Day 114 - Yesterday we were going to see a movie; today we did. We wanted to walk to the 12:35 showing of Lara Croft. The new cinema complex is on the other side of the old market and approximately 2.5 kilometers from the Nine Incense Sticks. Interestingly, it is very near to where we stayed when visiting Siem Reap in 2009. That area was completely different as the main road wasn't even tarred in those days.The cinema has just three screens but they were immaculately clean for being three years old. By looking I'd have guessed the place had just opened. We saw a number of people entering one of the other movies, but there were just six patrons for ours.
The Major Cineplex is apparently a Thai company. The location is perfect right near the old market so it is accessible for tourists and locals alike.
I enjoyed the reboot of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider film franchise. As mentioned in yesterday's blog, the original movie with Angelina Jolie was shot right here in Cambodia at the beginning of the millennium. However, the original Lara dates back to a 1996 video-game release. I had to find a screenshot. You've come a long way, baby!
