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State Theatre-NJ
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This event far exceeded expectations! It was so much fun to hear 2400 people saying the lines along with The Princess Bride, and Cary Elwes is a treasure! Event staff were wonderful and the seating was plush and comfortable.
Once the movie started and the audience immediately started reciting lines, the magic began! I forgot how wonderful engaging the film is! But the best part was the interview with Cary after the movie. His stories of some precious behind the scenes memories of all the cast and Rob Reiner as director was like sitting in a living room one on one with him. Worth every penny I spent on the tickets for the event.
A whole lot of fun ! Please add more seating to the lounges.
Cary Elwes was just as dashing and handsome as he was when the movie was made. So funny and interesting in telling the stories of things that they all experienced while in the process of filming a movie. He’s a very talented mimic of many of his co-stars, which made the stories come to life, as if you had been there with them. I would totally recommend this show!!
A great experience to watch a treasured movie with a theater full of people who also love it. Cary Elwes was a terrific storyteller and generous with his time and engaging. We enjoyed it immensely.
Great to see the movie on the big screen. Fun to watch with others who loved the movie as much as me. Carey told some great stories. It was great to speak of Andre and Rob, Billie and everyone. A wonderful night out.
Let's face it - we all love The Princess Bride. It's a timeless tale that influenced our outlook on life and love. Rewatching it and getting to hear stories from Cary Elwes made for a really great date night! That being said, I'm not sure I would recommend. The time with Cary was so so short - felt like he talked for only 30 minutes. "Do we have time for another question?"Umm yes, you can ask another 10 questions, we all want to hear! The lady asking the questions was really annoying. And the advertisement that drew me suggested we were purchasing, or perhaps would have the opportunity to purchase, the upgraded package where we could meet him and get his signed book. I thought I was purchasing that, but apparently not. Bait and switch? Basically the price was too steep for a movie I already own on VHS and DVD in a theater that is not comfortable and in the middle of nowhere and for only 30 mins of questions I could have read his book for. And sometimes stars will have meet and greets after where you can purchase a photo with them or other memorabilia (like his book). There was a small table but it was totally empty, and in fact I doubt there was even a good place this could have been done in the theater. I would have purchased it though had it been offered. Instead, we were rushed out after his 30 minutes of questions. No opportunities to meet or interact. And it didn't help that our seats were pretty far back so he was impossible to really see and we weren't allowed to use our phones at all to zoom in on his face. (Remember, children watching in the 1980s are now growing old and vision is fading!) Finally, that brings me to the location - Gennessee Theater was in the middle of nowhere, an hour drive from my house, many narrow roads. Not a good location. A better location would have been more central like the Rosemont Theater. Parking was difficult but not impossible, they closed off the theater parking lot for valet (so the valets didn't have to walk like we did). We were able to park for free on the street a few blocks away, but it all added to the chaos of trying to get to a place we had never been in the middle of nowhere. The Gennessee Theater was also not well designed. Sure it is beautiful, but aging. The seats are one behind the next with very little slope, so we were constantly straining around the people in front of us to see. And they projected the movie from a location where people kept walking in front of the projection. Hasn't technology aged beyond this yet? As I said, it was fun for us and I enjoyed both the movie and the stories. I'm just not sure I would recommend, and I certainly won't be returning to the Gennessee Theater for much if anything in the future.
Absolutely loved it! Laughed a lot, smiled a lot. Cary was the best! I do regret not getting the VIP meet and greet tickets but i did sit close enough to him. So glad this was planned! Will look forward to having more events like this ??
To finally see the film in the theater with other super fans was amazing! The cheering, clapping, wisecracks and even the people who attended full cosplay made the event one the most memorable. We also had VIP so meeting Cary Elwes before the show made it even more special as he is so gracious and down to earth, was truly so joyed to be there. Can’t recommend this event enough to fans - truly wonderful.
The meet and greet was well organized, the Theatre staff did an excellent job of getting everyone through the line to get their pictures with Mr. Elwes. The movie started right on time, and it was thrilling to watch with so many other fans, quoting the movie line for line as it played. The only problem I had with the night was the Q&A moderator. I know she's a popular radio host, but she admitted she had never seen the movie before that night (probably didn't read his book, either), and was gushing about his other movies. Also, out of the thousands of people there (there were some empty seats, but it seats over 2400.) only three audience questions were "chosen", so there wasn't much variety to the Q&A. All in all, 10/10 would recommend!
