[Ditto]

My son works at the largest multiplex in our city, and in the 5 years he's been there, there haven't been any fatalities.

Tell him to stick around and he'll get to see the big show eventually.

It a matter of odds. You won't see too many go with a Sponge Bob movie, but put an old Fred Astare/Ginger Rodgers flick up there, and you will be hauling them out in carts.

The Passion draws an older audience than you normally see in these God forsaken multi-plexes.

Man, I miss tho old classy theaters where you felt like it was an occasion to be there even without suround-sound busting your eardrums.

[Salamander]

You should have seen the old Maryland Theater.
It has gilded everything and balconies and velvet seats and brocade draperies on either side of the screen.
Now it's a hoity-toity symphony type place but I grew up going to see spaghetti westerns there.......:))

Oops!
Here's a website about it:

http://www.mdtheatre.org/index.asp