Aah- Saturday matinees. Cartoons, serials, and features plus candy and popcorn for a buck or so, and tons of fun with the “guys”! (Okay, that was a few years ago.)
@Aaron, it depends on the movie and how much I paid for it. At today’s ticket prices, I want a decent movie experience even if it is a kids movie. But if it’s at the dollar theater, okay fine, have fun. If they want to go wild, then stay at home.
Susan, I haven’t seen an usher at a movie theater in about 40 years (or more). At the very most someone complains to the manager who then speaks to the kids, but at a matinee like this, all of the kids were acting out, so who’s going to complain?
Please people. Bluskies is right. This is a kid’s matinee – do you see any geezers in the audience. In my day, pop corn came in a box you could flatten and sail across the theater. Of course, there was the time someone (one of the older guys) tossed a cherry bomb on the stage and kinda scorched the curtain. . . .
Goodrich Quality 16, in Ann Arbor, used to show a free kid movie on selected Saturday mornings (they may still), and it was pretty much like the mayhem depicted. The kids had a great time.
My mom could remember going to Saturday matinees in Glasgow more than 50 years ago and she said that half the time you couldn’t even hear the movie, for all the kids were screaming and yelling and fighting and carrying on. This was considered normal!! The first time she saw a children’t movie in Canada (circa 1979) she couldn’t believe that she saw everyone just sitting quietly watching the screen!! Michael’s pretty tame by comparison!!
I agree- drivein movies are where you don’t remember what it was, and I go to many kid’s movies now with my younger grand kids because I’m a toon freak and US does not do adult movies that I want to see.
bluskies over 13 years ago
Aah- Saturday matinees. Cartoons, serials, and features plus candy and popcorn for a buck or so, and tons of fun with the “guys”! (Okay, that was a few years ago.)
NE1956 over 13 years ago
I would have joined in on their fun. Never grow old john abrams. Never grow old.
NE1956 over 13 years ago
Any Disney pic makes me do this. So does Rocky Horror, but that’s on the other end of my reality.
gobblingup Premium Member over 13 years ago
@Aaron, it depends on the movie and how much I paid for it. At today’s ticket prices, I want a decent movie experience even if it is a kids movie. But if it’s at the dollar theater, okay fine, have fun. If they want to go wild, then stay at home.
tripwire45 over 13 years ago
These kids better not act that way at a film I’m watching!
JanLC over 13 years ago
Susan, I haven’t seen an usher at a movie theater in about 40 years (or more). At the very most someone complains to the manager who then speaks to the kids, but at a matinee like this, all of the kids were acting out, so who’s going to complain?
imrobert over 13 years ago
Please people. Bluskies is right. This is a kid’s matinee – do you see any geezers in the audience. In my day, pop corn came in a box you could flatten and sail across the theater. Of course, there was the time someone (one of the older guys) tossed a cherry bomb on the stage and kinda scorched the curtain. . . .
TexTech over 13 years ago
Michael’s comment reminds me more of a couple of dates I had at the old drive-in movie.
reese828 over 13 years ago
Goodrich Quality 16, in Ann Arbor, used to show a free kid movie on selected Saturday mornings (they may still), and it was pretty much like the mayhem depicted. The kids had a great time.
psychlady over 13 years ago
Some discipline is definitely in order here!
DerkinsVanPelt218 over 13 years ago
A lot of movies I’ve seen recently would be more tolerable with Tom Servo and Crow T riffing on them with me.
kittylover2 over 13 years ago
Boy you hit it right on the head. I haven;t been to a movie house in 20 years or so, Sound too loud, rude people. Wait till it comes on video.
TheSpanishInquisition over 13 years ago
Crazy kids….I’ve seen children more mature than that.
jenwithblueeyes over 13 years ago
My mom could remember going to Saturday matinees in Glasgow more than 50 years ago and she said that half the time you couldn’t even hear the movie, for all the kids were screaming and yelling and fighting and carrying on. This was considered normal!! The first time she saw a children’t movie in Canada (circa 1979) she couldn’t believe that she saw everyone just sitting quietly watching the screen!! Michael’s pretty tame by comparison!!
vldazzle over 13 years ago
I agree- drivein movies are where you don’t remember what it was, and I go to many kid’s movies now with my younger grand kids because I’m a toon freak and US does not do adult movies that I want to see.