Ultimatum

We went to see The Bourne Ultimatum this past weekend. It. Rocked. Go. See. It.

This was also the first time we've seen a movie in Hong Kong. I had heard that Hollywood movies come out on the same date here as they do in the US and The Bourne Ultimatum was no exception. The language, thankfully, was English but with Chinese sub-titles which didn't detract from the movie experience for me. If I had to read in Chinese in order to understand what was going on, perhaps it would suck a little bit.

I don't know if there just isn't much entertainment to be had here in HK or if there are not enough theaters for the number of people on the island but we actually tried to see this movie twice before we wised up and bought tickets online ahead of time. Best thing we ever did. Not only do you already have your tickets waiting for you at the theater but you get assigned seats, so you don't have to get there super early and spread your stuff over several chairs furtively trying to avoid eye contact with each couple looking for a seat every time they pass your row. The seats were leather and really cushiony, almost like a Lazyboy, and the theater was clean with nice floors that don't stick to your shoes. The sound system, as you can imagine based on their technologically advanced electronics, was awesome. Each gunshot almost sent me into cardiac arrest, just the way I like it. And the little soda at the beginning of the movie that tells you to be quiet during the movie and turn off your cell phone actually worked because I didn't hear a peep from the audience during the whole time. There was one difference from the US in the preview commercials though, they actually had a warning about not illegally videotaping the movie, although I don't think the Shenzhen hawkers read that one.

And last but not least, the best part about watching movies in HK: there aren't any tall people to sit in front of you and ruin your view of the delectable Matt Damon.