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retiredguy123
08-30-2024, 05:57 PM
I would like to see the new Reagan movie, but they would need to pay me to go to a movie theater. Why can't they just sell me a digital copy of the movie for $25?
Stu from NYC
08-30-2024, 06:12 PM
I would like to see the new Reagan movie, but they would need to pay me to go to a movie theater, or agree to pay me $1,000 every time someone talks or uses a cell phone. Why can't they just sell me a digital copy of the movie for $25?
Few people would pay $ 25 to see a movie. Most of the time we find people are polite but every once in a while ____.
JRcorvette
08-30-2024, 08:43 PM
Any idea what the movie theaters are charging these days??? $12??? Or more?
Taltarzac725
08-30-2024, 08:47 PM
Any idea what the movie theaters are charging these days??? $12??? Or more?
Old Mill Playhouse charges $9.10 for residents of the Villages for regular screenings. You need to have your Villages' ID. This price includes the tax. The sign says $8.50.
These prices are a lot cheaper than most places in the US.
Stu from NYC
08-30-2024, 09:25 PM
That is what happens when actors get paid exorbitant amounts
fdpaq0580
08-30-2024, 09:54 PM
That is what happens when actors get paid exorbitant amounts
And the actors are just worker bees.
Stu from NYC
08-31-2024, 06:01 AM
And the actors are just worker bees.
Not many worker bees get paid that much
Keefelane66
08-31-2024, 08:28 AM
Told through the voice of former KGB Agent Victor Petrovich, whose life became inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan’s when Reagan first bought the Soviets attention as an actor in Hollywood. Will it be historically accurate or?
gorillarick
08-31-2024, 09:11 AM
Told through the voice of former KGB Agent Victor Petrovich, whose life became inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan’s when Reagan first bought the Soviets attention as an actor in Hollywood. Will it be historically accurate or?
Is your statement historically accurate? "inextricably linked"
phylt
08-31-2024, 09:16 AM
We plan to see it. It's at Epic/Lake Sumter and Leesburg AMC.
This would be the first time going out to a movie in YEARS....
Amonke
09-01-2024, 05:40 AM
Good movie, good value
Bio pic
Inspiring, emotional at times
Saw at Epic/Lake Sumter
Veracity
09-01-2024, 05:43 AM
I would like to see the new Reagan movie, but they would need to pay me to go to a movie theater. Why can't they just sell me a digital copy of the movie for $25?
This would be the first time going out to a movie in YEARS....
And this is why the movie theaters are closing. Quit blaming the Developer.
Berwin
09-01-2024, 05:50 AM
The DVD will be in the library within days of it being released. Lake County has the best library system, followed by Sumter County and last, and certainly least, Marion County. I have cards from all three county systems. I live in Marion and the other systems gave me a free card since I had a Marion County card. Marion County only has DVDs based on books was what the staff told me when I asked why they had such a limited selection of DVDs.
RoseyRed
09-01-2024, 06:05 AM
$8.50 here in Burlington NC for matinee!
cphubbell@aol.com
09-01-2024, 06:30 AM
Go to the AMC 12 in Leesburg. The matinee at a senior discount offers with captions in one theater and without in another. You choose your seat at the time you order the tickets.
You can order on line and use the digital code on your phone to enter.
AMC does offer a membership that then does not charge the convenience fee each time you purchase tickets
ron32162
09-01-2024, 07:14 AM
Its called bootlegging, within minutes of selling the first copy millions are lost in revenue.
Villager24
09-01-2024, 07:36 AM
I would like to see the new Reagan movie, but they would need to pay me to go to a movie theater. Why can't they just sell me a digital copy of the movie for $25?
We find the Old Mill theater to be quite enjoyable.
airstreamingypsy
09-01-2024, 07:42 AM
Be patient, it'll be streaming before you know it.
DAVES
09-01-2024, 09:05 AM
I would like to see the new Reagan movie, but they would need to pay me to go to a movie theater. Why can't they just sell me a digital copy of the movie for $25?
Not sure the point. Freedom of choice. Not a problem at all. Just figure the film was not made.
