Movies Masti and Magic .... still continues

Saw Jaane Tu ya Jaane Na at R-Adlabs yesterday again and simply loved it. I had already seen it but this made me feel so good. Yes.. the story is repetitive and been told a thousand times, but this one was in great style. The beauty of the movie is in showing the simplicity of the relationship that gets complicated over time due to obvious nature. It was very well executed portraying just how people react when the obvious is not very obvious.


Anyways, point not being writing a movie review here.. but the fact that Adlabs and Cinemaxs of the world are just loot. Found that out when they said front seats are not available and had to take the Gold tickets only to find out later that the entire rows in the front were EMPTY !!! God can I sue them for misleading.

Interestingly enough they charge Rs 120 to 150 for front seats and 200 for back .. the movie looks the same from any direction and its pretty comfortable. I prefer the front ones cause its better experience, the exits are near and its cheap. Thats where I like PVR where the rule is first come first and all seats are equally priced. But then Nirmals is then few more Kms away :(

Am thinking of loging to Moutshut.com and write a blasting review about these places. Makes me wonder how much I really miss my old theatres .. classy blacony seats where Rs 50 seemed overpriced and Rs 12 ka popcorn was just too much. Apart from the price the experience was just wonderful when the aroma and the distinct smell in the air made you feel you in some extravagant place. The time when you enter the building and you rush upstairs towards the balcony and then enter the gigantic hall and you see people down in the stall was so much more fun. These were also the places where our school used to take us for educational shows. I wonder whats happened to such outings in school. We had seen Chota Chetan with 3D glasses and that was the one of the best time we had. No one makes such movies and there are hardly such theatres left where schools can take entire standard for a movie. Those days are well gone..

We all liked the spurge of multiplexes without understanding what we sacrificing for it. Am not being cynical about multiplexes but am trying to get in terms with the balance thats no longer there. In our little area where I live, we were surrounded by 7 Big theaters each showing a different film that used to stay there for atleast a couple of months. Aradhna - Wandana - Anand - Malhar - Pratap - Prabhat - (cant recollect the last one). Now mind you.. all these theaters are walking distances from each other and in our childhood we have had a ball visiting them. Aradhana was the most famous with also being the one taken down. Ruble and memories now lies there. Gone are also the typical show timings of 12-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and the famous matinee shows.

Well.. enough said but cant change the fact.. but my next move is to watch the next film in one of the 7 theaters and then see if the change is really for good or it isnt. Anyone wanna join let me know.