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Topic: Home Theater vs Movie Theatre
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William Hooper
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From: Mobile, AL USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-01-2000 01:20 AM
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We should build some kind of signal blocker around the theatre that renders cell phones and pagers inside completely useless
The live houses tried to do this. It turns out that since it would be "interfering with radio signals", it's against the law. The law needs to be changed to accommodate blocking nuisance transmission & reception. Write your congressman. Send him some passes.
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Erika Hellgren
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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-01-2000 04:09 AM
I agree with Scott. To me, a good movie experience depends a lot on the audience. I try to venture out to the local art houses as often as I can even though I work in a big multiplex. The prints are dirty and sometimes scratched, the lamps are dim, the sound is mono, the seats are uncomfortable, the image bleeds onto the curtains, ect. But don't misunderstand me, presentation is VERY important to me, but I like the art houses because: nobody brings their kids (or babies), the people who go there are there to see the film, not make trouble or kill time on a Friday night, it's possible to have a pleasant conversation with a total stranger sitting next to you, there are no commercials before the film, the intermission music is always a nice selection made by the manager that doesn't get interrupted by "That was Paula Cole with her new smash hit single, now please go out to the concession stand!", they actually sell edible food like cheesecake and cookies, the audiences are much more sophisticated than the multiplex crowd who don't get half the jokes and might as well be dead. I could go on and on. I don't remember who, but someone mentioned in another topic that they'd like it if all theatres were independently owned instead of all these big chains running everything. I agree! If we could get rid of these big companies, going to the movies wouldn't be so commercial. Every theatre would be individual and unique, and would attract a more mature crowd. All the immature dorks can hang out at the laser tag or rent DVDs.
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Stephen Winner
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From: Richmond,VA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-07-2000 10:28 PM
It sounds like what the industry needs is good independant houses like ours here:1400 seat auditorium designed for good acoustics. 50 foot wide screen 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm projection with changeovers for minimum scratching super-efficent 5 channel Altec sound system- every seat has good sound 6500 Watt carbon-arc lamps for over 16 FL's on the screen. NO trailers or ad's before the feature presentation...only cartoon shorts, or silent comedies with organ accompinment "stadium style" seating even before it was an advertising gimmick. skilled employees and technicians running the place that know how to work all that equipment! The real serious movie goers in this town know were to go to get a good presentation. Their cry is "Wait till it's at the Byrd! (theater)" We have many regulars I see down here on an almost weekly basis catching our latest show (shows never run over 2 weeks here)We only charge $2 for we are a second run house, but we average about 500 to 1000 on a good Saturday nite!
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William Hooper
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From: Mobile, AL USA
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posted 02-09-2000 02:24 AM
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This is just my personal opinion, but if your auditorium seats 1400, then it should have a MUCH larger screen than 50 feet. My large houses seat only 403, and they have 55 foot wide screens.
But do they have a balcony, huge plaster proscenium, austrian swag grand curtain, theatre organ, multi-color cove lighting, 50 foot ceiling, monster chandelier, & live operators, too...
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