BlueStarAirlines
09-01-2024, 09:08 AM
Old Mill Playhouse charges $9.10 for residents of the Villages for regular screenings. You need to have your Villages' ID. This price includes the tax. The sign says $8.50.
These prices are a lot cheaper than most places in the US.
$7.45 at the AMC in Leesburg for matinee.....
PugMom
09-01-2024, 12:20 PM
Fandango has it, you may need to download the app. go to Fandango.com
PugMom
09-01-2024, 12:22 PM
Go to the AMC 12 in Leesburg. The matinee at a senior discount offers with captions in one theater and without in another. You choose your seat at the time you order the tickets.
You can order on line and use the digital code on your phone to enter.
AMC does offer a membership that then does not charge the convenience fee each time you purchase tickets
i love this place! they typically have a greater selection than the Epic here
retiredguy123
09-01-2024, 12:51 PM
Fandango has it, you may need to download the app. go to Fandango.com
I think you should check again. Fandango only lists new Reagan movie as being in theaters.
Dusty_Star
09-01-2024, 01:48 PM
Any idea what the movie theaters are charging these days??? $12??? Or more?
I think it is $8.50 with your Villages ID
Glowing Horizon
09-01-2024, 03:51 PM
Is your statement historically accurate? "inextricably linked"
That was the exact wording used in the movie’s IMBD narrative too. Apparently that’s from the movie’s producers.
I love biographical pics anyway but FakeBook censors gave me a great reason to pay for it!
Glowing Horizon
09-01-2024, 04:00 PM
Be patient, it'll be streaming before you know it.
It’s hard to be that patient sometimes. Lately, the movies I've waited to watch are exclusive to one App like only to Netflix or Apple TV, of Prime Video. That means I waited until it was out of theaters only to have to wait some more because it’s being held for ransom by one streaming service. By the time it finally gets to a platform where I can see it, I’ve forgotten about it or my desire to see it has passed. I won’t switch on/off platforms just to watch one movie.
RUCdaze
09-01-2024, 05:22 PM
I love going to a movie theater. Nothing beats the experience of viewing a film in the dark on a large screen. The atmosphere is something special, and brings back memories of yesteryear.
OrangeBlossomBaby
09-01-2024, 05:30 PM
Give it six months - it'll be available for purchase digitally, and six months after that you'll be able to rent it on Amazon Prime Video for $9.99
retiredguy123
09-01-2024, 05:38 PM
Not sure the point. Freedom of choice. Not a problem at all. Just figure the film was not made.
The point is that I would rather pay $25 to watch the movie at home than to watch it for free in a crowded theater. Watching a movie is not a social event, especially when rude and inconsiderate people think that their talking or cell phone usage is somehow more important than my enjoyment of the movie.
Glowing Horizon
09-01-2024, 06:09 PM
The point is that I would rather pay $25 to watch the movie at home than to watch it for free in a crowded theater. Watching a movie is not a social event, especially when rude and inconsiderate people think that their talking or cell phone usage is somehow more important than my enjoyment of the movie.
Watching movies at home spoiled me. I love being able to nod off or take an intermission whenever I want because I can rewind or start over whenever I want. I also prefer having homemade refreshments & sitting in my recliner while petting my little dog. The only movies worth going to a theater for would be ones with extremely good visual effects like Titanic or Star Wars. Can’t beat a giant screen with booming sound for those. I will watch Reagan when I can because it’s a biographical film but I’ve been been disappointed by Hollywood for many years. And I quit watching TV series’ in 1990 as soon as my son was old enough to show me the world thru his eyes.
Glowing Horizon
09-01-2024, 06:13 PM
The point is that I would rather pay $25 to watch the movie at home than to watch it for free in a crowded theater. Watching a movie is not a social event, especially when rude and inconsiderate people think that their talking or cell phone usage is somehow more important than my enjoyment of the movie.
