First Italian Movie Experience

Last night we decided to go to the movies, and it was quite an experience.

There were a mix of Italian and American movies, or some American movies with translated Italian titles. I wasn't really sure if they played them in English with Italian subtitles, or fully dubbed in Italian.

I chose Gangster Squad, because it was one of the few with the English title, and sometimes you just need a little Ryan Gosling. It cost 8.50 Euro, which is about 10 US dollars.

There were actually a lot of people at the theater; it seemed like a very social place. The concession stand had crepes and cappuccinos, which was kind of funny. When you buy candy you buy the size of a cup, and then you fill it with the candy you want from this little stand.

There's a board at the entrance of all the theaters that had the number of each theater. There is a red and green light, and when the light is green, you can enter your movie theater. The individual theaters were actually pretty small compared to going to AMC. And the screen isn't the entire wall in front of you.

And we also found out that your seats are assigned. At first we sat wherever, but then people were looking at their tickets to find where to sit. So we had to move. There are actually row and seat numbers, which is completely different than what I'm used to.

My seat was H 11. 

I was stilling hoping the movie was in English, but I had a slight feeling it wouldn't be, especially since the previews were American movies dubbed in Italian. Unfortunately, Gangster Squad was dubbed in Italian. Thank goodness they were good actors, because that's the only way I could get a general idea of what was happening in the movie. And Ryan Gosling is always good to look at, especially in a suit (okay I'll stop gushing now). I could understand a few words, but really had no idea. And it was weird to hear other voices coming from those actors' mouths.

And then right in the middle of the movie they just stop it for a short intermission. And there's a bathroom in our theater and a lady selling more snacks. And once it's over the movie just started where it left off. It caught me a little off guard.

It was quite an interesting experience. I might need to watch it again in English to understand what exactly happened. So now I just need to make sure I find a movie in English.

Yes Ryan, it is. ;)