I tend to side with movie534 somewhat on this one. While I occasionally welcome a new movie, I tend to agree with the idea that movie films are for theatres, and good movies don’t need 3-D added to them to make them worth seeing.
I, too enjoy perusing this site, reading what people have to say about old memories of movie theatres, etc., and, occasionally, adding a pearl or two of my own.
Wow!! The Paramount looks like it was a really majestic-looking theatre before it went to seed. The idea of renovating it is long overdue, but why couldn’t they keep it as a movie theatre as well as a party/dance hall, etc.?
None of these are my favorite films by a long shot, but the ones that came out this past decade that I considered worth seeing are as follows, in no particular order:
Hey…thanks, CWalczak! Maybe, just maybe, when the weather gets warmer and the winter passes, I just might drive up to this VT Cinema to see a classic sometime! Who knows?
download free online movies: Regarding watching old movies at home, whether it be via DVD or downloading them online; I say…thanks but no thanks. First of all, I prefer to watch great old classics on the great big, wide screen, in a real movie theatre with the lights down low, when they come around, and, secondly, I really have absolutely no wish to partake of the kind of piracy that’s involved in downloading movies online.
Hi, Bill Huelbig. You might well be right, depending whether or not West Side Story is playing closer to me at the time, although I’d love to also view “West Side Story” in a theatre such as the Lafayette Theatre.
Thanks, PeterApruzzese. During the week is kind of hard for me to make the six-hour drive down there, but, hey…maybe, possibly, during the warmer weather, if there’s a good Saturday morning classic, I might. Who knows??
Wow!! The Lafayette Theatre certainly is a fantastic-looking theatre, both inside and out. The auditorium, as well as the lobby and the outside, with the round marquee, especially full of people waiting to get into the movie, all made it look like a real old-fashioned, retro-type theatre, just perfect for showing some of those wonderful old classics. Would love to drive out there and take in a classic film there, particularly if it be that goilden oldie-but-goody keeper of a classic film, West Side Story!
That would be so cool to have the Fairmount Theatre restored as a movie theatre. If that be the case, here’s hoping that they don’t play the same sort of schlocky films that most movie theatres these days play, but a mixture of Classic films, independent films, etc.
I also might add, however, that I admittedly like the fact that movie theatres now have much more comfortable chairs, which comply with the contours of the back, and make for a more comfortable experience. The Coolidge and the Brattle, both of which underwent renovations fairly recently, now have such chairs in their theatres.
I second the opinions of the posters that believe that;
A) No matter what happens, there’ll always be people (myself included) who much prefer going to see movies in a real movie theatre, on the great big, wide screen, with the lights down low.
B) Much, if not most of what’s coming out nowadays in the way of movies totally stinks,
C) Many of the older classics ( up through the 1960’s and early to mid 1970’s) were better, although there were afew good ones in the 1980’s and beyond.
D) Admission prices to these multiplexes for the movie, as well as the concession prices are outrageous.
E) The behaviour of much of the audience (especially of many of today’s younger audiences) is rude, boorish, and in need of some discipline, such as threats of booting from the theatre, or actual booting from the theatre if they persist in their lousy behaviour (i. e. cellphone use and texting, talking during film, etc.)
F) There are ways to beat this situation. One doesn’t necessarily have to resign him/herself to watching movies at home on a DVD player on TV. Since there are still some great, independent theatres here in the United States that play a combo of classics, independent films, and other art
films, the best way to do it is to have a yearly membership to one or more of these theatres if a theatre in one’s area has such a program. Having an annual membership, even if it’s a very basic one, enables people to get into movies on a discount, which is often substantial, and, in theatres like that which show better quality movies, there’s often far less of a problem with audiences who use their cellphones, text, or talk, etc., during the movie.
G) I also second the opinion that movie theatre staff should crack down on such behaviour and warn and/or expel audience members who disturb others in the theatre with the above-mentioned behaviour. If audience members are going to act like children, they should be treated like children!!