I second your emotion. But if they released films directly to streaming at the same time as they release them to theaters, almost no one would go to theaters. This way, we have the choice. Choice is better even though waiting is hard.
retiredguy123
09-01-2024, 06:17 PM
Watching movies at home spoiled me. I love being able to nod off or take an intermission whenever I want because I can rewind or start over whenever I want. I also prefer having homemade refreshments & sitting in my recliner while petting my little dog. The only movies worth going to a theater for would be ones with extremely good visual effects like Titanic or Star Wars. Can’t beat a giant screen with booming sound for those. I will watch Reagan when I can because it’s a biographical film but I’ve been been disappointed by Hollywood for many years. And I quit watching TV series’ in 1990 as soon as my son was old enough to show me the world thru his eyes.
I agree. But, the only thing the movie theater offers that cannot always be duplicated at home is the screen size. Everything else is inferior to a good home theater system. Their sound systems are usually substandard and too loud.
Stu from NYC
09-01-2024, 06:26 PM
Give it six months - it'll be available for purchase digitally, and six months after that you'll be able to rent it on Amazon Prime Video for $9.99
Or better yet see it for free on Prime or Netflix
OrangeBlossomBaby
09-01-2024, 08:50 PM
Or better yet see it for free on Prime or Netflix
If it does well at the box office, it won't be available for free on any legal streaming service for a long time. They milk individual purchases and rentals as long as the market will bear, before they offer it free.
manaboutown
09-01-2024, 10:14 PM
All I can add is it is among the one in a thousand movies made in recent years I would pay to watch. Most recent movies I would not watch if paid $500/hr to do so.
Northwoods
09-02-2024, 12:47 AM
And this is why the movie theaters are closing. Quit blaming the Developer.
Exactly. I see so much complaining about the movie theaters closing… but people don’t go anymore! Yet they still blame the Developer.
Two Bills
09-02-2024, 05:02 AM
The point is that I would rather pay $25 to watch the movie at home than to watch it for free in a crowded theater. Watching a movie is not a social event, especially when rude and inconsiderate people think that their talking or cell phone usage is somehow more important than my enjoyment of the movie.
Cant stand the popcorn smell, or the munching and slurping of the watchers, who think they may die of starvation during the two hours the films run.
Same with the noise of continuous cell phones.
Would it hurt to turn the damned things off for the film's duration?
Stu from NYC
09-02-2024, 05:05 AM
Exactly. I see so much complaining about the movie theaters closing… but people don’t go anymore! Yet they still blame the Developer.
Very true
Taltarzac725
09-02-2024, 09:24 AM
I saw Reagan speak at the University of Nevada, Reno on October 7, 1982. He was on the Quad with a few thousand in the audience. Very good speaker who could complete a sentence and deliver it with passion and humor. There is a video of some of it. Google the date along with UNR and Reagan.
Stu from NYC
09-02-2024, 11:01 AM
Exactly. I see so much complaining about the movie theaters closing… but people don’t go anymore! Yet they still blame the Developer.
People seem to think it is somebody elses fault
Keefelane66
09-02-2024, 01:06 PM
Reagan movie is now out on streaming. Opening scene assassination attempt…
Dusty_Star
09-02-2024, 05:22 PM
I think it is $8.50 with your Villages ID
Turns out it is $9.10 with Villages ID. When I asked about the $8.50 I paid, she said that was tax free. I didn't know movie theaters did tax free. But at least one day this summer they did.
Stu from NYC
09-02-2024, 06:05 PM
I saw Reagan speak at the University of Nevada, Reno on October 7, 1982. He was on the Quad with a few thousand in the audience. Very good speaker who could complete a sentence and deliver it with passion and humor. There is a video of some of it. Google the date along with UNR and Reagan.
Fascinating fellow and a very good President. Shame he developed alzheimers in his second term. His wife did a great job protecting and taking care of him.
shaw8700@outlook.com
09-02-2024, 06:10 PM
I went to LSL today and I loved this movie! Of course it didn’t hurt that he was my favorite President, despite the fact that he’s responsible for some of our homeless since he decided to shut down the mental hospitals. The scene at the gate in Berlin was priceless.
retiredguy123
09-02-2024, 06:39 PM
Reagan movie is now out on streaming. Opening scene assassination attempt…
Where is it available to stream?
