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A Night of Movies under the Stars...
10 years ago
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So, last night me and Seaweed went out to The Auto Drive-In in Greenwood, SC and caught a double feature.
https://www.25Drivein.com
I have not been to a drive in since I was a wee pup, and the experience was a blast. $8 per adult nets you a double feature. They make all their money on the concessions, which were quite reasonable. I got a very tasty, solid bacon cheeseburger and a large helping of chili cheese fries for $11.99, but most of their fare is cheaper. Drinks are the killer - with $4 for a plastic souvenir cup - but you can get free refills on the sweet tea, which was well done. Popcorn was $2.99 for a tiny bag, or $4.99 for a box, BUT both comes with free refills - so if you opt for popcorn and tea you can fill up rather cheap. Still a HELL of a lot better than a typical theater.
We got their early, ate, and as the sun set the movies began. (One rub, in the summer this means a 9pm starting time, meaning the movies wrap up around 1-2am!) We caught a double feature of Tomorrowland and Avengers: Age of Ultron. We had already seen Ultron, and actually left half way through so we would not fall asleep on the drive back. Now that we know the route to get there and back better we can plan things better next time to stay for both movies.
So, Tomorrowland: My first impression is that I really like this movie. I mean, it's based on a land theme at Disney, yet still has entertaining story and plot, with a lot of nods back to the theme park and the land's orgins. If there is any knock on it, I think it is that the 1st half moves a bit slowly and that if they had tightened it up and used some of that time on the back end of the movie to fill out a few plot elements it could have been a new 'classic' instead of 'very entertaining.' Also, the movie starts out with a narration plot element that never is called upon again or quite wraps up in the film's finale, which makes me wonder why they started with it. Again - editing. I'd give this movie a solid B or B+, but with a tiny bit of editing and a extra scene here or there it could have been a very easy A/A+
So although this is not something we can do that often, I think me and Tina will definitely be doing this again in the near future....
https://www.25Drivein.com
I have not been to a drive in since I was a wee pup, and the experience was a blast. $8 per adult nets you a double feature. They make all their money on the concessions, which were quite reasonable. I got a very tasty, solid bacon cheeseburger and a large helping of chili cheese fries for $11.99, but most of their fare is cheaper. Drinks are the killer - with $4 for a plastic souvenir cup - but you can get free refills on the sweet tea, which was well done. Popcorn was $2.99 for a tiny bag, or $4.99 for a box, BUT both comes with free refills - so if you opt for popcorn and tea you can fill up rather cheap. Still a HELL of a lot better than a typical theater.
We got their early, ate, and as the sun set the movies began. (One rub, in the summer this means a 9pm starting time, meaning the movies wrap up around 1-2am!) We caught a double feature of Tomorrowland and Avengers: Age of Ultron. We had already seen Ultron, and actually left half way through so we would not fall asleep on the drive back. Now that we know the route to get there and back better we can plan things better next time to stay for both movies.
So, Tomorrowland: My first impression is that I really like this movie. I mean, it's based on a land theme at Disney, yet still has entertaining story and plot, with a lot of nods back to the theme park and the land's orgins. If there is any knock on it, I think it is that the 1st half moves a bit slowly and that if they had tightened it up and used some of that time on the back end of the movie to fill out a few plot elements it could have been a new 'classic' instead of 'very entertaining.' Also, the movie starts out with a narration plot element that never is called upon again or quite wraps up in the film's finale, which makes me wonder why they started with it. Again - editing. I'd give this movie a solid B or B+, but with a tiny bit of editing and a extra scene here or there it could have been a very easy A/A+
So although this is not something we can do that often, I think me and Tina will definitely be doing this again in the near future....
Glad to hear that you and the otter had a fun time!
I highly enjoyed seeing it and am very glad I did! It was loads of fun!
Though my sister was a bit put off by how many deaths there were for a PG Disney movie... (if they just added a bit about those blasters being teleporters instead of disintegrators then it would have been perfect!)
RiP Red baseball cap, you could not be saved even though your demise was predicted. ^u^
Prices are extremely reasonable, and I guess I still get amused at how much business they got on Valentines day. Sold out and lines for about a half mile in both directions!
I blame Angel for getting me interested in drive-ins again after visiting her a few years back and we went to one.
Y'all still need to come by for a movie night at my place! I'm sure Seaweed told you all about it..
and as for tomorrowland... Yeah, I kind of agree with your review. I enjoyed it, and I admit there was a certain point near the climax that kind of got to me... it's personal, lol