Today we went to AMC Pacific Place in Hong Kong to see The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire. I could not wait and had to rush out to see it as soon as it came out! I’ve been waiting impatiently for this one.
We saw the 11:00am showing for this and it was $70HKD ($9.50CAD). Price of movies is dependent on the time and movie you want to see (this is true for a lot if not all movie cinemas throughout Asia). A lot more English is spoken in Hong Kong, so I had no problems getting tickets. As with all cinemas in Asia, we were able to select our seats. Tickets in hand, Jason went to the concession stand where he could select salty or sweet popcorn (he got a mix) and regular soda for $76HKD ($10ish CAD). More expensive here than other places we have been seeing movies in Asia, but still less than Canada!
The theater was nice with big leather seats and lot’s of leg room. There were commercials before the movie but what was interesting was the type of commercials for high end products like Louis Vuitton! Not sure if that is in all of Hong Kong, or just the area we were in! A few trailers and the movie started....
The audience was mixed, Hunger Games appeals to all ages both male and female. There was even a group of young teens either on a school trip or skipping school! The girls were giddy and excited over the “love story” aspect. They were a little too chatty but it sort of added to the experience...this time.
The movie was quite true to the book, and VERY good. Jason, who has not read the trilogy, enjoyed the movie a lot, even more so than the first one. The acting by everyone is excellent but the star again is Jennifer Lawrence. We are big fans of her and she delivers.
Here are our previous "Going to the Movies In Asia" blogs:
http://qatuqatsi.blogspot.ca/2013/11/going-to-movies-in-asia-update.html
http://qatuqatsi.blogspot.ca/2013/10/as-we-travel-we-are-doing-mix-of.html
~ Christine
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