Keefelane66
09-02-2024, 06:54 PM
Cinema not Cinemax side loaded to firestick
Freeda
09-03-2024, 04:53 PM
We saw the Reagan movie on the big screen in one of the larger theaters at the AMC in Lake Square Mall in Leesburg. We go to movies there very frequently, and for the first time in years every seat in the theater was filled. The movie was amazing, and portrayed a lot of history of that entire era, with much historic footage / photos. We learned so much about Reagan's entire lifetime, and his administration. The sense of awe and patriotism among the audience was very apparent, and was wonderful to be a part of. Like most people, we have large screen TVs at home; but nothing takes the place of seeing movies on the movies theater screens; especially if you are in luxury leather recliners like all of the AMC theaters have. Buy an A-List membership for about $24/person per month, and the cost of movies is minor (covers up to 3 movies/week); and permits you to go to AMCs everywhere. It's a fun outing, gives us a reliably cool and dry place to go for a walk, and we combine movie outings with doing other errands, or dining out, there or nearby. A fun find is the sports bar/cafe in the ViaPort Entertainment Complex (neon-lit bowling, arcade, indoor go carts, and more) that is in the mall.
Glowing Horizon
09-03-2024, 05:30 PM
We saw the Reagan movie on the big screen in one of the larger theaters at the AMC in Lake Square Mall in Leesburg. We go to movies there very frequently, and for the first time in years every seat in the theater was filled. The movie was amazing, and portrayed a lot of history of that entire era, with much historic footage / photos. We learned so much about Reagan's entire lifetime, and his administration. The sense of awe and patriotism among the audience was very apparent, and was wonderful to be a part of. Like most people, we have large screen TVs at home; but nothing takes the place of seeing movies on the movies theater screens; especially if you are in luxury leather recliners like all of the AMC theaters have. Buy an A-List membership for about $24/person per month, and the cost of movies is minor (covers up to 3 movies/week); and permits you to go to AMCs everywhere. It's a fun outing, gives us a reliably cool and dry place to go for a walk, and we combine movie outings with doing other errands, or dining out, there or nearby. A fun find is the sports bar/cafe in the ViaPort Entertainment Complex (neon-lit bowling, arcade, indoor go carts, and more) that is in the mall.
Great info! Glad you enjoyed the film. Cannot wait to see it. FaceBook banned it for potential “election interference” which only motivates me to go & pay to see it all-the-more. Hypocrites. I saw Reagan’s son interviewed about it. How rare is it for a son to say glowing things about his mother, divorced father, step-mother & say he liked the movie depicting his own family? Who knew after many failed marriages Catholic Jane Wyman, Reagan’s first wife who divorced him, also became a 3rd Order Dominican? Talk about an about-face! Someone should follow up on THAT story. Hearing & seeing the truth about Ronald Reagan makes me realize with sadness how distorted American main stream media has been for so many years! His initial campaign was the 1st election where I could vote. I recall how the news had awful coverage of Reagan. They even tried to make Jelly Bellies seem like some kind of a terrible addiction. They succeeded at making Reagan seem too old & out of touch with the youth. I wish I had known then what I know now…
justjim
09-03-2024, 06:38 PM
Or better yet see it for free on Prime or Netflix
I understand what you mean but it’s not really free on those venues. I enjoy the large screen movie theatre when there is a movie worth watching. It’s a night out from the status quo.
Pairadocs
09-03-2024, 08:54 PM
Old Mill Playhouse charges $9.10 for residents of the Villages for regular screenings. You need to have your Villages' ID. This price includes the tax. The sign says $8.50.
These prices are a lot cheaper than most places in the US.
Yes they sure are less ! Just came back from visiting adult children, $18 and this was NOT one of those plush rocking chair theaters with full food service, nope, just an ordinary theater in St. Louis suburb !
Pairadocs
09-03-2024, 08:58 PM
All I can add is it is among the one in a thousand movies made in recent years I would pay to watch. Most recent movies I would not watch if paid $500/hr to do so.
Just bring back Ben Hur in CinemaScope with the chariots "seeming" to be circling around and behind you... now that was exciting back in the day !
Pairadocs
09-03-2024, 09:02 PM
$7.45 at the AMC in Leesburg for matinee.....
But....lol.... will it take the $1.50 savings in gasoline to get there ? If only Leesburg were golf cart accessible....LOL !
