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  • #61
    Re: Your favorite movie theater

    For almost 2 years, I went to the Dole exclusively. Dont know why in particular, just seemed easier. I dont' really like crowds and the dole just seemed less crowded, even though it was full many times.. go figure.. Anyway, i finally started going to Ward about a year ago and was amazed how much their larger theatres seem to give such a better movie experience. now I try to go there as often as I can (even though I work downtown) especially if the film is playing at both Ward and Dole.

    but the Dole always remains to me the best theatre to go to on a rainy day when you just want to lose yourself in a movie, or on a weekday afternoon at 3 when there wont be a lot of people in the theatre.

    ps Anybody notice how the Ward theatres seem to have this odor lately? I've noticed it in the ones Ewa side. Sort of musty verging on stale urine smell.. First time i noticed it was a few months ago. Still comes through.
    n'importe

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    • #62
      Re: Your favorite movie theater

      Originally posted by helen View Post
      The Ward 16 has a couple of machines. There are located on the right hand side of the enterance (the ticket office is on the left hand side).
      Thanks for the info, I did not know this. I always go left to the box office and never looked to see what was on the right side.

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      • #63
        Re: Your favorite movie theater

        Went to the Pearlridge theaters last week and I noticed that their general admission prices are a $1 less than Ward but one of their stadium seating theaters (the one downstairs) doesn't have much of a height difference between rows.

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        • #64
          Re: Your favorite movie theater

          Originally posted by Lei Liko View Post
          I love those things. While the ticket office lines do move quickly (thanks to efficient workers), it's still a bummer to see a long line at the top of the escalator. Whenever I want to use the CC/Debit Card kiosk, there's usually no one there.

          I like how we can use plastic at the concession stand now, too.

          Yes debit cards rock when you are in the mood to go to da theater to see a movie! I always look for the VISA/MC sticker! The theaters here in the bay area have some kind of CC/Debit setup for patrons. Takes the guess work out of asking yourself, should I take out $20 or $40?!?!

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          • #65
            Re: Your favorite movie theater

            Roxy Theater in Kapaa, across from Nakamura store on Kauai seemed like an arena, when it's your first movie going experience. And you always remember your first.
            The worst had to be at King Theater, even with a cheap price for a double feature. But, that's what you could afford as a college student. It was three to four hours of a sticky floor and the smell of urine.

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            • #66
              Re: Your favorite movie theater

              I like to add the other long gone theater in Kapaa called the Pono Theater. Whatta country bumpkin I am? But, I thought since it showed X-rated movies once a week there, that the term 'porno" was named referencing the Pono Theater. And the added "r" was for the r-rated foreign films from Asia.

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              • #67
                Re: Your favorite movie theater

                Originally posted by oceanpacific View Post
                Movies I remember:

                KAPIOLANI (formerly TOHO) - TOOTSIE;
                WAIKIKI 3 - POSEIDON ADVENTURE;
                CINERAMA - M*A*S*H; EASY RIDER;
                WAIKIKI 1/2 - THE STING; E.T.; AMERICAN GRAFFITI;

                I remember the twin-theaters at the Ilikai Marina where Outback Steakhouse is located now.
                Movies that I associate with Hawaii theaters of the past:

                CINERAMA - Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Apollo 13, Karakatoa: East of Java, Lawrence of Arabia (re-release), 2001: A Space Odyssey (re-release), many others.

                WAIKIKI 1, 2 & 3 - E.T., Star Wars The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode IV Special Edition, Footloose, Independence Day, Jaws, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Lilo & Stitch many others.

                WAIKIKI iMAX THEATER - Star Wars II Attack of the Clones

                ROYAL THEATER - True Grit, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek Wrath of Khan, TRON, The Black Hole

                ROYAL MARINA TWINS - American Hot Wax, Saturday Night Fever

                KAPIOLANI - Wings Over America Rockshow, Back to the Future, Dune, Howard the Duck, several others

                HOLIDAY THEATERS LAIE - Blade Runner, Animal House, several others

                PEOPLES' THEATER (Honokaa Big Island) - Planet of the Apes & 4 sequels, Lawrence of Arabia, The Love Bug, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Romeo & Juliet (1968), Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, 2001: A Space Odyssey, War of the Worlds (1953 version re-release), Silent Running, The Last Valley, Soylent Green, The Omega Man, Blackbeard's Ghost, Cougar Country, many others from my childhood and teen years.

                HILO PALACE THEATER - Star Wars (1977), Island of Dr. Moreau, The Swarm, Grease, a few others.

                WAIKEA TWINS - Hilo, Big Island - The Blair Witch Project
                I'm still here. Are you?

