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tod
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response 142 of 342:
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Jan 21 20:01 UTC 2006 |
Send a cellcam photo by email from your seat of the person
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albaugh
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response 143 of 342:
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Jan 23 21:20 UTC 2006 |
> The local theaters where/when I was growing up had crying rooms in the back
What, for when the plot was just too heart wrenching? ;-)
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gull
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response 144 of 342:
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Jan 24 19:19 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:132: I know what you mean. I can now get better audio than
most second-run theaters at home, and video that's nearly as good, but
I still can't compete with a good first-run theater.
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marcvh
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response 145 of 342:
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Jan 24 19:47 UTC 2006 |
If your source of video is Netflix DVDs, then even with the best TV in
the world you're not going to get close to the video quality of actual
film. Once high-definition discs become available (and Netflix just
this morning announced that they will carry them) then it will be
possible to get a whole lot closer. One more blow to theaters. All
I'll need then are armrests with cupholders and a sticky floor.
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slynne
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response 146 of 342:
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Jan 24 21:51 UTC 2006 |
I dont find that I need that whole theater experience for most movies
anyways. Even with my crappy TV, I have been more prone to watch movies
at home these days. I think I need to make my TV room better for having
guests since the major reason I go out to the movies these days is for
social reasons. It would be nicer and cheaper to invite people over
instead.
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twenex
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response 147 of 342:
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Jan 24 22:22 UTC 2006 |
Well, going to friends is one thing. Being stuck in a movie theatre with a
bunch of people you don't know -- might as well go to the mall, and it'd
probably be quieter too.
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tod
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response 148 of 342:
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Jan 24 22:26 UTC 2006 |
*EATS NACHO CHIPS LOUDLY AND SQUEAKS SODA CUP STRAW THROUGH LID*
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twenex
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response 149 of 342:
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Jan 24 22:39 UTC 2006 |
Re: 147. Er, going to THE MOVIES, WITH friends.
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nharmon
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response 150 of 342:
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Jan 24 22:49 UTC 2006 |
Yeah, I hate going to the movies when there are people in the audience
who are like I was as a teenager.
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twenex
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response 151 of 342:
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Jan 24 22:50 UTC 2006 |
Re: #148. Heh.
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tod
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response 152 of 342:
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Jan 24 23:52 UTC 2006 |
I wish they had intermissions in these movies...cuz they offer free refills
and you have to use the potty after a big cup of cola, right?
Who's with me?
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marcvh
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response 153 of 342:
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Jan 25 00:10 UTC 2006 |
That's why they offer free refills; they know that hardly anybody will get
up in the middle of the movie and wait in line to take advantage of them,
and those who do will likely get popcorn or candy or something.
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tod
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response 154 of 342:
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Jan 25 00:17 UTC 2006 |
I almost tried to talk the girl at Regal into giving me 2 buckets of popcorn
since they allow 1 free refill. Cuz then i'd be sticking it TO THE MAN..
Good thing I didn't though cuz Miruna said the popcorn is too salty and I
couldn't finish a whole bucket mono a mono
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mcnally
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response 155 of 342:
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Jan 25 00:43 UTC 2006 |
If you're really that cheap and concerned with sticking it to the movie man,
bring a paper bag with you and arrive a few minutes early. Get your popcorn,
wander into the theater, find some seats you like, then fill the bag with
popcorn and have one person hold the seats while the other goes back to the
counter to refill the tub. Frankly I've got better things to do with my time
(plus I usually don't even like movie-theater popcorn) but if you just can't
be happy unless you're working the system to your advantage..
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tod
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response 156 of 342:
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Jan 25 00:55 UTC 2006 |
Its not just the popcorn..its the sodas too..I've gotta keep hotwater bottles
down my pants to capture the cola before commercials end. I just hope they
don't hear my corduroys swishing when I re-approach the concessions.
Wish me luck!
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marcvh
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response 157 of 342:
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Jan 25 01:05 UTC 2006 |
If they just put a little soda fountain in front of each row of seats,
and made every seat a toilet, then you wouldn't ever have to leave!
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slynne
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response 158 of 342:
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Jan 25 01:13 UTC 2006 |
resp:157 Oh now *that* would make going to the movies pleasant.
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mcnally
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response 159 of 342:
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Jan 25 01:17 UTC 2006 |
It would certainly be one of the few things I can think of that would
seriously up the grossness factor of the sticky floors..
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gull
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response 160 of 342:
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Jan 25 03:13 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:145: I agree with you when it comes to first-run theaters. By
the time the film gets to a second-run theater, it's so scratchy and
spliced-up that it's usually a worse viewing experience than a DVD.
Re resp:152: I think that if the studios are going to continue to
release three- and four-hour movie epics, than yes, they need to bring
back the intermission.
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tod
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response 161 of 342:
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Jan 25 04:36 UTC 2006 |
re #157
And you thought wiping popcorn butter on your pantlegs was sexy..just wait!
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springne
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response 162 of 342:
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Jan 25 12:21 UTC 2006 |
Saw two movies yesterday at the Alamo Draft House, King Kong and Brokeback
Mountain. What a great double header and two movies as different as day and
night.
Thoroughly enjoyed both.
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mary
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response 163 of 342:
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Jan 25 12:29 UTC 2006 |
Saw "Nine Lives" last night and liked it quite a lot. It's
different and it works. But I'm anxious to hear from anyone
else who has seen it their take on the last episode and how
those characters fit into the ensemble.
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micklpkl
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response 164 of 342:
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Jan 25 14:33 UTC 2006 |
resp:162 - You've hit upon the Austin company with one of the coolest
business plans. For those who don't know - Alamo Draft House combines a decent
restaurant, bar, and movie theater, and adds waitresses serving you in your
seat. They still haven't figured out a toilet in your seat, though. :) http
://www.alamodrafthouse.com/
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springne
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response 165 of 342:
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Jan 25 14:44 UTC 2006 |
Yep. We were only one of two seats filled in King Kong. We had pizza and
coke.
The the Brokeback Mountain theater was packed and we had the coffee flavored
desert.
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aruba
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response 166 of 342:
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Jan 25 16:12 UTC 2006 |
We rented two movies this week:
"Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" which I thought had quite a few
laughs. Some grossness too, but quite a few honest laughs. In the
tradition of "American Graffiti", "After Hours", and "Dude, Where's My
Car?", it's a one-night odyssey.
Also "Me and You and Everyone We Know", which I liked a lot. It seemed to
be about the ways in which we find it hard to connect with each other in the
world, and the artificial ways in which we keep others away. The
writer/director, Miranda July, also acts in the movie. Parts of it were
like what you expect to see at the Ann Arbor Film Festival on a good day.
(Which is to say, it's an Art Film that's accessible to people like me, who
think most art films are pretty pretentious and obscure.)
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