November 29, 2013
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Ok, so this video is a bit more of our older style kind of videos, back when we first came to Korea and were ultra informative about how to do stuff. This video kinda feels that way, and it makes us feel a bit icky, because now we don’t talk that much about useful information. Most of the time we just blarrgglllbargl in front of the camera, and occasionally say something helpful. Thanks, by the way, for tolerating all of our blarrgglllbargling!
So, for this week’s video, we were going on date night, and we thought that we’d have a two-for-one kinda deal. Why not go to the movies like we planned, but also show you what it’s like? Sounds alright to me! Our camera sucked, though, and couldn’t focus worth a damn, but we brought a mic at least! We were kinda worried about bringing our actual gear with us, because we didn’t want to seem like Movie Pirates. How would we explain ourselves? I don’t know enough Korean to say “I’m not pirating your movies, I’m just filming inside the theatre to show people outside of Korea what movie theatres are like” To which they’d say “YEAH RIGHT BUDDY I’M CALLING THE COPS ON YOU GUISE.”
Ahem. More stuff about the theatres: we came to this one at a bad time. They’re doing reconstruction at this theatre (just our luck!) and some select theatres are totally badass, in that they have actual couches you can sit in, so that it looks like a giant living room with enough seating for, say, 40 people or so. And they also have special theatres that have proper meals cooked for you and you can watch a movie while eating with a fork and knife. We didn’t go to that, though. Next time, maybe?
Oh! Another things that’s interesting about watching movies in Korea: they’re subtitled in Korean (if you’re watching non-Korean movies, that is), but sometimes those movies speak in languages other than Korean for short scenes…and there aren’t English subtitles at those parts. So…unless you can read Korean quickly enough, you’re pretty much screwed. There should be a website called CanIwatchthismovieinanothercountry.com in which they tell you if you’re gonna be confused at some scenes or not.
In a somewhat related note: Holy Smokes! Catching Fire is AWESOME! We read the books. We saw the first movie. We were happy with the first movie, but the second movie is a lot better than the first, in our opinions. And there are even some parts in the movie that are better than the book, acted out better than how the book described them. Holy crap guise. We knew exactly what was going to happen and we still got emotional watching the movie. WATCH IT ITS SO GOOD.
So…yeah! That’s it for our little video! We’ve got some extra scenes from the night of you want em, including the dangerous accidents that can occur from bringing your own ranch:
On that note, subscribe so you can watch more of our WANKs, which are pretty much our date nights anyways, so watch us go out on dates and talk to you guise on camera!
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Ahh~ I know! I cried so much during the movie! I looked like a train wreck once I got out of the theater haha! Ok, I have a question completely un-related to this in anyway whatsoever, but I was wondering how you guise edit your photos that you put up on Instagram, they always look so cute!!
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I love love love Jennifer lawrence. Ahhh fan girl moment :D :D
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Wow, the cinema is really expensive over there. Here, it’s about seven, eight euros, which is aprox. 10 USD. We get to choose our seats, they are comfy and the rooms are nice and really clean. Is the cinema that expensive in other countries? We used to have cinema for 4 euros some years ago, if no less and people keep complaining over here. I feel like I’m living in a cinema heaven now.
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Awesome video~ I was going to see Catching Fire at the CGV near my house hee in busan. Can’t wait to see it!
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I thought the filming was perfectly fine. Under the circumstances, you can’t expect perfection and hey, at least there was no fly ;). Very cute video. How DID you manage to convince that you were not pirates, or did they not care?
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Thank you for eating so much… FOR SCIENCE!!! :D
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I just saw Catching Fire. It was so good! I want to borrow Katniss’ gown!
Blarrgglllbargling. lol. Is the origin latin? ^^
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Btw, this video was super fun and I love your eye makeup, Martina!
