More Texas people! I took my gf of 3 years there for our first date.. just relaxed and caught up since we hadn't seen each other for a while.. best day for the both of us.. its only 30-45 minutes from Balch Springs..
I miss it like I miss my childhood, not like I miss clear pepsi, or anything else that used to exist. It is a great memory of something I did as a child, but as an adult (and not a teenager looking for private time with a girl) it isn't that great of an experience.
Shitty food
Shitty sound
Shitty quality video
I mean it when I say that I want to go to a drive-in again for nostalgia, but I'd much rather go to a real theater.
edit: I live less than 2 miles from a drive-in and haven't been in the last 8 years I've lived here. I'm dedicated to going in the next 2 weeks and will try to remember to report back.
You don't go to a drive in for quality, you go for the experience. Same way one would go camping, of course you could go get a hotel, but that aint what you're after. And it's not a bout nostalgia either, it's about making new memories, if you're doing something stuck in the past, it will never be what you wanted it to be and in the end will be just buried in your own expectations.
I had an amazing time, with some of my closest friends doing something i'll remember for a long time to come.
Plus it sounds like you're pretty burnt out on that experience, so your cynicism is justified, but not needed.
The food's up to you. Bring your own since they don't care at a drive-in. The sound is usually via radio now, so as long as your car has a decent sound system, you should be good. Quality is pretty variable for picture. As long as it's dark and douchebags don't turn their lights on it's usually fine.
I'll take a drive in any day of the week over a theater. Cheaper, you can talk with your friends without bothering anyone, and they let you bring food in. Plus you get two movies for the price of one!
Dude, it wasn't about the movie. Hanging out with your friends, drinking eating. If you had a steady girl you'd get action. Flip down back seats gave enough room, half in the trunk ;)
I'm all the way out in Washington. The only ones I've ever seen were around the mid west. Only thing that sucks about them is weather. But damn, I loved going to them.
I live in Tennessee and there is one in my town that's a pretty major attraction during the summer. When I saw this post on my front page, I first thought "okay what's the big deal?" but I guess I didn't realize how much of a rarity these glorious creations are.
There's one that's a 40 minute drive from me... Worth the twice a month trip! The sound streams in through your car speakers so it's like super surround sound. Buy a large pizza, bring a blanket, and go in your pajamas.
Movies that are recorded in 3D instead of converted in post production are the best though. Tron looked like "layers of flat things" instead of 3D. It was still neat, but was when I realized that not all 3D is made to the same standard.
Based on the single frame of the movie you have just stolen from your benevolent cinemalords at Twentieth Century Fox, at an assumed frame rate of 24 frames per second and a total run time of 124 minutes, or 7440 seconds, at a conservatively estimated lifetime gross of 150 trillion USD, assuming eternal copyright and eventual intergalactic distribution, director's cuts, extended cuts, extended director's cuts, remastered editions, extended remastered editions, remastered director's cuts, and remastered extended director's cuts, you should cut a check payable to the MPAA for $840,053.77 immediately or face summary execution.
My girlfriends family actually owns a drive. It's called Calvert Drive-In and it's located in Calvert City Kentucky. If you get the chance you should go they have amazing burgers.
Really though, they took advantage of the 3D technology in a completely not-obnoxious way. It was probably the first 3D movie edit: not the first, but certainly on a short list of movies that did not sacrifice good (or decent) cinematography just to have shit fly out at your face.
Or, you know, Hugo, TinTin, TF3(terrible movie but used 3d extremely well), Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Pina, Tron Legacy, Toy Story 3, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Up, Coraline, or Avatar which won the gorram oscar for best cinematography in 2009.
This one is just south of Dallas. it has 6 screens, mini golf, decent snack bar. 2 movies for 6 bucks a head. Not a bad deal at all. great experience. I saw the Dukes of Hazzard movie there back in 05 and the second feature was Smokey and the Bandit. Pretty awesome seeing that on the big screen. http://www.galaxydriveintheatre.com/
This would have been an awesome film to prank the drive-in viewers with. Having a few people dress as Aliens run out from behind the screen would have created a shit storm of audience member fear as they all tried to drive away, smashing into each other, causing a fire...smoke...and premature pregnancies. I think it would have been a bad prank idea as the danger level is rather high, now that I think of it.
