How Much Fun Can You Have for $5.50?
Well, that depends. Look around and see if a theater near you offers bargain matinees. Each and every day, weekends included, MY neighborhood cineplex sells tickets for movies that start between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. for $5.50 each.
I don’t have to pick up my kids from school or shuttle them to after-school activities anymore, and Sir Shining is retired. Even if that weren’t the case, though, there’s always school vacations and weekends. At this price, I’m at the theater almost every week with my husband, at least one of my children, or at least one girlfriend or some combination of the above.
So far, most of the movies I’ve seen this year have been worth at least $5.50. None have made me want those two hours of my life back, although a few have come close. If you’re looking for something to rent as they go to DVD or are inclined to catch one of these while they’re still in theaters, here’s my two cents’ worth:
- The Iron Lady ▲ of course, with Meryl Streep offering a very personal portrait of the Iron Lady and her marriage
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- Haywire - eh, but worth $5.50 to look at Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas
- Red Tails ▲ hang my white head in shame but also stand up and cheer time
- Safe House ▲ Denzel Washington being intense, Ryan Reynolds being delicious
- This Means War ▲ Chris-he’s-too-young-for-me-Pine, Nashville’s own Reese Witherspooon, and Tom Hardy all being adorable with Chelsea Handler and Angela Bassett providing bite
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- Act of Valor ▲ stand up and cheer time
- Hunger Games ▲ in accordance with the opinion of 300 billion other people…
- Mirror, Mirror ▲ I want Lily Collins’s eyebrows, and my niece and nephews and I loved the musical finale
- The Raven - bit of a mess but it was only $5.50
- The Avengers ▲ in accordance with the opinion of 300 billion other people…
- Battleship ▲ at the risk of what I may be saying about myself, I couldn’t get anybody, not even my 20-year-old son, to go with me but I liked it and loved the last-minute heroes at the end
- Men in Black 3 - the franchise has lost some steam but it was worth $5.50
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ▲ catch it while you can, the cast (Dench, Smith, Wilton, Wilkinson, Nighy) speaks for itself
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- Snow White & the Huntsman - Charlize Theron was stylishly evil but that other female lead NEVER looks happy
- Prometheus - glad I only paid $5.50
- Rock of Ages - surprisingly ▲ the music alone is worth more than the ticket price, Tom Cruise nails it, and the rest of the cast is fun to watch
Do you agree or disagree with my findings?
What did you see that I missed?
Tomorrow: Coming Soon: What to See Next.
