When the MGM Grand first opened in Las Vegas in the mid 1970s, they had a theater that only showed classic movies, and they has two people plush couches and cocktail waitresses who came to your seat and served soft drinks or hard liquor at no charge!
Naturally it didn't last long, but it was great while it lasted. They also had a massively drugged lion on a leash by a giant MGM logo and you could get your picture taken with it (but they had trouble keeping it awake). They also had a memorabilia store that at the very first had some good things, but dealers quickly picked it clean. Bruce On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Joseph Bonelli <[email protected]>wrote: > It's a wonderful story and a great, great idea, BUT........ Alamo > Drafthouse are theatres that SERVE MEALS and beverages IN the auditorium > DURING the films!! > Now I consider that just as distracting as Texting or any other major > activity that does not involve watching the film or quietly leaving the > auditorium. > Everything about Alamo Drafthouse is a plus as far as I'm concerned---- but > the table service in the auditorium negates it all. So they (and the local > clone) willl never get my business. > > I would take, for example, say, 5 screens of a 20-screen multiplex and turn > them into no kiddie, no texting, no etc---- upon penalty of expulsion the > first time. Charge 5 bucks more for the privilege of enjoying your > experience without the pain inflicted by the inconsiderate. > Allow no one (unaccompanied by a grown-up--e.g., someone OVER 21) and > follow the Drafthouse policy from there. > > Because of conditions in the theatres, I only go to a first showing on a > weekday, preferably a Monday or Tuesday, when there are few people there. > After an unpleasant incident at a local AMC cinema 2 years ago in which I > was threatened bodily (by parents) for telling a teen to cut the phone off, > there ensued a screaming match in the lobby was a better show than anything > on any screen. You should see how fast Staff, Management AND Security could > dissappear!!!! I looked for them but they were nowhere to be found!!!! > > Before this incident, I went to an average of 4 to 8 movies a month, > depending on the fare. Since the incident I have seen no more than 8 or 10 > movies in a theatre. > And I hate that. > > Oh, well. Yuppie-Kiddies have the bucks. What chance do we have? > > Joe B in NOLA > > > > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 6/10/11, Russ Ryan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Russ Ryan <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOPO] Alamo Drafthouse No-Texting Policy > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 2:28 PM > > Upon reading about last week's Cinevent smackdown that pitted > Customer vs. Dealer, perhaps MOPOers would enjoy seeing how > Alamo Drafthouse dealt with one of their truly unruly customers... > > http://meansheets.com/2011/06/10/remember-the-alamo-no-texting-please/ > > Have a great weekend! > > Best/Russ > http://www.meansheets.com > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
