Who doesn't like going to the movies? There's always something nostalgic about the big screen.
My first ever visit to the cinema was for Grease - way back in the late 70's, in a quaint little hamlet called Batu Pahat. I can vaguely remember the storyline, but all I know was after watching Grease, I'd make my aunt tie my hair up a la Olivia Newton John everytime I go for music class.
I also recalled my first and only trip to the movies with my dad for Robocop. How the heck that happened I can't even recall.
In the States, I had a ball going to all those mega cineplexes and succumbed to the Malaysian student modus operandi of tengok wayang back-to-back. Meaning you pay for only one movie, and then slip in the other cinema to watch the next one once your movie ends. My record was 5 movies in a row. I watched way too many movies back then.
Watching movies in Malaysia is no fun. There will always be a bunch of loudmouths, rowdy teens, horny couples and ringing handphones. I've developed my own set of house rules when going to the movies:
1. Front half of the cinema please. To avoid distractions, I only seat myself around the F - H rows. No back rows, absolute no no. Biar aku mendongak ke langit, jangan suruh aku duduk belakang.
2. No watching movies on weekends, except when really, really unavoidable. Ie, when we have to take the kids with us. I have in fact, taken annual leave just to catch a movie on a weekday.
3. My pet peeve is going to the movies with someone who laughs too loud. Especially when everyone else is silent. Once a long time ago, I went out on a date with a guy who had a habit of doing that. And I don't mean the HAHAHAH laugh OK, this one was the guttural guffaw that makes me cringe to the bone... Uwek. Terus aku dump dia.
Tu je la, takde la teruk sangat. But all in all, if I ever migrate to the States, one of the reasons would be because I miss going to the movies there. Recently, we went for Star Trek and a group of tudunged teens barely 17 were seated in front of us. As soon as Spock came out, one of them shrieked, "Eh eh.. telinga dia TAJAMMM~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!"
See what I mean.
10 comments:
goshh... how young they are... sampai tgk spock pun nak jakun... :-p
wtf? telinga dia tajam? best kan star trek?
i dont enjoy going to the movies in msia because of the reasons you mentioned. benito and i went once, buat malu je tengok perangai msians in cinemas. talking in the cinema non stop! dah le ada subtitle (english movie), lagi mau citer kat gf dia. hmmmppphh!
Jade, I think they're the same age as my stepdaughter, Hana. She's 17.. but I think dia pun tau Spock tu telinga tajam :0 And even if she doesn't know she wouldn't say it like that lah!
Eddy, Ya la.. jadi narrator tak bergaji la kekadang diorang ni. Bodoh!
I wanna migrate to England or the Netherlands.
I miss watching big screen porn.
Masa kitorang pegi tengok Dragonball a few months ago, there was a group of teenage girls seated behind me. Diorang ni dah tengok kali ke 6 dah kot. One of them kept on telling the rest of the gang of what's coming up next. Hangin betullah aku....
I can still stand couples making out at the back seats, tapi spoilers melampau at almost every scene tu yang paling aku menyampah.
SD, ala.. nanti you beli la big screen kat rumah tengok tiap2 hari..
DNAS, eee spoiler betul kan macam tu! Silap haribulan mau kena tampar kalau ada orang macam tu duduk dekat ngan aku...
Hahahahahaha! I knowwwww, right?
PS: Encik John, saya sokong anda sekeluarga migrate ke Netherlands :D
Hi.. just bumped into your blog.. i think its hilarious. Good writing.
Cheers.
Robocop? When was that?!
faiez, saya pun setuju!
Hi Catz, thanks for dropping by!!!
Za, I think masa tu Bak bawak Uda kot.. masa tu he was a tiny tot lagi...
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