Going to the Movies

We went to the movies last night to see Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx - which we really liked. We have been to the movies several times in Norway but I thought I would share some of the differences with you.

• A regular movie costs the equivalent of $20 USD. A premiere weekend the movie is more like $25.
• Most movies don't make it here for at least 2 months after they premiere in the US- there are some exceptions to that rule - some movies come out here the same week as the US but others never will make it here.
• All movies are subtitled - which can be funny since I can read the subtitles and realize the translation is not correct. It can also be annoying since the subtitles can move faster then the dialogue so the Norwegians are laughing during the punch line which you miss....
• Some movie theaters are large like you expect the US, but not all of them. The theater last night was tiny- it had maybe 40 seats and we swear our media room at home screen was just a large.
• You can reserve seats in advance which we thought we might hate but it makes it is nice (if you plan ahead) because you don't have to arrive early to get a good seat. But it also means you almost always have to sit right next to someone.
• You can bring in your own drinks, candy and snacks - which I love. Last night we sat next to a couple who had grapes- that is a great example of Norwegian snacks. We could also smell people eating oranges! Weird.

Speaking of Norwegian snacks- Jason had people at work tell him raisins are "treats" and they only allow their children to have them on Saturdays. We have had a similar experience with yogurt - they treat it like ice cream for their kids. It is a strange phenomena here.