Movie thrills

In my first year of living in the UK, I've been to a movie (is movie an american-english word for a film? well, I'm going to use it anyway :P) theatre exactly 5 times + the few films I've watched at the Union, which is basically just a big screen in a big hall - nothing fancy nor great quality.

Starting with my first and possibly most shocking cinema experience. Me and Ruby went to see the Hunger Games. Got there and joined the queue, stood there about 5 minutes until we realised that it was the queue to buy snacks and refreshments. Oops, we hadn't noticed that you had to go through another door to buy tickets. Luckily, there wasn't a queue there and we got in quickly. Chose our seats - cinemas here are really on a first come first served basis - you can't pre-book specific seats, though you can pre-book tickets. The cinema is an old theatre turned into a movie theatre, a family business :) They still have those big red theatre curtains that needed to be opened to reveal the screen. The first time there wasn't any sound to the picture, so the curtains were closed again for a couple of minutes. Then they showed about 15 minutes of commercials, now, since I don't have a TV and therefore do not see the annoying ads all the time it's even kinda nice to look at them, some are funny, some confusing, but honestly I don't mind if I see them only 5 times a year or so :D. Then they closed the curtains again. I made a sarcastic joke to Ruby that that's it folks, time to go home now :D But to our big surprise they actually turned the lights back on and people started to get up from their seats, we just looked around like wtf is happening, I was only joking!

The reason for it became clear in the next few seconds: next to the screen was a stall, where they sell candy, refreshments and ice-cream. What? Who eats ice-cream at a cinema? You'll get it everywhere! On the seats, on the carpet, on your neighbour etc. That lasted for another quarter of an hour, which means that the film started half an hour later than announced, why oh why can't they sell all that stuff before the movie starts? And start the movie on time. As I learned from that, there is no need to rush to the film and you can be easily quarter of an hour late for the official start time and not miss anything -.- But as I learned from my Welsh friend that this phenomenon is rare and only in small cinemas like this one. I guess they earn more money of it.

About a week ago I went to the small town cinema to prebook tickets. I wasn't sure if it is open during daytime and decided to just walk past it, just to check. Turns out the doors were open but I didn't have any money on me. So had to go back to the atm machine and then back to the cinema - hopefully no one noticed me crossing that street three times. Finally got there, walked in, no one at the counter, but next to it was their office door which was open and a man shouted out Hi! Can I help. I'm like omg is he like the owner or something. So I asked if I could pre-book tickets and I could. For that he gave me a piece off paper with my name, film title, time and how many seats on it. The catch is that the paper form was previously filled for someone else and he just crossed out the previous information which seems a bit dodgy but hey, who am I to complain, If they'll accept it on the night everything's fine. And so they did, they had the smallest cinema tickets that I have ever seen put aside for me in an envelope with my name on it. How cute are small town cinemas :)

 So let's talk about the newest film that everyone is going crazy about - ok not everyone, Emma hasn't seen any of the saga's films (not to mention HP, Pirates of the Caribbean). Guessed what I'm talking about? Of course Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2. OMG probably the best movie experience I've had in the past couple of years. I'm not even joking. And I'm not a big fan, yes I've read the books and I like them but the movies have been rubbish, so sorry but they have and I don't even know why. Their quality and the way the actors act is just weird... That was the case with this one too, no surprises there, but the surprise came with the storyline twist. I knew beforehand that they've changed the ending a bit and a fight would occur but whoah wtf? I almost cried! The characters who, for some reason, are in my heart for five years now! I was shocked and so was the entire cinema.

The biggest difference in a movie experience must be the audience in the cinema with you. Back home, everyone's quiet minding their own business :D keeping emotions mostly to themselves. Here, when someone doesn't like anything everyone else knows about it and there have been quite a few times when I'm just angrily muttering to myself stfu. But maybe that's just a cultural difference and I'll get used to it. But talking about the last film I went to see (yes, it was twilight). When the actors name's were announced on the screen people cheered for their favourites, which was a bit odd (for me). I think team Edward and team Jacob were neck in neck. Then when the epic battle took place people actually cheered when a bad guy died. Wow, it's just a fictional jeesh :D

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