Had a really nice day at the cinema with my wife for a valentines treat, preceded by a Sunday lunch and beer.
The Sunday afternoon showings are a film that has been selected by someone, and their name is on the screen. This was someone's mum's 50th birthday treat. Very nice.
Upon entry we were advised the rear row and two seats on the preceding row were reserved, but we can sit anywhere else. The reserved seats were for the Mum and her family.
In the best traditions of visiting the cinema, there was even a "short" film on before it, the only thing missing was the ice cream intermission for reel changes.
We watching a very original print copy of "Some Like it Hot" (Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemon). Obviously the film has been damaged in parts as there were odd jumps in the dialogue. But still great.
The short was a locally made film by a guy called Peter and was all about him arriving on time. It was very confusing as he was running around Nottingham, then was in London, then back in Nottingham, dressed in formal dinner jacket. Eventually he arrives at the cinema, runs into the cinema, down the stairs, then into the actual screen we are in, then the door bangs open and in he runs.
At this point the film stops. And Peter takes over. Now I have to admit to being totally confused as to what this was about. Peter started by saying that this was for a very special person, I thought the mum, but no, he comes to the row we were on goes down on one knee to the woman on the end of the row, one away from me and proposes.
She accepts, after that the reserved seats at the back are vacated and the front row move to the back and the film is started.
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