movies

i don't remember if 8 years ago when i moved to Colorado i was SHOCKED when i went to the movies for the first time. shocked over what? over the prices of admission! i don't remember, so i can only assume that the prices weren't too much more than my hometown theater of three screens, or even the College Station Cinemark theater.

when i left Colorado (only a few months ago, mind you), prices for a matinée admission was $5.50. i've always been a firm believer in attending the movies during the middle of the afternoon anyways, so that's the only price i really care about. at Brenham's theater, now renovated and containing six screens, i paid $4.50 for the matinée last weekend.

what's my point? well, in Houston, the two times i went to the theater, i had to pay ... drumroll please ... ... .... $7.00 for matinées ($9 for showings after 6)!!! for a lover of the theater, i was willing to pay the $7 twice for the time i lived there ... but on an ongoing basis? i think not.

i guess, for curiosity sake, i should find a theater in New York City and see how much they have to pay. i know i'd be grateful for the Houston price. but still! big cities have their luxuries, but i'd much prefer the small town prices.