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Star Wars at Crossgates: 2 Problems

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From: Bill Kyrouz & Steph McGowan
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 00:00
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	When I go to see a movie that for the most part I've seen
before, I get a little picky:  So paying to see Star Wars I had
expected two things: THX sound as advertised and a nice clean big
screen.  I got neither.  

	Now that The Empire Strikes Back is playing at the Crossgates
cinema I was worried that Star Wars wouldn't be shown in THX, it was
my understanding that only one of their theaters had the digital
system (the one where you turn left upon entering the hall, the last
theater door on the right).  When buying the ticket I specifically
asked if this was still in THX, "Yes" was the answer.  Sure enough
Star Wars was playing in a theater without THX.  

	To top it off there are two holes in the screen on the
lower/right hand side.  If I didn't care about screen defects and lack
of digital sound systems I'd pay $2.99 at Cine 10.  Had I not had
company I would have turned right around and got my money back.  So I
strongly advise anyone planning to see one of the Star Wars movies to
see it somewhere other than the Hoyts Crossgates Cinemas.  If you are
heading there to see Empire be forewarned that it is in two theaters;
one of which may be tchnologically inferior).

	Just my two cents (actually my $7.50),

Bill	

	Having vented that; can anyone tell me if there are any other
digital theaters in the capital district? With Return of the Jedi
coming next week it will probably be impossible to see Empire in
Crossgate's digital theater.



	
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Stephanie A. McGowan sm9311@cnsibm.albany.edu
William J. Kyrouz    wkyrouz@nyx.net
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From: wkyrouz@capital.net (Bill Kyrouz & Steph McGowan)
Subject: Star Wars at Crossgates: 2 Problems
Date: 1997/03/02
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