Drive-in Movies

[Bod]

Whilst in Minneapolis I went to my first drive-in movie.
My god, you americans are weird.

[executioneer]

what kinds of weird things did they have/do there

[Esuohlim]

I wasn't aware that there were drive-ins anymore in the last 10 years.

[ArrowX]

The last drive through I was at had a double Feature, it was Scooby Doo and Eight Legged Freaks.

[executioneer]

the one near me is pretty rad, they have a bunch of old 80s/90s arcade games (this would be more awesome if they all WORKED but oh well) and instead of having one shitty speaker you put on your car window, they broadcast the movie audio on a short-range FM transmitter, so if you've got a good car stereo it's seriously awesome

add in being able to bring your own food and the fact that you get to see two movies for only 6 dollars and that drive-in is fuckin awesome

and they don't even gouge you that much on the concessions :o

[executioneer]

plus: when it started up, they would show PORN movies :eek

[Ninjavenom]

Mine is just like Willie's, except it's in Baltimore and never involved porn.

[Bod]

Parents made beds for their kids on the roofs of cars and none fell out, that was weird. And some families seemed to have brought the entire contents of their homes with them, sofas, bbq, duvet, pillows, dogs, etc. Sitting on top of my friend's car, next to another friend with the speaker wedged between his knees seemed highly bizarre, the sound was truelly crap. As was the film, but we went for the experience. It was cheap though.

[WhiteRat]

Whilst in Minneapolis I went to my first drive-in movie.
My god, you americans are weird.

I believe there is only 2 or 3 left in Minnesota. Which one did you go to?

[executioneer]

last time i went, the people in the car behind me had set up a table and were playing D&D or some such :lol

[Bod]

It was the Vali Hi Drive in (http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/mntvali)

[CheapAlert]

mmmmm milford drive in

[Fathom Zero]

The last drive through I was at had a double Feature, it was Scooby Doo and Eight Legged Freaks.

Same for me, actually. But mine had Stuart Little 2. :(

[HickMan]

I love drive-ins. The one close to me sounds exactly like Willie's, too. Last one I went to was Batman Begins and War of the Worlds. 'Bout time I go back :/

[Bod]

It was a bargain, 3 movies for aroun $7. It costs around £5 to watch one movie in the UK. But it started to get cold on top of that car. Had we thought to bring a sofa and sleeping bags, we probably would have stayed for all three films.

[Esuohlim]

I live near a really nice theater where movie tickets costs 9 bucks. Last February two other friends and I bought tickets to motherfucking Date Movie and plus popcorn we spent almost $50. >:

Apparently, according to that website, the Pontiac Silverdome has a drive-in. I'll have to check it out sometime. The last movies I saw at a drive-in were Flipper followed by Sgt. Bilko. :(

[HickMan]

It all depends on the ride you take to the Drive Ins. My car, for example, is perfect.

http://myspace-874.vo.llnwd.net/00708/47/88/708958874_l.jpg
I can hold a lot of people. But I don't like to have more than one other person with me if ya know what I mean. But the back hatch pops up and theres a small two-seater bench that faces opposite of the driver. Also, my lights inside the wagon don't work, so when the hatch goes up, the lights stay off. ;)

[Esuohlim]

Sexy :eek

[Misdemonar]

No, it's SEXRIFIC, AMIRITE?

[MetalMilitia]

It was a bargain, 3 movies for aroun $7. It costs around £5 to watch one movie in the UK.

More like £15 if you go to an Odeon without a student card :(

[Bod]

£15?!!! Which part of the UK do you live in?

[WhiteRat]

It was the Vali Hi Drive in (http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/mntvali)

Is that on Highway 65 in Blaine?

[executioneer]

it's on highway 94, according to google maps

[MetalMilitia]

£15?!!! Which part of the UK do you live in?

Actually I might be wrong, it could be £7.50 without a student card and like, £5 with one. :/

[Bod]

That's still expensive though. Mind you, I do live in one of the least prosperous parts of this country. It's no bloody wonder attendance levels at cinemas are down.

[fastrunner]

Where I live there are no drive-ins. There was on when I was little but it closed down. Before it closed down I saw a double feature of Cocoon and Cocoon the Return.

[Supafly345]

There is nothing like backing a van up into the Valley 6, taking out the seats, lying down, and watching two movies side by side that have some vague theme connecting the two.