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To: Mike Bates
2 posted on
09/29/2006 7:49:42 AM PDT by
dfwgator
To: Mike Bates
It's disgusting what passes for movies these days. The days of epic films are gone forever.
3 posted on
09/29/2006 7:50:15 AM PDT by
stm
(Katherine Harris for US Senate!)
To: Mike Bates
4 posted on
09/29/2006 7:52:20 AM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Mike Bates
Bad movies are a recent phenomenon?
5 posted on
09/29/2006 7:52:29 AM PDT by
wireman
To: Mike Bates
"Jackass 2" was already on Fox News over the weekend? The Bill Clinton interview....
6 posted on
09/29/2006 7:53:42 AM PDT by
NRA1995
(Clinton "tried", 3000 died)
To: Mike Bates
To: Mike Bates
Good for him.
I was in the Mammoth/Bishop area last weekend with my two oldest boys; I had in mind maybe to catch a movie (hoping for "Fearless").
Four screens, NOTHING to choose. Jackass 2, and I forget what else.
Admire this guy's stand.
11 posted on
09/29/2006 7:57:09 AM PDT by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: Mike Bates
Sounds like excuse mongering to me. He's only got two screens to fill, it's not that hard to put something good on them. Sure maybe Jackass 2 doesn't deserve his sound system but what about Flyboys? Invincible? The Illusionist?
13 posted on
09/29/2006 7:59:29 AM PDT by
discostu
(you must be joking son, where did you get those shoes)
To: Mike Bates
I really admire someone who's willing to take a stand when it's likey to have an adverse effect on him personally. I say good for him!
14 posted on
09/29/2006 7:59:34 AM PDT by
pgkdan
To: All
17 posted on
09/29/2006 8:00:22 AM PDT by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Mike Bates
While I would usually agree with this guys stand, I went to the movies last night and we saw The Illusionist. It was a great movie - no gratuitous sex and violence - a great plot with a great twist ending, beautifully acted and filmed. A rare treat nowdays. This is a movie that could have been made back in the Golden Years of Hollywood.
20 posted on
09/29/2006 8:01:00 AM PDT by
Tokra
(I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
To: Mike Bates
Jeffrey Harharwood is behind this, no doubt.
24 posted on
09/29/2006 8:04:31 AM PDT by
Wolfie
To: Mike Bates
This is great news. An owner deciding that trash is trash. I hope there are more out there.
To: Mike Bates
Well done. That said, it's way past time for more wealthy cultural conservatives to put their money where their mouth is and make some DECENT MOVIES. It's not as if there's not a huge market for them!!
27 posted on
09/29/2006 8:08:05 AM PDT by
Antoninus
(I don't vote for liberals, regardless of party.)
To: Mike Bates
I'd much rather see him get a print of a film classic and run that. Maybe this isn't possible, but imagine this lobby sign:
Today's Hollywood product is simply dreadful, so we are proud to present "Dr. Zhivago." We hope you will enjoy the film, and join us next week for "Casablanca."
29 posted on
09/29/2006 8:09:00 AM PDT by
Petronski
(Living His life abundantly.)
To: Mike Bates
Every couple of years it seems I need a repeat of 'check out what the movie is about prior to seeing it' Lesson.
It was about a month ago, and we wanted to take the kids to a drive-in theatre while on vacation. The main facet of the evening was the drive-in experience, rather than the movie. Kids wanted 'Taledega nights', and the only other choice was Cars. What a MISTAKE that was! YECCHH! RETCHHHH!
32 posted on
09/29/2006 8:10:53 AM PDT by
C210N
(Bush SPIED, Terrorists DIED!)
To: Mike Bates; Slings and Arrows; Xenalyte
Bump
Ping
34 posted on
09/29/2006 8:11:27 AM PDT by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Mike Bates
There is an alternative - he could re-run films of the past. A few weeks of films from the 1940's and 1950's would do no harm.
Regards, Ivan
40 posted on
09/29/2006 8:16:20 AM PDT by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: Mike Bates
Why can't hollywood,with multi-million dollar budgets produce a movie that is simply entertaining?Are writers simply out of ideas?The last movie i saw at a theatre was "The Day After Tomorrow".From the previews on TV i assumed it was worth watching.Disappointing.Last night i lucked out and saw "Seige(?)of Firebase Gloria".Starring everyones favorite gunny.Anyways,it's simply an entertaining movie.Made on a shoestring budget,w/o the high priced primadonna actors hollyweird shoves down our throats.
48 posted on
09/29/2006 8:25:39 AM PDT by
Thombo2
To: Mike Bates
While I respect his position, I think he should have made his case even more pronounced - He should have run some classics like Breakfast at Tiffany's, Casablanca - even My Fair Lady!! Anything from the 30s to around the early 70s would be better than the current dreck posing as Hollwierd's latest fare.
50 posted on
09/29/2006 8:28:02 AM PDT by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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