Take Me Home Tonight

[ono]

A friend I was visiting and I saw this at a dollar theatre, looking for some lighter fare after having seen True Grit the night before.  It was a really pleasant surprise.  A formulaic movie calling back to the 80s, not at all sanitized.  Drug use and sex both employed to great comedic payoffs.  I think this was the best surprise because I'm so used to movies glossing over drug use and not ever picturing it as something funny (it's always moralized).  Topher Grace and Anna Faris were both very amusing, as was Michael Ian Black.  Trying to remember who else of note was in it, but it's been a while.  Ah yes, Chris Pratt (sans beard).  Dan Fogler (of Balls of Fury, the pingpong movie with Walken as villain) was great as the "best friend."  It reminded me a bit of Orange County in a way, speaking to the twenty-something go-nowhere in the same way that Wonderfalls did, too (though not nearly as fanciful).  I'll definitely buy it when it comes out.  If you've got a few bucks to spare and need a pick-me-up, check it out.

[72teeth]

A friend I was visiting and I saw this at a dollar theatre...

Where's your friend live 

[ono]

Ya leave ONE silly prepositional phrase out and it all goes to hell.

...visiting in Alabama


"Was that unclear?  It was?  Oooh.."

[ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ]

My guess is that he was more shocked by the dollar theater than the prepositional usage.

[ono]

Dollar theatres still exist.  That one in Huntsville was PACKED, and there're at least a couple in North Carolina.

[Stefen]

We have dollar theaters, but they aren't a dollar. They're called the dollar theaters, but the showings are usually $5.

[ono]

Ours actually only cost a dollar.  And we snuck in food, of course.  First night it was her Jenny Craig popcorn, second some similar Lance white cheddar stuff.  And sodas (diet Mountain Dew FTW, though she says she's trying to quit).  Since I was visiting her, she insisted on treating me where she could (gas is a bitch, she says).  So: she got the snacks and snuck them in in her purse, then I bought the tickets so she wouldn't have to open her purse and arouse suspicion.  I know, oooh, big spender!  This wasn't a date like last summer where we didn't pay any attention to the flick.  Nope, too crowded for those shenanigans.  Still, very satisfying, even though we didn't get the best seats in the house (down front flush left for True Grit; a bit up and right of center for Take Me Home Tonight).

How many dumbasses are you up to now, Stefen?

[Stefen]

Ours actually only cost a dollar.  And we snuck in food, of course.  First night it was her Jenny Craig popcorn, second some similar Lance white cheddar stuff.  And sodas (diet Mountain Dew FTW, though she says she's trying to quit).  Since I was visiting her, she insisted on treating me where she could (gas is a bitch, she says).  So: she got the snacks and snuck them in in her purse, then I bought the tickets so she wouldn't have to open her purse and arouse suspicion.  I know, oooh, big spender!  This wasn't a date like last summer where we didn't pay any attention to the flick.  Nope, too crowded for those shenanigans.  Still, very satisfying, even though we didn't get the best seats in the house (down front flush left for True Grit; a bit up and right of center for Take Me Home Tonight).

How many dumbasses are you up to now, Stefen?

haha, I always sneak things in too. Well, my friends do. I always have to have movie theater popcorn with butter. it's just not a movie going experience without it, so I usually get that and by usually, I mean every single time. But I'll bring my own water and my friends will usually have me pack my man purse full of candy and snacks.

11 dumbasses so far.

[Reel]

In my experience, going to the dollar theater means sitting on dusty steal chairs from 1978, your feet literally stuck to the ground in a one inch layer of spilled soda, popcorn butter, and who knows what. The place is full of crying babies and people with awful parenting skills ( you just don't bring a newborn to 'The Dark Knight', trust me, after seeing Harvey Dents acid-eaten face projected on a 20 foot screen, that motherfucker's gonna be scarred for life. ) and on the occasion that you need to use the bathroom, you sometimes might come across a retarded man with a violent case of diarrhea stinkin' it up for 45 minutes, as is what happened last time. I really miss the art house place we used to have.

[socketlevel]

In my experience, going to the dollar theater means sitting on dusty steal chairs from 1978, your feet literally stuck to the ground in a one inch layer of spilled soda, popcorn butter, and who knows what.

Up until this point, I was sold. That's how you see a fucking film.

[Gold Trumpet]

Always enjoyed the idea of cheap movie theater going. My town has a standard cineplex but because it's in the middle of nowhere, matinee tickets are just $5. The plus is that the facilities are nice and tickets are cheap plus our theater has old fashion curtain opening right before screen showing. No commercials and only two previews before a movie. The major negative is that we get the basic Hollywood releases. However, being able to see Hanna there was awesome.

[SiliasRuby]

Oh, jeez was this fun. The only thing that kept bothering me was that I didn't know exactly when in the 80's this is set. I'm thinking at least late '88 early '89. It was predictable in parts but just so heavenly a film I couldn't stop smiling. By far the best 80's soundtrack I've heard in a long time. So exciting a teen movie I can not remember at the moment.