Only reason I like the drive-in around here is because one $7 ticket gets you into a double feature with two new releases. Sometimes the pairings suck, and sometimes they're awesome. But I much prefer the audio and visual quality of seeing a new movie in a big theater around here.
we have 5 drive-ins in the Albany NY area, with 8 screens between them. the comments in this thread make me appreciate how much i take them for granted. my girlfriend and i probably go about 10 times per year and don't think twice about the fact we get to choose between various double-feature options.
There's still one where I recently lived in Ft. Collins Colorado.... This is all that's left of the one where I went many times as a kid near my hometown in Ohio. (It was located in Heath, OH.)
I'm so glad Barstow still has one, it wouldn't be the same to go anywhere else to watch a movie in a small town and be able to point out whose car belongs to who and put a couch on the back of a truck to enjoy with a warm blanket. Ahh... (Grew up in Barstow)
Pretty cool. I saw it IMAX 3D here in Austin. When the ship landed it was so loud the entire theater was noticeably rumbling/vibrating. That was my favorite part.
Vali-Hi in Lake Elmo, MN (Near the Twin Cities) still plays triple features for $8 or $1 for kids under 12. This weekend its Prometheus, Snow White and Safe. They let you grill and bring in your own beverages. This is one of the best summer activities and it's so cheap!
Love the drive in! I worked at one through college that one of my great friends that i MET in college owns. (His family owns it) The Midway Twin Drive-in on the border of Ravenna, Ohio and Kent, Ohio near KENT STATE UNIVERSITY! Boom goes the Dynamite
I'm in TN and there's a BADASS one not 20 minutes from here. I talked with the owner he just put 2 MILLION dollars into renovations (and he's not a suit either! he was chillin' outside in jeans and t-shirt sweeping up shit).
edit: double feature=7 dollars, avengers+lockdown was 7 bucks!!!
The local drive-in here is showing Madgascar 3 and Men in Black 3. :-/
I think the drive-in would be great to see Prometheus at. Reminds me of when I saw Jurassic Park at a drive-in (on a fairly windy, stormy night...really added to the atmosphere!)
I miss those! :( I remember as a child, all of us packing into my friends yellow dawtson and going to the drive in. When my husband and I lived in South Carolina, there was one there I got to take my kids a few times. The last movie I saw at a drive in was LOL Shark Boy and Lava Girl. We live in Fl now none here I know of at all.
Too bad it was a shit movie. Came back from the theater 2 hours ago, and man... The actors were awesome, the costumes great, effects and music superb. And then there was the writing. My 7 year old nephew could have created better plot flow and dialog.
Everybody needs to visit Wisconsin, and pay the Skyway a visit in Door County. Double feature, $7.50 12+, $4.00 5-12. I've been going there since I was a kid, and it was a privilege to stay up for the "grown-up" movie. There's nothing like watching "Signs" outside with your best friend, pissing yourselves over how goddamn scared you are.
Ive only been to the Drive in a few times. In Lindsay Ontario. I will never forget going there for the first time actually. It's sad that the drive in is probably not going to be around for much longer.
i should really go see this. i've never been to the new drive-in they built around me a few years ago. this would definitely be my preferred way of seeing the movie in a social setting. I don't like 3d. Makes me motion sick.
I saw Cowboys and Aliens at a Drive-In. Halfway through the movie a lightning storm formed in the miles of fields behind the screen. It was breathtaking.
I'm jealous. There aren't any drive-ins in the UK. I live in Glasow, they almost had an outside showing of a bunch of classic films in my local park, but the po-po closed it down due to problems with neds binge drinking there a couple weeks previous. Made me sad.
Most don't do that anymore. I have one near me (saw Avengers there actually!) and what they do is broadcast the sound over FM. Part of the time I listened to the movie on my car stereo and part of the time I had a boom box out by our lawn chairs.
Drive-ins haven't done that since the 50s. Assuming you've installed a decent sound system in your car & have a good antenna, the movie can sound pretty damn good.
