A Golden Urban Adventure

Last week Mark came home with a Gold Class Movie Gift Card--a thanks for all of his hard work on a recent successful proposal.  We decided that on Saturday we would see our first movie, in a cinema, in Australia.  When Mark went to the Cinema's Web page, to see what was showing, he was a bit surprised when he was informed that we would be treated to the "ultimate movie-going indulgence."  Some how we missed the evolution of the Movie Theater, and apparently the sitting in a sticky seat with some schmuck behind you, loudly crunching his pop-corn in your ear, is a thing of the past.  The web page described the theater as an intimate setting, no more than 30-40 guests, with full food and bar service.

So yesterday afternoon we headed over to the Marion Cinema Complex for a journey into the ultimate world of cinema luxury.  We were still unsure what to expect.    We arrived a bit early--no worries-- we were directed to a private seating area a half-hour before the show.  We were cheerfully greeted and handed a menu.  We were informed that we were to place our order at the bar, and then food and drinks would be delivered to us inside the cinema at our chosen time.  After studying the menu, we agreed to celebrate in style with some bubbly and an antipasto plate.  As we looked around the room we were a bit worried that we would be the only people in the cinema, but slowly the room began to fill up.  Just before the movie starting time, we were lead to our seats in the theater.

It was indeed intimate.  Rather than rows of seats,  36 very large and comfy recliners were placed in pairs around the room.  Each sitting area was isolated from it's neighbor, and it had it's own table.  Service was quiet and came at it's designated time.  We enjoyed our order, however, I can't comment on the presentation since it was served in the dark.  Overall it was a tasty treat, but it would be pretty hard to screw-up an antipasto plate.

I am sure some of you are wondering what movie we saw.  If you know me, you know that I didn't get my father's gene of being a movie watcher--he watches at least one movie a day.  I have watched maybe 5 rentals in the past year, and I have no idea what the current releases are.  Mark choose Julie and Julia because his mother had mentioned that it involved a blog, and he knows how much I love to cook.  It turned out to be the perfect movie for us to see.

Over all I would have to say that our Gold Class Movie experience was a success.  It was a bit pricey, but our gift card covered the tickets, food and beverage so I won't complain.