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Old 02-01-13, 01:40 PM
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Im doing the Die Hard marathon on the 13th. Taking the day off, and already have my ticket.
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Originally Posted by Why So Blu?
Probably not. Y'all fucked it all up when Grindhouse was released. That was the first official double feature film(s) in years and it bombed. Double features are no longer economically viable.
Not me.... I went to the theater to see Grindhouse. Had a great time as well.
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Old 02-01-13, 05:02 PM
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It'll never happen, but we also enjoy going to the drive-in and watching 3 first-run movies for less than 5 bucks a person, along with cheap concessions and tons of our own food.
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Old 02-01-13, 05:11 PM
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Yeah, I saw Grindhouse twice on opening weekend. At the expense of getting a philosophy paper done!
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Old 02-01-13, 06:35 PM
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Yeah, I saw Grindhouse 3 times during it's theatrical run and I even have a large framed poster of the film. I did my part.

Regardless of what rating or when it was released, the final nail in the double header coffin is the fact that it bombed. Studios will use that data and see that they're not a money making venture anymore. If they ever were.
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Old 02-01-13, 07:50 PM
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Old 02-01-13, 09:00 PM
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It will never happen today. The old double feature movies were 65 or 75 minutes long. This year's top five movies lasted 130 to 170 minutes. They are as long as double features all by themselves.
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Old 02-02-13, 07:55 AM
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The first one I went to when I was a wee lad.
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Old 02-02-13, 10:19 PM
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There was a "Twilight" marathon at some local theaters when the last one was released, although I called it "five movies and zero plot, all in one day."
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Old 02-03-13, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by dhmac
There was a "Twilight" marathon at some local theaters when the last one was released, although I called it "five movies and zero plot, all in one day."
No i'm pretty sure those were just portals to Hell.
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I'm seriously considering the Die Hard marathon tomorrow. Great thread, makes me wish I was older and saw a lot movies 'back in the day'.
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