Saturday night my next door neighbors hosted a movie night under their carport. This wasn't just any movie night. This was a 3-D movie night on a old school silver screen with projectors and Super 8 and 16 mm films (thanks film dork Ned!).
The 3-D movies we watched were condensed versions of "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and Vincent Price's "The Magician." Not only was this event super funny (we should have turned off the sound and just made up dialogue because we were all yelling comments at the screen the entire time) it was also enlightening because in addition to the 3-D movies we also watched vintage education films from the early 60's about women in the workplace, airports and an anti-drug film narrated by (a much younger but still sporting the same moustache) Jesse Jackson.
The 3-D effect sometimes works better than others but it was always hilarious, if nothing else just for the comic effect of looking at each other.
The word at the end of the evening was there should be an outdoor movie night every month. I for one am all about that idea...what can be better than movies with friends, beer, a theater that is dog friendly and a very short walk home?
2 comments:
So that's where you were when I called! I watched 'what not to wear' and went to bed at 9:30. I think you win! The world needs more creative social gatherings like that!
Remember what Rev. Jackson says...
"Put hope in your brain, not dope in your veins."
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