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Take a Tour of the $35 Movie Theater

POSTED BY | THURSDAY OCTOBER 2 AT 4:12 PDT 
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When I was in high school, I had my first sexual experience in a $2 movie theater during Shakespeare in Love. Something tells me that finger banging probably isn't going to fly at this Village Road Show Gold Class Cinema in Illinois where a ticket will cost you $35 bucks and Dinner will cost you another $50 on top of that.

My favorite part of the video is the guy who says he spends $60 at the regular movie theater. Even in NYC, where tickets are $12 a pop, you would still have to buy another 40 dollars worth of food to cross the $60 line. How many Sno-Caps and stale nachos do you really need, buddy?

All snotty criticism aside, I think that there are a few instances where I might actually use this place. For instance, I sat near a crying baby the first time I saw The Dark Knight. Also, I have been in a lot of the studios' big screening rooms and you'd be amazed how much better watching a movie is when the seat is really comfortable and the room isn't filled with people who text the whole time. Would you drop that much dough on a movie ticket? Argue about it in the comments.

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  1. Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm I don't want to argue - TELL ME WHAT TO THINK YOU BASTARD!
  2. Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 02:05 pm here in austin, we have alamo drafthouse. it's a movie theater that serves beer and wine. brilliant. they also have a full menu and servers that come through the isle to take your order. think chips and queso plus a pitcher of beer instead of soda and popcorn. i went to a normal theater the other day at the mall, and it was complete crap. after experiencing alamo there's no going back.
  3. Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 02:09 pm oh yeah, and tickets at alamo are $7, not fucking $35. that's ridiculous.
  4. Stan Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 02:35 pm

    Arguing is what makes the internet fun. Also, there's a movie theater in NYC where you can eat delicious apple pie and watch indie movies. I saw Clerks II there and had a coffee cake and a Boylan's cane cola. Great time all around. Tonight I'm going to see a movie at a mall theater. I'm going to sneak in a whole fried chicken.

  5. Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 11:22 pm I live in Mexico and we have VIP/Platinum rooms in some movie theatres. They're 10 US dollars (instead of 5 for a normal mall theatre) and include preassigned leather seating that's much more comfortable than the one pictured here, with individual reading lights and more space. There's also a lounge, a premium ticketing line and queue, waiter service to your seat bringing cocktails, wine, beer, sushi, baguettes, and also four varieties of popcorn. And come on, 35 bucks?!
  6. Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 11:25 pm Here's some Americans in one of them: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4742/887/1600/lazy2.jpg
  7. Says:
    October 5th, 2008 at 01:30 am Its funny the video starts out about the US economy being horrible...and im sure its because the dumbass ppl that couldnt afford their house in the first place, also go pay $35 for a movie ticket and eat and drink there to, adding up to prob round $100 and put it on a credit card they cant pay off at the end of the month.(i duno if the guy was saying per person).... when u can go to a kinda nice restaurant and spend $50-60 for 2 ppl and go see a movie for $8 per person...yea the seats might not be as nice but your saving a good bit of money. and $35 a ticket? its the same movie as one at a reg. movie theater. i guess you pay to rent out the nice orange seats for an hour or 2... i wonder if you have to wear a suit and tie there...
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