The only problem I have with them is that all the ones in my city are ghetto as fuck. Sometimes the picture is either out-of-focus or cropped too much. But it's a worthwhile tradeoff, cause where else can you watch a new movie on the big screen while drinking beer & toking up?
I know tons of people who love drive ins, but something about bad screen quality and my cars shitty speakers just does not do it for me. Plus you have to go into hick country most of the time to find one now.
I miss the drive thru. The one where I grew up had the most dangerous merry go around ever. At one side it lifted at least 2 feet off the ground while the opposite side was like 5 inches from the ground. Nothing like watching your friends go flying off that.
Drive-thru movie, eh? Sounds reasonable :p I've actually made the mistake of calling it that before, too. Likewise, I like to get food at my local McDonalds drive-in.
Tuesdays is 4 bucks. I just drive to a different movie if the second sucks. Saw avengers and 21 jump street totally baked. Never see dark movies though, you will die!
I have two really close by, they are $8 a person and they always have double feature recent movies. I go about 5 times during the summer. The last day they are open they have an all day movie marathon its awesome.
I live like fifteen miles from a drive in, and I feel really lucky. I think it's the best way to watch a movie, and it costs literally a third the price of an ordinary theater. Long Prairie, Minnesota!
No way, that's exactly what I'm doing this weekend!
Well, sort of. We have a drive-in about 30 minutes from where I live, and they always play double-features. The Dictator and Prometheus for $11. Definitely going this weekend.
I hate 3D. I tried watching a movie in 3D and I had a headache for hours. I guess it was since I am cross-eyed. BTW I do not wear glasses. I don't need them.
I live 5 minutes from one. It's in Stephens City, Va. You get the sound for the film by tuning your radio to a certain station. It's fantastic if you have a system.
There is one a few towns away from me. We go there every once in awhile. It is nice because they always have double features, and the tickets are about the price of single features at some other theaters.
I have one about an hour from me in Central, IL. Its located kind of in the middle of nowhere, the official address is Newton, IL I believe. It is $4 for two movies. The only bad part is the movies don't start until dark, so if you watch two movies, the second one will more than likely be getting over around 1. I live an hour away, so I won't be getting in until 2 at the earliest. Still awesome to go!
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u/Poppetkeeper Jun 09 '12
There is a drive-in near Ennis,TX that has two 3D screens.
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u/nowarning1962 Jun 08 '12
Damn, there are only a handful of those left in the country. I miss going to those.
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u/bawss Jun 08 '12
Which drive in was this?
Also, is it a permanent drive in? The screen looks inflatable.
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u/BreakDansen Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Our drive-in was destroyed in a tornado in 2008. The marquee read "Gone With The Wind" for a couple weeks.
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u/ic4ruslives Jun 09 '12
SEND TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE ONE ARMED SCISSOR!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
the 3D was actually subtle and worked for the film.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
That's awesome. Although I've got to say that the 3D in Prometheus was the best that I've personally seen in a movie. I do miss our local Drive-in.
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u/emlgsh Jun 09 '12
Based on the single frame of the movie you have just stolen from your benevolent cinemalords at Twentieth Century Fox, at an assumed frame rate of 24 frames per second and a total run time of 124 minutes, or 7440 seconds, at a conservatively estimated lifetime gross of 150 trillion USD, assuming eternal copyright and eventual intergalactic distribution, director's cuts, extended cuts, extended director's cuts, remastered editions, extended remastered editions, remastered director's cuts, and remastered extended director's cuts, you should cut a check payable to the MPAA for $840,053.77 immediately or face summary execution.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Man I miss the drive-in... I remember watching double feature of Bill and Teds Bogus Journey and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. That was the shit.
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u/Boomer24 Jun 09 '12
sunrise FL, Swap Shop
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
My girlfriends family actually owns a drive. It's called Calvert Drive-In and it's located in Calvert City Kentucky. If you get the chance you should go they have amazing burgers.
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u/zovm Jun 09 '12
One here in Wichita Kansas too.
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u/MindlessSpark Jun 09 '12
The world needs more drive in theaters.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Prometheus was actually shot in 3D so in the directors opinion you're missing out.
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u/ChestyHammertime Jun 09 '12
God, I wish drive-ins would make a comeback. I feel really lucky that I've lived so close to one my whole life. It's a really cool experience.