It’s no wonder that I personally prefer the older classic films, most notably of the 1960’s and from some of the 1970’s! Not only does Hollywood seem to be running out of ideas for moviemaking, but it’s yet another indication of the dumbing down of the United States of America, which has gone on for the past 25-30 some odd years, and is continuing, imho.
Bring back some of the great, golden-oldie-but-goody classic films to the great big, wide movie theatre screen! They’re missed, and probably by more people than most care to believe…or to realize.
Ouch!! How do spammers get on here? Not good, at all, imho.
Anyway, back to a more positive note; It’s heartening to hear of yet another movie theatre re-opening, especially one that doesn’t play the same sort of schlocky movies that most other movie theatres play nowadays.
I don’t know, KingBiscuits. One really does get what they pay for, especially nowadays. I wouldn’t take a chance on a cheaper DVD player, in the event that I were to get one. Better to dig somewhat deeper into one’s pocketbook and spend more money for a more reliable, more trustyworthy DVD player that won’t break down.
Somehow, I get the feeling that the movie/TV ads are now in the movie theatres to benefit last-minute late stragglers into the movies. Just my opinion.
Hey—what are some of the other flicks playing there besides “Gone With The Wind”? Just curious. Will they play movies such as West Side Story as well? That, too, would be cool. Again, if I were in the Rutland area, I’d attend this Big Flick Series at the Paramount in a heartbeat.
Good points, vito. Thanks.
I tend to side with movie534 somewhat on this one. While I occasionally welcome a new movie, I tend to agree with the idea that movie films are for theatres, and good movies don’t need 3-D added to them to make them worth seeing.
Oh, and I also might add the following:
The Bader-Meinholf Complex
One Day in September.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
March of the Penguins
The Greening of Southie
The Good Shephard
Monument Avenue
Southie
Fantasia 2000 (not quite as good as the original “Fantasia”, but it was OK)
Volmer
I, too enjoy perusing this site, reading what people have to say about old memories of movie theatres, etc., and, occasionally, adding a pearl or two of my own.
Wow!! The Paramount looks like it was a really majestic-looking theatre before it went to seed. The idea of renovating it is long overdue, but why couldn’t they keep it as a movie theatre as well as a party/dance hall, etc.?
None of these are my favorite films by a long shot, but the ones that came out this past decade that I considered worth seeing are as follows, in no particular order:
Shrek III
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Zodiac
Up
Dark Knight
Munich
Mystic River
Gone, Baby Gone
The Departed
Million-Dollar Baby
Gran Torino
There Will Be Blood
No Country for Old Men
Pan’s Labyrinth
Hey…thanks, CWalczak! Maybe, just maybe, when the weather gets warmer and the winter passes, I just might drive up to this VT Cinema to see a classic sometime! Who knows?
download free online movies: Regarding watching old movies at home, whether it be via DVD or downloading them online; I say…thanks but no thanks. First of all, I prefer to watch great old classics on the great big, wide screen, in a real movie theatre with the lights down low, when they come around, and, secondly, I really have absolutely no wish to partake of the kind of piracy that’s involved in downloading movies online.
Happy New Year and Happy Tenth Anniversary, CinemaTreasures. Thanks to the guys who started this great blog. I visit it whenever I can.
Hi, Bill Huelbig. You might well be right, depending whether or not West Side Story is playing closer to me at the time, although I’d love to also view “West Side Story” in a theatre such as the Lafayette Theatre.
Thanks, PeterApruzzese. During the week is kind of hard for me to make the six-hour drive down there, but, hey…maybe, possibly, during the warmer weather, if there’s a good Saturday morning classic, I might. Who knows??
Thanks for the exciting info, PeterApruzzese. I learn something every time I post here on this site.
Interesting article and photo, Joe Vogel. Thanks for posting it and sharing it with everybody here.
