Post by james on Jan 4, 2009 22:00:02 GMT -5
Thanks for discussing my comments from this message board on the show, guys.
As I mentioned to Tom in Livejournal, I regret including the Hudson Street Cinemas in a "worst movie-going experiences" discussion. What I wrote about the place is accurate - the floors were rough, the building wasn't designed to house screening rooms, the sound sometimes leaked through the wall dividing the two screens. But the conditions inside were always good; there were never broken seats (though they were uncomfortable) and the place was clean and well-maintained. I've since learned that the Hudson Street was run by an independent owner, the Galaxy Theater Company, that was competing with the corporate movie chains. So this place was probably the best available space in Hoboken they could find.
You can read an old article about Galaxy (which still exists) here:
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E6D61738F935A35757C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
Also, the Hudson alternated mainstream movies with "smaller" films that otherwise didn't play in many places in New Jersey. When I lived in Hoboken, I saw Spider-Man 2 and X-Men 2 (on opening night - the only time I stood on line for a movie there), but I also caught Topsy Turvy and Being John Malkovich at the Hudson (for the latter, some of the sound from The World Is Not Enough leaked through the wall, though).
Over all, the space and the interior weren't great, and the seats weren't very comfortable, but it was far from the worst experience I've had in a movie theater (that would be my friend texting someone while we were watching Grindhouse, at the AMC on 42nd St., no less). It was a good space doing the best it could in a town that didn't have any other movie theaters.
By the way - next up for the Landmark Loew's in Jersey City is screenings of some of the Bond films with Roger Moore. They haven't announced titles or dates yet. Even though I wasn't thrilled watching it on DVD, if they run The Spy Who Loved Me I might check it out.
As I mentioned to Tom in Livejournal, I regret including the Hudson Street Cinemas in a "worst movie-going experiences" discussion. What I wrote about the place is accurate - the floors were rough, the building wasn't designed to house screening rooms, the sound sometimes leaked through the wall dividing the two screens. But the conditions inside were always good; there were never broken seats (though they were uncomfortable) and the place was clean and well-maintained. I've since learned that the Hudson Street was run by an independent owner, the Galaxy Theater Company, that was competing with the corporate movie chains. So this place was probably the best available space in Hoboken they could find.
You can read an old article about Galaxy (which still exists) here:
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E6D61738F935A35757C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
Also, the Hudson alternated mainstream movies with "smaller" films that otherwise didn't play in many places in New Jersey. When I lived in Hoboken, I saw Spider-Man 2 and X-Men 2 (on opening night - the only time I stood on line for a movie there), but I also caught Topsy Turvy and Being John Malkovich at the Hudson (for the latter, some of the sound from The World Is Not Enough leaked through the wall, though).
Over all, the space and the interior weren't great, and the seats weren't very comfortable, but it was far from the worst experience I've had in a movie theater (that would be my friend texting someone while we were watching Grindhouse, at the AMC on 42nd St., no less). It was a good space doing the best it could in a town that didn't have any other movie theaters.
By the way - next up for the Landmark Loew's in Jersey City is screenings of some of the Bond films with Roger Moore. They haven't announced titles or dates yet. Even though I wasn't thrilled watching it on DVD, if they run The Spy Who Loved Me I might check it out.