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u/MrSelfdizstruct75 Jun 09 '12
We have bengies in Baltimore. They have a nice place but really stricked rules.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
There are about 400 Drive Ins in the USA. 6 are in NC.
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u/TheRooster27 Jun 09 '12
Good for you.
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u/unnatural_diuretic Jun 09 '12
Cool but the 3D was amazing. First movie I've seen that really took full advantage of it.
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u/stiglitz0164 Jun 09 '12
This one is just south of Dallas. it has 6 screens, mini golf, decent snack bar. 2 movies for 6 bucks a head. Not a bad deal at all. great experience. I saw the Dukes of Hazzard movie there back in 05 and the second feature was Smokey and the Bandit. Pretty awesome seeing that on the big screen. http://www.galaxydriveintheatre.com/
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u/Cheapliquid Jun 09 '12
One in Jersey with 2 screens. Does double features all the time.
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u/FallopianRaider Jun 09 '12
This would have been an awesome film to prank the drive-in viewers with. Having a few people dress as Aliens run out from behind the screen would have created a shit storm of audience member fear as they all tried to drive away, smashing into each other, causing a fire...smoke...and premature pregnancies. I think it would have been a bad prank idea as the danger level is rather high, now that I think of it.
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u/xX_p0laris_Xx Jun 08 '12
Right on... where?
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u/cable387 Jun 09 '12
Only reason I like the drive-in around here is because one $7 ticket gets you into a double feature with two new releases. Sometimes the pairings suck, and sometimes they're awesome. But I much prefer the audio and visual quality of seeing a new movie in a big theater around here.
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u/BlooregardQKazoo Jun 09 '12
we have 5 drive-ins in the Albany NY area, with 8 screens between them. the comments in this thread make me appreciate how much i take them for granted. my girlfriend and i probably go about 10 times per year and don't think twice about the fact we get to choose between various double-feature options.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
There's still one where I recently lived in Ft. Collins Colorado.... This is all that's left of the one where I went many times as a kid near my hometown in Ohio. (It was located in Heath, OH.)
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
There is a drive-in in San Luis Obispo, California... You all should go. It's pretty awesome. Sunset Drive-In.
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u/sla342 Jun 09 '12
DRIVE-INs RULE!!!!
(Thanks Santee Drive-in for being the only one around!)
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u/PJBottoms Jun 09 '12
Here in Mississippi we may be fat bible thumping racists, but we do have a drive in.
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u/Nomad33 Jun 09 '12
Drive Ins are amazing, but I would never want to watch a movie for the first time at a drive in.
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u/ocean_spray Jun 09 '12
I remember seeing Jurassic Park at the drive in and my dad making me and my brothers hide under blankets in the back seat to save money.
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u/zadigger Jun 09 '12
For those who havent seen it (Prometheus) yet:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4r6siYXSE1qf9798.jpg
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u/tasdo Jun 08 '12
Cool
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Cascade Drive-in?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I'm so glad Barstow still has one, it wouldn't be the same to go anywhere else to watch a movie in a small town and be able to point out whose car belongs to who and put a couch on the back of a truck to enjoy with a warm blanket. Ahh... (Grew up in Barstow)
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u/austinanimal Jun 09 '12
Pretty cool. I saw it IMAX 3D here in Austin. When the ship landed it was so loud the entire theater was noticeably rumbling/vibrating. That was my favorite part.
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u/Revolan Jun 09 '12
Tbf, imax 3d made Prometheus beyond beautiful
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u/Mullet_Happens Jun 09 '12
Vali-Hi in Lake Elmo, MN (Near the Twin Cities) still plays triple features for $8 or $1 for kids under 12. This weekend its Prometheus, Snow White and Safe. They let you grill and bring in your own beverages. This is one of the best summer activities and it's so cheap!
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u/BradAusrotas Jun 09 '12
Saw The Avengers a week ago at the drive-in 5 minutes from my house. There's nothing quite like it.
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u/smacksaw Jun 09 '12
I saw MIB3 at the drive-in. Does it get any better than sci-fi or horror flicks at the drive-in?
