Comments on: Luxury movie theaters serve booze and charge $35 a ticket

By: Gracie

Gracie — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:44:40 +0000

Hollywood Blvd is still around, at least in IL.

By: mollination

mollination — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:25:13 +0000

I look at it more like the experience at a broadway show or dinner theatre is. If they could promise me a surrounding audience like that, I would totally pay 35$ a ticket to see a movie in style.

It would be fun to go to the adult theatre (21 and up) that only plays the better movies out, and get to enjoy dinner and drinks while I watch it. If the economy wasn’t garbage, I think that would be great.

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By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:32:27 +0000

These are the best!!!
I saw “Gladiator” in Oz when it came out. Yes, Our date night cost about $AU120 about ten years ago, but the night rocked. No kids screaming or kicking the back of your seat. Limited seating. Great movie. Beers and entrees when you scheduled them. Worth every cent!
I have been waiting for this to come to the USA. This is exceptional news for adults who want a real film-date night with all the trimmings.

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By: link

link — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:11:38 +0000

Welcome to 1995….
We have them all over the place & you need to book in advance as there allways booked on the day….
Good country Australia!!!

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By: Ausnicknick

Ausnicknick — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:52:37 +0000

I’ve been to the Gold Class cinemas here in Australia and it’s a great way of making the movies more of a ‘treat’ for a birthday or special evening. They’re only for over 18s here and I’ve always found it an excellent way to see a film, comfy seats, no close neighbours, a glass of wine and some nice food. Give it a try!

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:10:59 +0000

Xiaoecho…? Hello? I said it! Obviously I care. I dont want some nasty looking kid with metal extrusions punched in their face and permanent ink stains all over their body waiting on me when I’ve paid for a higher level (high class?) of entertainment. Thanks to people like my father and Scott F, one has the right to mutilate their body any way they see fit. However that doesnt force anyone else to have to like looking at it or accepting it as high class. A touch of perfume is a nice and attractive thing but totally douche yourself with it and it isn’t pleasent any longer. Presenting themselves the way they look in the photo is precisley why they work in a damn movie house. Fair? probably not. Reality? More then likely. That is all, thank you.

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By: chamalla

chamalla — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:54:57 +0000

Scott F!!!! I was just about to post about HB&F. Hubby and I went there all the time. I loved the building and the decor, too. It didn’t cost anywhere near $35, either.

*high fives fellow indy resident*

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By: Scott F

Scott F — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:43:35 +0000

Gotta say, this is far from a new or innovative concept. In fact, it’s a business that’s already failed before.

We had a place in downtown Indianapolis (think they had a few elsewhere too, like Chicago) called Hollywood Bar and Filmworks. Most nights it was over 18 only, you could smoke and get food and booze delivered to your table, which they had instead of theater seating.

They survived for like 20 years on a huge cult following. They showed Rocky Horror like 3 nights a month along with a lot of other cult films, and it was always a huge draw. Unfortunately we had a smoking ban here in Indy, and it succeeded in killing all the good nightlife. Thank you over-protective nanny-staters.

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By: xiaoecho

xiaoecho — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:50:53 +0000

Kevin…..who cares what the servants look like as long as they don’t smell and their fingernails are clean?

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By: paris herpes

paris herpes — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:33:58 +0000

You spend $35 on two people going to the movies these days anyway, with the price of movie tickets at $10 a pop and then an extra $15 on shitty food. I find it HIGHLY offensive that movies charge $4 for a small soda or small popcorn. Is there a prize at the bottom of the popcorn or what?! The same goes for baseball and football stadiums. I might as well watch a DVD or make my own food while I watch then pay that much to be entertained. The entertainment industry is so damn exploitative, it’s not even funny anymore…!

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