dinner and a movie!
Posted by mansoor on 27 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: lifes anomaly's
and here i thought it wasn’t possible in Karachi!
Ever since the cineplex opened up at Seaview, all i’ve heard are bad things about it. The screen is too small, the decor is tacky, the movie quality is not good, the seats are uncomfortable etc etc etc. Little did i realize then….. these were the nitpickings of those comparing it with foreign cinemas.
I went with a different mindset, comparing it with the staple of movie goers in karachi.. Capri, Prince and Nishat. And what i discovered amazed me! The first thing you notice is how different the place is outfitted. Marble floorings, leather couches, and the fetish for bond movies! Oh, and ofcourse.. the overpriced food items.
Even though the theater was small, it was large enough to seat almost a hundred people (give or take). The movie playing that day was “Holiday” starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, given the fact that i am a guy, i dont really remember who the male actors were apart from they were leads in the movie Alfie, and School of Rock.. but cameron diaz really… really prevented me from looking anywhere else.
Another thing you notice which is different from the other cinemas, mostly due to a different crowd (more defence and more girls), is no boo-ing or cheering during the ‘intimate’ scenes. They censor the really hardcore stuff (as they should), but what they let go atleast didn’t incite the same frustrated response found in other cinemas which made the whole movie experience worthwhile.
After the movie, we went to have dinner and sheesha at Creek Inn. A little chilli, and a little too crowded on a saturday night, but overall had fun. Again, the best part of the place was no ‘mela crowd’ hanging around, since that place is *ssssoooo* far away.
Not bad right?!
Now maybe next time i can go without my cousins…. hhhmm.. anyone up for a movie?
You know you are in Karachi when crowds could be mela
But i totaly here u mansoor. I am glad that finally theres a reasonable theatre for the people to visit.
Oh one of the male leads is Jack Black - how could you not know jack black man
Atleast karachi has a worthy enough cenima to go to, we had Imax here in lahore going at great speed untill the ppl decided that “oh wait a min why not lets put a legal hold on the ground , just for funs sake”,
so since past 6 months now , its on a standstill,
Cineplex decided to open one here too, but so far ive failed to notice any working crew on the site these past 8 months that they have a board up at MM Alam road
All we have is sozo meanwhile, i think i will wait for the dvd to come out.
kumail: a very real threat man :p oh right! Jack Black!! i know him.. i love him.. just dont rem the name :p
mE: sozo huh…? interesting.. ill check it out when i’m up there next. care 2 give directions??
cineplex is a decent theatre man.. I don’t know what people complain about.. even if they ARE comparing it to cinemas abroad, I think they might be overlooking the fact that not ALL of them are huge.. I;ve been to a few cineplex theatres which are approximately the same size as the one in karachi..
not to forget.. the food is overpriced all over the world =)
just head to fortress and go towars silver star bowlig alley
i think they have Majajnan on these days , if you hurry you might make it
majajan! hell no! i’ll wait :p i think that james bond movie is on near lawrence road, will check that out maybe
dysfunctional: welcome baqqqq! u’ve been here after quite sometime haven’t u! i cant seen to post on your blog, since its blogger and we cant get access… but still.. thanks for dropping by.