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1. Ben Schwarz Bluesky 2 min later

   Sounds like you’ve gotta go to the theatre more often!

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 12 hr later

      the price is right! I think the people that run it are retired

2. Bob Monsour Mastodon 12 min later

   @zachleat Did you take a time machine back to 1980?

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 13 hr later

      @bobmonsour it felt like it! hopefully they show back to the future at some point

3. Shaw Bluesky 15 min later

   omg.

   Our nearby theaters have occasional dollar movie days, but you still aren’t getting out of there for less than $30 if you add in any kind of snacks.

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 12 hr later

      the whole thing was a package! I was so confused. at our usual theater that would get you one ticket 🥹

      1. Shaw Bluesky 15 hr later

         Incredible. I want to find a theater like that!

4. Joe Steinbring Mastodon 58 min later

   @zachleat Those kinds of places are the best.

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 12 hr later

      @joe it was fun! rowdy middle schoolers on their phones and projecting at the wrong aspect ratio notwithstanding 😅

5. bill Mastodon 59 min later

   @zachleat I read "two candles" and had some questions.

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 12 hr later

      @bill look, the goonies did find some candles (and a stick of dynamite)

6. Thomas Chetwin Bluesky 2 hr later

   You sure they didn’t miss a zero?

   1. naugtur Bluesky 5 hr later

      Prices were a part of the historical experience. The actual ticket invoice will come in the mail.

      1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 12 hr later

         cash only they’ll never find me 🫣

         1. naugtur Bluesky 17 hr later

            Face recognition, car plate reading, phone signal triangulation, bluetooth and wifi fingerprinting, long range RFID reader on the cards you carry🫣

            1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 23 hr later

               the guy had to walk around and turn all of the lights in the theater off manually before starting the show 🫣

7. nilsmielke ⁂ Mastodon 4 hr later

   @zachleat That‘s about one ticket and popcorn here in Germany. 😕

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 12 hr later

      @nilsmielke one ticket and a popcorn at the chain theater would be about $20 yeah

      1. nilsmielke ⁂ Mastodon 16 hr later

         @zachleat Oh, okay. Got it.

         1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 23 hr later

            @nilsmielke just an unusual small town historical theater!