Great Night at the Movies

Valerie and I went to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith last night. It was a great movie!! It had great potential to be corny, but it was clever and very entertaining. Valerie commented that there was a little too much shooting and I questioned whether it was possible to have too much shooting.

Here's a little comparison of our movie experience here versus in Budapest:

US: No reserved seating (have to show up early to get a good seat)
Budapest: Reserved seats (you can walk in 30 seconds before the movie starts, and most people do)

US: Commericals before the official start of the movie
Budapest: Commericals when the movie is supposed to start

US: I understood every commerical and preview
Budapest: Most commericals and trailers are in Hungarian so we are lost until the movie starts

US: Comfortable stadium seating
Budapest: Even more comfortable stadium seating (carpeted floors and chairs are much more plush)

US: No subtitles
Budapest: Hungarian subtitles (I use these to practice my Hungarian during slow parts of the movie. Mr. & Mrs. Smith didn't have too many slow parts so it was okay)

US: $6 for matinee, $8 for nighttime
Budapest: $5.50 anytime

US: Coke - $4 Popcorn - $4
Budapest: Coke - $2, Popcorn $2

OVERALL: Not too different. The theatres look the same and feel the same. The experiences are very similar. This isn't one of the things that we do without in living in Budapest