Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
barsoomcore said:apparently there are theatres much like this in Portland, Oregan -- they're called MacInnities, or something. Sort of a chain. But you can get beer and there's a table in front of each row of seats and they show whatever, whatever.
There are a number of them scattered about. 'Cinema'n'Drafthouse' was the local chain when I was growing up. Kinda the worst of all worlds, IMO. Second-run movies, poor facilities in terms of the screen, sound, etc., and too social. Watching at home with your buddies and talking back to the screen is fine, but when it's someone else's buddies being obnoxious while you're trying to watch the movie, it's just a pain. Add in mediocre and expensive food and drink, and it just wasn't that good an experience.
It was, however, a neat place to have a party, which were about the only times we ever patronized the establishment.
The 'luxury' theater in DC up in Friendship Heights is more what I envisioned -- real drinks, comfy wide leather seats, decent food, but still primarily a movie theater.