Comments on: Another discount theater lost http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lanie (rhymes with Janie) http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-149115 Lanie (rhymes with Janie) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:14:56 +0000 #comment-149115 My family and I were shocked last week when we went to Roseville 4 Theatre to enjoy a very reasonably priced movie! This was the first inkling that this was in the works---not having Roseville 4 around. It seems greed on the part of the building owners is the reason. Change is not always positive.<br /> What legacy are we leaving to our children----that only folks who make mega-bucks can afford what used to be affordable to most people?!<br /> <br /> My family and I were shocked last week when we went to Roseville 4 Theatre to enjoy a very reasonably priced movie! This was the first inkling that this was in the works—not having Roseville 4 around. It seems greed on the part of the building owners is the reason. Change is not always positive.
What legacy are we leaving to our children—-that only folks who make mega-bucks can afford what used to be affordable to most people?!

]]> By: Joann http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-148357 Joann Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:13:25 +0000 #comment-148357 Everything is getting to be expensive. We have to find a way to change this! We are willing to put up with the old seats and the unpainted walls etc at least we get to see a movie on big screen. It is just different on big screen than on our tv sets. Ya you can get a Dvd at red box all over town for just a buck, but thats not going to be like having a date and getting that box of pop corn and watching it on that big screen with everyone else enjoying the movie at the same time. Lets stop this how can I help?? Everything is getting to be expensive. We have to find a way to change this! We are willing to put up with the old seats and the unpainted walls etc at least we get to see a movie on big screen. It is just different on big screen than on our tv sets. Ya you can get a Dvd at red box all over town for just a buck, but thats not going to be like having a date and getting that box of pop corn and watching it on that big screen with everyone else enjoying the movie at the same time. Lets stop this how can I help??

]]> By: Angela Kuschel http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-146006 Angela Kuschel Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:20:03 +0000 #comment-146006 Please sign this petition so save the Roseville 4 Theatre! We will be presenting it to the City Council on March 17th. There are 200 signatures so far.<br /> Please go to this link and sign!<br /> <br /> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveroseville4/ Please sign this petition so save the Roseville 4 Theatre! We will be presenting it to the City Council on March 17th. There are 200 signatures so far.
Please go to this link and sign!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveroseville4/

]]> By: Pete Scholtes http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144831 Pete Scholtes Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:11:00 +0000 #comment-144831 I'm a regular at the Roseville 4 and really sad to hear this. The movies actually look great on that old equpiment, better than on the supposedly improved tech at most other theaters to open since. And if it's out of focus, employees actually focus the film (again, unlike most other etc.) I’m a regular at the Roseville 4 and really sad to hear this. The movies actually look great on that old equpiment, better than on the supposedly improved tech at most other theaters to open since. And if it’s out of focus, employees actually focus the film (again, unlike most other etc.)

]]> By: jane http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144365 jane Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:03:40 +0000 #comment-144365 I love movie popcorn. I bring in my own popcorn salt so I can make sure it's heavily salted the whole way down! I also sneak in food, the more difficult to sneak in, the better. <br /> <br /> I went to the Roseville 4 in college, and 5-6 years ago was taken there on a date, by a guy who I found out later had no driver's license (drunky). Nice. No clue what movie we saw, but I actually did enjoy the loud crowd. I love movie popcorn. I bring in my own popcorn salt so I can make sure it’s heavily salted the whole way down! I also sneak in food, the more difficult to sneak in, the better.

I went to the Roseville 4 in college, and 5-6 years ago was taken there on a date, by a guy who I found out later had no driver’s license (drunky). Nice. No clue what movie we saw, but I actually did enjoy the loud crowd.

]]> By: edkohler http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144342 edkohler Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:19:47 +0000 #comment-144342 I grew up near the Roseville 4. Good times. We'd go to Tuesday night movies without even bothering to check what was playing. It was a buck, so it didn't make that much difference. That's where I saw Dirty Dancing for the first time. I grew up near the Roseville 4. Good times. We’d go to Tuesday night movies without even bothering to check what was playing. It was a buck, so it didn’t make that much difference. That’s where I saw Dirty Dancing for the first time.

]]> By: The Rat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144334 The Rat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:32:28 +0000 #comment-144334 People can't open a hard copy newspaper (see The Rake thread), people can't walk out to a movie.<br /> <br /> What's life if you can't see a crappy movie once in awhile? <br /> <br /> This is a scary thread. <br /> <br /> Is a computer screen that much more compelling?<br /> <br /> <br /> People can’t open a hard copy newspaper (see The Rake thread), people can’t walk out to a movie.

What’s life if you can’t see a crappy movie once in awhile?

This is a scary thread.

Is a computer screen that much more compelling?

]]> By: aliecat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144333 aliecat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:15:48 +0000 #comment-144333 I don't think I've been to a movie in a year, but that's because most of them are crap and I've got 9 bajillion channels on cable. BUT, this inspires me to go to the Riverview and the Hopkins theater more often. I don’t think I’ve been to a movie in a year, but that’s because most of them are crap and I’ve got 9 bajillion channels on cable. BUT, this inspires me to go to the Riverview and the Hopkins theater more often.

]]> By: mnblrmkr http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144331 mnblrmkr Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:51:47 +0000 #comment-144331 <em>What are these reasons? I can't think of anything more comfortable than watching a movie in my home!<br /> Try it, you'll be hooked.</em><br /> <br /> One is a general dislike for the subscription model. Like the above anonymous poster, there can be times where I don't have time or interest in watching a movie, so I'm paying for something I'm not using.<br /> <br /> Another is Netflix's blatant disregard for accessibility by refusing to provide captions in their "watch now" service. (Their standard response to inquiries about that issue is "we have no plans to provide such a service.") What are these reasons? I can’t think of anything more comfortable than watching a movie in my home!
Try it, you’ll be hooked.

One is a general dislike for the subscription model. Like the above anonymous poster, there can be times where I don’t have time or interest in watching a movie, so I’m paying for something I’m not using.

Another is Netflix’s blatant disregard for accessibility by refusing to provide captions in their “watch now” service. (Their standard response to inquiries about that issue is “we have no plans to provide such a service.”)

]]> By: baker http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11881#comment-144330 baker Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:35:50 +0000 #comment-144330 I won't touch Netflix, for a couple of reasons.<br /> <br /> What are these reasons? I can't think of anything more comfortable than watching a movie in my home!<br /> Try it, you'll be hooked. I won’t touch Netflix, for a couple of reasons.

What are these reasons? I can’t think of anything more comfortable than watching a movie in my home!
Try it, you’ll be hooked.

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