john@hp-pcd.UUCP (06/09/84)
I don't mind paying a high price to see a good movie at a good theatre along with a good audience. The trouble is that so often you wind up paying and then being disappointed. Recently the local paper did a review of the new movie "Ghostbusters". The reviewer mentioned how it really detracted from the movie experience to walk in and notice that the theatre had not yet gotten around to cleaning up the spot where a previous days patron had lost their cookies. They recommended finding a seat before the lights were turned down. John Eaton !hplabs!hp-pcd!john
johnhi@tekig.UUCP (06/15/84)
[I hate high prices] Beginning on Monday 18 Jun 84 the rest of us can go see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. This date is six weeks after the release of the film and it is when Paramount will let the theaters open the shows to the discounted prices. I don't believe any movie is worth 4.50 (well almost any movie). In the Portland area we have economy hour (first show of the day, $2) every day, Monday (all times, all seats, Luxury theatres, $2), Tuesday (all times, all seats, Moyer theatres, $2), Wednesday (AT, AS, LT, Fred Meyer coupon, $2), and Thursday (AT, AS, LT, newspaper coupon $1.5) so you can see there is hardly a reason to pay the ridiculously high price. I wish more people would boycott the movies until the price went down. That would fix them. Well, I have said my piece and now I feel better. John Higley ...tektronix!tekig!johnhi
disc@houxz.UUCP () (06/18/84)
I'm not so upset about movie prices as many seem to be. Do you realize it must be at least 10 years since the "list" price for a movie went up to $4? The price has been $4 for a "normal" showing for as long as I remember. What other form of entertainment (or anything, for that matter) can make that boast? Virtually zero inflation! SJBerry
waltt@mako.UUCP (06/20/84)
----------------- >Do you realize it must be at least 10 years since >the "list" price for a movie went up to $4? Hmmmmmm. In the last few years, I remember paying -- $1.75 in the early 1970's $2.50 starting in 1974 $2.75 starting in 1975-6 $3.00 in 1977-1979 $3.50 - 3.75 in 1979-81 $4.00 starting in 1981 or 82 $4.50 for the more recent "big" movies (STIII for example)
jrb@wdl1.UUCP (jrb ) (06/20/84)
#R:tekig:-210700:wdl1:1500009:000:339 wdl1!jrb Jun 20 11:14:00 1984 $4.00 is starting to be abnormal. I haven't paid less than $5.00 (except at the UC Theatre [$3.00]) for quite a while. $5.50 seems to be more the going rate (in the Bay Area, at least). Might be able to get $4.00 at a discount matinee. John R Blaker UUCP: ...!fortune!wdl1!jrb ARPA: jrb@FORD-WDL1 and blaker@FORD-WDL2