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vincent
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 Posted - October 13 2004 : 6:48:38 PM
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We were in Pittsburgh (Believe it or not in Coraopolis, PA) and had a chance to watch 'The Forgotten' in an old fashioned drive-in theater. It was just too good of an opportunity to pass. My only other drive-in experience was in California when Star Wars first came out over twenty years ago. This was the first time for Debbie. Was really looking forward to adding the speaker to our car window. The cashier told us to tune in to a FM station as they no longer made replacement speakers and only had them in some of their other drive-in screens.
The movie was not too bad - sort of like X-Files meets Without a Trace. It is just a shame that there are not that many drive-ins left - period!
For a Drive-In theater near you then check out this website:
http://www.drive-ins.com/
Just type in your zip code on the left hand toolbar.
Enjoy!
Vincent
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susquesus
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 Posted - October 13 2004 : 7:12:14 PM
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Agreed. Drive-ins are the way to do it. There are 2 left open in my area. The small town I grew up in had one until I was 7 or 8 years old. I remember a great double feature from childhood was "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Airplane!".
The two in my area are still priced nice- Cottage View caters more to the family/kids crowd has a playground and charges $7.50 per person for a double feature. My favorite is the Vali-Hi drive-in. You get a triple feature for $7.50, there's an arcade next to snack bar, they still have speakers in the front 5 rows, you can tune into either AM or FM audio and best of all you can bring in coolers and BBQ's- and really, is there any better place to take a date on a summer Friday night? |
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Chris
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Posted - October 13 2004 : 8:43:53 PM
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They finally gave up on trying to make drive-ins profitable in Anchorage. When we first moved here 28 years ago, they had two. However, it never gets dark enough in the summer to actually see the movie, and in the winter they had to have car heaters with the speakers and then the windows frosted up so badly you couldn't see the movie anyway.
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Kaylynn44
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Posted - October 13 2004 : 9:32:51 PM
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The last movie that I watched at a drive-in was Saturday Night Fever. Sheesh, that's been like a zillion years ago. Well, at least about 30 years ago. 
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vincent
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Posted - October 13 2004 : 10:38:33 PM
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Come to think about it, it could have been a double feature. The "first" movie was Resident Evil 2". Thought we were a little early for The Forgotten and a bit too late to watch RE2 in its entirety. There is merit to watching a movie in the comfort of your own car's reclining chair and stereo system. All in all a fun experience. Will eventually take my nephew to a Drive-In in the not too distant future.
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - October 13 2004 : 10:52:51 PM
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Oh wow. What a flood of memories this topic brought back! This is my era you're talking about! There is nothing in this world like spending a warm summer evening at a drive-in movie.
When I was a kid, my brother and I would get into our jammies and slippers, my mom would make a big batch of popcorn, we'd pile into the family car, and off we would go to watch a double feature, complete with cartoons and previews of coming attractions. If we managed to stay awake through the whole thing, when we got home all we had to do was climb into bed.
As a teen, I'd be in a car full of my girlfriends and we would spend the evening socializing at the drive-in. What? Go there to watch a movie or two? Well, sometimes. But mostly it was to check out the guys who were there checking out us girls. It usually involved many trips to the concession stand, so that we could make certain that we were well seen in our shorts and little bolero tops.
Then there were the drive-in dates, when we would... cough... ahem. Heh heh... well we won't get into that...
Listen to the sound on your stereo FM car radio? No way! The only way to watch a drive-in movie is with that tinny sounding little box hanging on the driver's half-rolled-down window. The only way!!
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caitlin
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Posted - October 14 2004 : 2:51:46 PM
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I grew up with the drive-in about 2 miles from our house. It is a wonderful memory. On Friday night, we would make popcorn, but it in a paper grocery bag and sit on top of the station wagon.
I always loved the half-time commercials with the dancing hot dog and bun!
It was so sad when they took it and made into a furniture store. 
Luckily, we found one in Arizona.  About an our from where we live, but we love to go when we can!
I remember watching James Bond, Disney and several horror movies.
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vincent
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Posted - October 15 2004 : 4:48:45 PM
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Originally posted by Chris
They finally gave up on trying to make drive-ins profitable in Anchorage. When we first moved here 28 years ago, they had two. However, it never gets dark enough in the summer to actually see the movie, and in the winter they had to have car heaters with the speakers and then the windows frosted up so badly you couldn't see the movie anyway.
Chris
Hey Chris LOL!!! That sounded like it must have been a very unique experience. I bet the Drive-In theaters saved some money by using the mounds of snow as the movie screens.
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