RANDOM MUSINGS

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I have become spoiled about going to the movies lately. Which also means I have a new addiction. I am loving Alamo Drafthouse. I am almost to the point that I won’t go to the movies unless it is showing there. In the past few weeks I have had 3 different movie experiences: Drafthouse, regular AMC, and 3D iMAX.

The 3D experience was pretty good….just becuase it was iMAX. Hard to not enjoy a screen that large. HA. And the crowd did pretty well. No one really left. I figure if you pay the extra three dollars to see it in that theater you are going to stay for the whole damn thing. It also helped that it was a Monday afternoon. Most people are at work.

I had not been to a “regular” movie in a while. Needless to say it was not as enjoyable. It was freakin noisy, and this one family kept leaving and coming back, leaving and coming back. Just annoying. I don’t understand why people would pay for the ticket, and then not stay and watch! Bathroom breaks are one thing…but this went way beyond that. Cristina kindly reminded me that people do sneak into movies sometimes, so they may not have paid the ticket price for that movie. Whatever. They could still respect the patrons that DID pay for it and were trying to watch the movie!!

Which brings us to my fave…Alamo Drafthouse. I swear…just the people eating popcorn in the regular theater were ten times louder than the people eating regular food/meals at Alamo Drafthouse. I took the fam to Alamo on Sunday, and they seemed to enjoy themselves. It is definitely different. I have not been disappointed by any of my food choices, either. The only thing that gets on my nerves is the price of sodas…a large soda is almost $4! But you don’t get refills on the small ones. Oh well. I usually get water or beer anyway!! HA.

Movies I saw this weekend: Bourne Ultimatum for the second time and Rush Hour 3. I could not believe I was going to see Rush Hour 3, but it turned out to be pretty damn funny. It was smart of them to not try to stretch it out and make it over two hours. It was only about an hour and a half…perfect amount of time.

Hope everyone is having a better week than Blanca!!!!