Movies, Sushi, and A**holes - Coming Soon!

Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:34PM by TMZ Staff

Rich life at the movie theater A few smarties have gotten together and figured out a way to get those teenaged chatterboxes out of your movie theater. It'll only cost you $35 - and that won't include popcorn!

Variety is reporting that over the next five years, 50 luxury movie theaters will pop up in affluent areas all over the country.

The fancy theaters will boast 40 reclining seats with footrests, a full bar, concierge service, and valet parking. And they'll have gourmet theater-friendly food, like sushi, delivered right to your reclining seat. So now instead of getting wasted and passing out watching a movie at home, you can get wasted and pass out in a comfortable chair not at home.

The first two venues are set to open in South Barrington, a suburb of Chicago, and the Seattle suburb of Redmond in October.

No word on whether your cell phone going off during the movie will get you ejected to the poor people's movie theater down the street.

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16. a theater like that already exists here in my 3rd world country of philippines. its call the platinum theater. it has free flowing popcorn and coke. you get to order gourmet meals too, this one aint for free though. it accommodates less than 30 people with lazy boys and all. with a price tag of about US$8. cheap right? a regular theater costs about US$3. hehe

Posted at 12:02AM on Mar 27th 2008 by doriam

17. BLAME IT ALL ON TEENAGERS ???? I'M 48 YEARS OLD, AND PEOPLE MY OWN AGE ARE MORE ANNOYING, IN FACT I HAVE ONLY NOTICED THAT IT'S ADULTS WHO TALK THROUGH A MOVIE AS IF THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES IN THE ENTIRE FRICKING THEATER........,I'VE NEVER SEEN A TEENAGER DO THAT. PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS THESE DAYS, SELF-CENTERED IDIOTS.

AND I'M SICK OF ALL THE HYPE ON MONEY AND LUXURY AND "EXTRAS". THAT'S NOT LIFE. I'M GLAD I'LL BE OFF THIS PLANET SOON,BECAUSE IT'S TURNING INTO CRAP. IN THE "OLD DAYS" PEOPLE WERE MORE POLITE, AND SIMPLE PLEASURES WERE WHAT WE HAD. IT WAS GREAT, IT WAS MORE REAL. NOW, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE "DELUXE", "NEW AND IMPROVED", CATERING TO IDIOTS WHO DON'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR, HYPER, SICKENING........IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND CONSUMERISM AND SELF-CENTERED CRAP. BLEAHHHHHHHHHHH. HELL, GIVE ME BACK THE 60'S AND EVEN THE SILLY 70'S.....AT LEAST THERE WAS NO DEMAND FOR UTTER "PERFECTION" AND BLING-TILL-YOU-DROP GOING ON THEN.

Posted at 12:32AM on Mar 27th 2008 by LORRI

18. OH AND YEAH........TRY WATCHING A MOVIE WHILE SOME GROTESQUE-OUT FAT PIG EATS LOADS OF CRAP RIGHT NEXT TO YOU AND YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT. YEAH...ENCOURAGE IT. HOW ABOUT JUST WATCHING THE DAMNED MOVIE ???? YOU CAN'T EXIST FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WITHOUT CATERING ? OH, HOLY CRAP, YOUR LITTLE RICH ARSES..........

Posted at 12:35AM on Mar 27th 2008 by LORRI

19. Great. Now I can recline with strangers, have a drink, a littl sushi and enjoy the next great Garfield movie.

Posted at 8:24AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Western Observer

20. Connecticut had a "Poor Richard's Pub and Cinema" over 20 years ago and it was fantastic! We look forward to this type of movie "theater" coming back!

Posted at 8:41AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Jai

21. and another thing here in texas these full service movie theatres cost the same!!

Posted at 9:05AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Jared ATX

22. It's just like Studo Movie Grill here in TX. I guess a little more upscale but the same concept.

Posted at 9:35AM on Mar 27th 2008 by TXGirl

23. it sounds like a good idea in one sense but in another i don't like the thought of being around a bunch up tight snobs munching on sushi that would cause an all time riot between middle class and the blue bloods. to hell with rich people

Posted at 9:46AM on Mar 27th 2008 by king_krazie

24. Come to Austin its called Alamo Drafthouse its already here and we have like 12 of them. whats better then drinking and eating food anytime you see a bad movie you can just order some more beer! Seriously though this is not news worthy at all maybe about three years ago when these franchises first started popping up.

Posted at 10:03AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Jared ATX

25. It sounds reasonable, but I'm not going to pay $35 just to see a movie.

Posted at 10:07AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Maria

26. and another thing in texas the tickets only cost 8 bucks! They make all there money off the food drink ect. On 4/20 the tickets are only going to cost $4.20 and they will be playing stoner movies all day and serving twinkies. Yeah I know Texas is better and I know your already jealous reading this!!!!

Posted at 10:08AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Jared ATX

27. Will there also be futons for all the back row freaks that practically have sex during the movie? Note To Self: No matter how late you are to a movie, don't get stuck on the back row with your kids. They'll learn about the birds and the bees way before it's time.

Posted at 10:16AM on Mar 27th 2008 by pd

28. Hey Lorri, lay off the caffeine...

Posted at 10:51AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Maddie

29. We already have one of these in Vancouver, WA called Cinetopia- they have the "Living Room" theaters with all the amenities and you have be over 21... and then they have the all ages theaters that have the leather chairs but no footrests or waiters. It is awesome, and they only charge $10 admittance. So why do these new theaters have to charge so much???

Posted at 11:29AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Bre

30. Here in Texas in a small town called Schulenburg there is an old haunted hotel that has a theater and a pizza kitchen. You can order your pizza before the movie starts and they will bring it to you whenever you want it and the tickets to the theater only cost $4.00 for adults. Its some of the best pizza I've had in a long time. Oh, and the theater is haunted too!

Posted at 11:49AM on Mar 27th 2008 by firefly

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