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« on: January 21, 2013, 10:21:19 am »
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-drive-ins-digital-20130120,0,6217776.story?page=2

I just read this article.  VERY depressing.  I hope somebody steps up to help foot those costs.  Discuss.
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2013, 10:58:37 am »
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-drive-ins-digital-20130120,0,6217776.story?page=2

I just read this article.  VERY depressing.  I hope somebody steps up to help foot those costs.  Discuss.


*sniff, sniff* Drive in theatres were probably as American as Apple Pie, Uncle Sam, and baseball...
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[it] sounds awesome! Countries making you feel small is a downside though...
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 03:13:16 pm »
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I thought driveins died out ages ago.
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 03:50:35 pm »
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Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 03:52:16 pm »
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Yeah, the era has been dead for quite some time; it's the malls that are really dropping like flies right now.
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 05:44:43 pm »
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Quote from: Xiivi on January 21, 2013, 03:52:16 pm
Yeah, the era has been dead for quite some time; it's the malls that are really dropping like flies right now.

What use are malls when we have the internet? The greatest invention of the past century, it has saved us so much time and energy! Malls are part of the disgusting sprawl culture anyway.
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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 06:47:34 pm »
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My Local one closed 2 years back. I never got to go to it, and I still regret it.   I hope to open a new one at some point in my life, maybe as a summer time only business.

Sure it may be old but it's a fun novelty that I love. 
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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2013, 08:04:59 pm »
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Ah... Nostalgia... I might open a lot of other drive inns in my future...
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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 09:19:29 pm »
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There is at least one in the metro area.  Oops, nope.  It close a couple of years ago.    We did see Men in Black 2 at it not THAT long ago.  There was one in the town I grew up in that I'm sure Franzl remembers well.  I saw a double feature of Saturday Night Fever and Raiders of the Lost Ark at it when I was a kid.
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« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2013, 08:52:09 am »
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Quote from: Lief on January 21, 2013, 03:50:35 pm
Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
You probably weren't born yet, either.  And who cares?  They were a great American pastime back in the day.
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« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2013, 09:09:36 am »
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Last drive-in movie experience I had was "The Lion King" / "True Lies" double feature back in 1994.
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2013, 10:41:59 pm »
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Quote from: Mr. Morden on January 22, 2013, 09:09:36 am
Last drive-in movie experience I had was "The Lion King" / "True Lies" double feature back in 1994.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Bird on a Wire... 1990... in Canberra.

They're clearly better with nostalgia than they were in reality. They're not necessary any more, if people wanted them, they'd be thriving, but they're not.

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« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2013, 11:09:22 pm »
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Quote from: Lief on January 21, 2013, 03:50:35 pm
Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
You probably weren't born yet, either.  And who cares?  They were a great American pastime back in the day.

So was slavery.
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« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2013, 08:49:33 pm »
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Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
You probably weren't born yet, either.  And who cares?  They were a great American pastime back in the day.

So was slavery.
Do you seriously think that drive-in movies were anything like slavery?
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« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2013, 09:03:50 pm »
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Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
You probably weren't born yet, either.  And who cares?  They were a great American pastime back in the day.

So was slavery.
Do you seriously think that drive-in movies were anything like slavery?

Both involved packing more people into a vehicle than it would usually carry for financial benefit.
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« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2013, 03:20:53 am »
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Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
You probably weren't born yet, either.  And who cares?  They were a great American pastime back in the day.

So was slavery.
Do you seriously think that drive-in movies were anything like slavery?

Surely you of all people can understand how two completely different things can be seen by some people to be indistinguishable.
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« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2013, 07:51:02 pm »
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Quote from: Lief on January 21, 2013, 03:50:35 pm
Yeah, the drive-in "era" ended long before you were even born dude.
You probably weren't born yet, either.  And who cares?  They were a great American pastime back in the day.

I do remember some old 70's films having drive inn theatres
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« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2013, 07:07:36 pm »
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No end to that era here.

My town has a drive in, but it has kept up with the times. They added FM radio to carry the stereo sound as an alternative to the window speakers. This winter they're installing a digital projector to be ready in March when they reopen for the season. They also claim the largest outdoor screen in the US still in operation.
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2013, 06:50:54 pm »
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I guess I'm just stuck in the wrong era.
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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2013, 06:52:10 pm »
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Quote from: Oldiesfreak1854 on January 29, 2013, 06:50:54 pm
I guess I'm just stuck in the wrong era.

You don't say...
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« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2013, 07:44:06 pm »
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I have a drive-in that's basically right next to my house and another one that's not much further away than that. Many of my most memorable movie-going experiences were at the drive-in.
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« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2013, 08:34:04 am »
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Quote from: Oldiesfreak1854 on January 29, 2013, 06:50:54 pm
I guess I'm just stuck in the wrong era.

I know how you feel! Regarding drive-ins, they were popular in Australia as well, but most of them disappeared in the 1980s and 1990s to make way for megaplexes, amongst other uses.
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