Thursday, February 17, 2011

Jurassic Park, back in theaters...

Saw this flick with my dad on opening night. We ended up having to go to two theaters several times that night. Syosset to Commack. Back and forth at least twice each. Moviefone was new. Cellphones were around, and airtime was pricey. I think I called at least ten times that night. For some reason, we didn't buy tickets over the phone. Listening over and over is how I managed to perfect my imitation of the moviefone voice and all the commands. Of course, the prompts are all irrelevant, now. Sponsors change. Options move about. Here's what it used to sound like...

Hello, and welcome to Moviefone. Brought to you by the New York Times, and Hot 97!
  • If you know the name of the movie you'd like to see, press 1.
  • To choose from a list of CURRENT movies, press 2.
  • To find out what's playing in a par-tic-ular theater, press 3.
  • Or, to purchase tickets in advance using your credit card, press 4.
Enter now!

Your selection, Jurassic Park, rated PG-13 is playing at:
  • The Syosset Triplex! 565 Jericho Turnpike, in Syosset!
  • Today's remaining showtimes are: 8:30, and 9:00, and 10:45, and 11:15.
Ah, memories. Oh, and the movie experience was amazing. We sat together, amazed by the awesome renders of the dinosaurs. It was really such great cutting edge CGI. The kind that was finally hard to tell from what was proposed reality. I mean, back then CGI was used for stuff that was impossible. As opposed to now, where a lot of it is used so as not to pay stuntmen for their craft, or just because it's easier to pass off garbage special effects in place of real art.
Seeing dinosaurs that looked as real as they could back then was really just incredible. That moment when everyone gets out of the truck and just stares up at that huge brachiosaur. Mouths agape, and stunned into silence, we felt like they acted on the screen. Clearly an unforgettable moment.

I'll see if Dad wants to go see it with me.

"Hold onto your butts."