Dusty_Star
09-04-2024, 12:49 PM
But....lol.... will it take the $1.50 savings in gasoline to get there ? If only Leesburg were golf cart accessible....LOL !
I'd still go to the Old Mill Playhouse
Taltarzac725
09-04-2024, 01:02 PM
I'd still go to the Old Mill Playhouse
The chairs at the AMC in Leesburg are great but I still go to the Old Mill Playhouse. Mainly because it is so much closer.
ThirdOfFive
09-04-2024, 01:05 PM
Great info! Glad you enjoyed the film. Cannot wait to see it. FaceBook banned it for potential “election interference” which only motivates me to go & pay to see it all-the-more. Hypocrites. I saw Reagan’s son interviewed about it. How rare is it for a son to say glowing things about his mother, divorced father, step-mother & say he liked the movie depicting his own family? Who knew after many failed marriages Catholic Jane Wyman, Reagan’s first wife who divorced him, also became a 3rd Order Dominican? Talk about an about-face! Someone should follow up on THAT story. Hearing & seeing the truth about Ronald Reagan makes me realize with sadness how distorted American main stream media has been for so many years! His initial campaign was the 1st election where I could vote. I recall how the news had awful coverage of Reagan. They even tried to make Jelly Bellies seem like some kind of a terrible addiction. They succeeded at making Reagan seem too old & out of touch with the youth. I wish I had known then what I know now…
Rotten Tomatoes had the critics' "tomatometer" at 20%; however the audience's judgment was 98%.
That fact alone would be motivation enough to see it.
Dusty_Star
09-04-2024, 01:20 PM
Rotten Tomatoes had the critics' "tomatometer" at 20%; however the audience's judgment was 98%.
That fact alone would be motivation enough to see it.
I saw it this week, & it was fantastic. I remembered many of the issues portrayed. I might go again, it is that good.
Dusty_Star
09-04-2024, 02:39 PM
Great info! Glad you enjoyed the film. Cannot wait to see it. FaceBook banned it for potential “election interference” which only motivates me to go & pay to see it all-the-more. Hypocrites. I saw Reagan’s son interviewed about it. How rare is it for a son to say glowing things about his mother, divorced father, step-mother & say he liked the movie depicting his own family? Who knew after many failed marriages Catholic Jane Wyman, Reagan’s first wife who divorced him, also became a 3rd Order Dominican? Talk about an about-face! Someone should follow up on THAT story. Hearing & seeing the truth about Ronald Reagan makes me realize with sadness how distorted American main stream media has been for so many years! His initial campaign was the 1st election where I could vote. I recall how the news had awful coverage of Reagan. They even tried to make Jelly Bellies seem like some kind of a terrible addiction. They succeeded at making Reagan seem too old & out of touch with the youth. I wish I had known then what I know now…
If they did ban it, it seems they have now unbanned it. I just was on Facebook & there are many, many recent posts about it. (Recent like within the past few minutes).
Stu from NYC
09-04-2024, 04:53 PM
I understand what you mean but it’s not really free on those venues. I enjoy the large screen movie theatre when there is a movie worth watching. It’s a night out from the status quo.
There is no incremental cost to watch it already paid for the service whether we watch or not.
Stu from NYC
09-04-2024, 04:55 PM
The chairs at the AMC in Leesburg are great but I still go to the Old Mill Playhouse. Mainly because it is so much closer.
Saw it today at Old Mill. Seats were very comfortable. Movie was excellent and confirmed my opinion of Mr Reagan as a very good and smart President
Freeda
09-04-2024, 06:36 PM
$7.45 at the AMC in Leesburg for matinee.....
And for those of us who like to go to movies frequently, if you get an A-List membership at the AMC (then you can go to Lake Square Mall, Disney Springs, Tampa, Altamonte Springs, or AMCs - the world's largest movie chain, with cutting edge technology that is hard for smaller or independent theater operators to compete with - anywhere, such as when you are traveling) your cost is only $24.49 per month to see up to 3 movies a week at any showtime, plus the membership includes waived convenience fees for choosing seats days in advance, rewards, birthday concessions gifts, and many other perks. We go to about 6 movies at AMCs per month on average (because we are spoiled to the comfort of watching movies on the big screen in leather recliners), so our cost per movie is about $4, and is even less than that considering the waived convenience fees and other perks.
