the movies!

On Sunday i went to the movies! i haven't been to the theatre in ages, even when i was in canada... so just the fact that i went is kind of special. the fact that it was my first time in korea, made it even more special. i was getting funny looks from the koreans - which i'm used to - but not because i'm a foreigner, but because i was taking pictures of the ticket box:
the screens above the cashiers show the movies and times and how many seats are left for each. the smaller red numbers are the customer they are serving.
that's right! you have to take a number! no waiting in line for ages! and they even have seats for you to sit on. after your number is called you go and get your ticket, which has your assigned seat printed on it. no more waiting to get in the theatre first for the best seats. (i did find out today that the best seats are only available for reservation online...)

then it's off to the sweet bar! mmm... real theatre popcorn. we originally ordered the #3 which was popcorn, a drink, and what we thought was candy... but which ended up being buttered squid. we changed our order when we found that out.
we ended up with popcorn and a drink... abbey finished hers, i didn't... oddly enough.
then there is the "no outside food" sign, which in korea is a picture of squid! haha! love it!

so we saw the devil wears prada, which was pretty good. the movie was in english with korean subtitles so i could almost have been in any theatre in canada... it was a nice escape. thanks girls!

World Premiere

This is totally an aside from my regular posts about Korea... my good friend is premiering his first documentary - Once a Nazi. i saw it before i left Montreal, and it is really fantastic - so everyone please check it out!



for more info: Bunbury Films