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Let’s Stay Home at the Movies. [by Michael Filipiak] Tired of long lines, front row seats, sticky floors and crying babies? Avoid the hassles of going to the theater and just buy your own.
The theater grows dark as the opening
Godfather.
credits flash on the screen. A batch of warm
without worry and you ladies can finally have that Sylvester Stallone marathon you have
popcorn fills the air with its deliciously but-
In addition to state-of-the-art digital projec-
been waiting for. Not only does owning a
tery scent and tantalizes the senses of the
tion, a premium home theater requires an
personal theater give you incredible freedom
moviegoers who anxiously await the first
earth-moving, soul-shaking, sound system.
and comfort, it makes you a true movie
scene of the highly acclaimed, Academy
A multi-speaker, THX, Dolby Digital Sur-
aficionado - a distinction that only the likes
Award-winning film. Unlike most cinematic
round Sound System will do just the trick.
of Spielberg, Hanks, Bogart and Members of
experiences, you surprisingly don’t find gum
Not only will you be watching Seabiscuit, you
LawCrossing can ever attain.
underneath your chair, your feet don’t stick
will be riding right alongside him, feeling the
to the floor, and you don’t have the slightest
pounding of hooves and the jarring cheers of
expectation of hearing the whining of a newly
the crowd.
teething baby in the middle of a tender love scene. Something isn’t right. This must be
Some may say that this is the same as going
the Twilight Zone. No. This must be your very
to a movie theater, so why spend a quarter of
own private movie theater!
a million dollars? The answer is simple. You can’t wear your pajamas to the theater. You
With the price of a movie ticket constantly
can’t tell the projector operator to pause the
increasing, it only makes sense to avoid the
film while you use the restroom. You can’t
lines, the ushers and all the other hassles of
run to the kitchen to fix yourself a BLT and
a public cinema. Why continue to pay more
grab a Long Island Iced Tea at the 21 screen
for the same old movie-going experience
megaplex. And let’s face it, with the rising
when you can pay a lot more for your own
cost of tickets, and the astronomical price
cinema-quality experience at home? With
of anything edible at the movies these days,
new technologies developed by Runco, a
$250,000 is a bargain.
leading producer of home theater equipment, you can now have a home movie experience
Any true movie fan would spare no expense
that surpasses the quality and intensity of
when it comes to creating his or her very own
even the most advanced cineplexes. For
private screening room, so leather lounge
only $249,995, you can purchase the MBX-1
chairs, velvet curtains, a popcorn cart and
digital projector. This 3-chip digital projec-
theater lighting are essential. And what
tion system has enough power to project to
movie is complete without food and drinks,
screens as big as 41 feet wide. Of course, one
served by personal butlers? Let’s not forget
would need to have enough empty wall space
this is LawCrossing Weekend, and we never
to fit such a monstrosity in their home. The
settle for anything but the best. After you
digital projection provides an extremely crisp
finally have the home theater of your dreams,
and clear image superior to the standard
you will never step foot inside a cinema
projection quality in theaters. Now, you will
again, and if you feel generous, neither will
finally be able to spot the spaghetti sauce
your friends. Now you macho men can watch
stain on Marlon Brando’s dress shirt in The
Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias
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