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06-18-2007, 02:53 PM
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Geoff
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What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
On my blog I run a poll with the same subject, and for the top picks, I post links to actual screenings around the country.
I love my home theater (720p LCD pj on 100" screen), but I still go out of my way to see my favorites on film whenever I can. (I caught Jaws last month and had a blast!)
I thought I'd open it up to the forum, to spread the word. The more successful these screenings are, the more there will be.
Reply to this thread with titles, and I'll tally them on my blog. I'll also post links to screenings of HTF favorites in this thread.
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Jonesy
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06-18-2007, 04:57 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
I've paid to see quite a few older films on the big screen, but then I live in LA where that's commonplace
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Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm (already seen a couple times this way, always willing to go back)
Gone With the Wind (I don't like the movie, but I'd like to see it on film with an audience)
Jaws (this film is such tremendous fun with an audience)
The Godfather (a treat to see on film)
Sound of Music in 70mm (still haven't got to this one)
My Fair Lady in 70mm (only seen it in unrestored 35mm)
A Streetcar Named Desire (not crazy about the film, but it's electric on the big screen)
A Matter of Life and Death (the piss-poor video releases do not do this film justice, nor does the nice restored version TCM has, it demands to be seen on film)
The Ten Commandments (wonderful on film)
The Apartment (the fabulous cinematography is really noticeable on film)
Casablanca (breathtaking on the big screen)
To Kill a Mockingbird (even more powerful with a sniffling audience)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (believe it or not, there's not a single cheesy moment when on the big screen, with an audience, it only rings tinny on a home presentation)
Dr. Strangelove (never seen on the big screen, very much want to)
Then of course there are the tragically 'lost' films of the seventies and Eighties I never expect to see on film.
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
E.T.
The Return of the Jedi
I'd probably pay between 25 and 50$ to see the real versions of those films, I've seen the other versions on film, and they are adequete but not the same.
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06-18-2007, 05:55 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Titanic
And it's the ten year anniversary  But nothing announced yet  That would be my #1 for the big screen.
I never saw Blade Runner on the big screen, and I'd love to.
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06-18-2007, 06:40 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
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06-18-2007, 08:06 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Superman: The Movie
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06-18-2007, 08:21 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Since I was born in 1982, I only saw a few 80s movies in theaters, and those titles were all kids/family titles. I'd love to be able to see any other 80s movie on the big screen. I don't live near any revival houses, so I'll never know the pleasure of seeing a retro movie on the big screen. It'll happen someday, though.
On a more classic note, I would love to see "Casblanca", "Gone With The Wind" and "The Wizard Of Oz" in theaters. That would kick ass.
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John Kilduff...
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06-18-2007, 08:31 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Definitely "JAWS". The only film of that franchise I was old enough to see on the big screen was "Jaws the Revenge"  |
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06-18-2007, 08:31 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
The Shawshank Redemption - never saw it on the big screen.
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06-18-2007, 08:42 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Jaws. That was my first "favorite movie" way back when I was about 4.
Besides that, there are tons I'd love to see: Superman, Aliens, The Terminator, etc.
I hope Blade Runner does indeed get its rumored theatrical release this year. I won't get my hopes up since another Ridley Scott film (Alien) was supposed to get the same treatment a few years ago, only to get pulled at the last minute. I know it got a limited release, but it didn't make it around here.
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06-18-2007, 08:52 PM
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Re: What Film would you pay to see Back on the Big Screen?
Another vote for JAWS. I was 8 years old when it came out. I remember that summer everything was JAWS. My mom wouldn't take me because she thought it was | |
