Cemetary Screenings 2008 - Page 14

alphabassettgrrl · 08-28-2008, 09:59 AM

Cool! I'm hoping we make it. We'll see you there! I haven't seen this movie in years.

Gemini Cricket · 08-28-2008, 10:42 AM

Sadly, I have other commitments this weekend.

alphabassettgrrl · 08-28-2008, 04:29 PM

More important than coming to watch a cool movie with *us*????

Bummer.

innerSpaceman · 08-31-2008, 10:10 AM

HAHAHA! You all missed out! Sorry to gloat. Not anyone's fault if they don't love this FANTASTIC movie that is Spielberg's Masterpiece, but there's just no accounting for taste.

Fortunately, there are TONS of Big Fans ... and they all showed up at the Cemetery last night. It was seriously the best screening of Close Encounters since 1977.

It was also the first time I've seen the 1977 version projected for an audience since the intial run of that movie just about 30 years ago. So freaktastingly excellent.

For the second time in a week, a movie exhibitor touted their special sound system (they also did it at the El Cap on Thursday for Sleeping Beauty), and indeed a special sonic set-up was done for the cemetery screening of CE3K.

They announced that Close Encounters is the loudest movie ever made (by decibel measure), and the sound was the best the cemetery has ever had.

The UFOs all had this great thrum that had such presence, and the Mothership had an astounding bass rumbling that literally shook the ground. It was the same effect as in the original theatrical run, but was far more effective outdoors than inside a theater. So even though we could see only four or five stars, this effect which dominated the finale of the movie made it the unique outdoor experience I was hoping for.

The other great sensurround elements were LIVE HELICOPTERS during Two, count-'em, TWO helicopter shots in the film. Hahahaha, Hysterical.

Um, no helicopters overhead for the entirety of the movie, btw ... just during these two shots when there were helicopters chasing our heros up the slopes of Devil's Tower. Better cooperation from the outdoor universe could not have been asked for.

And I could not have asked for a better cemetery audience. I haven't experienced this level of crowd reaction to the film since it premiered in 1977. And the 1977 version of the film seen by a large audience for the first time in 30 years made for an amazing event.

I never managed to hook up with alphabassetgrrl. And I'm so sorry more of you weren't able to attend. It was my Favorite Cemetery Screening EVER.

alphabassettgrrl · 08-31-2008, 10:37 AM

Yeah, sorry we couldn't get together last night. I did enjoy the movie, though! We noticed and were amused by the live helicopters at just the right time, too.

This was my first cemetary screening, and I couldn't have asked for a better night. Well, the driving and parking thing could have been better, but we didn't know any better. I need to work out timetables for taking the Red line from Universal and either biking or walking in. It's only about a mile or so from the station to the cemetary, and then we'd avoid all the car nastiness involved with having only one entrance and a gajillion people.

innerSpaceman · 09-04-2008, 03:13 PM

So is anyone still interested in Duck Soup this coming Saturday?

We could bring soup in thermoses!

Ghoulish Delight · 09-04-2008, 03:18 PM

We're still planning on being there.

SzczerbiakManiac · 09-05-2008, 10:28 AM

I'm gonna try to make it.

innerSpaceman · 09-05-2008, 10:30 AM

Does everybody have thermoses? (thermosi??)

BarTopDancer · 09-05-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Does everybody have thermoses? (thermosi??)

I have Kermit the Frog, Rainbow Brite, Snoopy and I think Scooby Doo thermoses.

I don't think I'll be able to make the movie though.

08-28-2008, 09:59 AM	#131
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Cool! I'm hoping we make it. We'll see you there! I haven't seen this movie in years. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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08-28-2008, 10:42 AM	#132
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08-28-2008, 04:29 PM	#133
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08-31-2008, 10:10 AM	#134
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	HAHAHA! You all missed out! Sorry to gloat. Not anyone's fault if they don't love this FANTASTIC movie that is Spielberg's Masterpiece, but there's just no accounting for taste. Fortunately, there are TONS of Big Fans ... and they all showed up at the Cemetery last night. It was seriously the best screening of Close Encounters since 1977. It was also the first time I've seen the 1977 version projected for an audience since the intial run of that movie just about 30 years ago. So freaktastingly excellent. For the second time in a week, a movie exhibitor touted their special sound system (they also did it at the El Cap on Thursday for Sleeping Beauty), and indeed a special sonic set-up was done for the cemetery screening of CE3K. They announced that Close Encounters is the loudest movie ever made (by decibel measure), and the sound was the best the cemetery has ever had. The UFOs all had this great thrum that had such presence, and the Mothership had an astounding bass rumbling that literally shook the ground. It was the same effect as in the original theatrical run, but was far more effective outdoors than inside a theater. So even though we could see only four or five stars, this effect which dominated the finale of the movie made it the unique outdoor experience I was hoping for. The other great sensurround elements were LIVE HELICOPTERS during Two, count-'em, TWO helicopter shots in the film. Hahahaha, Hysterical. Um, no helicopters overhead for the entirety of the movie, btw ... just during these two shots when there were helicopters chasing our heros up the slopes of Devil's Tower. Better cooperation from the outdoor universe could not have been asked for. And I could not have asked for a better cemetery audience. I haven't experienced this level of crowd reaction to the film since it premiered in 1977. And the 1977 version of the film seen by a large audience for the first time in 30 years made for an amazing event. I never managed to hook up with alphabassetgrrl. And I'm so sorry more of you weren't able to attend. It was my Favorite Cemetery Screening EVER. Last edited by innerSpaceman : 08-31-2008 at 10:15 AM.
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08-31-2008, 10:37 AM	#135
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Yeah, sorry we couldn't get together last night. I did enjoy the movie, though! We noticed and were amused by the live helicopters at just the right time, too. This was my first cemetary screening, and I couldn't have asked for a better night. Well, the driving and parking thing could have been better, but we didn't know any better. I need to work out timetables for taking the Red line from Universal and either biking or walking in. It's only about a mile or so from the station to the cemetary, and then we'd avoid all the car nastiness involved with having only one entrance and a gajillion people. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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09-04-2008, 03:13 PM	#136
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	So is anyone still interested in Duck Soup this coming Saturday? We could bring soup in thermoses!
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09-04-2008, 03:18 PM	#137
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We're still planning on being there. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-05-2008, 10:28 AM	#138
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	I'm gonna try to make it. __________________
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09-05-2008, 10:30 AM	#139
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Does everybody have thermoses? (thermosi??)
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