What was the last movie that you went to a theatre to see

My last trip was to see "The world's fastest Indian" starring Anthony Hopkins.
Just goes to prove you are never too old if you really want to do something badly enough.

A great movie. A great story. Even my #1 (cynical) son liked it.

IMDB link.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/

Bazza

 

In an actual theatre? Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price.

 

The Pink Panther with Steve Martin. my wife loved the originals, so i took her to see the new one. pretty funny.

 

the last movie i saw in a theater was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. thanks to the perks of being a radio DJ it was free too.

I need to get out more often don't you think?

 

Oh some ole' flicka show some dude named 'Lucas' was rollin...

 

Thank You For Smoking was the last movie I saw in theatres, really enjoyed it. Clever script; provides a look at the tobacco industry that most people aren't used to.

 

The other night to see XMen3. I try to go to the movies often with my friends, almost always an enjoyable experience, except when there are annoying idiots in the theatre, which is a risk I'm willing to take. There's just nothing like seeing it on the big screen...

Oh, I really want to see Thank You For Smoking. I hear it's really great...

 

Saturday Son and I saw The Da Vinci Code, 2.5 hrs long but it was a good movie.

Before that it was Jarhead like back in Jan.

 

Last flick live was Flight 93 with some friends.

@Baz: World's Fastest Indian got "limited release" back in February in the States, and I either missed it or it didn't play near me. I heard about it and managed to see it anyway, and loved it. Quirky and not for everybody, but when it comes out on DVD I definitely plan to add it to my collection. I loved it.

 

Last movie I went to see was Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

I can't wait for Keanu Reeves' "Lake House" to come out and Adam Sandler's "Switched".

 

Last movie I saw in a theatre was Naked Gun. That was a long, long time ago.

I prefer to buy or rent a DVD, especially with the absurd prices theatres charge.

 

RV We laughed so hard our abs hurt. Robin Williams was hysterical. It was non stop funny. See it you won't be sorry.

 

dude....... that was like 20 years ago. wtf?

 

the changes in movie production these days vs 10 years ago are amazing. Thanks to DVD movies are out on dvd 3-6 months after release whereas it used to be even over a year before you saw a movie come out on video... then again after 3 months or so no one wants to play a movie in theaters and the earnings would be insignificant unless you were at a drive in or a theater that charges like a buck to get in

 

Yeah, I said it was a long time ago.

Nothing beats the comfort of ones own home, so I prefer to rent or buy DVD's.


You also don't have to put up with losers who have their mobile phones on.

 

harry potter

took the kids

but the last one I went to see was. .
star trek first contact

before my wife and I got married. .
she didnt want to see it. .suprised we got married after that, actually
I cant believe we still are. . especially after she has seen more of a geek I am

maybe she has someone else to entertain her?

hmm. . .

I am looking forward to the new "comic book" films coming soon
superman
xmen
the flash
there are more

and of course
I heard talks of yet another star trek film. .

 

I think it was War of the Worlds . . . we may have been to a more recent picture but I can't remember what it would have been. They say memory is the first to go - which is a mercy. For when you start losing other stuff, you won't remember you had it in the first place!

 

I don't go to theaters either, but I find I am dragged there about once a year for something (my wife is obsessed with harry potter)... stuff like that. Anyways, everytime I go its a worse experience. Its 85% high school kids, the theaters are just dirty and disgusting, the kids talk/laugh/joke around during the movie, and it costs $10 for a large coke. F*ck that! I think I;ll wait a couple months and Netflix it.

 

I hear ya there! Last time I went it cost $4.50 for a medium bottle of freakin' water!!!!

We have a $1.50 theater here which runs movies which have been out 3-6 months. Yeah, you could get them on DVD by then, but sometimes it's nice to step out and have a change of scenery, and the kids love it. We buy munchies and drinks in the Dollar Store and sneak them in so 4 people go for under $10!!

 

First one I saw was Willow,last one was Matrix revolutions,looked amazing on the big screen,really got the blood pumping

One thing you cant really do in a cinema is get toasted as you miss half the movie going to the lav,Hard for me to sit through a film without alchohol,its a fine balance not enough and the film is dull,too much and you cant remember what the film was about

 

W.F.I. just finished at the theatres, here.
Not sure when the DVD release will be in OZ, but plan to add it to my collection, too. Bazza

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RV just being released In OZ. Love Robin Williams. Will probably go to the movies on "cheapskate Tuesdays" to see it. I guess it is a remake of Lucy and Desi's Long Long Trailer. One of the funniest movies ever made. Shows my age. Bazza

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I used to love Robin William's movies too, but now he just talks sooooo fast and having tinnitus that means I miss half of his lines and totally lose the plot (I know..I lost that a long time ago!)

