I can honestly say that the first time I went to The Movie
Fan, it was a bit overwhelming. At home, I had just one Blockbuster and one
Hollywood Video. That was pretty much all we had until RedBox started popping
up everywhere. The mere fact that The Movie Fan has so many videos and great
deals at such low prices is pretty amazing. I have been to The Movie Fan so
many times since I’ve been here and I love it more and more each time. They
have so many great deals and you can actually spend a weekend watching movies
for less than 5 dollars. As broke college students, that’s so amazing and
wonderful that we can do that.
I can honestly remember renting four or five movies for like
three dollars and it was probably one of the most amazing things in the world because
I rented them for like $1.90 which was pretty fantastic. I remember that we had
a horror movie weekend and it was honestly the best weekend. Also, they have
tons of older movies so you can get the movies that you cannot normally find anywhere
else.
I went to the movie theater just once this year. It was for
the LGBT Film Festival and it was pretty cool. It is a very old-timey theater
but it’s really nice. Whoever owns it keeps it up and really makes sure that it’s
nice. They ask for donations and they
don’t charge admission to the theater the time I was there. They had a great
place but they aren’t very advertised so it makes it difficult to know what
movies they are playing and what their prices are. It is also a very low key
theater that doesn’t have any corporate sponsorship which makes their funds
harder to come by and some things a little more pricey.
I am not sure if you guys can tell but, I am a huge movie
buff. I love watching horror, comedy, and thriller movies. Those are my
favorites. I don’t have very many favorite movies; I just like genres of
movies. So, if you guys have any good suggestions, let me know! I am always
down to see something new and crazy.
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Besides the price and the selection in movie fan, was there anything else that you had noticed in your experience there?
ReplyDeleteYou said that the Normal Theater is kept up really nice. Can you describe the inside for us or the people that work or use that facility?
I'm a movie buff too! I even worked for Blockbuster for a time. In some ways, it was one of the best jobs I've ever had. That is except for their company practices. But that is a whole other story.
I definitely agree with you that movie fan has a great selection because I love all the older movies, especially the family ones (animated and little kid ones)! I also just really enjoyed the environment too and how welcoming the owner was.
ReplyDeleteI have never been to the movie fan, but I am honestly really excited to check it out. There are a lot of great films you never hear about and I really like those kinds of movies and I hear they have a HUGE selection, like you said. :)
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