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Author Topic: Braintree 10, Braintree MA-YOU SUCK!! Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-02-2000 08:53 PM                     First of all you bastards can't get your film (Time Code) tore down fast enough so we don't get it until 1:35 for a 1:30 show, thanks . On top of that the leaders are masking taped on, you used a random mix of yellow, zebra, and clear splicing tape, and you makred your reels with shoe polish AND yellow tape. You didn't even bother to put the paper bands back on, just stuffed them in the can. Thanks for nothing.  |  IP: Logged George Roher Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: Washington DC Registered: Jul 99 posted 06-02-2000 10:31 PM                     Isn't Braintree a General Enema theatre?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-03-2000 02:44 AM                     Reject the print and absolutely refuse to play it. Have a dark screen...no money for the studio! When that theater gets the bill from the studio, they will learn. Otherwise, nothing and I do mean absolutely NOTHING will be done.  |  IP: Logged Kevin Crawford Expert Film Handler Posts: 207 From: Sacramento, CA, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 06-03-2000 03:51 AM                     Yes, it is a General Enema theatre. But before you get too upset with them, it might just be someone from floor staff doing the film work there. That is if they are going the non union route back East as they are doing out West, the union guy might not even be doing film work any more. I work for GC in California, and I only have 25 hours a week. I pretty much demand that I do the film work so that I don't have to correct other people's mistakes. I know that other GC managers out here are surprised that noone else at my theatre knows how to do film work  |  IP: Logged Tom Ferreira Expert Film Handler Posts: 203 From: Conway, NH, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-03-2000 07:06 AM                     At one time GCC Braintree was home to most of the private screenings for bookers and the like in New England. I can't imagine they'd have projectionists who are that careless... I worked for GCC back in 1990, so when the Braintree cinema opened, my wife and I were invited to a reception at the facility about two weeks before it was open to the public. At that time, it was a state of the art facility. I can't imagine how they even stay in business now, with Hoyts Randolph cinema about ten minutes away-all stadium, all digital. At one time, General Cinema OWNED New England, now they fail to even make an impact-whatever happened to the facility in The Fenway?  |  IP: Logged Trevor Bailey Expert Film Handler Posts: 113 From: Woonsocket, RI Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-03-2000 08:51 AM                        Randolph is a National Amusement theater. The Hoyts that was supposed to be built in Stoughton (about .25 mi. from the NA Randolph near Sears and BJ's) never got off the ground once National Amusements started their project. The GCC in the old Sears building in the Fenway area is under construction now. Supposedly opening this summer.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-03-2000 01:04 PM                     Getting my manager to reject the print on the grounds of masking tape and shitty splices? A snowball has a better chance in hell. Do it myself you say? I already went behind his back and ordered a replacement reel for a movie another idiot at our theatre destroyed, I want to keep my job you know and doing something like that a second time probably wouldn't go over well.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-03-2000 10:47 PM                     Oh, and I watched some parts of it too. There are horizontal yellow scratches all over the print. Big ones that go all away across the screen .  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-03-2000 11:36 PM                        Tom - just be glad that Regal and AMC haven't yet invaded the northeast US...  |  IP: Logged Tom Ferreira Expert Film Handler Posts: 203 From: Conway, NH, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-04-2000 06:56 AM                     From everything I've heard about Randolph(what made me think that was Hoyts?) and the renovations in Seekonk, Revere, and Warwick, it would appear that Sumner Redstone is looking to control all of New England. When you think of it, who has the money to compete with him? Hey, at least they're giving people the ameneties they want. GCC is living in the 80's, at least in this area.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-04-2000 07:35 AM                        I haven't been to the new NA in Randolph, but I will mention that National Amusements has its share of "dumps" as well: the NA Circle Cinema in Brookline and the NA Showcase Dedham come to mind--both feature the worst in late '70s/early '80s multiplex design, with their long, narrow auditoria, extremely minimalist design with no curtains or any attempt to make the interior attractive, and oversized lobbies. The Showcase Woburn was recently "upgraded" to compete with the GCC Burlington 10; of course, though, they spent all the money on improving the lobby and concession stand and barely touched the auditoria themselves.  |  IP: Logged Scott D. Neff Theatre Dork Posts: 919 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 06-04-2000 08:20 PM                        I know I'm just opening myself up for a n attack... BUUUT --- What's so wrong with masking tape? Wouldn't you rather have an idication that a popcorn kid broke down the movie or would you rather be fooled by having them splice the leader on?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-04-2000 10:44 PM                     Masking tape leaves a nasty residue after a day's worth of sitting. Add the heat of a hot exchange to that and by the time the next fellow gets the print, he must cut off several frames to rid himself of the sticky goo that would almost certainly cause a brain wrap. Masking tape simply cannot be cleaned off very satisfactorily. Also, many kids overlap the film several frames to a foot when they tape the leaders back on and cause the film to fold over leaving a nice crease.  |  IP: Logged Frank Rapisardi Film Handler Posts: 96 From: Methuen, MA, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 06-06-2000 05:26 AM                     NA(National Amusements.)The company is aggressively replacing,rebuilding,expanding all over the world!National Amusements is the parent company of Viacom.They own almost everything!CBS.t.v,Paramount Pictures,Showtime and the Movie Channel,Nickalodian t.v. Paramount theme parks,Blockbuster Video and the list goes on and on.Who can compete against them!They have VERY DEEP POCKETS! When they build or remodel theaters;it's usually done only because of coming competition.In Methuen Ma.;Loews is building a 20 plex.So Lawrence Ma;just 5 miles away now has been remodeled.In Randolph Ma.Showcase build a beauty.Hoyts was going to build near them but backed out.Rumor is NA gave the town of Randolph a gift of $350,000 to do whatever they wanted with it.(SOUNDS LIKE A BRIBE TO ME!) but it workrd.Within two weeks they had their permits.Dedham,The Circle,The Allston cinemas will never be replaced unless someone else comes in with grand plans to build,The Revere Showcase is now 20 screens.This came about because of the coming General Cinema in the Sears building.So comments about National Amusements are correct.They soon will own not every major theater in the Norteast,but rater everything all over the world having to do with the entertainment business!P.S.Sumner Redstone(Gemstone) has left the running of the cinema division up to his daughter Shari. ------------------  |  IP: Logged Trevor Bailey Expert Film Handler Posts: 113 From: Woonsocket, RI Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-06-2000 03:37 PM                        Deep pockets indeed. You can see it for yourself just by walking into the lobby in Revere. 27" flat panel displays playing music videos...food court with just about every type of fast food...neon all over the walls...and what about that 20 foot wide Ben Hur poster (pretty scary when your lobby decorations are bigger than some chains screens). And in the booth, EX in every house...just in case there are more than a half dozen films a year with EX encoding.  |  IP: Logged

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