Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.amusementbusiness.com/amu..._id=1002540910" target="_blank">http://www.amusementbusiness.c om/amu..._id=1002540910</a> >>AMC Theatres will offer kids and adults free movies and entertainment Wednesday mornings starting next month with its "Summer MovieCamp" program just unveiled. The program will be available in 40 U.S. cities at 125 participating AMC locations from June 21-Aug. 9. Before the G- and PG-rated films begin at 10:30 a.m., AMC associates will provide entertainment along with “other surprises†in the auditoriums. AMC Summer MovieCamp 2006 will feature such titles such "Racing Stripes," "Ice Age," "Because of Winn-Dixie," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Dreamer," "Shark Tale," "Madagascar," "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed," "March of the Penguins," "Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" and "Shrek 2." AMC Summer MovieCamp "encourages moviegoers of all ages to enjoy the youthful days of summer," the Kansas City, Mo.-based company said in a statement. <<
Originally Posted By ToonKirby I remember Summer Movie Camp from when I was kid too ... got to see "Doctor Dolittle" (the original) on the big screen ... wow. Although some of their choices were a bit suspect, such as "Star Trek II" and "The Wiz" ...
Originally Posted By TomSawyer It isn't just AMC - Regal also does it. <a href="http://www.regalcinemas.com/freefamilyflicks/index2.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.regalcinemas.com/fr eefamilyflicks/index2.jsp</a>
Originally Posted By ToonKirby True, but that's probably why they're free - and most of the audience has probably already seen them several times anyway.
Originally Posted By alexbook I think it's mostly a way for the parents to dump the kids someplace air-conditioned for a couple of hours.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Why not a boarding school where they can be locked up for months without bread or water? Brats.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>Why not a boarding school where they can be locked up for months without bread or water?<< Sounds like Southwest Airlines.
Originally Posted By kennect Well at least this deal doesn't sound like you have to bring bottle caps to get in like in the olden days!!!
Originally Posted By smeeeko sounds good to me.. I don't think people should be using movie theatres as baby sitters personally.. (to be fair I don't have kids but I have worked at a movie theatre and had to deal with these kids that got dropped off and didn't bother seeing the movie but ran around making nuisances). I also don't get why anyone would consider Southwest like a boarding school. I bring a sandwich. We're grown up to know to do that. back on topic it sounds good (the Wiz gave me nightmares when I saw it originally.. even with my mom there). =P
Originally Posted By velo I tbink they should play some of the older movies that we all saw as kids. "It's a Mad, Mad World", etc. Even Little Rascals clips crack my kids up.
Originally Posted By kennect OH velo, There is a rich history that could be shown to a new audience but I don't think they would get it these days....These days I wonder if any kid even knows about the film titled "The Wizard of Oz"?
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^^I would hope so!.. sheesh don't they show that on network tv like every year?? that and Sound of Music is an annual favorite when I was growing up (20yrs ago). I would love to see the Wizard of Oz on the big screen though.. do you have to have kids to attend these free films?? (wondering if I can dress my cat up in a buckykatt snuggly or something..)
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I would love to see the Wizard of Oz on the big screen though..<< Wizard of Oz played in the big screen, fully remastered and restored about 5 years ago or so!! You missed it?!?! I actually forked out a full admission price to see this film where it belongs!!!
