Want to see the summer blockbusters? I can help.

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thLast night I hit the midnight movie with my friend Linda B., who agrees with me that there’s no sense seeing “Iron Man 3” during the day when we’re well-rested.

There’s just something fun about being there at 12:01 a.m. the day it opens, especially for a popcorner like this one.

I hope to see a lot of other movies this year, with Linda or with my niece and her boys. Maybe you want to go to the movies, too, but are horripilated by the price of the tickets.

I can help: This week I’m giving away two $15 gift cards to Regal Cinemas.

Use it for whatever movie tickles your fancy: kid flicks, shoot-’em-ups, romances, monster-of-the-week films. It’s your call. Note that these things are also good at the snack stands.

(Anyone else old enough to remember seeing this at the drive-in? Heck, anybody old enough to remember going to the drive-in?)

I once thought it was foolish to buy popcorn at the movies due to the expense. Part of me still thinks it’s foolish. However, I’m told that concessions are the theater’s main source of revenue for the first month or more of the run. Thus I now consider it my contribution toward keeping the movies going.

And if that rationalization doesn’t work, I just tell myself that technically kettle corn is a vegetable. Five a day for good health, right?

No Regal theaters near you? Sell it on the secondary market and use the money to go to the cinema in your own neighborhood.

Incidentally, “Iron Man 3” was just…okay. It was workmanlike, hitting all its marks and keeping the screen bright with explosions, but it didn’t have a sense of fun about it. Definitely too violent for the younger set, and talky-talky enough in between the pyrotechnics to bore preadolescents. I’d give it two and a half “mehs.”

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If you do any (or all!) of these things, please leave separate, additional comments to get credit for each entry.

The deadline is 7 p.m. PDT Tuesday, May 7. If I don’t hear back from the winners by 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, I’ll pull two more names.

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125 thoughts on “Want to see the summer blockbusters? I can help.”

  5. I subscribe to Surviving and Thriving by email. It is the one blog that makes me feel normal (what ever that is).

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  7. I really, really want to go see a movie. (Okay, I mainly want some movie popcorn, but still…) Thanks for the giveaway, Donna. Hope I win.:)

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  8. Once again, a great practical giveaway! We arewatching Ironman 2 tonight to prep for tomorrow’s matinee!

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  22. I finally gave in on the popcorn, too…but I buy the kiddie size and it comes with a small soda. However, here in my very small, very rural town I can get a medium popcorn, medium soda, and a candy bar for $3.75!. It’s a lovely old theatre celebrating it’s 100th birthday this year. We try to see movies here to support them and help save the theatre. The cost of new digital equipment may put them out of business, so sad. We’ll wait to see the new Ironman here in a month or so. We only go to the big(ger) city (80 miles away) for those we really want to see on a huge screen. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  29. Count me in! Bummer about Ironman 3 being …just OK. If I win the tickets would like to take DW to see The Great Gatsby. We saw the previews when we went to see the recent Oz flick and it looks like a good movie.

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  37. I love going to the movies! Reminds me of the special treat it was in childhood (going once every 2 years or so…)

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  44. I subscribe via email! I love going to the movies too. I saw Iron Man 3 as well, and wasn’t overly impressed.

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  55. I love going to the movies and taking my grandkids but the prices make it out of my budget. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  60. I found your blog through MSN. I always enjoyed your articles for them and now I am enjoying your blog. Thank you for your honesty.

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  82. I rarely go to the movies because it is so pricey. But when I do go, I have to get popcorn. What’s the point of going if you don’t get the popcorn.

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  83. I’m in! No Regal theatres here but we could go when new visit Anchorage!
    And I love to get popcorn at the movies. Here you get a discount for bringing your own bowl.

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  86. With the cost of movies these days…I don’t get to go very often – would love to win these. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  101. I would love to go to Regal to see Iron Man 3 our all time favorite movie to see, the prices are exorbitant and they sold out for 4 days straight, can you imagine, school is still in session even though they still sold out…I would love to win these tickets, love your blog too!

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  106. I’d like to take my husband out for our 6th anniversary at the end of this month. He loves theater movies, but they are a rare treat for us.

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  118. And I’m a fan on FB!

    For what it’s worth, the last movie I saw in the theater was 42 and I loved it. It was a bit preachy, but still wonderful. I really enjoyed the depiction of Mrs. Robinson as a strong woman, the backbone of her family.

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