I have to second David Strand's sentiments. The edifice isn't the prettiest, and it was over subsidized, but the matinees are cheap. I have also had a great time at Gameworks. I went there one night with some friends. It was enough of a mixture of "grown-up" and "big-kid" that it was fun. You could have a drink that was moderately priced while bowling to the pop beats and music vids.

So, I guess I have a special place for Block E in my heart.

-Brandon Lacy
-Powderhorn Park






From: David Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] My love-hate relationship with Block E
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 11:18:59 -0800 (PST)

As someone who also feels that the development is
unecessarily ugly and opposed the extreme subsidy, I
have to say that as an autofree resident of the Loring
Park neighborhood, I have enjoyed having access to the
theater for first run Hollywood Movies, and even the
closer convenience of Border Books with it's later
hours than others downtown(though I still go out of my
way to go to independent bookstores for the majority
of my book purchases).

Matinee tickets(before 6pm) are only $4.00 which I
thought was a real bargain when I treated many of my
visiting relatives to a 5:45 pm showing of The Two
Towers.  We went to Hard Rock Cafe before hand and
spent some time in Game Works following doing a little
bowling.

I also have seen two other movies there with freinds
on a lark.  Having a theater only 8 blocks away seems
a luxury when seeing a Hollywood first run movie
outside of the selection available at the
Lagoon/Uptown or St. Anthony Main meant the more
complicated prospect of bussing to the 'burbs.

David Strand
Loring Park
--- Joseph Barisonzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> List,
>
>
>
> I am not a fan of Block E!

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