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Wah, I’m gonna sneak off ninja style to go see Catching Fire! Except..I don’t have to sneak off, I could just tell my husband that I’ll go see it tomorrow…but sneaking off sounds more fun. :P *random thoughts after too many carbs from turkey dinner*
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That cinema looks amazing. I haven’t been out to see a movie in about 5 years, if I could go someplace that great I might actually be inclined to make the effort.
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Ooooooh I’m SO JEALOUS of you guise watching “Catching Fire”!!!!! Ooooooh the feels!!!!!! T.T
And I agree with Martina, Jennifer Lawrence is a brilliant young actress!! She’s so good and so down to earth.
You lucky ducks!!! *sniff*
Hugz!!!!
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I got a phone call while I was watching the video which led me to wonder if it happens often in Korean theatres that someone’s phone is ringing during a movie? I totally hate it and always mute my phone when I’m in a theatre.
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Regular movie theaters in Korea sound like the equivalent to the high-end Muvico theaters here in the U.S. They have the choose-your-own-seat, bigger variety of foods, if your 21+ you can sit in the VIP balcony, order dinner, and have drinks! They even have the 4D-Box. There’s only like 10 in the country & one’s by my house! Mwahahaha!! :ahem: Catching Fire was amazing. Jennifer Lawrence is amazing! blarbllghgbhg!
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Until a few days ago I didn’t even know there were movie theatres without assigned seats in other countries. That just blew my mind. Also that is very expensive, at least to what I am used to. A ticket here costs 6-7$, or 7-9$ on weekends, 3D being the more expensive ones. We don’t have sweetboxes, but the theatre I go to has a balcony for the two biggest halls (there are 14 in total) and that costs extra, but you get like a table between seats. And the big combo (large drink and large popcorn) costs under 10$. You can get other stuff too, I never have. Also there is a candy store inside the cinema. I love that movie theatre.
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Theaters without assigned seats are pretty common here in the U.S. and Canada. As an theater usher, sometimes I get questioned from Asian or Oz/NZ folks asking me if there are assigned seats.
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I really love your WANK and TL;DR videos! ^-^
But, I’ve got to say: 30$ for a
movie (even considering that they’re sweetbox tickets) I find it really
expensive. Although I was told that in Japan is the same: going to the
movies is as expensive as going to a theatre watch a play.
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you should have brought pig with you to the movies.
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Can anyone tell me what mall is this? Is it Times Square?
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I say you guys watch another movie on a weekday!! Psh, to show us the golden(?) seats of course!
Ps
Thank you for another awesome video!
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Love the video! I’m trying to learn Korean for my dream trip one day ^___^ If you could show how you order food on future
WANKs/FAPFAPs I think that would be super helpful. Keep up the great work!
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WAIT- It costs $20 in Canada for a movie ticket?! I live in Michigan and it costs around $7 or $8.
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*hand raise* Canadian here. ^_^ It does cost close to 20, once taxes come in. Pre taxes, a regular (non 3D) movie costs $11, and a 3D movie costs $14. If you want to talk adding snacks in there … hoooboy. Going to the movies generally costs me $25, for just myself.
((Edit to remove html tags that I did not intend to be there!!))
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Wow, good for you! Movie tickets here (In Barbados) are $21 and if you’re going 3D you have to cough up another $7. And of course, an arm and a leg for snacks.
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$25 CAN is like $50 in Barbados.
21 bucks here is only ~$10.50 in US/CAN. Trust me tickets there are can be more expensive. And it’s $16 ($8US) for regular movies at Olympus isn’t it? $21 is for VIP. And the drive in is only $15 ($7.50 US)
I know at Limegrove, the movies can range between 20-40 bucks depending on time it is, if you want to ultra lux seats and whether it is 3D, but that is a high end deluxe cinema. And there are still $6 ($3 US) Tuesdays at the Olympus and $8 ($4 US) double features at the drive in on Mon/Tues.
Not to mentions that snacks are exorbitant in any movie theatre I have been to.
After living in the States for years I can tell you movies are much cheaper here, especially because of the 2:1 exchange rate.
