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Topic: What theater is a dump?
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Ken Layton
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Posts: 1452
From: Olympia, Wash. USA
Registered: Sep 1999
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posted 03-01-2000 11:42 PM
What theaters do you know of that are dumps? Filthy, disgusting, etc. In my area these are THE WORST:
Regal Cinemas SOUTHSHORE MALL, Aberdeen, Wash Regal Cinemas CINEMA 3, Centralia, Wash. Those two are both reek from the filth.
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Colin Wiseley
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 123
From: Blacksburg, VA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 03-02-2000 07:26 AM
The theater I work at used to be a complete dump until it was renovated in '98. Now it's the best one around.------------------
Colin Wiseley
Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, VA
www.thelyric.com
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Andrew D'Vrey
Film Handler
Posts: 92
From: St. Paul, MN USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 03-03-2000 01:46 AM
Per a buddy of mine who works at the place...Regal Cinemas, MN...terrible masking problems, peach fuzz growing on the apeture plates, very dirty prints--many scratched too, poorly functioning automation (lights go UP at policy?!?), highly incompetent projection staff -- less than a year old (the theater--not the staff, tho I could see where confusion may occur).The funny thing is...the GM came over to my theater, which is about 4-5 miles away and was bragging about how his new theater would steal most of our business. We don't have cushy stadium seating, we charge a dollar more the door and $.50 to $1.00 more at the concession stand, but we kick their *** every day of the week at the box office by thousands. By well over 10,000 on weekends. I know, I rip on Regal alot. And I know there are Regals with projectionists (and even GMs) who care...I commend you. But after seeing this place and the fact one of their (almost) brand new theaters has already turned into one of the worst dumps in the area... That and news that they are builing a 20-screen plex and expecting an operator to run all 20 screens by his or herself per shift for a pathetic $7.50/hr. Sorry, but one bad apple spoiled the whole damn bunch, for me. ------------------
"And the monkey flips the switch."
- Major Don West, "Lost In Space" Andrew D'Vrey
IATSE Local 219
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Bryan Redemske
Film Handler
Posts: 70
From: Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 03-03-2000 11:02 AM
wait, here's another one - Cinema IV Theatre at College Square, Cedar Falls IA. it's basically the main 'competitor' (if it can be called that) of Crossroads 12 (above). nasty nasty seats (they're even new). the old ones used to sort of recline. they were either straight up or way slouched. no middle ground. the masking is horrible. the projectionist can't tell the difference between flat and scope (flat trailers, scope movie, do the math). that's not a problem if you have a turret of course, but they don't, and they wouldn't know how to use it anyway. plus, if you get one of their movies it's got all these damn Honda and Nascar ads on it along with a mangled version of the 'un'attatched trailer. in closing, they suck.
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Dave Williams
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Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 03-08-2000 04:10 AM
Well I am afraid I have to add MY OWN THEATRE to the list of trashy theatres. Reason is that we have been here 19 years and so far as I can tell little to no maintenance has been done since opening. I even recieved hate mail about how trashy the place is and that they would never return.So what am I doing about it? Good question. Until recently not very much. My partner in crime has been rather tight on the budget and has refused any payment to vendors and servicemen, so most of the work is done by myself. Good thing I know how to use a glimshafter and a rodthingamajigeroo. Otherwise i would be in real trouble! Actually we are in the process of refurbishing the intire location. So far I have overhauled most of our projection equipment and replaced all of our reflectors and lamps, had the lenses reground, began using FILMGAURD, the god of all chemicals, installed one and soon a second DTS system, and soon two dolby cp500 units. We will be overhauling whats left of our 20 year old seats as there is no way in hell we can afford new ones. Soon we paint over the grey and baby blue and PINK walls, using a cool midnight blue and stopsign red color combination. We are installing a new stage and begining live stage shows on the 17th (wish me luck). I admit the place still reeks, but it will take time and by summer we will install a full service kitchen as we are getting a restaraunt liqour liscence so we can serve ACTUAL FOOD WITH BEER AND OTHER DELICACIES. This will be the place to be. I took before pictures six months ago, I should have brad post them so you can see what I have had to work with. ------------------
"If it's not worth doing, I have allready been there and done it"
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Evans A Criswell
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1579
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 03-14-2000 01:21 PM
On the topic of "dumps": there is a theatre in Decatur, AL that was originally a Fairlane/Litchfield theatre (opened in 1982). Carmike took it over around 1990 and built 4 new auditoriums, doubling the size of it in 1992. It appears that nothing has been done to maintain the theatre in many years. Most of their projectors need serious work done on them and the cosmetic condition of the facility is poor, and there are some serious roof leaks. If I were to choose a theatre in my area to call a "dump", this would be the one. I listed the gory details at http://home.hiwaay.net/~criswell/theatre/generated_subpages/facilities/st72a-c8.html . I've heard many horror stories about their booth from previous employees. The city manager for Carmike told me that four new projectors were going to be put in to replace the 1982 ones, and that cosmetic improvements would be made, but I'll believe it when I see it. This is the "dump" in my area. By sharp contrast, Carmike built a top-notch theatre in Huntsville, and has kept it up very well.
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