Movie Theater (theatre?)

Last night Andy and I went to the movies. It is a very unusual thing for us to do. The last time I went to the movies was in September with work, for free. Andy can't remember the last time he went to see a movie in the theater. We went to see Ocean's 13, on opening night. There are some key differences from going to the movies in the States that we experienced last night:

1. You can book your tickets online, and they make you pick your seat! The seats for the movies are assigned here. And, there are different "classes" of seats. You can pay more for a "premiere" seat.

2. The movies doesn't start until 1/2 hour after the posted time. Not only are there trailers before the movie, but there are over 15 minutes of actual commercials!

3. Everyone but us knew the movie started 1/2 hour late, and with assigned seating there's no worry you won't get a seat or that you won't be able to sit with the people you came with. So we sat there for 45 minutes before the movie actually started.

4. People talk through the ENTIRE movie, and answer their cell phones, multiple times. Very annoying!

Maybe these things aren't unusual, but it's been so long since either of us has gone to see a movie they stuck out to us. Reminds me why I don't go to the movies. I enjoy movies, but not in that setting. I prefer to watch from the comforts of my couch where, more than likely, I will curl up and go to sleep :) Ocean's 13 was very entertaining though, and a great Friday night activity for us, not having a whole lot else going on yet.