Saturday, June 9, 2012

We'll bust your knee caps.

Highs and Lows in Regal Cinemas Theater


  • Short line at ticket booth
  • Huge line at "ticket-tearing-person" booth
  • Someone finally informs us that the line is ONLY for those seeing Prometheus
  • Go to front of "ticket-tearing-person" booth
  • "ticket-tearing-person" informs us we need to go to "other-ticket-tearing-person" on the other side of the theater
  • Short walk to other side of theater
  • "other-ticket-tearing-person" tells us the theater isn't ready, still being cleaned
  • I say "that's impossible, our movie starts in 5 minutes. we're seeing the 7:40 showing"
  • "other-ticket-tearing-person" says "Your ticket says 10:45. You'll have to have them switch it."
  • Short run to customer service counter. "customer-service-person" changes tickets.
  • Another short run to "ticket-tearing person" who is now dealing with the onslaught of Prometheus viewers
  • Shamelessly cut in line, get tickets torn, and run to theater room 5
  • Find seats next to cute little boy with a lisp and his mother
  • Cute little boy with a lisp introduces himself to Hunter. His name is Mario.
  • Mario won't stop talking to Hunter.
  • Hunter is visibly perturbed
  • Tall and lanky teenagers sit in front of Mario.
  • Mario's mom switches seats so Mario can see.
  • Hunter and I are secretly relieved
  • Tall and lanky teenagers move over a seat and sit in front of Mario again.
  • Run out of theater to find Mario a booster seat. This will be my good deed of the day (cough...and prevent Mario from needing to switch back to former seat... cough).
  • Return, receive thank yous from Mario and his Mom
  • Movie begins.
  • 100 small children talk/cry/throw popcorn/run around with light up shoes/scream at any 3D effect through entire movie.
  • Hunter loved it. That's all that matters.