Drive-In Theaters

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,842
edited September 2008 in Music & Movies
OK, if y'all think that the regular theaters suck then go to a drive-in and make sure you park near some of those kids with those huge car stereos. They blasted the soundtrack and I didn't even have to turn my stereo on! Not suck more for the surround sound but the sonic impact was way better than anything I've heard in theaters, even in IMAX or DTS equipped theaters.

Best part was, no one kicking my seat and nobody talking behind me through the whole movie!


BTW, paid $8 per person so it was $16 to watch "The Dark Knight" and then "Step Brothers". That was about 5 hours worth of movie watching. Grabbed concessions, got chicken fingers, a cheeseburger, two orders of fries, mozzarella sticks, 2 churros, a gigantic Dr. Pepper and a large Sprite for about $26. Not bad, the entire night cost $42. Pretty inexpensive for "dinner and a movie(s)".
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited August 2008
    Yeah, they got a $7 bring your own food charge which is reasonable because most of their money gets made in concession. They don't allow alcohol which is fine but you can pretty much bring what you want. If I go with the Lightning Owner's Club, we get a chunk of the back row reserved and everybody pulls in backwards, drops the tailgates, open the lawn chairs in the back, pop open the coolers, crank the stereos and open the windows. Well, except me, I open the clamshell bed cover to reveal my fully carpeted and padded bed and I pull out the arm chair pillows, a couple blankets and just sit back and r e l a x!

    Last year they had music channels going during the time before the movie started. We'd get there like two hours early and just hang out. Take like 3 or 4 "jump boxes" along so when we drained batteries we could start truck back up. It's a good time!

    But last night's company was that "good day" thing I was tellin' you about before it and yesterday's good day went in to today's "good day".
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited August 2008
    I have one over by me and I have seen some movie there and loved it. He is right about the stereos and i got to sit how I wanted to sit.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2008
    that's pretty cool.. the last drive in here closed about 15 yrs ago... I miss going to them... even though I didn't go that often. Why not revive them anyways? Here at least it would only be about 5 month's out of the year you could use the drive in... but what a unique movie watching experience that unfortunately today's young people will never get to experience for themselves.

    good post John.

    I went to the movie house last night.. chips and cheese which they called nachos and a drink were $11.50 :eek:
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,860
    edited August 2008
    LOL my first drive in experince was living directly under the screen at the Stock Island Fla Drive In.....the concrete supports for the screen went right thru the lil house like structure.....We did maintaince for the owner Buster and he gave us a free ocean front shack with free movies.....just grab a lawn chair and find a spot and fight the skeeters....aaaahhhh the good ole 70's.............

    also many good times at the Kam Drive-In on Oahu before it closed....
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited August 2008
    About 8 years ago some folks actually built a new one near where I live in British Columbia. It's near a really small town and has North America's biggest outdoor screen. I take my 12 year old boy there several times a year. We both love it. The IROC has huge sound, park where we want, bring our own food and beverage. Just two weeks ago we watched Kung Fu Panda and the new Indiana Jones flick. Awesome fun
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited August 2008
    Drive in's where the ****. I loved going. I remember just kicking the seat back and enjoying the double feature. The last ones that where opened , you used your am radio Instead of the window box. It worked well.

    I miss it.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2008
    Friggin' Drive-in's. WOW! The last movie I saw at a drive-in was 'Game of Death', w/ Bruce Lee. Prior to that, was 'Alien'. I'll never forget the movie before Alien.
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  • tx_polkhead
    tx_polkhead Posts: 248
    edited August 2008
    There's a DI just 30 south of Dallas, I went there with the wife this year, had a great time didn't watch much of the movie...that's what I'm talking about!
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited August 2008
    tx_polkhead wrote: »
    There's a DI just 30 south of Dallas, I went there with the wife this year, had a great time didn't watch much of the movie...that's what I'm talking about!

    Hubba hubba... and now ya know why i was always begging the wife to join me at a drive in... never worked :( Oh well. Maybe sometime later. Hahaha
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited August 2008
    GOING TO SEE ANOTHER ONE TONIGHT. Cant wait.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    Ha, I'm actually going to drive-in tomorrow. Should be interesting - I haven't been since I was a kid.
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  • bilbeau
    bilbeau Posts: 34
    edited August 2008
    You guys actually watch the movie :D
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    greg2350 Posts: 544
    edited August 2008
    tx_polkhead wrote: »
    There's a DI just 30 south of Dallas, I went there with the wife this year, had a great time didn't watch much of the movie...that's what I'm talking about!

    where is this 1 located didnt know there was 1 in dallas still open.
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    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited September 2008
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    I have one over by me and I have seen some movie there and loved it. He is right about the stereos and i got to sit how I wanted to sit.

    Where in NJ is there still a drive-in? I though the last one in Hazlet, NJ closed about 20 years ago.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2008
    The Delsea Drive-In claims to be the only one in New Jersey :)
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited September 2008
    Wow, it must be relatively new. I've lived in Jersey all of my life and didn't realize that we now have a "856" area code. I guess living north of I-195 for 40+ years will do that.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited September 2008
    My wife and I decided our daughter needed to experience the drive in movie thing last year. So we all went with in the truck, and sat in the bed in lawn chairs, cranked up the sound, etc.

    My spoiled snobbish daughter was less than thrilled by the whole experience.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited September 2008
    Back in the '70's I use to go to drive-ins with babes and ya-hoooo!

    I don't remember any of the movies.:o:D
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited September 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    The Delsea Drive-In claims to be the only one in New Jersey :)

    That would be it and that would be the one I have gone to on many occassions.

    I'm waiting for something I want to see to be showing to make another trip back.


    Also, since I've been going through my pile of stuff, I've found enough car stereo gear that I think I'm going to make myself a drive-in stereo. I have a car amp and a tri-way crossover with a pair of 6x9's and an old 8" sub. I'm gonna make it about 4 feet wide and use a deep cycle 12 volt marine battery to power it. That way I won't have to worry about if the truck will start when the movie is over! I can also sit in the bed and stretch out.
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  • vfx
    vfx Posts: 34
    edited September 2008
    i went once. could wait to do it again when i have my full system installed.
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