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Save The Clock Tower!
Back To The Future ranks right up there in my top ten favorite movies of all time. Huey Lewis and the News on the soundtrack, MJ Fox and the actors in that series of movies (especially the first one) put it way ahead of its time.
The fire at Universal Studios destroyed the Clock Tower from Back To the Future, a piece of movie history is gone folks! There is some extra junk at the end of the first scene of this Youtube video of that scene from BTTF.
The Real Start Time
Fred Patterson has always made a good point about going to the movies. They should list the time the previews start and the time the movie actually starts.
There is so much advertising now on the screen before the actual previews start you have no idea where the previews even begin. With all that advertising why do movies need to be that expensive?
They have to be taking in a decent buck on companies advertising on those screens that could be put to decreasing the cost to the general public.
Thats all beside the original point. List the actual starting time so that I can walk into the theatre and not have to sit through 20-30 minutes of previews and get right to the actual movie.The start time for last night was 7:15, it didn't actually start into the first scene until a little after 7:40.
Some people eat up the previews and thats fine, they can show up for the previews and myself and others can go by the actual movie start time.
Category: Movies
$9.25
My first impression last night of going to the movies, unbeknownst to me as I walked away from the purchase counter at the Elmwood Regal, I just happened to notice that my ticket was $9.25. Since when did they go over $7.50?
My last time to the movies was with my wife on New Years Eve and tickets were still $8.00 I think. $9.25 for a movie is getting outrageous. They are supposed to be affordable. I look at it this way, last night I went on my own because frankly, my wife doesn't like Indy but lets say you are taking a family of four, which is how they compare things these days:
Fill up the tank and drive to the theatre (assuming a mid-size car): $55 (conservatively)
Four movie tickets (Im assuming the kids are not eligible for the child rate): 4X$9.25= $37.00
The kids all want popcorn and a drink: 1 large popcorn $6.00, a large drink for everyone to share $5.50
So by the end of the night and going conservatively on snacks, it costs ya over $100 to go to the movies. $9.25 is only a .75 cent jump to $10, how long before that goes into effect. Double digits for a movie ticket. They should come do a live stage performance of the movie for that price. My how times have changed.
Category: Movies
Indiana Jones
Im not going to ruin the plot for those who haven't seen it. I will say this though, its worth the trip and the $9.25 movie ticket prices (more on that later).
It combined a lot of the past in a nice way for the hardcore fans. There were several good chase scenes and Harrison Ford passes the test as Indy once again. Im not going to say anymore other than Im going to steal some of Mike Boon's thunder and give it a 7.5/10.
Go see it and enjoy it, its worth it just to see Indy and hear that theme over the loud speakers in front of the big screen one more time.
Category: Movies
The Crystal Skull
Tomorrow is the big day! Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Im going with no expectations other than for old times sake. If its good, great, if its great, even better, even if its just marginal, it will be nice to see that Harrison Ford can still pull it off. Some may be expecting the best movie ever, I expected that with the Simpsons and got just that, with this, Im keeping my expectations in check because, you can only get the best movie ever once.
This is the Indiana Jones Theme song which in my book ranks just ahead of Star Wars for the all time best movie theme.
Fraggle's On the Big Screen
Yep, I just read it and apparently Jim Henson's company is teaming up to bring this thing to life. One of the most successful HBO series is coming out on the big screen!
I liked the Fraggles especially the music in the shows. It was a great mix of rock and roll and artsy jingles that they came up with, I can not wait to hear the music that goes with a full length motion picture of them.
I've posted it before but its worth another go round the Fraggle Theme (gotta love Gobo on the gord guitar):
Category: Movies
Two Movies for the Summer
There are two movies Im focusing on this summer movie season. The first comes out in less than 3 weeks, I can't wait to see the results. Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull:
The other one comes out about a month after that featuring Mike Myers and none other than the Toronto Maple Leafs, The Love Guru, Finally some new Myers material:
Category: Movies
The A Team Movie?
Is there enough of a plot? Who is starring in it? If there is no Mr. T, there can be no A Team Movie sorry, scrap it and find something else to re-create.
Is Hollywood hell bent on remaking every cheesy television show into a movie? The Dukes of Hazard, The Brady Bunch, Bewitched, Knight Rider, whats next? Baywatch? Although Im sure most guys would line up to see a Baywatch movie.
This is what I remember of the A-Team:
Category: Movies | Television
The Boy Who Could Fly
As long as we are retro music, Im watching a retro movie right now. The Boy Who Could Fly. I used to have a crush on Lucy Deakins the actress who plays the girl in this. She was also in the Great Outdoors.
The Boy Who Could Fly, a little cheesy but thats what the 80's was about, cheese.
This is a scene from the Great Outdoors, Lucy is in this but the focus here is on John Candy's appetite. Akroyd talks him into it.
Category: Movies