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Whoah so expensive! I freaked out about paying almost $20 once for a popcorn combo. I said forget it, we can spend almost as much at Red Lobster for lunch and get a decent meal. This was in the US though..hehe.
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I remember watching a Korean drama and when the couple went into the cinema/theatre…and when I saw the seats or should I say, couches.. I was shocked. That is so freaking cool! >< I think my country (malaysia) kinda have them too. I remember my brother's friend bought gold class tickets and he told me that they gave blankets and the seats were bigger and more comfortable and stuff. I have to buy a gold class ticket one day…. when I can FINALLY drive! ):<
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I went to the movies like five times while I was in Korea, they are awesome and so cheap! It was kind of awkward when I saw Rush though because the German and Italian dialog was indeed only subbed in Korean XD Could work out the gist of what they were saying though ;)
And Catching fire was awesome! I have read the books, but my friends hasn’t and we were both crying all the time (Rue! Why?) These movies could easily have been made into weaker films, but I think the casting director made some amazing choices and the screenwriter who really knew where to tweak the source material to make the story telling more efficient, saved it.
And I totally have a girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence she is just epic in every way.
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Ha! I can totally relate to the subtitles thing. My ex boyfriend use to take me to a movie theater in Mexico all the time. The movies would be in English with Spanish subtitles so it was all good but once someone would start speaking a foreign language I would have a deer in headlights moment. He would quickly lean over and start translating for me. I can understand a good amount of Spanish but to read it and translate it during a movie never happened well, it moves way to fast. FYI we would go to that theater because it was 100% more luxurious than American theaters (at the time) and way cheaper. More theaters are becoming like this in the US but at insane prices.
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There is a CGV theater here in Los Angeles, I don’t know if they sell squid there…..Now, I’ll go there for science!
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There’s actually a mall in Malaysia which is also called Times Square. =w=; Is it a brand or something? Hahahah. And Korea has such awesome theaters. :D
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I still don’t know what Ranch is! *ducks head in shame* It looks like mayo but is it possible a condiment can be… better than mayo? ;)
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Haha thanks. I use mayo like ranch I guess. Not very healthy :)
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KIM WOO BIN!!!!!!!!!
got excited seeing him just from the thumbnail!!!
oh my gosh i LOVE Momot paper toys!!!!
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I paused and said, “NO!” when Martina said, “the end when she’s like…” NO SPOILERZ!
p.s. LOVE Martina’s makeup.
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The takeaway I got from this? BYOR – Bring Your Own Ranch :D So gangsta , Simon!
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YES! Ranch is great with Korean food!
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Ranch is good with all fried foods in my honest opinion ;)
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*silly smile smacked on my face just because yall replied*
Savoury food and ranch – I can see how that works!!
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Movies theatres need the sweetbox selection. If it gets me away from immature brats and annoying people at the movie theater while I’m with my bf, then I would be super happy. Yes, I’ve sat near immature kids where I got sprayed with soda. Also, I hate people who speak during the movie to state the obvious. I saw a woman tell her kid everything going on in the movie. It was a cgi animated movie, a kid can understand wtf is going on.
Movie theatres suck in Canada… I don’t ever buy food because it’s overpriced and I stopped eating popcorn. If I remember to, I sneak a bottled drink in the movie that I bought for like $1 or $2.
Sad thing is, is that I have a point card and I have 2 free movies banked up on them… never see a reason to use it…
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Heh, I recently moved to DC and had a bit of sticker shock when I realized that afternoon movie tickets are like $12 each (I miss the $4.25 theater back home and the $1 movies at school ;-;) BUT I discovered that if you go in the morning they’re only $10 and my aunt found a $25 giftcard that they weren’t using~
Also, very envious of the sweetbox seats (my friends and I would totally use those) but y’all can keep the onion popcorn. o.O
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I haven’t watched Catching Fire yet because I have a project review on Tuesday and everyone is telling me how awesome the movie is….. I’m so depressed -_- but oh well… December 6th is my birthday so…maybe I will… ahem…. pay a visit to the mall-cinema? :)
Btw I looove your make up Martina! The instant you appeared on the video I knew you did it for the special occasion haha
Hugs from Spain!
