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Author Topic: When you are really desperate for customers you do stuff like this.... Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2017 12:33 PM                     Playgrounds IN movie theaters Playgrounds Installed In Cineopolis Movie Theaters I wonder if BL&S is doing the installs?  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-07-2017 01:37 PM                     The playground concept looks ridiculous. I can just imagine kids horsing around on those pieces of playground equipment on the right end of the auditorium and then falling down the stairs when a stunt goes wrong. Attorneys must be salivating over the prospects. Even if the kids aren't getting hurt it looks like it would be a noisy distraction from what's playing on the screen.  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 03-07-2017 01:50 PM                        I think it's a cultural thing. While something like that would never work here, I can see where it would be a big attraction in some societies. The kids play in the corner, the adults can watch the movie and everyone's entertained.  |  IP: Logged Jason McMillan Film Handler Posts: 68 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2009 posted 03-07-2017 01:58 PM                     I think this is a great idea. Keep all the kids in there so I can go to a different "not kid friendly" auditorium and not have my movie disrupted.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2017 03:07 PM                        What about noise? Kids yelling and screaming while they play is not exactly what you want to hear, no matter how action packed the movie might be.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2017 03:12 PM                     Where is the playground going to go at the Roxy Mike??  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2017 03:14 PM                        Echoing Bobby, what will this do to their insurance? Are they going to lower the lights during the movie?  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2017 03:23 PM                        Kids. Jungle gym. Concrete floor. In the dark. Lawyers. This won't last long.  |  IP: Logged Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-07-2017 03:42 PM                        Bad Idea.  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 03-07-2017 04:29 PM                     That worked at drive-ins; but indoors .  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-07-2017 05:07 PM                        Well I assume the safety angle, including the stairs and concrete floors, has been thought of. No company is THAT stupid. They could have directional lighting in the playground area that would not intrude too much on the seating area. But what about the noise? Kids running back and forth from the seats to the playground area, crying, screaming? I guess it's fine for one of those "moms with babies" screenings but for a mainstream showing of a regular movie? Ugh.  |  IP: Logged Rex Oliver Film Handler Posts: 65 From: Greenville, NC. USA Registered: Apr 2013 posted 03-08-2017 02:49 AM                     If theaters decide to do the playground thing--will watch at HOME!!!  |  IP: Logged Lionel Fouillen Expert Film Handler Posts: 230 From: Belgium Registered: Nov 2002 posted 03-08-2017 04:16 AM                     How to get a peaceful show : 1. Tell kids that popcorn bags are hidden in subwoofer vents. 2. Wait for a few seconds. 3. Start the projection of your Sensurround revival.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 03-08-2017 05:34 AM                     Towards the same story, someone posted this on the ISDCF mailing list: http://www.yelmocines.es/sala-junior/ Europe FIRST! This is in spain. It's also a Cinepolis site... - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Bernie Anderson Jr Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Woodbridge, New Jersey Registered: Apr 2000 posted 03-08-2017 06:30 AM                        Another stupid idea from another chain that has no idea what they're doing. This is what happens when you fire all the "Movie Business" people and replace them with 18 year olds to run your operation.  |  IP: Logged

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