 

Got tinnitus too. Lots of shooting rifles in my early days without ear protection. Bazza

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BTW, it's due to be released on DVD here in the States on June 13th. I know that may be different Down Under, but keep an eye out for it if you want to buy it.

 

I think the last movie in the cinema was King Kong, then The Last Indian recently - great film for bike aficionados. It was the original "Biker's bike", long before H.D.'s. Indians are a real collectors item now.

 

My grandfather had a 1918 Indian, with a side car. Would get a friend in the side car, whip the side car off the ground in a corner and balance it in the air, then blast down the straight with the car up and the rider screaming/swearing at him.

 

LOL. So do I. Prior to Flight 93 my last trip was to see Narnia at Christmas time with my sister. Prior to that was the last Star Wars flick with a friend. I don't get there much either, and usually when someone else wants to go.

 

I get really peeved at how much they charge for munchies.

How do they get away with legally charging double the prices?

 

Captive audience.

 

Yeah, I realise they are taking advantage of the situation, but you'd think there would be a law against it.

 

(shrug) Vote with your wallet. If you're going to the theater, either eat and drink ahead of time, or smuggle something in. There's always water in the lobby, if you're dying of thirst. Or just wait for the DVD. That's how capitalism works. If nobody bought their junk food, they'd have to lower their prices. Of course, depending on the overall overhead, they may have to raise ticket prices, which are already pretty high. Those inflated food prices help pay a substantial part of the bills.

With the current trend in shorter release times for DVD, rental, and Pay-Per-View, and more people just waiting for those, coupled with ever-higher prices, some people are starting to seriously consider whether the traditional movie theater will be disappearing, and end up as scarce as the live-stage theaters are today.

 

i have to say that the best bet is to go to a good ol DRIVE IN. Bring your own food from home or somewhere else, that and their prices normally aren't bad for munchies if you really need em, plus its usually 5-8 bucks a head and you get 2 or 3 movies in the comfort of your car, so you can listen in, smoke a cigarette, bowl (you know whatever you prefer) and relax...

 

Yes, I mainly go to the cinema when friends ask to go, and especially, as some access to free tickets. Some movies are only really worth seeing on the big sceen and sound. King Kong was like that, i.m.o.

The food, I usually bring my own, or simply wait until it's over and go elsewhere. I don't like paying 5-7 bucks, just for a bucket of popcorn.

As for Drive-ns - sadly here, there are only two drive-ins left, mainly for the teenager crowd - in a city of two million people.

 

If you've got one (or more?) drive-ins close to you, you're lucky. Drive-ins peaked in the 1950s, and have been declining since, partly due to higher quality on screen and MUCH better sound, plus better comfort indoors. At the end of 1997 there were only 815 SCREENS, (fewer theaters, as some had doubles, showing on both sides), and in 2003 they were down to 432 theaters nationwide (in the U.S.).

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just testing my typing skills here...

 

They're working.

Unusual to pop in for the first time in the middle of a thread, but that's cool. Welcome to MG.

 

GT...maybe "Just Testing My Typing Skills Here" is the name of a new movie?


Ask McA - he's the movie buff!

 

Yeah, Drive-Ins are pretty good.

There's one nearby, that's if it's still open. Most have closed down unfortunately.

I don't think it's because of demand, but because the land is worth a lot more to developers.

 

That was my second-to-last one.

 

Live theatres are scarce? Huh...who knew? Must depend on where you live...we've got three professional and eight or so amateur companies here in town...and it ain't that big a town.

 

New York has em around and luckily for me alot of em like 3 or 4 are nearby. i have to say thank god for the redneck method of movie going

 

LOL. Of course, you'd know better than anybody around here. I should haved said scarce as the drive-ins. With the number of mega-theaters with many screens, there are fewer old-style single screen movie theaters surviving these days; they just can't compete well with the big boys. Many of those old theaters started out as live stage, many of them much more beautifully decorated than the current plain boxes with seats, and some of them have been re-converted back to their original purpose, or at least dual-purpose. They're still not in every neighborhood, but they're definitely out there. And music and bands will always demand a live stage for performance.

 

Demand for land is shutting down the caravan parks as well.
Blocks of units are sprouting everywhere here in Cairns. Bazza

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Believe it or not! Airplane. Cost 39.00 for my wife and myself and son and that was the last time they will ever see me again. Rent netflix and watch it as many times as yopu want. Maybe even record it to vcr to watch a year from now.

 

cant remember the last time i actually went to the cinima, but i just watched 'freedom land' on the dvd...superb acting.

 

Went to see V for Vendetta at the theater 6 times! I loved it!
abri