In my last post I wrote about the massive influx of Saudis into Bahrain every weekend. Many of them head straight to the cinemas, since such institutions are not allowed in the Kingdom.
The cinemas in Bahrain are as good as any in the west. In the multiplex I go to there are big seats (for big bums!), lots of leg room and all the trimmings: ice cream, popcorn, soft drinks, frozen yogurt and even crepes. You can book online, or you can get your tickets at the box office with minimal waiting even at peak hours.
The locals and the Saudis tend to go for the blockbusters. The current trailers are advertising The Battle of the Five Armies – the latest in the Hobbit series – and some ghastly horror movie about malevolent forces in a newly-discovered pyramid. The Bahrainis like crime too, so Night Stalker, about a…
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