The Movies

A couple of months ago I wrote about how I won gift certificates for dinner and a movie for two at The Movies after sending back the reader's survey from Amsterdam Weekly. So O and I used them last night and went and saw Sin City (sorry Lynn!).

We went to dinner first which was quite nice, and filling. I had a Caesar salad for a starter, but it was big enough to pose as a main course. Then my main course pasta came and the waiter came back a second later with a side salad to go with it. Ugh. I could have done without that, and only poked at it, picking some olives out. It was a bit difficult to make a decision from the menu, but unfortunately that was not due to there being so many things I wanted. The main reason for this was that so many offerings on the menu had asparagus in them, and I'm not keen on the veggie. I know asparagus is in season and popular here at this time of year, but you don't need to put it in everything you are serving. For the desserts however, the choice was hard due to everything looking so good. In the end I had the cheesecake with raspberries (in berry, sorbert and sauce form), which was quite nice, though a bit dry.

After all that food, I wasn't sure how much I wanted to go see a violent movie, but it was fine. I quite liked Sin City, in spite of all the blood and gore. I loved the look of the film and the dark humour (it took a little while for the audience to see the humour, but they got there eventually). I recommend it if you like that kind of thing, and if you are in Amsterdam, go see it at The Movies. It's like a smaller Tuschinski, and the audiences aren't obnoxious, chip-crunching, chatting arseholes. Having dinner there is also recommended. Just check their menu online first and see if they've toned down the asparagus.