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Affectionate retrospective of the drive-in movie screens that used to be dotted all over the U.S.A. in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The show follows 'Taking Lives' screenwriter Jon Bokenkamp and his gang, as they drive through the American countryside using only old drive-ins as their destinations. The programme features interviews from past drive-in purveyors, and contributions from film enthusiasts, such as 'Halloween' director, John Carpenter.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Part Drive-in, Part Road Trip
26 April 2007
By C. A. Luster
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I was a bit disappointed in this DVD because it is part road trip, and part documentary of Drive-ins. If I wanted a road trip movie I would buy one with some comedy. There are some great parts including an interview with John Carpenter and some of the drive-in owners. To much of it to suit me shows how 4 guys cross the country in an old Cadillac. That is not exactly what I was after. I do not recommend this if you are mainly interested in Drive-ins unless you are trying to get all you can find on them. You will get some decent photos, a few good shots of drive-ins still operating in the mid 90s, and some of the old commercials. So not an entire waste, but I think it is overpriced for what you get.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected, but an ok documentary
22 Mar 2009
By A satasfied Amazon customer
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(I first bought this on vhs around 5 years ago, and I'm just going to re-post my review of this documentary that I wrote for that release, which appears to be the same as this dvd.)
"After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Movie Theater" has less to do with the history of drive-in movie theaters than it does with exploring the sentimentality of the time of their peak. While the telling the history of the subject and exploring the "essence" of it does not strike a good balance (it does not tell much history--for example, it does not even say who invented the drive-in movie theater) this documentary has its heart in the right place.
Featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Samuel Z. Arkoff, John "Joe Bob Briggs" Bloom, stories of drive-in memories and commentaries create a picture of a bygone era. Director Jon Bokenkamp aslo interviews drive-in owners and others on the road while traveling with a group of friends. They are traveling back to the director's small hometown in Nebraska where he has orgnaized an event for 4th of July, screenings of movies and other various activities at a drive-in movie theater. Albeit this story structure does not hit the right balance of telling the history of drive-ins and capturing their essence in their peak, it is a fun 45 minutes looking at people's unending fascination with outdoor movie theaters--which illuminate this love brightly, like some neon marquees of some remaining drive-ins still standing today.
"After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Movie Theater" has less to do with the history of drive-in movie theaters than it does with exploring the sentimentality of the time of their peak. While the telling the history of the subject and exploring the "essence" of it does not strike a good balance (it does not tell much history--for example, it does not even say who invented the drive-in movie theater) this documentary has its heart in the right place.
Featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Samuel Z. Arkoff, John "Joe Bob Briggs" Bloom, stories of drive-in memories and commentaries create a picture of a bygone era. Director Jon Bokenkamp aslo interviews drive-in owners and others on the road while traveling with a group of friends. They are traveling back to the director's small hometown in Nebraska where he has orgnaized an event for 4th of July, screenings of movies and other various activities at a drive-in movie theater. Albeit this story structure does not hit the right balance of telling the history of drive-ins and capturing their essence in their peak, it is a fun 45 minutes looking at people's unending fascination with outdoor movie theaters--which illuminate this love brightly, like some neon marquees of some remaining drive-ins still standing today.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not much drive-in history, but a nice look at sentimentality
21 Jan 2004
By A Customer
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"After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Movie Theater" has less to do with the history of drive-in movie theaters than it does with exploring the sentimentality of the time of their peak. While the telling the history of the subject and exploring the "essence" of it does not strike a good balance (it does not tell much history--for example, it does not even say who invented the drive-in movie theater) this documentary has its heart in the right place.
Featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Samuel Z. Arkoff, John "Joe Bob Briggs" Bloom, stories of drive-in memories and commentaries create a picture of a bygone era. Director Jon Bokenkamp aslo interviews drive-in owners and others on the road while traveling with a group of friends. They are traveling back to the director's small hometown in Nebraska where he has orgnaized an event for 4th of July, screenings of movies and other various activities at a drive-in movie theater. Albeit this story structure does not hit the right balance of telling the history of drive-ins and capturing their essence in their peak, it is a fun 45 minutes looking at people's unending fascination with outdoor movie theaters--which illuminate this love brightly, like some neon marquees of some remaining drive-ins still standing today.
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