Honda is trying to save the U.S.'s drive-in theaters.
This got me think about drive-ins. It has been years since I went to one, all the ones nearby are out of business. But it seems to be something that might work for people with small children, want to text and chat during the movie, etc.
Thoughts?
There are a few around here, though I personally haven't been.
Honda is trying to save the U.S.'s drive-in theaters.
This got me think about drive-ins. It has been years since I went to one, all the ones nearby are out of business. But it seems to be something that might work for people with small children, want to text and chat during the movie, etc.
Thoughts?
They never really worked for small children, as the kids are usually in bed by the time it's dark enough to watch the film. (I remember, long, LONG ago, being taken to a drive-in by my parents and what a treat it was to stay up that late -- before I fell asleep in the first reel).
I can't imagine that people are really that into texting that they'd go to the trouble of attending a movie at a drive-in, especially since the theatrical experience isn't that good by comparison with what you can accomplish in a real theater. Anyone who really needs to text that badly might as well rent it from RedBox
... which is what is really killing the movie theaters generally. Traditional theaters are mostly staying in business by offering additional amenities -- they're trying to offer a better experience than you can get in your mancave at home in front of your 70" TV. Typically this involves, for example, a decent restaurant, a bar, et cetera. That's also the purpose of the digital projectors -- a better experience because the picture is better.
(Really, I'm cynical enough to believe that the traditional drive-in movie experience is less about the movie than it is about being able to make out with your date in relative privacy.)
To save the drive-in, you need to figure out what you can do at a drive-in that you can't do in a mainstream theater, or on your couch at home.
Cool. I always wanted to go to one.
Kewlness. Need one near D.C.
I think there is one left in my state and it survives on baby boomer nostalgia value.
In the 1980's the nearest cinema to the small town I grew up in was an hour away, there was a drive in thirty minutes away.
I can remember watching a Star Wars Marathon at the drive in. It was summer so it didn't get dark until 8:30 - 9:00 the sound was crap and mum brought a picnic rather than let us buy food from the cafe. It was a good night though, lots of fun.
I remember going to one as a kid....I don't remember the movie though.
There is one still near where I live should try to check that out one of these days.
There are still 2 in the San Diego area I believe. Oceanside and Lemon Grove?