Remember when movies were 50 Cent?

dragon1952

Anybody gonna rush out to see 50 Cent's new movie Woo-freakin'-hoo! :rolleyes:

BlueMDPicker

I remember when Saturday matinees were a dime, but I digress. No, I won't be going to see Mr. Cent - in anything.

shack

Not even for 1/50th of of his "name".

mrmusicman

Mabe movies would better if they removed rappers and replaced them with actors.

Cyclesberuff

A 50 cent movie will cost $20.00

petrym

50 Cent movie? NFW.

Shizelbs

"Get Rich or Die Tryin'"

Am I going to see the movie? Hell nah ****, I'm living the movie.

George Grand

I guess I'm NOT the only one who ever got into a Saturday matinee, got a small box of popcorn and a soda, all for a quarter.

3 cent glasses of seltzer water at the candy store come to mind also.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, $2.50 to see Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, both with their respective bands, on the same night, on the same stage. Two different warm-up bands too. 1968 was a pretty good year for concert prices. 1969 wasn't bad either. $5 to see The Stones at Madison Square Garden. It would become the "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" album.

George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)

lanion

you guys are old.

BlueMDPicker

George Grand wrote:

I guess I'm NOT the only one who ever got into a Saturday matinee, got a small box of popcorn and a soda, all for a quarter. (of the Jersey Grands)

Same here, brother. My allowance was a dollar a week. After blowing a quarter of it at the movies, I had more than enough to buy a six-pack of burgers and a bottle of Coke at the local tavern on the walk home. The extra dime each week went in the piggy bank and bought a savings bond at school every year (with a little help from Grandpa.)

The savings bonds bought my first ride - a gently used '53 Chevy six-banger with 3-on-the-tree ($250) - at age 16. I paid for insurance, gas, oil, and tires by flipping burgers six nights a week (which were now selling for 35 cents a copy) and the extra went into a savings account that bought my first REAL ride - a year old '65 Vette ($2500) at age 17.

I took the absolute lowest entry-level position, with the organization I'd retire from 37 years later, at age 18 - making a whopping $7200 a year - and worked my **** off to get damn near to the top and making double that in a month.

Did I "get rich"? Probably, by someone's standard. Will I "die"? You betcha! But, I didn't get where I am today acting like a punk, being a wannabe gangsta', or expecting anyone to hand me one mothereffin' thing.

Steering your own course makes life so damned satisfying and rewarding that it defies words. The harder you work at anything (whether it's a job, a relationship, a hobby) the "luckier" you get. Two of my three eldest children have learned that lesson well. Number three is tired of hearing my rendition of Pink Floyd's refrain: "No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun." But, I'm working real, real hard with her right now. She'll make it.

jdhdiggs

From my brief visit to your house, you're doing allright blue. I'm not that old, but I agree on the hard work thing. I just figured out that my pay now is 9-10X what it was when I was 16. Not bad for 12 years of working my butt off.

To the point of the thread, I wonder how many died tryin'?

Jstas

I swear, I was, am and probably will be the only kid whose parents refused to give me an allowance because it didn't foster good money management skills and I shouldn't be getting paid for sitting on my **** doing nothing. If I wanted money, I had to do something for it. I wasn't assigned chores but if I wanted cash, I had to do chores. I got paid each week for every chore I did.

Funny thing is that psychologists say that that is harmful to kids and parents shouldn't do it. I still haven't seen a reason why it is harmful to kids.

Demiurge

I never got paid for doing chores.

jdhdiggs

Demiurge wrote:

I never got paid for doing chores.

Ditto that for the most part, both my wife and I got the same treatment: If we wanted to do something, we had to justify why it was good for us and what we would learn. If the answer wasn't satisfactory, no go.

You could also do "extra" chores for $$$. This went beyond the usual chores of doing dishes, clothes, and mowing. Weeding, picking chokecherries, etc... were paid chores.

