Maybe it’s cliché, I don’t know. But my favorite dates are the ones that take me to a theater. As a kid in a family of five, going to the movies was a treat- we’d only go every once in a while, but when we did, my parents always made sure we did it right with popcorn, Skittles and Sprites to go around. When I was in middle school, my friends and I spent almost every Friday night at Reston Town Center, seeing this awesome movie or that terrible one. Being in college was the best- every weekend at the Bonnie (our student center) they’d bring in a movie that had just left theaters and tickets were only $1 with your student ID. I saw SO many movies that way!
I didn’t really go on dates to the movies until Matt & I met- we actually DTRed (determined the relationship) while we were in the theater waiting for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to start playing. Surrounded by 20 of our friends, I may add. At first I tried to keep track of all the ticket stubs from each of our movie dates, but it got to be too many after a while so I gave up. But Matt knows that if I’m down in the dumps and need a pick-me-up, there are two cures: 1) Big Bowl restaurant, and 2) a movie date :).
These days, one of our favorite things to do on weekends that I don’t have weddings is to go to an early showing before noon- there are a couple of theaters in the area that do $6 tickets, so then I totally feel justified buying popcorn. Popcorn and lots of extra butter [salty oil dyed yellow]. And sometimes Sour Patch Kids.
We watch movies at home all the time, but there’s just something about seeing one in a theater that gets me really excited! I love the process of buying our tickets, I love settling into our seats and watching the awful pre-preview advertisements for holding your kid’s birthday at the theater, and my blood pumps just a little bit harder when they finally turn the lights down to indicate they’re about to begin. I think it has something to do with my love for retro Americana-type things, and movies have been a staple of our culture for so many years. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong decade- I feel like I should have grown up in the 40’s, right around the WWII era.
What about you guys? What was the last movie you saw in theaters?
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Everyone Loves a Classic- date night at the movies
July 12, 2013
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Greg and I saw The internship a few weeks ago at the movie theatre on post. It was a nice little date that felt very American 🙂
Fun fact- Brent and I over our period of dating (4 years) have never seen a movie in the theater together! We watch plenty at home but have never gone to see one. I love movies in the theater though, something about seeing it on a big screen makes it 10x better!
We LOVE going to the movies too!! We had a mid-week date on Wednesday to see World War Z… I know, I know. When we first saw the preview, I looked at Ben and told him no way was I going to see that! But… The Walking Dead got the best of me so WWZ it was 🙂 It was actually pretty good too!
Ray & my favorite thing to do is Saturday morning matinees 🙂 We just saw Despicable Me 2 which was hilarious and thankfully, the theater was filled with well-behaved children. But my favorite is AFI Silver Theater is Silver Spring, MD. They show both American & world films including independent/art movies. Its a gorgeous theater and always makes me feel like we should be back in the 40’s when everyone dressed up and made a night out of going to the movies!
Ah I love this! I am so with you – I am one of 4, so going to the movies as a kid was a HUGE treat! It’s such a fun deal to get to the movies even as an adult! My first date with my hubby was to the theater (to see I am Legend, which was god-awful, I might add!) Over here in Lynchburg we have a dollar theater which makes those popcorn purchases justified! 🙂
My fiance and I are the same way! Movies are a part of us, our relationship, and our happiness. We love going to the movies, but it is definitely a treat at this point in life. We are even incorporating our love for movies into our wedding. SO excited about how it’s turning out!
I LOVE going to the movies!! It’s definitely my favorite date night and we sneak lots of candy into my giant duffel bag of a purse….never popcorn, though! Gotta have it fresh. Also, Thad and I talk all the time about how awesome it would’ve been to grow up in the 40s!
We love going to the movies too! And one of our first dates was a cheesy movie date to an awful movie I can’t even remember 🙂 We just went on a movie date Monday night and saw The Lone Ranger… since obviously we are like little kids!
We went to see “the Lone Ranger” with Your brother, Seth. Loved the movie. Your Pawpaw and I like to go to matinees and then to dinner afterwards. Sometimes we fill up on popcorn and then just go for a light dinner, but popcorn is a must!
Your Dad and I saw The Lone Ranger this week. Neither if us were thrilled with it but it was fun. Austenland is coming in a month or two. Totally will see that in the theatre!
I’m not a big movie-goer – I LOVE watching movies in the comfort of my home, with a bowl of ice cream in-hand and remote by my side so I can pause, change the volume or do whatever I want! And to be comfy on my couch… love it! BUT when there is a movie that deserves a big screen, I go and I’m always SO glad when I do! Last movie I saw in the theatre was Les Mis and it was truly amazing on the big screen!
love movie dates 🙂 holding hands in the theater will never get old 🙂
just saw The Heat. HILARIOUS.
Ohmygosh! I LOVE this post! It completely describes how much I love the movie going experience. My husband isn’t a crazo about the theatre like I am but now I can finally explain it to him by sending him this blog post! Sadly, I haven’t been to a movie since Shiloh was born. She was too fussy at night in the beginning and that is when most of my friends were going. I don’t really know what the last movie I saw was. I can tell you I secretly hoped she be late so I could go see the last Twilight movie. Haha!