Brev and I saw Avatar: The Way of Water in theaters in Leuven and had to laugh at some of the differences in seeing a movie over here.
- Theaters serve alcohol and people are walking around with bottles of wine and champagne, olives, etc.
- Their concession area is like a mini grocery store. They sell full bags of chips and have “scoop your own” candy, nuts, and dried fruit stations where you pay by the gram.
- The popcorn is already scooped and in boxes and you don’t see them making it right in front of you. You also have the choice between salty or sweet popcorn and Brev’s Belgian teammates said that getting a mix of the two is the best. (Also, no there is no “movie theater butter” here… we thought the popcorn was a bit dry).
- While the movie is in English, there is both French and Dutch subtitles.
- Halfway through the movie there is a ten-minute intermission, people got up to use the bathroom or get more snacks during this break.
- Unlike our theaters, where you buy/show your ticket to enter and then buy snacks, here you enter the theater and buy your snacks and then as you walk to your assigned theater there is someone checking the movie tickets.
With those exceptions, the process of ordering tickets online, reserving seats, and the cost was pretty similar to back home. Although, we did miss the reclining DreamLounger chairs.
The Jo Show 