SPARSE ATTENDANCE--
at the Vero Beach cinemas

With rains of historic proportions we have lazied away three recent evenings at two of the local movie houses; one is the AMC complex at the town's, Indian River Mall, the other The Majestic movie complex on US highway 1 just south of town.

We enjoyed the first of those three movies, The Big Wedding at the mall complex with our Syracuse friends Dick and Dee Weeks.  Not one other soul joined us for that showing.  

A day or so later just Sue and I took a peek at Identity Theft where three other patrons drifted in for the showing.

Last night we were at the Majestic with the Weeks for The Place Beyond the Pines (shown above) where the place was e-m-p-t-y of other patrons through most of the previews.  About a half dozen other patrons meandered in as the show progressed.

We saw each of these productions in the early evening time slot; say 7 p.m., or so.

It's true, most snowbirds are gone now but this experience makes one wonder how these theaters even survive with attendance dismal as this.

Actually I am not surprised.

The last Hollywood concoction I would describe as memorable was Deliverance--produced in 1972.  The vast majority I have seen since have left me with a forgettable plot as I walked out the theater door.

An exception being 42 The Jackie Robinson story.

A second exception did not even come from Holloywood. That was Three Old Goats, a stunningly entertaining flick.  And, it was produced with a two man film crew, a batch of inexperienced actors/actresses and a budget under $5,000.  Click!

If it is playing in your town don't miss it.  If not, go find it.