I can't speak for the rest of you fellas, but I never, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER take women to movies on the first couple of dates. I think movies are the worst first or second date ideas known to man.
1. Movies are not interactive, and both parties spend the better part of the date paying attention to the big screen - not each other. You'd be much, much better of spending that time chatting over coffee, or drinks. Coffee contains caffeine, and drinks get you buzzed, so if the date goes well at that location, it just may continue somewhere else
2. When you leave the theatre, you feel fricken drained. Oft-times you don't want to do anything afterwards.
3. You cant set tempo. You're just sitting down, locked into your chairs the entire time. There is no synergy being created - no laughter, no verbal jousting, and no eye contact.
You fellas had better start thinking outside of the box, in order to seperate yourselves from the pack, by getting creative with your dating ideas. If she's single, she's probably been on 50 movie and dinner dates in the past two years. Who want's more of the same. She'll take it of course, but I bet she'd prefer something more creative/interactive
Just a few of my many first date ideas: In depth conversation over coffee or drinks; a Museum exhibit opening; Salsa or Tango lessons....anything that sparks synergy...either of the verbal, spiritual, or physical persuasion. You want a women to feel as if she "gained" something valuable by being in your presence. Movies can't give her that.
Personally, I don't take women to movies until after I've slept with them.