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                • #68
                  Re: Your favorite movie theater

                  Instead of Creating Anudda Thread..... I am posing it HEA

                  As I posted way waaaay back of the now long gone theaters I once trekked at
                  what has it become or who curently uses the space?


                  Waikiki 1 # 2?

                  Waikiki #3

                  Kuhio Twins - I know became NikeTown (right?) but they are folding/closing?

                  Cinerama - became a auto shop store, is it still there?

                  Varisity - The space went to UH

                  Kapiolani - Became A Blockbuster Location, is it still there?

                  Pearlridge 4 plex - Became A Medical Facility

                  Kam Drive In ?

                  Kailua Drive In ?

                  King Twins - Became A Parking Garage Facility

                  Marina Twins - Outback Resturaunt?

                  Waialae Drive In ?

                  Royal Sunset Drive In

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                  • #69
                    Re: Your favorite movie theater

                    The Cinerama/store bldg. is still there. But I wanna know what happened to the signature masks that were out front? That whole little area is owned by a family who is thankfully in no rush to sell or change it from what it's been for decades.

                    The Varsity is now a vacant lot, paved and will probably be more parking lot space. Maybe they'll turn it into a drive-in...
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                    • #70
                      Re: Your favorite movie theater

                      Originally posted by Ron Whitfield View Post
                      The Cinerama/store bldg. is still there. But I wanna know what happened to the signature masks that were out front? That whole little area is owned by a family who is thankfully in no rush to sell or change it from what it's been for decades.

                      The Varsity is now a vacant lot, paved and will probably be more parking lot space. Maybe they'll turn it into a drive-in...
                      I loved the Cinerama. It truly had a big silver screen. Now that was 16:9 aspect ration back then I went there to see Star Wars and stood in line that wrapped around the block overlapping it.
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                      • #71
                        Re: Your favorite movie theater

                        CW - I wonder if we were standing in the same line for Star Wars?
                        "Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be."
                        – Sydney J. Harris

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                        • #72
                          Re: Your favorite movie theater

                          I loved the old open-air movies out in Waianae & Nanakuli. Those were where I saw my first japanese movies - learned to love the old samurai movies. It was also a true experience - bring your own food, share it with the misc. cats, rats & B-52's running around all over the place. But it was a fun experience!
                          "Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be."
                          – Sydney J. Harris

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                          • #73
                            Re: Your favorite movie theater

                            Originally posted by anapuni808 View Post
                            CW - I wonder if we were standing in the same line for Star Wars?
                            it was 1977 and it rained that night. The tickets I bought were for later shows as the Cinerama couldn't possible hold that many people. I remember being near the front of the line at one point and seeing people coming up from the corner as the line doubled up.

                            Originally posted by anapuni808 View Post
                            I loved the old open-air movies out in Waianae & Nanakuli. Those were where I saw my first japanese movies - learned to love the old samurai movies. It was also a true experience - bring your own food, share it with the misc. cats, rats & B-52's running around all over the place. But it was a fun experience!
                            I grew up going to the Waialae Drive in. So sad when I saw it demolished.

                            Oh man and the Royal Theater. I went to see Mary Poppins when it opened up there.

                            Queen Theater and Kaimuki Theater had rats so it was suggested that you wear shoes when going to see a movie there.
                            Last edited by craigwatanabe; November 4, 2009, 10:17 AM.
                            Life is what you make of it...so please read the instructions carefully.

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                            • #74
                              Re: Your favorite movie theater

                              Originally posted by DannyWilliams View Post
                              Instead of Creating Anudda Thread..... I am posing it As I posted way waaaay back of the now long gone theaters I once trekked at what has it become or who curently uses the space?
                              Waikiki 1 # 2? Empty. but still sitting intact as far as I know.

                              Waikiki #3=Is a California Pizza kitchen and Foot Locker now right?

                              Kuhio Twins - NikeTown, All Star Cafe, all folded,

                              Cinerama - became a auto shop store, is it still there? YES!!

                              Varisity - The space went to UH YES!!

                              Kapiolani - Became A Blockbuster Location, is it still there? YES!!

                              Pearlridge 4 plex - Became A Medical Facility YES!!

                              Kam Drive In ? Swap meets on Wed and weekends

                              Marina Twins - Outback Resturaunt? YES!!

                              Waialae Drive In ? Self Storage company sits there now I think.

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                              • #75
                                Re: Your favorite movie theater

                                Originally posted by craigwatanabe View Post

                                Queen Theater and Kaimuki Theater had rats so it was suggested that you wear shoes when going to see a movie there.
                                Queen Theater is barely intact residents have complained of falling debris and worry that someone will get hurt walking under the marquee one day, it's been covered on the news.

                                Was Kaimuki Theater where 3660 On the Rise is now??

                                Aj

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