Revisiting American Movies

One vital move before departing the United States: raiding Best Buy in search of hard to find titles I knew I couldn't possibly discover in the black market dvd/electronics markets in China and India despite my highly refined back-alley hunting skills. (A few of the gems from Best Buy spree - Neverending Story, Primer -- sweetest sci-fi movie of all time-- Logan's Run, AquaTeen Hunger Force Seasons 1-3, Black Stallion, Little Monsters... all classics and virtually impossible to procure here.)

Combined with extensive black market dvd shopping in Hong Kong and India last month, (equal parts shady and exciting) I've amassed a collection of supremely random/obscure/wonderful titles and can usually find a movie to fit whatever mood I may find myself caught in, but still... something was lacking.

Then I realized, I haven't set foot in a movie theatre in months. 3 months, to be exact.

There's only so long black market grainy dvds obviously taped from the back row of a theatre by a dude with a wobbly hand can tie you over.

So tonight we're going all out, invading the plush 35-seater in Bangalore's shiny new mall which luckily plays American movies (although 2 at a time, ~6 months after the US release.) Apparently a wide array of food and drink is served, complete with an intermission to get up to strech your legs and scratch your belly. A movie I don't even recognize is playing, Transporter 2? It has fast cars and American movie stars, which is enough of a temptation for me.