Comments on: In Praise of the Drive-In http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/in-praise-of-the-drive-in/ Thu, 03 May 2012 01:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/in-praise-of-the-drive-in/#comment-667 Phil Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:17:34 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=160#comment-667 Well, the very reasons given for why drive-ins are great, are for some, the same reasons why the drive-in is bad.....maybe you don't want to sit shoulder to shoulder w/ strangers, but you might also not want to be watching a movie with Jett making sweet love in the Prius one car over....<br><br>I made my mom take me to see "Popeye" at the drive-in, and there was the constant threat that we might get abducted just before Robin Williams could eat his spinach before the grand finale -- it was a pretty rough crowd that particular night.<br><br>On the plus side, I loved driving past the screen on the highway in hopes that we'd catch a nude scene as we were going past.... Well, the very reasons given for why drive-ins are great, are for some, the same reasons why the drive-in is bad…..maybe you don't want to sit shoulder to shoulder w/ strangers, but you might also not want to be watching a movie with Jett making sweet love in the Prius one car over….

I made my mom take me to see “Popeye” at the drive-in, and there was the constant threat that we might get abducted just before Robin Williams could eat his spinach before the grand finale — it was a pretty rough crowd that particular night.

On the plus side, I loved driving past the screen on the highway in hopes that we'd catch a nude scene as we were going past….

]]> By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/in-praise-of-the-drive-in/#comment-666 Phil Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:17:34 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=160#comment-666 Well, the very reasons given for why drive-ins are great, are for some, the same reasons why the drive-in is bad.....maybe you don't want to sit shoulder to shoulder w/ strangers, but you might also not want to be watching a movie with Jett making sweet love in the Prius one car over....<br><br>I made my mom take me to see "Popeye" at the drive-in, and there was the constant threat that we might get abducted just before Robin Williams could eat his spinach before the grand finale -- it was a pretty rough crowd that particular night.<br><br>On the plus side, I loved driving past the screen on the highway in hopes that we'd catch a nude scene as we were going past.... Well, the very reasons given for why drive-ins are great, are for some, the same reasons why the drive-in is bad…..maybe you don't want to sit shoulder to shoulder w/ strangers, but you might also not want to be watching a movie with Jett making sweet love in the Prius one car over….

I made my mom take me to see “Popeye” at the drive-in, and there was the constant threat that we might get abducted just before Robin Williams could eat his spinach before the grand finale — it was a pretty rough crowd that particular night.

On the plus side, I loved driving past the screen on the highway in hopes that we'd catch a nude scene as we were going past….

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