What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen? (1 Viewer)

[Mark Hawley]

2001 in Cinerama!

 

[Richard--W]

Yeah.

 

[IanDP]

Raiders of the Lost Ark
ID4
Die Hard
Transformers:The Movie
Goonies
Big Trouble in Little China

I recently caught "This is Spinal Tap" at a free midnight showing. It was a blast. In fact, check out the movie list for my local theatre, Cinemaworld in Melbourne, Florida.

May 18th & 19th - JURASSIC PARK
May 25th & 26th - HALF BAKED
June 1st and 2nd - ARMY OF DARKNESS
June 8th and 9th - PRETTY IN PINK
June 15th & 16th - BACK TO THE FUTURE
June 22nd & 23rd - MALL RATS
June 29th & 30th - GHOSTBUSTERS
July 6th & 7th - FIGHT CLUB
July 13th & 14th - BLUES BROTHERS
July 20th & 21st - PULP FICTION
July 27th & 28th - THE LOST BOYS
August 3rd & 4th - THE GOONIES
August 10th & 11th - THE BIG LEBOWSKI
August 17th & 18th - FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
August 24th & 25th - THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
August 31st & September 1st - JAWS

 

[troy evans]

The Maltese Falcon,and just about any Fred Astaire film.That Man was Awesome! I feel classics are My preference more than newer films for Big Screen veiwing.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

I don't care how extravagant one's home theater is, there's just no substitute for a real theater. JAWS is a whole different experience on a huge screen with an appreciative audience ... you feel like you're right out there on the ocean with the cast. I was 13 when I saw it and nothing else comes close.

I could list tons of films I'd like to see on the Big Screen.

 

[Seppo]

"Raiders of the Lost Ark"
"Lawrence of Arabia" (70 mm)
"Jaws"
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
"Star Wars"
"The Empire Strikes Back"
"Return of the Jedi"
"Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
"Apocalypse Now"
"Born on the Fourth of July"
"Die Hard: With a Vengeance"
"Die Hard"
"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
"Empire of the Sun"
"The Fly" (1986)
"A Fistful of Dollars"
"For a Few Dollars More"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
"The Hunt for Red October"
"Léon" (1994)
"Once Upon a Time in the West"
"Spider-Man 2"
"Superman: the Movie"
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day"

 

[TheBat]

in sacramento, they play old classic movies every thursday night. I have not been to them yet.. but I did want to see the original ghostbusters, never had a chance.

Jacob

 

[Henry Gale]

Next week I'll get a chance to buy a ticket for McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971). It will screen at the Paramount in Austin.

 

[Richard--W]

That's more like it! McCABE & MRS. MILLER was radically different from any other film ever made in 1971. People who went to see it that year knew that they were experiencing something new and different for the first time. It's impact on audiences, and on film makers, was incredible. I could go on for pages about this film, but instead, read what Roger Ebert has to say about it here:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...40301%2F 1023

What an opportunity you have!
Buy your ticket early.
You'll be sorry if you miss it.

 

[TheBat]

i saw all 3 star wars movies in the theatre the first time they were out.
my point was that they were playing some classic movies on the big screen.

Jacob

 

[BrettGallman]

What, there aren't any classic films worth seeing before Star Wars? I was too young to see Blade Runner, Alien/Aliens, Superman, and Terminator/Terminator 2, all of which were released after Star Wars, and all are films I would consider classics. I'd pay big time to see those. That's not to say that there aren't a ton of films I'd love to see on the big screen that came out before Star Wars, but you have to remember that there are now some of us posting that were actually too young to see films in the '80s and early '90s.

 

[Steve Schaffer]

I'm having a bit of trouble understanding this. I hope you didn't infer from my post that I was saying that younger people don't have an appreciation for theatrical presentation of older films as that was certainly not my intention.

I was merely stating that being an old guy I've actually more opportunity to see these older films on a big screen as originally intended than some younger generations have had, which to me is a sad state of affairs.



Unfortunately in my area there is only one theater running one older film a week, and their idea of an "older" film doesn't get any older than about 1975, and that theater is one of the seedier of the 80's vintage multiplexes.

One of our 40's era movie theaters has been restored but is not regularly used as a movie theater except during the annual gay and lesbian film festival. It could easily be a showcase for film revivals during the rest of the year and would probably do well as it's in the part of town most noted for progressive nightlife.

 

[Jerome Grate]

I would do the original Star Wars trilogy unaltered, Mandingo, True Lies, Transformers The Movie, T2.

 

[Holadem]

Does it lower your cholesterol as well?

--
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[Richard--W]

The question is your answer.
How did you know?

 

[MatthewA]

I'm 24 and I support what little classic movie revivals we get here in the Triangle. The last one was "Becket," which is pretty much it except for 70s and 80s horror films, which aren't my cup of tea. When I'm on vacation I look for old movies playing in theaters, and since my grandparents live in the San Fernando Valley I get to see some of the revivals there.

 

[Pete-D]

Oh man, quite a few.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Jurassic Park
Ghostbusters
Back To The Future
Aliens
Rocky
Scarface
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Godfather
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Transformers: The Movie
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

One of the theaters in my area was playing older movies back in 1999 during midnight screenings, but the prints were really dated. We got to see Raiders of the Lost Ark though, that was a lot of fun, but again the print was really scratched up. I know in L.A. they were showing the 20th anniversay of Scarface a few years back at the Arclight, but I missed it.

 

[Paul McElligott]

Branaugh's Hamlet.
Lawrence of Arabia
2001
Ben Hur
Spartacus
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
Close Encounters ('77 theatrical cut).

 

[Jonesy]

Thanks for all the votes. I've updated my poll page with new titles and lots of screenings. Hopefully, some are near you.

Back on the Big Screen Poll

Jonesy

 

[Bryan^H]

-Close Encounters of the Third Kind

-Hoosiers

-Housekeeping

-Legend

-Miracle Mile

-Silkwood

-Wargames

-Dogfight

-Pulp Fiction

-Aliens

-Ordinary People

-Heaven Help Us

-Fright Night

-The Breakfast Club

-The Shining

-Popeye

-Miller's Crossing

-Fargo