear some of you chime in, "aren't you missing the experience of the big screen?"
To which I reply, "What big screen?" The screens at my local theaters are small. There was a real theater by my house, years ago...but it was sold and turned into a church. Then the church sold it, and now it's a bloody parking complex. My TV is just fine, and my couch is more comfortable than the theater chairs anyway.
An anecdote about screen size: When Episode II came out, I went to see it the first day. I purchased my ticket ($7.50 for the matinee), maybe bought a soda (only $3.50 at this point), and entered my theater.
It was like walking into a closet. The screen was a joke, barely bigger than a big-screen TV. A bunch of guys from an office complex nearby came in after me, and were just as pissed as I was. We spent the time before the movie started making snide comments about the sound quality of supply cupboards.
It didn't help that the movie sucked, either. All in all, it was a hobby-changing event, though it would take a near death experience before I finally wizened-up.
I'll quit ranting and get back to work. Peace!
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Yeah, we should have seen Sponge Bob instead. In all honesty, that movie put me off period movies in general. :P
A shame, since there's a lot of really good ones, but yes, Alexander was horrific.
I'm sorry you went and saw that load. If I had known, I would have done all I could have done (including scraping out your conrias) to prevent you from seeing that.
Sequal to Harold and Kumar! It will PWN your MoM!
You're a good friend, Casey.
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