My First Drive In Movie Experience, Courtesy of Barbados

Drive In movies were something I use to see cropping up form time to time in bad American movies. I had never previously been to a drive-in movie theatre before or even had the opportunity to watch a movie at one before. Last night July 29th of July in Barbados I was to experience my first ever drive in movie when I watched Batman – The Dark Night.

The movie was due to start at 6.45pm and just as we were preparing to leave, the heavens opened and it started lashing down. A friend had told me, that if the rain was real heavy and prolonged that the movie would be cancelled. Fortunately the rain went off as quickly as it went on, and it was a normal warm evening again in Barbados.

The Globe drive in theatre is located in the Adams Castle area in Christ Church and was only 10 minutes drive from my house, which makes it nice and handy for us.

I wasn’t too sure what to expect from my first ever, drive-in movie experience. As I drove up the road leading into the Globe, I must admit I felt like a wee excited kid. The theatre are itself was as big as I was anticipating and the screen was huge. We found a near perfect viewing position directly in the centre of the screen, and tuned our car radio into the correct frequency so we could listen to the movie.

For me a trip to the movies isn’t just about turning up and watching the movie and then heading home, I see it as being a fun and enjoyable night out. Watching a movie just wouldn’t be the same without getting some supplies to eat as it plays. We headed over to the concession area and the choice of food and drinks was good. I personally bought some, fishcakes, large french fries, popcorn, large cup of Mauby and a nice surprise was that they also sold beer. I of course had a couple of wee cans of cold Heineken, which went down a real treat. It sure wasn’t this good watching a movie back home in Aberdeen.

The drive in movie experience for me is certainly a unique night out, I would personally say it is a great way to watch a movie. The whole ambiance of watching a movie in an open-air theatre, with the warm air and the starry sky was a fantastic experience. I will most certainly be back again the in the near future, such as when they show The X-Files, I Want To Believe.

I suppose I probably should say a little bit about the movie, I had read all the hype prior to Batman – The Dark Night and was expecting it to be a great movie, I would personally say it was a fairly good movie, but it wouldn’t say it was a great movie. Is it the best Batman movie ever, I don’t think so, was Heath Ledgers performance as the Joker, the best ever portrayal of a baddie in a Batman movie, I don’t think so.

My favourite quote from the movie just has to be this one by said by Alfred Pennyworth speaking to Bruce Wayne.

Bruce Wayne: Then why steal them?
Alfred Pennyworth: Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

A clip from Batman – The Dark Night