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yallerdawg

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2. I used to go when the shared experience was unavoidable.

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 01:50 PM

Jul 2017

I remember when 'Jurassic Park' came out - and the deafening silence in the packed theater when the lawyer got ate!

But for years now, we can catch these movies at odd times - like early Sunday morning - when it's like private viewings!

A few weeks into it, my daughter and I went to see that new 'Star Wars.' We were the only people in the theater!

Not like the first time I saw the original 'Star Wars'!

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Why I still GO to the theater! [View all] yallerdawg Jul 2017 OP

I agree about it being a visual medium. For me, it's also about the shared experience. LonePirate Jul 2017 #1

I used to go when the shared experience was unavoidable. yallerdawg Jul 2017 #2

Saw it last night, in 3D... SeattleVet Jul 2017 #3

There's something rather primal in watching a movie in the theatre. Staph Jul 2017 #4

I guess most directors - the artist with the creative vision - yallerdawg Jul 2017 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2017 #6

Movies are designed for a big screen SharonClark Dec 2017 #7

I make a point of going to theaters to see movies for grown ups TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #8