Die cinema
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One of the best things about entertainment in Basel (to me) has to be that the y offer original language movies. When I used to live in the states, if I were to watch a foreign movie, it would be in original language with subtitles. So there is nothing I find more atrocious than dubbed movies. Aiie, the pain, the agony of it! It presupposes that actors are just puppets… that their individual tone and inflection has no contribution to the movie.
So, it was my great pleasure to attend the original language viewing of “The Spirit,” the new Frank Miller movie.
One of the first things that was different with this experience was that you order your tickets at the refreshment counter (what a wonderful marketing ploy! Buybuybuy!!) When you order your tickets you actually choose your seat at that time, in the same way you would for the theater. The seating was stadium seating in a similar fashion to most US mega cinemas, with high-backed, plush comfy chairs…however, they do not recline as some in the US do. Of course, compared with other cinemas that I have been to in Europe, the Swiss version is wonderfully clean. No sticky floors. No rickety seats. No moldy, mildew ceiling tiles. The one thing that it does have in common with the rest of Europe, but not with the US is Intermission. That’s right “Let’s all go to the Lobby!” (No, sadly they did not actually play that) there is a 10 minute intermission in the middle of the movie so that everyone has a chance to use the restrooms and stock up on more snacks (did I mention the excellent marketing?!!) then continue on with the movie. While I may have appreciated this more as a child or even in the twilight of life…currently it doesn’t leave a great impression on me. It isn’t exactly annoying, but it isn’t great when the movie starts up again and the last scene is not still fresh in my mind. I think it would be better if they started the movie again a couple of frames before it stopped. Ya know, kinda like with some TV shows.Labels: cultural differences, movies, switzerland
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