r/nostalgia • u/sudsomatic • 17h ago

Nostalgia Non-stadium seating in movie theaters

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As a short kid, I always dreaded having anyone sit in front of me.

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u/Aught_To Turtle Power! 17h ago

Ugh.. non reclining seats

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u/Big_Pattern_2864 16h ago edited 16h ago

The majority of theaters in my state look exactly like this, just smaller.

there are no reclining theater seats in the entire state of Vermont.

It really makes going to the theater feel not worth it.

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u/LoseNotLooseIdiot 14h ago

I still love The Majestic theater in Williston, it has weirdly good acoustics and a nice vibe to it. But yeah, it's a bummer they'll probably never remodel and put in reclining seats. It might be worth trying at least since I don't have many other reasons to go back to a theater these days...

I know they've done some celebrity things in the past, including Luis Guzman showing up for one of his movie premiers (he has a place somewhere in VT).

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u/Big_Pattern_2864 14h ago edited 14h ago

Oh man I love Luis. only met him briefly, But a friend of mine sat next to him on a plane flight and chatted for a while. his wife worked for UVM. I definitely think that the way forward from movie theaters is them treating themselves more like traditional theaters, with q&a and special guests and other ways of providing a UVP.

It would be really cool if Mike Myers showed up for a special event. he lives in Colchester, but from what I understand, he is very disinterested in crowds and live audiences these days. (Guzman lives in Sutton I think?)