Stu from NYC
09-04-2024, 08:42 PM
And for those of us who like to go to movies frequently, if you get an A-List membership at the AMC (then you can go to Lake Square Mall, Disney Springs, Tampa, Altamonte Springs, or AMCs - the world's largest movie chain, with cutting edge technology that is hard for smaller or independent theater operators to compete with - anywhere, such as when you are traveling) your cost is only $24.49 per month to see up to 3 movies a week at any showtime, plus the membership includes waived convenience fees for choosing seats days in advance, rewards, birthday concessions gifts, and many other perks. We go to about 6 movies at AMCs per month on average (because we are spoiled to the comfort of watching movies on the big screen in leather recliners), so our cost per movie is about $4, and is even less than that considering the waived convenience fees and other perks.
If 3 movies cost $ 24.99 per month how is that $ 4 per movie?
Freeda
09-04-2024, 11:05 PM
If 3 movies cost $ 24.99 per month how is that $ 4 per movie?
I said that we go to about 6 movies on average per month; for our $24.49 per person charge for the A-List membership, that averages out to about $4 per movie. We can even go to 'double-headers' - sometimes we see two movies during an outing, with a meal in between.
But, we COULD go to as many as about 12 movies per month (3 movies per week are covered by the A-List membership) with our membership, in which case the movies would only cost about $2 each.
ThirdOfFive
09-05-2024, 06:27 AM
If 3 movies cost $ 24.99 per month how is that $ 4 per movie?
Simple. Because the smallest bag of popcorn costs $12.99.
Taltarzac725
09-05-2024, 06:55 AM
Simple. Because the smallest bag of popcorn costs $12.99.
They have some rather good food at that AMC.
Stu from NYC
09-05-2024, 08:31 AM
Simple. Because the smallest bag of popcorn costs $12.99.
What does one kernel cost?
retiredguy123
09-05-2024, 09:25 AM
What does one kernel cost?
1/4 cup of unpopped corn will yield 2 quarts of popped corn. There are 46 kernels in 1/4 cup. So, a single kernel will cost $12.99/46, or 28 cents per kernel, assuming no cost for toppings, and the small size is two quarts.
Stu from NYC
09-05-2024, 09:41 AM
1/4 cup of unpopped corn will yield 2 quarts of popped corn. There are 46 kernels in 1/4 cup. So, a single kernel will cost $12.99/46, or 28 cents per kernel, assuming no cost for toppings, and the small size is two quarts.
Wow the world has become an expensive place
Bay Kid
09-06-2024, 07:24 AM
How was the movie?
Stu from NYC
09-06-2024, 07:43 AM
How was the movie?
Very good. Have a greater respect for the man.
Dusty_Star
09-06-2024, 08:56 AM
How was the movie?
It was fabulous!
Blueblaze
09-06-2024, 02:47 PM
Best movie I've seen in years. Seeing the normalcy of the America I grew up in, made my heart ache. Seeing Reagan stand up to the Soviets made me proud to be an American again. The characters looked and even sounded like the real people -- even minor characters like Michael Deaver. Dennis Quaid had Reagan's voice down pat, without sounding like a Reagan impersonator. The movie was political, in the sense of Reagan's life-long dream to defeat communism, but not political in the modern, hateful, sense. The politics was far overshadowed by the love story with Nancy.
It was a hero-worship movie, but Lord knows, we could use a few more American heroes these days. When he rode off into the sunset, I cried.
ThirdOfFive
09-06-2024, 03:08 PM
Best movie I've seen in years. Seeing the normalcy of the America I grew up in, made my heart ache. Seeing Reagan stand up to the Soviets made me proud to be an American again. The characters looked and even sounded like the real people -- even minor characters like Michael Deaver. Dennis Quaid had Reagan's voice down pat, without sounding like a Reagan impersonator. The movie was political, in the sense of Reagan's life-long dream to defeat communism, but not political in the modern, hateful, sense. The politics was far overshadowed by the love story with Nancy.
