Loading ...Podcast Episode 8: Why Going to the Movies Sucks These Days, Remakes, etc.
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[tags]The Birds, The Changeling, Planet of the Apes, Butch and Sundance, Movie Theaters, Annoying Customers, Comedians, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Oscars, Academy Awards, Jason Jones, Dale Nauertz[/tags]
June 7th, 2007 at 2:55 am
Fantastic, as usual.
Some points of interest from Australian cinema.
At my local cinema, we have what is called “Gold Class” This cinema is sepearte from all the rest in the complex and has a bar out the front, where you can buy a beer or hot food (an Aussie drinking beer?? Unheard of….) You can even order drinks and food to be bought into the cinema at a disignated time during the movie. The beauty of this is that you have to over 18 years old. I watched Fiding Nemo at “Gold Class” purely to avoid the mass of screaming children that were surely lining up to watch it.
There are only about 50 seats in the cinema, and they are all lazy boy recliners. In fact, the wife and I are going to a movie marathon this weekend at one of these cinemas and watching Spiderman 1, 2 and 3, back to back.
The down side it costs about $30 a ticket (US$20)
The other thing we like to do is go the drive ins. We only have 2 drive-ins left in Sydney, which is unfortunate, but they are shit-tin* of fun.
We very rarely go to the regular cinemas anymore, and never on opening weekend.
Great podcast again.
Mike
Sydney, Australia
* Shit-in means a large amount
June 7th, 2007 at 9:17 am
Dude, I would totally pay 20 bucks to watch anything in the Gold Class environment. Seriously, anything. Release a movie with Jessica Alba, Andy Dick, Jessica Simpson and (God help us all) Pauly Shore and if that was the only thing playing in Gold Class, I would still go.
Also, I too love drive-ins. It’s been far too long since I’ve gone to one. Even if the movies suck or fog rolls in before the end of the final reel (as it usually does at our home town’s Drive-In) they’re a good time. The best thing is that if a movie sucks you and your buddies can sneak in booze and mock it in the comfort of your own automobile. I even have fond memories of seeing “Judge Dredd” and “Johnny Mneumonic” at the drive in, even though both of those movies are fairly atrocious.
June 7th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Drive-ins do rock! I haven’t been to one since we saw K-19:The Widowmaker and Eight Legged Freaks, but it was always a good time. It was especially nice when the fog mercifully rolled in during Eight Legged Freaks and put that turd out of its misery.
I also would love to have the option of the Gold Class experience. That sounds great! $20 is steep, but I could justify it for certain films to be sure. It would be cool if they would do something like this in the US. Hell, they probably do just not anywhere around here.
If I were a theater owner I would definitely provide this option for my customers. You could even go overboard with it and theme the place like the Korova Milk Bar from A Clockwork Orange. Now THAT would rock!
On the subject of remakes, I read a dreadful rumor today. Apparently there are whispers of a remake of the De Palma classic Dressed to Kill. With the script being written by the guy writing the Conan remake no less! This is ridiculous!
I can’t take much more of this!!! AGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
June 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
As a 15 year old, I have to defend myself. I am always quiet at the theater except for the occasional whisper to the guy next to me (probably my brother). However, I do understand your concern.
Also, we have this drive-in that was closed down a while ago and it sucks! I never even got to go. With a drive-in, you get to make your own environment. My mom would tell me stories of when she was a kid and they would go into the back of their station wagon and get into their pajamas while mom and dad would watch. It sounds so fun…
June 18th, 2007 at 11:31 am
Elk - I have no doubt that you would be an audience member who is considerate of others. Unfortunately it seems whenever I go to the theater the people who are typically causing issues are people in the 14-18 age group it seems. Of course there are the annoying old people who can’t hear that have to talk at full volume through the whole movie.
Then there was that putz who kept yelling “Busta!” throught the remake of Shaft when I unwittingly went to see it at the theater. He was neither teenager nor a senior citizen. LOL