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Jeff Wisnia

jean wrote:

On 28 May 2006 17:26:37 -0700, lid (Luu) wrote:

I don't go to the movies much so it seems every time I do it's sticker
shock time. $8 for matinee? Yowzer. I remember when it was $3. When
it got to $3.75, I was screaming bloody murder.

My family used to pile in the car and went to the drive in for $5. WEHT
the drive in? And we had this cheapie 2nd run theater that charged $3,
$1 on Wednedays. The floor was sticky, there was a huge yellow stain on
the screen, and people were selling pot in the bathroom. But before DVDs
and netflix, it was great. Ah, good times.

Sad thing is, for $8, I don't want to see some heartfelt human drama; I
don't want to see some low budget indie film shot on digital video; I
don't even want to see a laugh out loud comedy. I can see that stuff on
DVD. No, for $8, I want to see the blockbusters where stuff get blown up
real good. That usuually means movies with a number after the title.
Then I gripe about how Hollywood doesn't do anything original any more

did anyone see the Omen trailer? holy cow, it looks like a scene for
scene remake. what's the point? The superman trailer made me miss
Christopher Reeve and his megawatt smile. The new guy looks like the
scowling type. The best audience response was for My Super-Ex Girlfriend
(?), with a guy trying to break up with his g/f who turns out to have
super powers. Something different at least.

I remember a place in Milwaukee about 10 years ago that had movies for
$2.50 or $3.00. Place was packed on the Friday and Saturday nights.

Where I live now, we have to drive 30+ miles to get a movie. Last one
I saw in a theater was probably There's Something About Mary.

We finally have a theater coming to town, supposed to open in a month

regards,
-Jean

Deja vu all over again....

You got me remembering the Saturday matinees I used to go to as a kid in
San Francisco.

Admission was 25 cents for which you got to see a "double feature" a
couple of cartoons, the week's newsreel and one episode of a "serial"
like the Lone Ranger.

Sometimes you even got handed a little piece of stale outdated candy as
you walked in.

Circa 1948 or so. G

Thanks for the mammaries,

Jeff

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