![]() ![]() The cheers from the audience during the gore scenes had to be heard to be believed, the energy in this crowd had to be the most enthusiastic I have ever seen in a movie theater. So many were familiar with the film due to it's 1977 re-release and the fact that the films cult status still existed. What was amazing was how excited they all were. My girlfriend mentioned that the theater was full of High School students from Valley Stream High. At the time I was dating a girl who lived in Valley Stream, NY. I'm talking sell out folks, I've never seen a theater so crowded. This 1982 re-release was met by a high school mob that packed the theater. But perhaps my greatest memory of seeing a 3-D movie in the theater was Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1974). plus glory when seen strutting it on a giant movie theater screen. It also solidified Vincent Prices reputation, plus it had a chance to re-introduce him to an audience that could appreciate him in all his theatrical glory, as Vincent Price was a presence that was best appreciated in all his splendid 6 ft. And here's a film from 1953, literally 30 years after it's initial release and there we are glued to our theater seats all over again, like it was just made yesterday. Now, bear in mind that the video tape revolution was already at hand, but regardless of that people still headed out to the movies, especially 3-D because it worked best in the movie house. It's interesting to note that when I saw House of Wax it was a packed house. Furthermore, the audience was really into the film, there wasn't one snicker or sneer, this group wasn't out to belittle yesteryears films, they were into it, they were fully aware of what a great opportunity we had at our hands to see these films theatrically. Not only did the 3-D effects hold up, but the obviously remastered prints looked just great. Being a huge Vincent Price fanatic, I can't wax quite enough about how lucky I was to see House of Wax (1953) playing at my local multiplex at the time. And there were so many movies coming out in the early 80's, I actually recall going to the theater at least three or four times a week. Also, the oral sex with the girlfriend only worked when your parents were out, it was not acceptable behavior to do that in public (in to days society it might be though, anything to keep the kids happy and at home where they are safe).īut the movie theater was the place to be for 3-D. Now that I think about it I'm a very easy person to please but in the long run my desires aren't exactly what you'd call progressive. That was the big deal when I was a teenager, watching stupid horror flicks on TV and getting my cock sucked. The fun of the 3-D movies at home was that you could get your girlfriend, who usually didn't give a rip roaring shit about these movies, to suck your cock between commercials. I was lucky enough over the ensuing years to have seen Mad Magician in 3-D at my college (I was invited by a professor who knew I loved horror films) and the 3-D festivals held at the Film Forum Theater on Houston St. If my memory is correct, Zacherly hosting showings of Gorilla At Large (1953) and The Mad Magician (1954). At least you were having a few laughs while sitting in front of your TV wearing idiotic glasses that weren't working. One of the things that did help watching these flicks on unsuitable televisions was occasionally having a horror host such as Zacherly introduce the film and kind of cut in between commercials and do some sort of routine. But thousands upon thousands of us did it. I do recall that most of the TV experiences were very unsatisfactory, you could never adjust the TV properly in order to really get the 3-D effect, and you really looked like a dip shit wearing 3-D glasses in your house and viewing the said film on a TV unfit for showing a 3-D film. I'm still very unclear as to what came first in my life, a 3-D TV broadcast or the actual movie experience in 3-D. Talk about the power of tie in marketing, Lord have mercy! But the expense was very cheap at the time, in fact even to go to the movies wasn't all a breaker in terms of money, as movies were about $4.50 then. And in order for you to fully appreciate the 3-D effect being broadcast to your TV screen, you had to go out to places like 7/11 stores in order to pick up your 3-D glasses along with a purchase of a 16 oz. And you didn't always have to go to the movies to see these films, some of them came right to your TV screen courtesy of your local channel programming. Not only was 1982/83 a pivotal year for the production of new 3-D movies, but it was also the two years that witnessed a mass release of old 3-D films. Back in the early 1980's, 3-D movies enjoyed a renassance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than get into the usual technical talk of just what 3-D movies are, I'd much rather explain the effect that 3-D movies have on an audience, and in particular, myself. ![]()
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