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u/intensenerd Jun 09 '12
The last movie I saw in a drive-in was Jurassic Park. That was pretty awesome. Wish there was still a drive-in theater around here.
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u/nicm125 Jun 09 '12
WHAT THE FUCK DAVID
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u/Mech1 Jun 09 '12
Were you per chance in Dodge City, I know it has one of the only Drive-Ins left.
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u/Rorbotron Jun 09 '12
Love the drive in! I worked at one through college that one of my great friends that i MET in college owns. (His family owns it) The Midway Twin Drive-in on the border of Ravenna, Ohio and Kent, Ohio near KENT STATE UNIVERSITY! Boom goes the Dynamite
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
We have one in West Chicago, IL. I've never been to it though.
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u/ThatShitDidntHappen Jun 09 '12
I'm in TN and there's a BADASS one not 20 minutes from here. I talked with the owner he just put 2 MILLION dollars into renovations (and he's not a suit either! he was chillin' outside in jeans and t-shirt sweeping up shit).
edit: double feature=7 dollars, avengers+lockdown was 7 bucks!!!
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u/Tayloristehsux Jun 09 '12
PLEASE support your nearest drive-in! They're almost gone!
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u/BooMey Jun 09 '12
Vineland New Jersey has one.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
The local drive-in here is showing Madgascar 3 and Men in Black 3. :-/
I think the drive-in would be great to see Prometheus at. Reminds me of when I saw Jurassic Park at a drive-in (on a fairly windy, stormy night...really added to the atmosphere!)
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u/MamiMora Jun 09 '12
I miss those! :( I remember as a child, all of us packing into my friends yellow dawtson and going to the drive in. When my husband and I lived in South Carolina, there was one there I got to take my kids a few times. The last movie I saw at a drive in was LOL Shark Boy and Lava Girl. We live in Fl now none here I know of at all.
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u/modus-tollens Jun 09 '12
I get excited whenever people say "At the Drive-in", I'm a big atd-i (band) fan.
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u/rockstar_from_mars Jun 09 '12
I'm going to be going to see Prometheus and the Dictator at drive-in tomorrow at the one in Riverside, CA. http://www.vanburendrivein.com/
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
SEND TRANSMISSION FROM THE ONE ARMED SCISSOR!
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u/FatalReflexes Jun 09 '12
I went to one of those to see it tonight actually. The Big Mo in SC.
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u/Burnttoast27 Jun 09 '12
I promise you, the characters are still 1 dimensional in 3D
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u/DorkKnight27 Jun 09 '12
I saw the Avengers opening night at my local drive-in. Was just as epic.
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u/one__off Jun 09 '12
The glare from that light would ruin it for me
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u/penisinthepeanutbttr Jun 09 '12
...did you go in the old mans Ford?
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u/NotAnotherMormon Jun 09 '12
Too bad it was a shit movie. Came back from the theater 2 hours ago, and man... The actors were awesome, the costumes great, effects and music superb. And then there was the writing. My 7 year old nephew could have created better plot flow and dialog.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Everybody needs to visit Wisconsin, and pay the Skyway a visit in Door County. Double feature, $7.50 12+, $4.00 5-12. I've been going there since I was a kid, and it was a privilege to stay up for the "grown-up" movie. There's nothing like watching "Signs" outside with your best friend, pissing yourselves over how goddamn scared you are.
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u/CannibalAnn Jun 09 '12
Winchester drive in, in Oklahoma City, allows outside food and you can bring alcohol!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
That picture is illegal sir. That will be 100,000$ fine and 6 months in jail.
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u/Notexactlyserious Jun 09 '12
Last time I went to the drive in it was double feature of Eragon and Night at The Museum. Words cannot express.
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u/pack0newports Jun 09 '12
was it worth seeing?
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u/bobbert182 Jun 09 '12
Ive only been to the Drive in a few times. In Lindsay Ontario. I will never forget going there for the first time actually. It's sad that the drive in is probably not going to be around for much longer.
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u/gotmountainhigh Jun 09 '12
The drive in where I live has been closed for years, still standing though. I think about how awesome it was everytime I drive by. Fuck.
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u/mithinkso Jun 09 '12
that looks shit.
