Showing my age here, but going to the movies was a huge, big deal.
There were no huge theaters in my neck of the woods. You stood in line hoping for a ticket, (if your parents were kind enough to drive you there). Rocky 3, Top Gun, Predator, Platoon and of course Lethal Weapon.
I just think we appreciated things more back then and that's why we still love these films today. Maybe it's just me. :)
I missed the 80s but Im a huge 80s nut. Im obsessed with the decade. Movies and music were far better then.
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Real good times brother,vivid colorful memories.
shareI have to agree it was a big deal when I was growing up, too. When I was in the fourth grade, I was invited to a sleepover and a movie. We walked to the theater and saw "Buck Rogers." That was probably only the second movie I'd ever seen in a theater and the first time I had been allowed to go without a chaperone. I think it cost $1.25 for the ticket.
A few year later, when I was about 13, I had a job where I earned enough money to be able to go to the movies. I saw Superman II, Clash of the Titans, and Poltergeist. I remember my dad objected to me going to see PG movies unless he went, too, so he would make me pay for his ticket, which didn't make any sense to me because he would then sit far in the back and I'd sit up closer.
When I saw movies like "Red Dawn" and "Footloose," they had one screen and would have two showings, one starting at 7:00 and the other one usually started at 9:00. If they didn't sell out the second show, they would let you sit and watch it again. If they sold out, they would ask you to leave. I think it's funny that I would sit and watch the same movie two times in a row, but like you said, going to the movies was a big deal.
Before we had a VCR, a friend's mom worked in a used furniture store. During the day, we would sometimes sit in a showroom that was set up like a living room and watch movies most of the day. Customers would be coming through to pick out a couch or a coffee table and we'd be sitting there watching a movie.
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Well the 80s were also really sad. Terminator 2 was inspiring, T1 just depressing. Right?
shareThe theater was really important to me when I was young in the 80s/ early 90s. The closest theater was a 30 minute drive so going was a family affair and we usually went to dinner after. Movies back then meant VHS and the crappy video rental store. We didnt even have a blockbuster around us back then. Had to wait a little less than a year for something to come out on tape. I remember my dad calling the store to reserve a copy because the place would only get three or four copies for big movies. On our square low def TV. And my dad would tape movies off cable all the time. For the longest time the only pre-recorded tape we had was the ninja turtles movie.
My dad getting pissed when the tape we rented wasn't rewound.
Rewinding the tape back to th exact right spot after watching R movies I wasn't supposed to. The scarcity of the movies made them more special. And when you found something you liked you watched it over and over.
There were these plastic tabs on VHS tapes. If they were broken off the tape couldn't be copied or re-recorded. But if you covered it with a piece of scotch tape, you could hook two VCRs up together and copy rental tapes. Heehee. The old days....
Well the 80s were also really sad. Terminator 2 was inspiring, T1 just depressing. Right?
The '80s were mostly cool... mostly.
Hey there, Johnny Boy, I hope you fry!
Do you miss Mel Gibson's mullet? Do you miss Danny Glover's cellular phone? No, I don't miss the '80s.
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Coming out of a recession and all the 70's *beep* were ready to party and we did! Love the 80's!
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