Posted by Tricky Dicky on 01/10/08 22:16

"Covenant" <covenantWITHNOSPAMPLEASE@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
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>> What old films would people love to see on the big screen that were
>> missed first time round? I would really love to see Close Encounters,
>> Blade Runner and the first Alien film, as I was too young when they first
>> came out!
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> Bloody hell you're making me feel old !
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> That said...
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> Back in those good old days the screens were worth looking at.
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> Jaws was amazing on the big screen, CE3K just as huge, Alien had the blood
> pounding in my head and my knees drawn up to my chin. Blade Runner was
> weird on the cinema. so much to see but so little to take notice of
> because it had you hokked!
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> I miss the HUUUGE screen of a one screen cinema. Even a small thing like
> "This... is going to be worlwide!" in Abba The Movie when the TV sized
> picture opened up to fill screen...
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> But "The Empire Strikes Back", at the Odeon in Leicester Square (not quite
> my regular!!!) Astounding !!
> One of my eternal movie memories...


The opening sequence in Star Wars when the star destroyer "consumes" the
screen still remains my ultimate cinema moment. The sheer awesome size of
the bloody thing was pretty mind blowing for me aged ten (CGI eat your heart
out)

Tricky

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