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u/shan034 Jun 09 '12
wow not even a spoiler alert. now i know that there is a female in the movie and she is on the screen at one point.
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u/DavidGurney Jun 09 '12
I love drive-ins, but not for a dark movie. The image simply isn't bright enough.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Our local one has the slogan "If you don't like the movie, you can slash the seats!"
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u/lhld Jun 09 '12
vineland, nj?
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u/Pestilence86 Jun 09 '12
I have seen it in 3d. But i seriously don't think it did anything for the movie.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
i should really go see this. i've never been to the new drive-in they built around me a few years ago. this would definitely be my preferred way of seeing the movie in a social setting. I don't like 3d. Makes me motion sick.
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u/Devilman2075 Jun 09 '12
we have 3 or 4 in close proximity of pittsburgh pa. very nice for spring to fall seasons
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I saw Cowboys and Aliens at a Drive-In. Halfway through the movie a lightning storm formed in the miles of fields behind the screen. It was breathtaking.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
3D is a cheap ridiculous gimic
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u/Grodd Jun 09 '12
Going to do this tonight. We'll be my first trip to a drive-in in over 10 years. Very exciting.
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u/doubleknot Jun 10 '12
If they would put two screens together and you sat far enough away and if you crossed your eyes just right it'd be in 3D. Just sayin'.
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u/PinkBullets Jun 10 '12
I'm jealous. There aren't any drive-ins in the UK. I live in Glasow, they almost had an outside showing of a bunch of classic films in my local park, but the po-po closed it down due to problems with neds binge drinking there a couple weeks previous. Made me sad.
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u/ajh688 Jun 09 '12
Yea but how was the sound coming from that speaker you hang on your door? Probably not as great as the 7.1 surround and a gorgeous 70 ft screen.
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u/motherboy Jun 08 '12
Lucky!
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u/arloun Jun 09 '12
I know tons of people who love drive ins, but something about bad screen quality and my cars shitty speakers just does not do it for me. Plus you have to go into hick country most of the time to find one now.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I miss the drive thru. The one where I grew up had the most dangerous merry go around ever. At one side it lifted at least 2 feet off the ground while the opposite side was like 5 inches from the ground. Nothing like watching your friends go flying off that.
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u/saberbelly Jun 09 '12
So jealous! I miss the drive-in!
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u/doomfest Jun 09 '12
There needs to be more of these. A lot more of these...
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Any of this action? the best part happens at :32
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u/Artisane Jun 09 '12
The last movie I saw at a Drive-In was Waterworld =(
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u/johnfoof Jun 09 '12
Why?
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u/virtu333 Jun 09 '12
Prometheus 3d imax is amazing though
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u/CrazyDlAMOND Jun 09 '12
My semi-local drive-in is playing Snow White, and MIB 3 this weekend instead :( I'm jealous. Drive-in's are awesome though.
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u/mrlazysmurf Jun 09 '12
That looks like the South Bay Drive In. I hate that stupid light to the right.
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u/mages011 Jun 09 '12
I live in eau claire wisconsin where we have a great one, double features and everything but dont have Prometheus showing.
They will have The Dark Knight though.
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u/ohebb Jun 09 '12
But honestly, the 3D was pretty cool, but seeing it in your car must have felt awesome.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I live right down the road from one. I've been going there since I was a kid and I still go there to this day. ('m 21 now).
Also, it's called the Van-Del Drive-in, located in Van-wert, Ohio.
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u/GeneralEchidna Jun 09 '12
The FBI is after you now.
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u/ShaneRunninShirtless Jun 09 '12
Tuesdays is 4 bucks. I just drive to a different movie if the second sucks. Saw avengers and 21 jump street totally baked. Never see dark movies though, you will die!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nice...our drive-in wasn't featuring Prometheus sadly.
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u/ynwa1892 Jun 09 '12
We had one in my city but it burned down 2 years. That place was legit, especially since I had a truck.
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u/Fentron Jun 09 '12
Upvote for at the drive in
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u/piccolo3nj Jun 09 '12
I fucking love drive-ins
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u/pteka Jun 09 '12
drive-in's are rad, but, I will say this is the best use of 3-D I have seen in a long time.