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This totally reminds me of You’re Beautiful ^^
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So are movies that are originally in English like The Hunger Games are they dubbed or subbed? or neither
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Subbed. Only kids movies are dubbed. Probably because kids can’t read that fast, I’m thinking?
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Then I hope you can find some time to have a good rest next week^^ Fighting!
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Omg no wayy!! I’m guessing you guys will be in Toronto? It would be sooo cool to just run into you randomly :D :D :D
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We’re thinking about having a random fan meet at U of T, maybe, or the Eaton Center? We’re not sure.
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DOOOO ITTTTTTTT!!!!
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That would be amazing!!! Please please come to either locations!!
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woohoo ^o^ my birthday’s on dec 18~
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gah… won’t that additional intern/employee appear any sooner…
Lovely video!
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Well, if one of these big projects we’re working on goes through, then, yes, that employee will appear sooner
P.S. We’re working on big projects on the side of filming lots of videos as well :D
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Ah…. Is that why you were a bit off today? (‘__’) You looked kind of worried… It will go through!! I’m sure of it! :) *throws blankets* cause…. it’s cold outside :))
Fighting!! > . <
♥♥♥♥♥♥
P.S: about the "more healthy eating" …I meant like "more healthy eating habits" cause you kind of, a lot of times, skip meals then eat snacks and sugary stuff in one go :P …hopefully once the project ends you'll be back to a regular eating. ! :)
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Haha don’t worry you always do a great job of being just the right amount of crazy in your videos^^ I’m really looking forward to your future videos, but don’t forget to look after your health too! We will understand if you can’t post videos on a regular basis when you are in Canada… And in the meantime we’ll always be here to give you a hug when you feel too tired or discouraged :D
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OMGMartina!!!!!!!!!!!!- I cried my freaking my eyes out too- and THAT scene was epic- I threw a freaking hysterical fit at the end- I was controlling myself so much from literally SOBBING sobbing if you know what I mean,
Other than that they had Catching Fire themed popcorn buckets and reusable cups xD-in Bangkok that is……Seoul looks like a lot of fun in terms of movie theater experience
Will you guys watch The Hobbit?????? T____T I cried when the trailer started- I tell you it wasn’t a good start for me AT ALL
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I really want to go see it, but I have no one to go with =( So I’ll probably just wait until it’s out on DVD or something…
Ps. Have you guise seen the 50th anniversary Doctor Who special?
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What, no! You have to start with Chris Eccleston as the Doctor
/hands on hips
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Nooo! Ahh! You started with season 6? Start with season 1! The episodes
were a little campy in the beginning but they improve with each season
especially since the interest in the show clearly had an impact on its
budget. :P Season 6 has actually been kind of a disappointment, but I
loved seasons 1-5! Or, if you just want to see a sample of how good
Doctor Who is before you commit, watch Blink, from season 3 I believe,
or Midnight from season 4. Those are two of my favourite episodes and Doctor Who at its best . :)
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Oh no! You came in at an unlucky time, when the writing was getting confusing and plot-holey. Go back! Go back to a simpler time when the writers weren’t running out of ideas! Most of it was good before then, trust me.
I love Doctor Who. I have to. I’m Welsh. It’s a requirement :P
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I know right? I would call them wizards, but I think they’re just exhausted humans ;_;
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Yeah I know, they must be exhausted from so much work. I really hope they’re not pushing themselves too hard…
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I remember that first video on movie theatres!! I miss those videos, would love to see more. and super cuteness for date night married couples – marriage FTW!!
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I haven’t seen catching fire yet! I read the books sooooo many years ago though, I’m scared of all the sad scenes I’ve forgotten D: