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FantasyFeatures commented about Syosset Theatre on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:02 pm

I saw ‘True Lies’ there and it was magnificent!! Sitting in the first row of the second level, and watching the literal curtains open, was a great experience. People need to be wooed back into movie theaters and a price cut should be the way. We’re not refining oil here people…

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FantasyFeatures commented about Showcase Cinema de Lux Broadway on Feb 2, 2012 at 1:55 pm

I can not believe that they sold all those beautiful movie posters that graced the escalator area. Well I can believe it, because they were worth a lot of money. Painting the empty spaces with different colored paint kind of makes everything look ridiculous. At least fill the spaces with modern posters that don’t cost anything to the theater.

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FantasyFeatures commented about Mid-Island Triplex on Feb 2, 2012 at 1:49 pm

This was my favorite movie theater. The original/one-screen setup had love seats in it, so couples could sit with eachother. The bathroom was also located right in the back of the theater, so if you had to go during the movie, you could just walk right into the back. They converted it to three theater’s in the early 90’s, because that was the height of the movie theater business and selling out three crappy little theaters was no problem.
I remember next to the theater was “Cheap John’s,” which sold dollar store items. They had a wall of candy, and it would be 3 candies for 1 dollar. In 1993 I saw Jurassic Park there about 7-9 times and it was 3 dollars per show. I must have been to that theater at least 100 times or more in my life. You could even rent out a theater and watch whatever movies they had in their possession, which spanned twenty years or more. It is still sad to drive past what is now a 2 floor office building that, up until last year(2011), had no tenants. I am not sure why people aren’t more nostalgic on Long Island, but some things can be repurposed…