[Rsenholzi]

It is permanently closed.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Rsenholzi

It is permanently closed.

According to whom?

[TheDuke]

Has anyone considered starting an online petition drive? Maybe that would indicate that there's interest in re- opening the theater.

[Rsenholzi]

It is permanently closed.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Rsenholzi

It is permanently closed.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Well, they DID say it twice... So, it must be true!

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by TheDuke

Has anyone considered starting an online petition drive? Maybe that would indicate that there's interest in re- opening the theater.

Good idea.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Good idea.

Better idea would be to keep filling up the existing theater so the owners think there is a business to be had.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Better idea would be to keep filling up the existing theater so the owners think there is a business to be had.

Top Gun: Maverick will probably fill those seats at the Old Mill Playhouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSqVVswa420

[Carla B]

Maybe AMC could take over Barnstorm, since they seem to know how to operate a movie house. A populous town like The Villages with no movie theater does seem incomplete.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Carla B

Maybe AMC could take over Barnstorm, since they seem to know how to operate a movie house. A populous town like The Villages with no movie theater does seem incomplete.

We have the Old Mill Playhouse but that is now a good distance from the southern parts of the Villages. Great idea though.

[davem4616]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Just my thoughts. Thinking that if they were going to reopen would have done so by now. My guess is they are trying to find a new use for the property.

I think you're right on that. With all the streaming that is available now perhaps they're keeping a close eye on the number of folks going to the one theatre that is open..... and IMHO that'll be the bellwether as to when and if the one in Brownwood reopens as a movie house

but I'm sure they've got a couple of alternatives that they're looking at

[Freeda]

Many areas of the new sections are nearly as close (at least, in driving time) to the AMC at the Leesburg mall as they are to the Old Mill in Sumter Landing. And the experience at AMC is much better, at the same (or, it can be, much less) cost.

[GpaVader]

My 2 cents worth, having attended one movie at SL, yes it was affordable at $5 a ticket but it was no way to watch Spiderman's last movie. Poor picture, sound and having the guy in front of you crushing your legs. They need to invest some money to improve the screen and sound quality. The next load of money is to at least space the seats out more. I would prefer the reclining seats but I can live with the seats they have but space them out so the guy in front of me doesn't end up in my knees and how about a little space for people to get by to use the restroom....

With the new developments and the age of the people they want in Middleton, you would think this would be a must have or do.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

You are right Taltarzac from the posts I’ve read on TOTV which seems like a minority of replies against Hollywood. I’ve read the same about NFL.
Most I talk to feel the opposite but steam Hollywood Movies and watch the NFL. It’s not my show I’ll let the Morse family decide.
Personally we haven’t been to a Villages Theater in 2 years, completely satisfied with streaming. Hold button, rewind, bathroom within 20 feet, soda, beer, wine in the fridge.

Good post. The traditional Hollywood movie is facing enormous competition from streaming services. Which produce their own movies and have the advantage of making a whole series or even several seasons of a series. Sometimes a story needs more time to be told comprehensively than can be done in the 2 hours or less typical Hollywood movie.
..... and I find that so-called "2nd string" actors are just as good as the big buck "superstars". Take, for example, JJ Abrams in "Counterpart" - he was perfect in that role - could DiCaprio have made that series any better - I don't think so! Take Josh Brolin in Prime's "Outer Range" - he is perfectly believable in his role as are all the other actors in that series. It is the writers and directors that make a good movie or series. A superstar actor just means that it will be a big-budget movie.