Marilyn and N°5 - Inside CHANEL

True glamour that never fades.  An absolutely gorgeous woman.

Ibiza Dreaming

Took me ages to figure it out but finally got my holiday video up on YouTube.  Hope you like it!

Cinema Etiquette

Inspired by a radio show phone-in, I thought I would write my list of Cinema Do's and Don'ts.

There are many bugbears I have about the UK cinema experience based on many bad screenings that I wonder why some people even go.  I enjoy watching a film on a big screen, music loud and comfy chairs.  So what can ruin that experience?  Here is my list below:

1)     Noisy food – I am all for eating in a cinema.  Sitting still for a couple of hours is quite hard especially when you watch a film n the evening as I always get hungry.  Very often I forgo eating dinner at the right time to watch a film.  But why oh why do cinema snacks have to be so bloody noisy?  It like all the food in the whole world was put on a list and the best ones the cinema chains could come up with are crispy nachos and sweets with stupid wrappers?  And don’t get me started on the popcorn.  While it’s not a loud food, it’s the shaking of the boxes, the hands diving in and the rattling of the unpopped kernels at the bottom of the box when you are looking for the last dregs.  I can’t bloody stand it and it’s so distracting.

2)     Mobile phones – Is there no one in this world that is able to be without their phone for longer than 5 minutes?  It seems 2 hours is completely unbearable for some, constantly checking that a) it’s still on, b) no one has called or text, c) checking Twitter/Facebook for any likes or comments to their status of “being in the cinema” and d) all of the above.  The world will still revolve if you are sat in the dark for a couple of hours, is there really any need?  I am guilty of loudly asking people to switch their phones off if they are playing with them in my vicinity.  I find the light really distracting when you are in the dark!  Mostly I get a positive response and the phone goes away and doesn’t come back out again.  Now and then I will get a young one who will be defiant in front of their mates, put it away for a couple of minutes only for it to come out again.  That’s when I get the big guns out and shout a lot louder to tell them to switch the bloody things off.

3)     Talking in the cinema – I don’t know anyone that can concentrate and take everything in from a film if they are having a conversation throughout it.  do we really need to hear you and your mates chat about the guy you are dating and whether he is interested or not?  No he isn’t interested because if he was, he would be here with you right now telling you to shut up.  If you aren’t that interested in watching the film and wanted to talk to your friend, why not go to the local pub and chat to them like normal people?

4)     Choosing your seats – Most cinemas these days are a free for all, you can sit where you want based on what your preferences are.  Aisle seat or middle of row, front or back etc.  This is all fine except when you frequent the cinema on your lonesome.  If I am on my own I usually take a seat just off centre to get an uninterrupted view of the screen.  But without fail, someone else who has come alone will sit right next to me in an otherwise empty cinema.  WHAT THE F**K IS THAT ABOUT?  I know you are alone but that doesn’t make me your “insta-date” for the night.  You then force me to get up and find another seat to my liking (and it will be my second choice seat which means I won’t be as happy as I would have been in my first choice seat), making me look like a dick as I have very obviously moved because of you.  I may have come alone but I am not lonely. Idiot.

5)     Shoes – there are some that like to get comfy in the cinema once they have found their seats.  Coats off, food out, feet up.  All fine. Until someone takes their shoes off and the smelly socks are in the air.  This is fine AT HOME but not in the cinema.  No one, and I mean no one, wants to smell your dirty-ass feet wafting their cheesy stench.  And it’s worse when you are sat in the seat in front, the stink dangerously close to your head at all times!

6)     Babies – Okay now, I know I split opinion on this and at times I flip flop all over the place, but there are screenings specifically for parents and babies.  Why on earth would you being your two week old baby to watch a thriller at the IMAX?  It’s so loud and often scares the  baby as they are so young, but it’s really not good for anyone to hear a baby screaming through a film.  While I can understand you want to see films too but use your common sense a bit and go to a designated parent and baby screening instead.

 

I could go on and on but this crap makes me go to the cinema less and less and as a big film fan, that’s hard to do!  What are your annoyances with the cinema experience?  Do you agree with me or have a few of your own?

World War Z - Official Trailer (HD)

Looks fantastic, who wants to see it with me?

Because Fifty Shades of Grey isn't enough.

This made me laugh out loud. Enjoy.

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/11/05/fifty-shades-of-chicken-trailer/