Friday, July 16, 2004

Keen On The Kino Well, Marcela arrived here yesterday safe and sound.  No major problems getting to or finding her at the airport.  Getting home was another story.  First, I got on the A3 autobahn going in the wrong direction.  Took awhile to figure out that I didn't really want to drive to Munich.  Took another bit of Lewis & Clark to figure out how to get off the autobahn and go in the opposite direction.  Germans might build great roads.  Don't always have the clearest signs about how to use them. But I finally got Marcela home.  And boy was she tired.  No really, she was exhausted after her 9 1/2 flight from Dallas.  So we took it easy yesterday with a trip to the local movie theatre, or kino. The Broadway Kino is a place I've driven by dozens of times, but never been inside.  While I'm a huge film nut, I'm not generally big on going to a theatre.  I'd rather watch a movie at my own pace, volume, and comfortable position at home.  But Marcela suggested we give the German kino a chance and see Spiderman 2. Here's some of the differences between the Broadway Kino and any theatre I've been to in the United States: There is a lounge area where the concessions are.  You can't just waltz into your theatre before the show.  You have to wait in what looks like a cocktail lounge from the fifties on these big red couches.  Sounds weird, but it's actually very cool.  Very Hollywoody with the lights and lots of chrome. You can buy beer at the concession stand.  And Coke in bottles. The tickets are assigned seats.  We had row four, seats 9 and 10.  That was row four from the back, not the front, though. The seating includes a shelf on the row in front of you for putting your drinks or snacks.  Kind of like a long table right in front of you. The previews before the actually movie included an ad for Marlboro.  Don't see that in the states. All the ads were in German, which made them more interesting. Two movie previews:  The Bourne Supremacy and King Arthur.  First movie, maybe.  Second movie, probably never. The movie itself wasn't bad, though we kept pointing out the inconsistencies or things that just plain didn't make sense to each other.  I won't spoil the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it, but if you have or do, try and tell me the Christ symbolism after the subway battle wasn't a bit too much.  Ooohh... Peter Parker is suffering for our sins.  Mel Gibson must have pooped his pants when he saw that. Overall, a fun night out.  Now if they'd just show Fahrenheit 9-11 instead of Shrek 2, it'd be perfect. Related links: Roger Ebert's review of Spiderman 2 Mr. Cranky's review of Spiderman 2 8:23:06 AM     |

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