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06-19-2007, 10:43 PM
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Brett
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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Ghostbusters, huh? Try to see theatrical screenings of films that are pre-Star Wars.
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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. |
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06-19-2007, 11:53 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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You might better ask which old movies I wouldn't pay to see.
Because I'd sooner pay to see an old movie projected than a new one, in most cases, and I'm much younger than Steve Shaffer (movies are not made for his age group and never were -- sorry, old man
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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.
Steve S.
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06-21-2007, 01:49 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
I would do the original Star Wars trilogy unaltered, Mandingo, True Lies, Transformers The Movie, T2.
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06-21-2007, 07:25 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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Take my advice: see every old movie that you can on a big screen whenever and as often as possible. Make a point of it. In fact, make it a priority in your life to attend every restoration, re-release, and repertory screening that comes to your area, or get in the car and drive to wherever it's happening. Old movies are still a happening if you give them a chance. Watching old movies projected on a big screen enriches your life.
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Does it lower your cholesterol as well? 
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06-21-2007, 10:47 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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06-22-2007, 12:27 AM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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.
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06-22-2007, 01:13 AM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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.
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06-22-2007, 01:32 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Branaugh's Hamlet.
Lawrence of Arabia
2001
Ben Hur
Spartacus
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
Close Encounters ('77 theatrical cut).
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06-22-2007, 08:10 PM
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Geoff
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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
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06-22-2007, 10:12 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
-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
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06-22-2007, 10:14 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
I have seen a couple films back on the big screen in the past:
The Goonies. Loved it.
Ghostbusters. Even better as an adult than the 3 times I watched it in 84. Great stuff.
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