Recommendations to our fellow Moviegoers

While each movie going experience is unique, there are consistencies in our movie going excursions that we would like to share with our readers. This post will explain the following our top three recommendations to increase the pleasure in your movie going experience.

1. Apply for a Movie Watcher Card (MWC). This will prove advantageous at your Home Turf Theater (HTT). Benefits include movie accouterments such as free popcorn, vats, tickets, etc. In addition, customer service is more likely to take you seriously if you have a MWC. Make sure to keep your stubs. While we both agree that such "clubs" are generally a scam, we feel that if you are a frequent moviegoer (at least a movie a week), a MWC, or your HTT's equivalent, is cost effective. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy discounts. It took us about two seconds to get over our embarrassment after we inquired about the MWC. Having a MWC is way less strange than working at a movie theatre though that said, for months now, Peach has been pining over a job at the Israeli soap store Sabon.

2. Always bring a good sandwich (or Panini) with you. Seriously, a good sandwich is one of the best things about life. As we consider a good sandwich an essential part of a worthwhile movie going experience, we will do our best to make the appropriate recommendation for each movie we review.

3. The most crucial point so read carefully. Find your favorite food combo and stick with it. For us, it's the No. 2 combo at our HTT on the UWS (acronyms make it easier for Peach who has a spelling problem). This consists of a LARGE popcorn and 2 LARGE sodas which henceforth shall be known as "vats." We've tested all four soda dispensers at our HTT and determined that the sodas which flow from the machine on the right are the best tasting. A good soda helps provide a more enjoyable environment in which to see a movie.

As for the popcorn, this is where things get tricky. I'm sure you have all heard something along the lines of "movie theatre popcorn is the worst thing next to fast food to put into your body." This is absolutely not true. We'll explain: because of NYC's "fight against obesity," we now know that a large popcorn is 636 calories. We like to say that we only eat about half, so the equivalent of 318 calories. Not so bad. Moreover, we each eat half of the half, so that is really only 159 calories apiece. Flo puts claims that this is essentially the same as eating a Nabisco 100 calorie pack. (Flo always takes home the leftover half of the popcorn so that she can savor the kernels throughout the week). Flo also believes that, similar to nuclear radiation that deteriorates over time, popcorn too possesses a "half-life" of its own. Popcorn has a surprisingly short half-life, and the caloric content of half of a bag of leftover popcorn deteriorates at an astonishing rate, and if consumed within one week of the movie on the big screen, that amount is negligible.

Warning: Vats, in combination with any sort of water imagery on the big screen, will create a strong urge to go to the bathroom. Always know where the restrooms are before you start your movie so that you are prepared when it ends.