Demiurge

Well, for me, my 'rewards' for my work and not having a mouth about it when I was asked to do things came in due time. When I did actual work that I wasn't asked to do I was treated or given money here and there.

What always disgusted me was my friends that got paid for grades. Even getting money for a 'C' in school. You're supposed to do well in school and I think getting paid for grades is just absurd. I won't question parents who do this, but I certainly don't agree with it.

Another thing happened. When I was a Frosh in HS, I had football and then the realization that I need money to do things I wanted to do. I pissed and moaned to my dad about it, but it all came down to having to get a job (choice), play football (choice), and do well in school (mandatory). I got my first job when I was 14 at a hardware store. Ended up working in Hardware Stores all through High School and I also had some other part time jobs on the side. I learned a lot about life having done this and I did well because of the strong work ethic my dad instilled in me at a young age.

I'm not afraid of hard work, which is why I can reflect back on the days in my dad's Welding shop wearing Coveralls, leaver gloves & aprins, skull caps, steel toed boots, and a welding helmet in 110 Degree heat, applying more heat for 10 hours a day and be happy I'm not doing it anymore. I can also respect the job, and know that nothing is beneath me. I know that if something ever happened I could go back to doing that kind of work again.

I think everyone should learn a trade to some degree. Learning a trade can often be a humbling experience and motivates you. That's how I see it. I've worked for everything I have, and I can feel good about that and I have no guilt for my successes, I will relish in them.

BlueMDPicker

jdhdiggs wrote:

To the point of the thread, I wonder how many died tryin'?

Using Mr. Cent's model, far too many - and many innocent bystanders. My hat is off to the neighborhoods that demanded the removal of billboard ads. Glorifying a self-destructive lifestyle, using a pop culture figure, is exploitation in my world.

dragon1952

BlueMDPicker wrote:

Using Mr. Cent's model, far too many - and many innocent bystanders. My hat is off to the neighborhoods that demanded the removal of billboard ads. Glorifying a self-destructive lifestyle, using a pop culture figure, is exploitation in my world.

I hear ya! BTW, anyone else also have a problem with Snoop Dog in commercials? I wonder how many people he's killed or how many women he's raped or many many drugs he's sold :rolleyes:

ohskigod

fo shizzle my nizzle!!!!

ohskigod

its the D O Double Gizzle

PolknPepsi

"remember when movies were 50 cent?"

No, but I remember when gas stations across the street from one another would have gas wars and it used to get down around .20 cents a gallon.

cmy330go

Hey maybe Cent will make a good actor......he has already fooled millions into thinking he has tallent. :rolleyes:

I really hate that jack a$$.

BlueMDPicker

HOMESTEAD, Pa. - The new 50 Cent movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" has been pulled from a theater where a man was fatally shot even though officials said Thursday they do not know whether the film was a factor in the slaying.

Strong Bad

BlueMDPicker wrote:

HOMESTEAD, Pa. - The new 50 Cent movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" has been pulled from a theater where a man was fatally shot even though officials said Thursday they do not know whether the film was a factor in the slaying.

WHOA buddy, now there's a shocker! :rolleyes:

It's all about being smart and working smart to get where you want to be. 2 years ago I had finished school, took a part time IT contracting job paying $12.00 an hour and DJing on the side. Today, I've more than doubled my income by busting my **** and being smart about it! People asked me back then..."Why take a job paying a measly $12.00 an hour??? They got you cheap!" I took it to get experience that was gold on my resume. The next job was fulltime, but again people asked why I took it cheaper than what I was worth. Again, the experience was gold and it looked great on my resume. Today, it has paid off! Alot of people want instant gratification and are too short sighted. Think about the future and have a little patience!

That's my 51 cents and I'm stickin to it!

Ron-P

50 Cent movie? NFW.

'bout sums it up for me.

Ron-P

Hey, look what just made the news...

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- The Loews theater chain pulled rapper 50 Cent's new film "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " from a theater near Pittsburgh after a man was shot to death in the lobby Wednesday night.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/11/film.get.rich.reut/index.html