It was a hero-worship movie, but Lord knows, we could use a few more American heroes these days. When he rode off into the sunset, I cried.
So, so true!
Stu from NYC
09-06-2024, 03:32 PM
Best movie I've seen in years. Seeing the normalcy of the America I grew up in, made my heart ache. Seeing Reagan stand up to the Soviets made me proud to be an American again. The characters looked and even sounded like the real people -- even minor characters like Michael Deaver. Dennis Quaid had Reagan's voice down pat, without sounding like a Reagan impersonator. The movie was political, in the sense of Reagan's life-long dream to defeat communism, but not political in the modern, hateful, sense. The politics was far overshadowed by the love story with Nancy.
It was a hero-worship movie, but Lord knows, we could use a few more American heroes these days. When he rode off into the sunset, I cried.
Very well said.
Dusty_Star
09-06-2024, 04:38 PM
Best movie I've seen in years. Seeing the normalcy of the America I grew up in, made my heart ache. Seeing Reagan stand up to the Soviets made me proud to be an American again. The characters looked and even sounded like the real people -- even minor characters like Michael Deaver. Dennis Quaid had Reagan's voice down pat, without sounding like a Reagan impersonator. The movie was political, in the sense of Reagan's life-long dream to defeat communism, but not political in the modern, hateful, sense. The politics was far overshadowed by the love story with Nancy.
It was a hero-worship movie, but Lord knows, we could use a few more American heroes these days. When he rode off into the sunset, I cried.
Started crying at "Mr Gorbachev, if you want peace, ... Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall!!!" (Well, teared up - I wasn't actually disturbing anyone around me.) Managed my last eye wipe as I drove out of Lake Sumter Landing.
shaw8700@outlook.com
09-06-2024, 06:28 PM
I wish you could choose your seats in advance though.
mrf6969
09-13-2024, 01:55 PM
I would like to see the new Reagan movie, but they would need to pay me to go to a movie theater. Why can't they just sell me a digital copy of the movie for $25?
Old Mill in Sumter 6.40 for residents on Tuesdays
mraines
09-14-2024, 09:54 AM
Its called bootlegging, within minutes of selling the first copy millions are lost in revenue.
And bootlegging cuts into my pension and the rest of the crews that do not make millions per movie.
mraines
09-14-2024, 09:58 AM
Cant stand the popcorn smell, or the munching and slurping of the watchers, who think they may die of starvation during the two hours the films run.
Same with the noise of continuous cell phones.
Would it hurt to turn the damned things off for the film's duration?
Not to mention the coughing and sneezing and spreading of germs.
CODYCAT
09-14-2024, 10:06 AM
Hollywood and actors don’t worry about being historically correct. They’re in the entertainment business. Politicians and actors do have things in common, they don’t necessarily tell the truth and they do fill their pockets with money.
ThirdOfFive
09-14-2024, 11:17 AM
Hollywood and actors don’t worry about being historically correct. They’re in the entertainment business. Politicians and actors do have things in common, they don’t necessarily tell the truth and they do fill their pockets with money.
Bingo.
Remember "Gladiator"? It took home Academy Awards for best picture, best actor in a leading role (Russell Crowe), best costume design, best sound, and best visual effects as well as garnering nominations in a boatload of other categories. About the only thing the movie got right was that there was a Roman emperor named Marcus Aurelius at about that time and he had a ne'er-do-well kid named Commodus. Just about everything else in the story were complete fabrications. But who cared? It was a GREAT movie. If I want a history lesson there is always Google.
That's why the "reviews" of the pompous personalities on Rotten Tomatoes are so hilarious. They're all of a sudden incredible sticklers for historical accuracy.
Says a lot about their mindset. And not in a complimentary way.
Blueblaze
09-14-2024, 11:47 AM
I absolutely love that little theater in Sumter, and I'll be sick when it closes. I don't care what they charge or how much the popcorn costs, if they have a movie as good as Reagan to show me. The sad part is that Hollyweird only manages a couple of pictures a year that are worth seeing.
retiredguy123
10-19-2024, 06:40 AM
Digital copies of the Reagan movie are now available for purchase for $19.99 from Prime Video and other streaming services.
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