Small Popcorn (Movie Theater Gauge)
Item Purchased: Small Popcorn (Movie Theater Gauge)
Location Purchased: Webster Place Movie Theater / 1471 W. Webster Ave. / Chicago, IL
Price: $4.00
Review: Today's purchases offer a lot of questions. For instance, why do I always get lost when going to the Webster Place Theater? Why, as I am getting lost, is it always a freezing cold day when I choose to see a movie at the Webster Place Theater? And the next question is most important of all...
Why in Sam Hill do I ever buy popcorn at a movie theater when I could get a Chuck E Cheese Ball Pit full of the stuff for the same price elsewhere?
The truth is, I rarely buy anything to eat or drink during a movie. I find that when I do, I am usually chewing or swallowing during a key line of dialogue and have to turn to my friend or the stranger sitting next to me and ask them what was just said, thus causing the both of us to miss another key line of dialogue which, in turn, causes us to ask someone else until the entire theater has missed a line of dialogue and we are pounding on the door of the projection room begging them to rewind the spool of film so we know what the hell is going on. Unless, of course, we are watching a David Lynch film. Then we are pounding on the door of the projection room begging them to rewind the film anyway.
But, tonight was a special night. I agreed to go see something I would usually never see. I agreed to go with a group of friends to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Midnight showing. Lots of people clapping at the actors who can't hear them. Cheering and other such audience participation would be great if it happened at more movies. Unfortunately it only happens at geek cult movies like Star Wars and Star Trek. In fact, the audience for this Harry Potter movie was a lot like a Star Trek crowd, minus the acne and glasses. No one in the audience was under the age of twenty (aren't these based on children's books). But, you know what, it was a pretty good movie. It sure beat any Nic Cage action movie. The story was entertaining and engaging and the acting was great. I could have done a lot worse.
All that being said, back to the popcorn. I didn't have time to get anything to eat between work and the movie theater, so I opted for the cheapest (yet most marked-up) thing on the concession stand. What I got was a bag the size of a brown paper lunch bag filled with greasy butter and powdered salt. It was tasty, but the previews (oh, excuse me...commercials) shown before the movie hadn't even finished by the time I was done munching.
I know movie theater popcorn is a racket and I should just shut up and enjoy the tradition of the experience, but I have a big problem being ripped off. Even if I did go into it knowingly.
Rating: 1 / 5
Location Purchased: Webster Place Movie Theater / 1471 W. Webster Ave. / Chicago, IL
Price: $4.00
Review: Today's purchases offer a lot of questions. For instance, why do I always get lost when going to the Webster Place Theater? Why, as I am getting lost, is it always a freezing cold day when I choose to see a movie at the Webster Place Theater? And the next question is most important of all...
Why in Sam Hill do I ever buy popcorn at a movie theater when I could get a Chuck E Cheese Ball Pit full of the stuff for the same price elsewhere?
The truth is, I rarely buy anything to eat or drink during a movie. I find that when I do, I am usually chewing or swallowing during a key line of dialogue and have to turn to my friend or the stranger sitting next to me and ask them what was just said, thus causing the both of us to miss another key line of dialogue which, in turn, causes us to ask someone else until the entire theater has missed a line of dialogue and we are pounding on the door of the projection room begging them to rewind the spool of film so we know what the hell is going on. Unless, of course, we are watching a David Lynch film. Then we are pounding on the door of the projection room begging them to rewind the film anyway.
But, tonight was a special night. I agreed to go see something I would usually never see. I agreed to go with a group of friends to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Midnight showing. Lots of people clapping at the actors who can't hear them. Cheering and other such audience participation would be great if it happened at more movies. Unfortunately it only happens at geek cult movies like Star Wars and Star Trek. In fact, the audience for this Harry Potter movie was a lot like a Star Trek crowd, minus the acne and glasses. No one in the audience was under the age of twenty (aren't these based on children's books). But, you know what, it was a pretty good movie. It sure beat any Nic Cage action movie. The story was entertaining and engaging and the acting was great. I could have done a lot worse.
All that being said, back to the popcorn. I didn't have time to get anything to eat between work and the movie theater, so I opted for the cheapest (yet most marked-up) thing on the concession stand. What I got was a bag the size of a brown paper lunch bag filled with greasy butter and powdered salt. It was tasty, but the previews (oh, excuse me...commercials) shown before the movie hadn't even finished by the time I was done munching.
I know movie theater popcorn is a racket and I should just shut up and enjoy the tradition of the experience, but I have a big problem being ripped off. Even if I did go into it knowingly.
Rating: 1 / 5
posted by Kevin | permalink |
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home