Comments from Coate - Cinema Treasures

Coate commented about Do you remember seeing Return of the Jedi in the theater in '83? on Apr 3, 2007 at 9:16 am

I guess I was so irritated by the ramblings of “Archives” that I forgot to complete my post! That final bit one post above should’ve went like this:

And I’d bet a fortune that a lot of those who today consider “Jedi” to be a royal turd were on line opening day (and proudly wearing their Yoda Underoos), and were the same folks who returned for a second, third or tenth viewing throughout the summer.

I realize boxoffice gross isn’t a scientific measure of a film’s worth, but had “Jedi” been as bad as many claim it to be, I doubt it would have performed to the tune of $250+ million; if it was crap it would’ve had the incredible opening first week that it did ($40+) and then would’ve topped out at around $75 or $100 mil.

Coate commented about Do you remember seeing Return of the Jedi in the theater in '83? on Apr 2, 2007 at 7:44 pm

Archives,
Can you pontificate your elitist gibberish any louder? I’m surprised you didn’t type in ALL CAPS!

Jeez, “Return Of The Jedi” is hardly the disaster many make it out to be. And I’d bet a fortune that a lot of those who today consider “Jedi” to be a royal turd were on line opening day (and proudly wearing their Yoda underoos).

Coate commented about The age of the aficionado on Mar 31, 2007 at 6:01 pm

How old are you??? Don’t you remember the LaserDisc format? In case not, allow me to mention that the “Special Edition” concept and trend on DVD is a carry-over from what had begun on LaserDisc. Same thing with the trend of presenting movies in their original widescreen aspect ratio.

I will agree that there are a LOT of fantastic so-called “Special Edition” DVDs available—certainly many more than what was ever released on laser—however, I think the studios are guilty of destroying the value of the “Special Edition” concept by releasing TOO MANY titles with extra stuff.

Coate commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Mar 31, 2007 at 2:48 pm

The Rivoli was twinned earlier than 1984. 1982 maybe? (They ran “The Thing” there in summer ‘82 on both screens.)

Back to the Ziegfeld… This is one of the few large venues showing “Meet The Robinsons” in digital 3-D. Has anyone seen it there? Has anyone been able to determine if they are showing it using two projectors to improve the light output on the screen? (There were some reports that Disney screened “Chicken Little” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in some large-screen, major-market theatres using the dual-projection technique.)

Oh, and if any readers missed it in the news report posted Friday, here is a link to the theatres throughout the U.S. and Canada showing “Meet The Robinsons” in 3-D:

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Coate commented about National Theatre on Mar 30, 2007 at 10:32 pm

“Zodiac was the first movie to be shot totally in digital…” SAY WHAT???

Coate commented about Do you remember seeing Return of the Jedi in the theater in '83? on Mar 30, 2007 at 8:27 am

Sure do! And here were the best places to see it:

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Coate commented about Ellisville Theatre on Mar 25, 2007 at 1:19 am

Following an 83-week reserved-seat run at the ST. LOUIS Theatre, “The Sound Of Music” played a 16-week reserved-seat engagement at the ELLISVILLE.

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Coate commented about Oswego 7 Cinemas on Mar 23, 2007 at 12:09 pm

Posted by ken mc on 1/22/07:

On 2/21/60, the Oswego was showing “Ben Hur”.

ken mc:
Any chance that date was really 2/21/61 ? I haven’t looked this up and you may be correct, but…February 1960 seems way too early for a city the size of Oswego to have played a roadshow film such as “Ben-Hur” considering it world premiered in New York City and other major cities only three months prior. And Oswego, as far as I can tell, was not a “roadshow city” due to its population and proximity to other NY roadshow cities such as Syracuse.

Coate commented about Regal Edwards Houston Marq*E on Mar 23, 2007 at 11:59 am