Wow!! The Lafayette Theatre certainly is a fantastic-looking theatre, both inside and out. The auditorium, as well as the lobby and the outside, with the round marquee, especially full of people waiting to get into the movie, all made it look like a real old-fashioned, retro-type theatre, just perfect for showing some of those wonderful old classics. Would love to drive out there and take in a classic film there, particularly if it be that goilden oldie-but-goody keeper of a classic film, West Side Story!
Thanks for the photos! They’re great!
One could safely say that, yes, the past decade was SUPER, SUPER, SUPER, but not in a good way, for the most part.
That would be so cool to have the Fairmount Theatre restored as a movie theatre. If that be the case, here’s hoping that they don’t play the same sort of schlocky films that most movie theatres these days play, but a mixture of Classic films, independent films, etc.
Wow!! What a changeover. All the best of luck!
I also might add, however, that I admittedly like the fact that movie theatres now have much more comfortable chairs, which comply with the contours of the back, and make for a more comfortable experience. The Coolidge and the Brattle, both of which underwent renovations fairly recently, now have such chairs in their theatres.
I second the opinions of the posters that believe that;
A) No matter what happens, there’ll always be people (myself included) who much prefer going to see movies in a real movie theatre, on the great big, wide screen, with the lights down low.
B) Much, if not most of what’s coming out nowadays in the way of movies totally stinks,
C) Many of the older classics ( up through the 1960’s and early to mid 1970’s) were better, although there were afew good ones in the 1980’s and beyond.
D) Admission prices to these multiplexes for the movie, as well as the concession prices are outrageous.
E) The behaviour of much of the audience (especially of many of today’s younger audiences) is rude, boorish, and in need of some discipline, such as threats of booting from the theatre, or actual booting from the theatre if they persist in their lousy behaviour (i. e. cellphone use and texting, talking during film, etc.)
F) There are ways to beat this situation. One doesn’t necessarily have to resign him/herself to watching movies at home on a DVD player on TV. Since there are still some great, independent theatres here in the United States that play a combo of classics, independent films, and other art
films, the best way to do it is to have a yearly membership to one or more of these theatres if a theatre in one’s area has such a program. Having an annual membership, even if it’s a very basic one, enables people to get into movies on a discount, which is often substantial, and, in theatres like that which show better quality movies, there’s often far less of a problem with audiences who use their cellphones, text, or talk, etc., during the movie.
G) I also second the opinion that movie theatre staff should crack down on such behaviour and warn and/or expel audience members who disturb others in the theatre with the above-mentioned behaviour. If audience members are going to act like children, they should be treated like children!!
It’s no wonder that I personally prefer the older classic films, most notably of the 1960’s and from some of the 1970’s! Not only does Hollywood seem to be running out of ideas for moviemaking, but it’s yet another indication of the dumbing down of the United States of America, which has gone on for the past 25-30 some odd years, and is continuing, imho.
Bring back some of the great, golden-oldie-but-goody classic films to the great big, wide movie theatre screen! They’re missed, and probably by more people than most care to believe…or to realize.
Ouch!! How do spammers get on here? Not good, at all, imho.
Anyway, back to a more positive note; It’s heartening to hear of yet another movie theatre re-opening, especially one that doesn’t play the same sort of schlocky movies that most other movie theatres play nowadays.
I don’t know, KingBiscuits. One really does get what they pay for, especially nowadays. I wouldn’t take a chance on a cheaper DVD player, in the event that I were to get one. Better to dig somewhat deeper into one’s pocketbook and spend more money for a more reliable, more trustyworthy DVD player that won’t break down.
Somehow, I get the feeling that the movie/TV ads are now in the movie theatres to benefit last-minute late stragglers into the movies. Just my opinion.
Sounds as it you guys had fun!!
Me too, CWalczak!!
Hey—what are some of the other flicks playing there besides “Gone With The Wind”? Just curious. Will they play movies such as West Side Story as well? That, too, would be cool. Again, if I were in the Rutland area, I’d attend this Big Flick Series at the Paramount in a heartbeat.
Thanks for the latest photo, Lost Memory. It’s heartrending to see such a handsome theatre shut down like that.