Mission: Movie

Saturday the 12th was a fantastic day. Here is part two.

Movies are expensive. Such is the nature of the beast. I remember those long-ago $3 matinees, and the discount theater that showed oldish movies, 2 for $5. Seattle is a cruel city-- 3 major Unis and no student discounts. Still, going to the movies was a reasonable treat.

Hahahah! Then I came to Japan, land of the $18 movie. Sure, they have a ladies night, but since theaters are only in big cities, that's not much of a consolation. And they get foreign movies pretty late. Still, Aaron n I were determined to treat ourselves to one movie here. We waited, and waited, and waited, bypassing the easy hype of King Kong, Superman, and Narnia. We were waiting for .... Spider-Man!!

Bizarrely enough, Spider-Man opened earlier in Japan than in the US. We thought about going during Golden Week, but decided to wait and do a group thing.

And so it was that the four of us converged on Spider-Man in Kobe. The tickets were expensive. The seats were assigned. The caramel corn bucket was indeed a bucket. The seats were large, red, and luxurious. The movie was pretty good.

As tickets are assigned, you don't have to show up super early in order to get 4 seats together. And outside food is allowed, so smuggling isn't a worry.

After the movie, we hit a purikura booth, then a conbini, and then had a easy ride home. Asago-ites, well-fed, cultured, and up to date on the current movies.