Movie Reviews!

Going to the movies is always a process:

Months before a movie comes out, you see a preview. The preview hooks you. You think for sure that movie is going to be great! So, accordingly, you wait in anticipation to go watch it. For some movies, you get the first ticket available and are there opening weekend. Then there are those movies you want to make sure you go see on the big screen and just try to make it before it leaves the theater. For all the others, you may care less; maybe you’ll catch it on video or maybe you’ve already decided it is not worth seeing or maybe you have made a moral decision not to watch it at all.

Then, it’s movie day. You buy your ticket(s).

If you’re a big spender, you buy a drink, some popcorn, and whatever candy tickles your fancy. (FTR, the movie theaters make their money on the food/drinks we buy. That’s why we’re charged $4.00 when it probably cost $.15 for a regular drink. We should just hand them our money!) Sometimes though, the snacks make the movie more of an event. And SOMETIMES (on special occasions!) I like to splurge and help fund my local movie theater.

Next, you grab your supplies or maybe your date’s hand and you’re off to your movie. Pick your seat. If you’re early, you get any seat you want. If you’re late, you take any seat(s) that is still available. I tend to prefer the middle seat about mid-way up.

Previews. One of my favorite parts! It’s where you are initially hooked on an upcoming movie and the process begins to start all over. (See 1st paragraph!) Then either you or your counterpart determines whether or not they think that movie looks good. Most of the time, if I’m with Chris, we’ll agree on what we want to see. (We love comedy movies.) There are some, of course, that we would prefer the other to go see with someone else. For Chris, he tends to bow out of those sappy girl movies (that I personally love!) and I tend to bow out of those violent or scary movies. Either way, during the previews, we begin adding movies to our mental list. It’s so fun!

Finally, it is MOVIE time! The part you’ve been waiting for. (I sometimes get so wrapped up in the previews that I’ll forget what we’ve come to see… But then, as the flick is starting, it becomes clear!) You laugh, you cry, you become emotionally involved in the movie. A movie is something made for your entertainment and if it’s a good movie, it will pull you in. After everything is over, you sit in your seat for just a moment pondering your thoughts on the movie. Then, if you’re a bit like me, you snap to your senses and jump out of your seat to head home. (You sure don’t want to be the last out of a theater!!) Most movies will lead to some good conversations afterward…

Then, the process, or maybe cycle is a better word for it, starts all over!

Okay, my slightly detailed description of movie watching is done. Promise! I’m writing all of this to tell you I’m going to start blogging about each movie I go see. You never want to go see a movie that isn’t good, but you sure don’t want to miss one that is! Luckily, I’m dating/engaged to/marrying the most knowledgeable movie and music buff I know. We LOVE going to the movies together and tend to see many of them. So, you are going to get some of the benefits to this. Granted, our opinions may differ, but you’ll at least have an idea. I hope you enjoy!