Friday, July 5, 2013

El Cine

     We are in the midst of our week of vacation and yesterday the weather was cold and raining which is perfect movie weather! We had been talking about going to see a movie here to work on our Spanish comprehension and just for the experience. All of the big movies in the US can be seen here. Just for an idea our options were...

Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2  3D
Monsters University
Monsters University 3D
World War Z
Before Midnight
Man of Steel
Fast & Furious 6
World War Z 3D
Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire)
Barbara
Now You See Me

And at my local theater in the US the options are ....
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2  3D
Monsters University
Monsters University 3D
World War Z
Before Midnight
Man of Steel
World War Z 3D
The Heat
White House Down

       Of course the names of the movies are translated into Spanish, which can give a chuckle or two. This is my third time having to type this post, so I apologize, but I am not going to look up the Spanish names again. Movie theaters are not that hard to find in the city. We found one near the obelisk on a Google search. Because we went on a Friday afternoon around 3:30 it only cost us about 18,00 pesos - nothing compared to movie tickets in the US! However I think the prices range from $35,00 - $70,00 pesos at night and during the weekends depending on the time you go and if the movie you see is in 3D. 
       The language of the movie depends on what theater you go to and the movie you see. There are movie theaters that just play Argentine movies! In general the movies that are in English with Spanish subtitles will be listed with "SUB"  or "subtitulada". The Spanish dubbed movies will be listed with "DOB" or Castellano. The cost of the movies whether dubbed or subtitled are the same. If there is one word of advice I do have it's this: if you are going to see a movie on a weekend go get your ticket plenty of time before hand! We decided that we wanted to go to the movies on a Saturday night but all the shows before midnight were sold out! It is perfectly normal for Argentinians to go to the movies in the early morning hours!

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