The Boondocks animated series had a show with the same topic. Granddad had the kids sneak in pretty much a full course meal, and when one of kids pointed out the sign saying “No Outside Food”, he said “That’s why we hide it INSIDE our clothes!”
Berke - you left off all the Left-wing Hollywood quasi-scientific documentaries on global warming, romance flicks featuring Babs, Redford, Hoffman, Beatty, and the endless stream of horror/slasher bombs. Yep, the industry has come a long way in 30 years!
I’ve noticed that most people in my region go to the budget theatres because they can’t afford the prices at first run threatres. I drive by the neighborhood budget theatre and the parking lot is jammed - and this is in the afternoon. I couldn’t figure out why this would be until it dawned on me that all these people are on unemployment and have nothing else to do.
My wife and I both work and go to the budget cinema. We have better things to do with our money than spend $30 + snacks for the family to go to a movie.
Are we supposed to be impressed because jrbj is too vain to save money? hah! That’s what’s wrong with the economy.
In the future, all movies will go directly to video because no one will want to shell out $45 for a ticket. A shame, really, since some movies are best viewed with an audience; during the school play scene in The Addams Family, I was laughing and cheering along with the people around me, and it was great.
I hope most people realize that movie studios are the ones responsible for the outragous prices at movies, not the theater’s themselves. Studios take about 90% of each ticket price. That’s why theater’s have to make it up with food and drinks. Just like software and CD’s, I think movie studios are pricing themselves out of potentially more, if not eventually fully out of, business.
A few (just a very few) places in the country still have drive-ins. SoCal may still have a couple or three. “Movie? What movie? We couldn’t see for the steamed-up windows anyway!”
Allen Rymer almost 15 years ago
not much change in the movie experience, I see
Sisyphos almost 15 years ago
“Southgate Cinema 3000” sounds familiar: I think I’ve been there. I like today’s point-counterpoint, with Opus as the voice of common sense….
Opus Croakus almost 15 years ago
The Boondocks animated series had a show with the same topic. Granddad had the kids sneak in pretty much a full course meal, and when one of kids pointed out the sign saying “No Outside Food”, he said “That’s why we hide it INSIDE our clothes!”
Droptma Styx almost 15 years ago
Only six bucks for a Coke? Those were the good old days!
PoppaBob Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Berke - you left off all the Left-wing Hollywood quasi-scientific documentaries on global warming, romance flicks featuring Babs, Redford, Hoffman, Beatty, and the endless stream of horror/slasher bombs. Yep, the industry has come a long way in 30 years!
desturbedlio almost 15 years ago
ah, what good service
NOT!!! :-)
jrbj almost 15 years ago
I’ve noticed that most people in my region go to the budget theatres because they can’t afford the prices at first run threatres. I drive by the neighborhood budget theatre and the parking lot is jammed - and this is in the afternoon. I couldn’t figure out why this would be until it dawned on me that all these people are on unemployment and have nothing else to do.
jfloydo almost 15 years ago
My wife and I both work and go to the budget cinema. We have better things to do with our money than spend $30 + snacks for the family to go to a movie.
Are we supposed to be impressed because jrbj is too vain to save money? hah! That’s what’s wrong with the economy.
artybee almost 15 years ago
The darned second-run “dollar” show costs $2 now. I haven’t eaten or drunk anything in a movie theater for many years.
jmworacle almost 15 years ago
Pepsi RULES!
Sherlock Watson almost 15 years ago
In the future, all movies will go directly to video because no one will want to shell out $45 for a ticket. A shame, really, since some movies are best viewed with an audience; during the school play scene in The Addams Family, I was laughing and cheering along with the people around me, and it was great.
bashar327 almost 15 years ago
I hope most people realize that movie studios are the ones responsible for the outragous prices at movies, not the theater’s themselves. Studios take about 90% of each ticket price. That’s why theater’s have to make it up with food and drinks. Just like software and CD’s, I think movie studios are pricing themselves out of potentially more, if not eventually fully out of, business.
pbarnrob almost 15 years ago
A few (just a very few) places in the country still have drive-ins. SoCal may still have a couple or three. “Movie? What movie? We couldn’t see for the steamed-up windows anyway!”
Shadoglare almost 15 years ago
Wow, a movie coke was only six dollars back then??