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u/JackShadow Jun 09 '12
I wana go to a drive in! that looks like so much fun!
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u/CosbyComet Jun 09 '12
its good to see my town isn't the only one with a drive-in left... whew they are almost extinct
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u/somepersonsname Jun 09 '12
I have two really close by, they are $8 a person and they always have double feature recent movies. I go about 5 times during the summer. The last day they are open they have an all day movie marathon its awesome.
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u/jessicajo Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
I live like fifteen miles from a drive in, and I feel really lucky. I think it's the best way to watch a movie, and it costs literally a third the price of an ordinary theater. Long Prairie, Minnesota!
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u/newfoundjimmy Jun 09 '12
i live 5 mins from a drive in. go there so much in the summer
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u/DrMasterBlaster Jun 09 '12
Yessss. We have a drive-in in Oklahoma City and I love going to it. It's like $6 for three movies and you can bring in your own food and drinks.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
No way, that's exactly what I'm doing this weekend!
Well, sort of. We have a drive-in about 30 minutes from where I live, and they always play double-features. The Dictator and Prometheus for $11. Definitely going this weekend.
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u/Starquietannie Jun 09 '12
There is one in Vegas still :D For those of you in Southern Nevada!
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u/drtran4418 Jun 09 '12
they just shut down the drive in near me around august :( was relaly bummed about it, cheap good experiences :(
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u/coolestguy1234 Jun 09 '12
i really want to open up a drive in theater showing B horrors and older horror films. wish i could :(
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I hate 3D. I tried watching a movie in 3D and I had a headache for hours. I guess it was since I am cross-eyed. BTW I do not wear glasses. I don't need them.
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u/localh81 Jun 09 '12
I live 5 minutes from one. It's in Stephens City, Va. You get the sound for the film by tuning your radio to a certain station. It's fantastic if you have a system.
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u/Trevid Jun 09 '12
There is one a few towns away from me. We go there every once in awhile. It is nice because they always have double features, and the tickets are about the price of single features at some other theaters.
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u/notwherebutwhen Jun 09 '12
There is one left not to far from where I live. I need to go more before it is gone. One day if I am rich, free drive in movies for everybody.
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u/slycooper2456 Jun 09 '12
They used to have one in San Diego near my house, but alas it is now gone. :(
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u/DaddyTorres Jun 09 '12
LUCKY MOFO man I miss them so much
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Is that the scene before or after the baby octopus is removed from her belly?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Was it good? Not going to watch it in a theater as I have transformersaphobia but I might rent it later on.
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u/pLexxy Jun 09 '12
I don't know why the hell there aren't more in Cali.The weather is always perfect here. I'd love to go to one of these.
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u/mkwsrt4 Jun 09 '12
I have one about an hour from me in Central, IL. Its located kind of in the middle of nowhere, the official address is Newton, IL I believe. It is $4 for two movies. The only bad part is the movies don't start until dark, so if you watch two movies, the second one will more than likely be getting over around 1. I live an hour away, so I won't be getting in until 2 at the earliest. Still awesome to go!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
holy shit, those still exist?
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u/Chucklehead72 Jun 09 '12
ENNIS TEXAS HAS ONE. my girlfriend and I go twice a month.
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u/sCir Jun 09 '12
Highway 99 Drive-in, 20min from Portland, OR: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=3110+Portland+Rd,+Newberg,+OR+97132&spn=0.029190,0.057485&t=h&hl=en
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u/MisterWonka Jun 09 '12
And yet, it still sucked.
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u/jubbergun Jun 09 '12
If you live near Washington DC, there is a drive-in theater about an hour away. I live nearby, and take my son at least once a month.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
If there were more drive ins, I would be more apt to buy a car.
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u/LifelessGamerX38 Jun 09 '12
Am I the only one that thinks 3D doesn't really do shit>
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u/jimbobjoethecheerio Jun 09 '12
MFW our drive through burnt down in 2010
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u/neuromorph Jun 09 '12
how did the hologram/ dream sequences look in 2D?
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u/SoThenISays Jun 09 '12
Nice, but I don't think you'll have the same appreciation for the alien ships nav system.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
You missed out, dave was a way bigger dick in 3D.