Regal Movie theatre...metal detector

[Glock4good]

I rarely go to the movies anymore. Too many cell phones, too much talking, I gotta hit the head at least once and usually miss a great scene and a big headed man or woman often sits in front of me. Netflix and Blockbuster fit the bill.

 

[The-Fly]

Bah, the theater i go to has a 47" LCD, surround sound, and the management doesn't mind a bit if I clean guns or load mags during the movie

 

[cpttango30]

Isn't that the reason they make 60" Plasma TV and BlueRay Players with 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound?

Shoot I would rather watch a movie at home because I get a comfy seat that reclines and I can drink what I want to drink Eat popcorn the way I like it. Plus I do not have to put up with teenages going in and out threw out the whole movie. Ringing cell phones, Crying kids. Rude people that talk all the time.

 

[v35]

They're worried about civil liability for gang shootings.

IMHO it's more likely they're worried about camcorders. You can download a poor camcorder copy of any movie you want the day it's released.

Movie producers and the entertainment industry are no different from the recording artists who wanted to blame file sharing for impinging upon their greed a few short years ago. The truth is that a lot of popular music, and now movies, is just unadulterated cr@p not worth the price of a CD or admission, respectively. People will happy pay 99 cents for a decent song on iTunes, and well produced movies still earn lots and lots of money, but the last one I'd put in that category is probably Spiderman 2. Before that?... I'm thinking...

Movie theaters have degenerated into hangouts for near'do well youths and assorted scum. I almost never set foot in one anymore, esp. given the amazing array of excellent DVD's available for rent or purchase.

Assorted scum, cell phones, people talking, eight dollar boxes of popcorn and six dollar Cokes, then fifteen minutes of commercials before the movie starts, all the more reason for flagging revenue. Let them go the way of the drive-in. A Netflix subscription plus a halfway decent computer and sound system - may I recommend Apple - blow away the sticky floor experience. There's also a rapidly growing market for people building their own home theaters. Google it - the money some have spent on building their own home theaters is mind-boggling. When I build mine I'll put up a sign saying "all guns must be holstered"

 

[Avenger]

A little irony here, the only "theater" I go to just so happens to be a Drive-in. I'll never go back to the big chain theaters, it just isn't FUN to go there anymore. Drive-ins.....are fun. If the movie is lousy, you can talk with your friends without disturbing others, or even see if the view is better from the back seat....

 

[Dave in PA]

I have to admit I go to the movies a couple of times per year lately. It is a Regal, I think and I haven't EVER noticed the No revolvers sign. I guess I just didn't look for it either. The worst that will happen if someone noticed my 380 is I'd get asked to leave. IF a metal detector went off, I'd ignore it or maybe try the line an old shop teacher told me. "I've got a plate in my hip from a motorcycle accident, do you want to see the scar? " while you start to unbuckle your belt...

Come to think of it, the last movie I saw was on Payperview and I detail stripped and cleaned one of my .45s while I watched it. (stuck a screw driver in my hand pushing out the mainspring housing pin) It is starting to heal, though.

 

[JohnBT]

"If you ever get the chance to see Lawrence of Arabia in a properly
outfitted 70mm theater"

I saw it on the big screen when it opened in D.C. and it was mindboggling. What was that, 40 or 45 years ago? I think I need to do it again. That's a movie that might get me back to the film show.

John

 

[Neo-Luddite]

Yeh, when Lawrence says 'this is going to be fun' and then blows out the match.


There are places that preserve the ability to show widescreen films--cinerama, cinemascope, and super panivision-70. It is one of my interests apart from the things I gripe about here. Home theater is nice--but it is not better than a quality art reproduction in miniature at best.

Lawrence of Arabia, apart from the rich and accurate firearm use portrayed, has a bona fide intentional train wreck, filmed by masters of the craft. I read some estimates that if made today it would cost over 1 billion to make.

So lets get the theater owners on the right track with RKBA---especially those that control the few wide-screen houses left---they need to remember that keepers of the temple don't engage in petty politics.

Sorry to be long-winded

-Mike

 

[Outlaws]

The first time I saw the sign I asked to speak to a supervisor. Got the supervisor. Told him I was displeased and told him either the sign comes down or I vote with my wallet and no more movies there for me and my family. He was very nice and quoted company policy over and over again like a script. I thanked him for his time and told him that direct TV and payperview will be getting alot more of my $$ and they will get zero. He appologized. I left, and I voted with my wallet. I think you should do the same and spread the word about them.

Call the corporate headquarters. The actual GM of the theatre may or may not care, but anyone under him will definitely not care. They have so much going on that one guy not wanting to go to a movie is actually a burden off their back if anything else.

 

[Owen Sparks]

This is really a question of property rights. The theater is private property. Therefore the owner can make any rules he wants. You either abide by them or you don't go in. You have a choice, you may choose not to patronize places that use metal detectors. Just like you may choose not to eat in places that allow smoking if that bothers you.

 

[Owen Sparks]

I used to work as a bouncer in a beer joint. One day the owner decided that he wanted to appeal to a better class of clientell so he instructed me not to let anyone in wearing a tank top or sleevless shirt. His place, his rules. One night I nearly had to fight a guy who insisted that no one was going to tell him what to wear and that he was coming in because he had a "right" to. I told him that his rights ended at the door and that if he entered he would be trespassing and would be dealt with accordingly.
The only absolute right you have on someone elses property is the right to leave.
In other words:
"Do what you like but don't do it here."

 

[grimjaw]

I say come with as many pockets filled with as many spoons as you possibly can. Maybe even your shoes. Also? Bring a toaster.

jm

 

[230RN]

Are these permanently-installed metal detectors?

Haven't been to a movie in years.

Here in CO, it's one of the terms of the permit that you cannot go armed into a place with permanently-installed metal detectors. One of the few restrictions.

If they're just "wanding" people, I'd probably flash my permit at them as they were brushing me. Don't know what would happen in that case.
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ETA But see Posts 39 and 41 for correction... duh.

 

[Zundfolge]

Here in CO, it's one of the terms of the permit that you cannot go armed into a place with permanently-installed metal detectors. One of the few restrictions.

If they're just "wanding" people, I'd probably flash my permit at them as they were brushing me. Don't know what would happen in that case.

Actually wanding is the same thing as a permanently installed detector. The law says that if the place of business has security searching people for firearms your permit is no good there, not just metal detectors you walk through.

http://cbi.state.co.us/ccw/Statutes/18-12-214.asp
(You're thinking of 4a. see also 4b)

 

[Sulaco]

I quit going to the movies regularly. I do miss seeing an occasional film on the big screen but not enough to pay so much to do so. I'd rather wait until it hits the local library and watch it for free. I haven't bought a DVD in a long time either. There just hasn't been much worth seeing lately I reckon.

 

[230RN]

Ah! I used to know that. Time for a re-read, eh, Zundfolge?

Thanks.