点评:If I could award negative stars, I’d be hovering somewhere around –10 without hesitation. What unfolded at the 6:30 showing of Michael Jackson this evening was less a cinema visit and more an endurance test in slow-moving disorder.
We arrived at 6:05—naively assuming that 25 minutes would be ample time. Straight to the food queue we went, only to find ourselves in a line of such length and inertia it felt like we were queuing for an actual Michael Jackson reunion tour. Twenty minutes later, we finally secured our food and drinks at the impressively precise time of 6:29—just enough time, in theory, to take our seats.
Except, of course, not. The screen was still being “cleaned,” a process that apparently concludes only once the film has practically begun. We were eventually allowed in at 6:37, granted a generous 30 seconds of lighting to locate our “freshly cleaned” seats—perfect for enjoying now-lukewarm nachos topped with cheese that had achieved the structural integrity of masonry.
Truly diabolical.
As a final flourish, the Sprite was flat. I ventured back out 15 minutes into the film to have it replaced, only to find staff deep in conversation behind the counter, seemingly unbothered by the apocalyptic state of the surrounding area. When I mentioned the issue, I was advised—helpfully—that I should try the middle pump, as that one “works much better.” A valuable insider tip, if not exactly the service one hopes for.
Needless to say, I won’t be returning. A disappointing experience, particularly for an industry that can ill afford to repel the few patrons it still manages to attract
翻译:如果可以打负分,我会毫不犹豫地给-10分。今晚6点半的迈克尔·杰克逊电影放映与其说是一次观影体验,不如说是一场缓慢混乱的耐力测试。
我们6点05分就到了——天真地以为25分钟足够了。我们径直去了食物的队伍,结果发现队伍长得惊人,而且迟迟不动,感觉就像在排队参加迈克尔·杰克逊的重聚巡演。20分钟后,我们终于在6点29分——理论上来说,时间刚刚够我们入座。
然而,事实并非如此。银幕还在“清洁”,而这个过程似乎要等到电影几乎开始放映后才会结束。我们最终在6点37分被允许入场,只给了我们30秒的照明时间找到“刚打扫过”的座位——这简直是享用温吞吞的玉米片的完美时机,上面铺满了像砖石一样坚硬的奶酪。
真是糟糕透了。
更糟糕的是,雪碧没气了。电影开场15分钟后,我又出去换了一杯,结果发现店员们正坐在柜台后面热烈地聊天,似乎对周围这末日般的景象毫不在意。当我提到这个问题时,他们“好心”地建议我试试中间的泵,说那个“效果好得多”。这倒是个有用的内部建议,但服务却远非人们所期望的那样。
不用说,我以后不会再来了。这次体验令人失望,尤其对于一个本就顾客寥寥无几的行业来说,更是如此。