littlewoodenmanShowtime In Juticalpa Posted 2007.10.09 by Matthew with 3 comments
I’ve written before about the lack of movie entertainment here in Juticalpa, but all that has changed. A couple of weeks ago Cine Maya re-opened its doors, and now juticalpenses can catch a flick every weekday at 7 PM.
There are matinees on the weekend, so we went into town on Sunday afternoon with some of the new Olancho Aid volunteers. Now playing: Die Hard 4.0. Admission is 40 Lempiras (about $2) and the snacks are cheap, too. (They even sell cake by the slice, which I’m going to have to try sometime.)
The theatre is comfy, and much larger than I could’ve guessed by the tiny storefront on a narrow downtown street. You could probably seat up to 500 people in there. The seats are small, but recline by sliding out. And of course, there’s air-conditioning. If you don’t mind that Die Hard was out for months before coming to Honduras (let alone Juticalpa) and you can ignore the giant smear in the middle of the screen, it’s actually a pleasant movie-going experience.
Stephanie 2007.10.09
It’s finally open! Considering it had that sign out front for a year or so… :) You should try to get ahold of Padre, I sent you guys some gifts in a box via Rapido that came this weekend!
Dok 2007.10.10
wow! my fondest memories of cine maya back in the day (before a/c) are sweating buckets while watching action movies with my shirt completely unbuttoned - which is what every other guy in the theater was doing. have you guys checked out the movie theater in catacamas? i wonder if it is still open…
Matthew 2007.10.10
Hmm, Dok, the image of sweaty half-naked men in a dark theatre is not a pleasant one… Not pleasant at all. I’ve heard that the cinema in Catacamas isn’t open, but I haven’t seen it with my own eyes.