Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Old cinema gets demolished bare-handed

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Posted by Mike Rivest (Member # 5500) on 07-30-2016, 04:50 PM:

This what happens to cinemas that charges too much for its refreshment counter as well as having tiny screens.

Anybody know which cinema is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kX4HkxBDuk

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgZ2K5Ql97k

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 07-30-2016, 05:50 PM:

That XL got what it deserved!

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 07-30-2016, 05:50 PM:

So, was all that food at the concession stand just left when they closed? Somebody should have told them how dangerous the xenon bulb, that just happened to be out is. Someone also should have told them the difference between a lamp house and a projector [evil]

Posted by Mark Ogden (Member # 43) on 07-30-2016, 06:17 PM:

After this, be sure and stay tuned for Hormel Chavez in a new episode of Ow My Balls!

Posted by Frank Bolkovac (Member # 6201) on 07-30-2016, 09:35 PM:

Anyone notice no rectifier in the console?

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 7758) on 07-31-2016, 12:16 AM:

Whether or not you like the equipment, seeing the projector going through the booth window makes me sick. That's where I stopped watching.

Stunts or vandalism? Fine line.

Posted by Buck Wilson (Member # 5885) on 07-31-2016, 02:11 AM:

Neat watch!

You could tell they had no fucking clue about the projection equipment. "lens mount" "camera" lolol

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 07-31-2016, 10:03 AM:

Bill: wouldn't be vandalism because they obviously had permission of the owners (who were probably the ones who popped the popcorn, hung up the pretzels and refilled the concession stand).
Everything is obviously staged. I wonder what their insurance bill looks like. Busting all that glass, and pulling down ceilings with no protective eyewear or gear. Interesting they exploded a couple of fluorescent tubes, but not the xenon bulb. Guess you have to draw the line somewhere.
I guess if you just want to see things get "blowed up real good"* it's the perfect show.

* Blowed Up Real Good

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 07-31-2016, 10:50 AM:

Martin... This is redneck demolition... You are expecting waaayyy too much in correct term usage from them. I did note how the set decorator had all the nifty film cans lined up on shelves though.

Mark

Posted by Rick Raskin (Member # 1561) on 07-31-2016, 10:54 AM:

Amazingly they didn't even break sweat.

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 07-31-2016, 11:05 AM:

Mark: Oh, I don't expect anything from them. You'd just kinda hope their "science" guy who is there to do all the 'splaining would at least do his research. Where was all the science anyway? I didn't make it through the whole show.

As usual, I was more distracted by the fakery of "reality shows."

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 07-31-2016, 12:03 PM:

Sometime in the mid 2000s Bravo or one of the channels had a show called "The Reality of Reality", where they took a behind the scenes look at shows like Big Brother. Most of it is staged. Networks are filled with these because they cost little to produce.I noticed more of the recent ones seem to be scripted or completely made up, with my personal favorite "Amish Mafia" being a prime example. At least Hans and Frans destroying a solitary screen in a closed down multiplex didn't have to "act."

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 07-31-2016, 02:25 PM:

"That's a whole lotta camera!"
"That's a whole lotta lens!"

Well geez, I've always wondered how the gears worked inside a lamphouse. Turns out I've been referring to the lens mount as a projector all these years too. The more you know! [Razz]

Fortunately that was the first image of the second link, as I just cannot sit and watch a show with this kind of editing. I just skipped through the first link to find the only slightly amusing part was in the first couple of minutes in the second link. (Tip to moron tough guys...don't try to go against the wall-mounted electrical wireway.)

Joe, what's the term for when a show has 5 minutes of footage and yet they need to stretch it to a 22 minute show, so they turn it into one big self-commercial and show the same shots repeatedly while the actors say the same thing over and over about the same shots they have already shown to the audience a dozen times?

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 07-31-2016, 07:26 PM:

I got thru about 9 minutes of part 1 before I had enough.

I'd expect it probably took longer to finish this demo job up after those clowns got done with it, than the whole job would have taken if real a contractor would have demo'd it.

This show looks like it's produced by the same outfit that produces Pawn Stars, American Pickers and such, with the continuous southern-metal soundtrack and general redneckery of the proceedings. I half expected them to cut to a shot of Chumlee eating popcorn and going "Sweeeet."

