Drive in Discs 3

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Summary: Great FUN With The Drive-In Disc Series!
Review: Hey you! (...) Remember the pseudo-butter popcorn, the syrupy fountain cokes, & hot dogs rotating on the bar grill, the school lunch style pizza slices? How about the playground in front of the giant screen, the terrible mosquitos, the choking smell of "OFF" bug repellant and the subtle scent of those citronella insence spirals they used to sell at the consession stand? And who could forget the stone parking lots, the metal speakers, & of course, depending on whether or not you were watching the movie, the steamed up with hot, sweaty sex, car windshields? Well, let this great Drive-In Disc series recreate those memorable nights at the Drive- Ins of yesteryear. This multi-volume DVD series is sure to bring back memories of those sweltering summer nights parked in front of the big screen. Each volume of this nostalgic series includes a complete double feature horror selections plus the great nostalgic, original drive-in extras that we all remember, such as cartoons, a countdown clock, all the concession stand ads, coming attractions, an intermission and much more! DISTORTO- sound is incorporated into these DVDs like, crunching gravel, cars passing by, crickets chirping, and tinny sounds coming from the metal speakerbox conveniently attached to your car window.

Rating:
Summary: Great FUN With The Drive-In Disc Series!
Review: Hey you! (...) Remember the pseudo-butter popcorn, the syrupy fountain cokes, & hot dogs rotating on the bar grill, the school lunch style pizza slices? How about the playground in front of the giant screen, the terrible mosquitos, the choking smell of "OFF" bug repellant and the subtle scent of those citronella insence spirals they used to sell at the consession stand? And who could forget the stone parking lots, the metal speakers, & of course, depending on whether or not you were watching the movie, the steamed up with hot, sweaty sex, car windshields? Well, let this great Drive-In Disc series recreate those memorable nights at the Drive- Ins of yesteryear. This multi-volume DVD series is sure to bring back memories of those sweltering summer nights parked in front of the big screen. Each volume of this nostalgic series includes a complete double feature horror selections plus the great nostalgic, original drive-in extras that we all remember, such as cartoons, a countdown clock, all the concession stand ads, coming attractions, an intermission and much more! DISTORTO- sound is incorporated into these DVDs like, crunching gravel, cars passing by, crickets chirping, and tinny sounds coming from the metal speakerbox conveniently attached to your car window.

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Summary: Third Disc in Elite Series Offers Fabulous Drive-In Fun!
Review: This, the third disc in Elite Entertainment's Drive-In Discs series, is great fun! Technical improvements make it even better in some ways than its predecessors, and the new prices for all three of these discs is now just HALF the cost of the first editions for discs 1 and 2!

Here's what you get: Classic drive-in intermission films (snack bar ads, the national anthem...all the stuff we remember so fondly). Two very old "Gumby" shorts (which are hilarious and trippy, in equal measure). Feature film #1, "I Bury the Living," a creepy psychological thriller rather than a flat-out spook show, starring Richard Boone. Feature film #2, "The Hand," an AIP British-made flick about a disembodied hand that crawls around strangling people.

And best of all...DISTORTO!! Distorto actually simulates the experience of being in a real drive-in theater. The soundtrack of the movie emanates from the left front speaker of your sound system, sounding authentically thin and tinny. From the other speakers, crickets chirp, cars zoom by on the freeway, gravel crunches under the feet of people who walk by, and a boy and girl out on a date occasionally speak to each other. During intermission between the two feature films, an impromptu rainstorm causes rain to pelt the roof and hood of your "car" while squeaky windshield wipers allow you to see the screen! How cool is that?

While the first two drive-in discs in this series are also fun, there were complaints in some quarters about 1) Much of the intermission material on disc #2 being the same as on disc #1, 2) Noticeable pauses between each intermission short that took away from the feeling of "being there," and 3) A certain lack of quality in the presentation of the movies.

All of these issues have been addressed beautifully in disc #3. Virtually all of the intermission material is all-new and previously unreleased (the only exception I can think of is the classic "Let's all go to the lobby" short), the pauses between each segment have been eliminated, and the presentation of the movies is a vast improvement over the presentation of, say, "The Screaming Skull" in disc #1.

What are you waiting for? At this low price, you couldn't pay for yourself and a date to go to a "hardtop," "indoor bullstuff" movie even once. Pop some corn, grab a soda, put this disc on the player and travel back in time to enjoy the drive-in theater the way it used to be!

Rating:
Summary: Third Disc in Elite Series Offers Fabulous Drive-In Fun!
Review: This, the third disc in Elite Entertainment's Drive-In Discs series, is great fun! Technical improvements make it even better in some ways than its predecessors, and the new prices for all three of these discs is now just HALF the cost of the first editions for discs 1 and 2!

Here's what you get: Classic drive-in intermission films (snack bar ads, the national anthem...all the stuff we remember so fondly). Two very old "Gumby" shorts (which are hilarious and trippy, in equal measure). Feature film #1, "I Bury the Living," a creepy psychological thriller rather than a flat-out spook show, starring Richard Boone. Feature film #2, "The Hand," an AIP British-made flick about a disembodied hand that crawls around strangling people.

And best of all...DISTORTO!! Distorto actually simulates the experience of being in a real drive-in theater. The soundtrack of the movie emanates from the left front speaker of your sound system, sounding authentically thin and tinny. From the other speakers, crickets chirp, cars zoom by on the freeway, gravel crunches under the feet of people who walk by, and a boy and girl out on a date occasionally speak to each other. During intermission between the two feature films, an impromptu rainstorm causes rain to pelt the roof and hood of your "car" while squeaky windshield wipers allow you to see the screen! How cool is that?

While the first two drive-in discs in this series are also fun, there were complaints in some quarters about 1) Much of the intermission material on disc #2 being the same as on disc #1, 2) Noticeable pauses between each intermission short that took away from the feeling of "being there," and 3) A certain lack of quality in the presentation of the movies.

All of these issues have been addressed beautifully in disc #3. Virtually all of the intermission material is all-new and previously unreleased (the only exception I can think of is the classic "Let's all go to the lobby" short), the pauses between each segment have been eliminated, and the presentation of the movies is a vast improvement over the presentation of, say, "The Screaming Skull" in disc #1.

What are you waiting for? At this low price, you couldn't pay for yourself and a date to go to a "hardtop," "indoor bullstuff" movie even once. Pop some corn, grab a soda, put this disc on the player and travel back in time to enjoy the drive-in theater the way it used to be!