Posted by Rex Oliver (Member # 7593) on 08-01-2016, 12:11 AM:

Seeing these "demolition videos" on a Cinema forum-would this be like kicking the lion cub in the presence of its mother?The two buffoons smash the projection lamp by throwing it thru an already broken booth window-onto the empty concrete floor-along with the projectors console.In that funky sketch of the console-love the gears in the lamphouse console-they don't show what is in the actual projector mounted onto the front of the console.If the console had the rectifier power supply in it-they wouldn't be able to lift by hand?Another thought-couldn't someone have used the booth equipment they smashed-no platters were shown-did see a glimpse of one.

Posted by Justin Hamaker (Member # 2165) on 08-01-2016, 12:58 AM:

quote: Frank Bolkovac
Anyone notice no rectifier in the console?

I had the same thought. Not surprised they couldn't do much damage once the project and rectifier were removed.

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 08-01-2016, 08:57 AM:

Kinda went through the second clip. They actually do throw the xenon lamp to the ground to watch it blow up in slo-mo. And science guy gives a talk on how dangerous it is and the printed trivia about the projectionist wearing kevlar vest for handling bulbs (though science guy and demo boys wear no protection. I guess they think projectionists are pussies).

There appears to be a strip of film fluttering from either the projector or the console when it goes out the window.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 08-01-2016, 07:19 PM:

OK first off I have not read any of your comments yet. I am going to write this as I watch it.

-OK the ACTUAL video doesn't even begin until 1 minute and 30 seconds in. Everything up to that point is showing me scenes from the episode I'm already watching. WHO CARES? God I hate shit like this. It seems like most TV shows do it. I honesty at this point feel that there is no need to watch the rest of the show, but I guess I will just so you guys can bask in the glory that is my awful commentary. PS - Fuck this show.

-This theater is awful. First words in the door "Wow this is a nice place!" I hate these guys already.

-Why is one of the brothers around 35 years old, and the other like 70?

-Why is there still food in this theater? Dude flaunts his "tude" by shoving some popcorn in his face and expounds "Mmm that's good!" I'm pretty sure they brought in fresh food for this episode. This makes the episode better I guess?

-India has the most movie goers in the world? This is important to this episode WHY?

-I'm amazed that little chair went through the window in one piece. I would have thought the window would win that battle. I smell shenanigans.

-LOL they couldn't even have real movie names? Is that seriously a cause for concern in a production like this? I ask because I honestly don't know.

-What the hell is Co-axel? Does he mean coaxial?

-How did they measure the PSI of his back spin kick?

-Now they're giving me facts about tomato sauce.

-This whole show smells of shenanigans.

-OK WHAT. THE. HELL??? SERIOUSLY. The motor for "the reel" is in the... the LAMPHOUSE? There's nothing in there that could even be construed... fgjurefdyjchjfdhjfgdfdgh!!!!!!!

-They even have something threaded up (using that term loosely) to a platter so they should know that "the reel" isn't in the lamphouse. I jfhuklkfhir!!

-Xenon bulbs are so dangerous that projectionists wear KEVLAR SUITS to handle them???? Damn. We need some legislation passed about xenon bulbs.

-No they did NOT just shake that Simplex off of that lamphouse. Somehow even the changeover cable is cleanly disconnected from the automation. Shenanigans! Shenanigans!

-Wait... was there film in it when it landed? Because there sure wasn't when they wiggled it off of the lamphouse. And seriosuly those projectors are NOT as heavy as they are making them out to be. Light? Certainly not, but one buff 35 year-old and a buff 70 year-old wouldn't be struggling so much with it.

-"That's a whole lotta camera!" How would you like a whole lotta my fist in your face?

-Alright now for the projector body. Err I mean lamphouse. I highly doubt that wall is anything even resembling soundproof.

-The whole wall-bashing was shenanigans.

-That lamphouse clearly didn't even have a rectifier in it. Not impressed.

-The zip line stunt was the most real thing in the entire show.

I'm guessing this show didn't last long. I'm sure it was on UPN. Anyway now I'm gonna read all your comments. Hopefully you all called out all this and maybe even more.

Posted by John Eickhof (Member # 323) on 08-01-2016, 08:27 PM:

also missing are the drive motor and reel arms! pretty cheesey! sad to see them destroy a classic Manley Vista-pop machine too!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 08-01-2016, 09:51 PM:

quote: Brad Miller
Joe, what's the term for when a show has 5 minutes of footage and yet they need to stretch it to a 22 minute show, so they turn it into one big self-commercial and show the same shots repeatedly while the actors say the same thing over and over about the same shots they have already shown to the audience a dozen times?

Are you talking about the intro which is like a trailer for the show where they keep showing the same thing again and again? The proper term for that is: Bullshit.