Sibley MAX Theater. Vintage Projection booth and a behind the scenes look.

[EmpireLS56KW]

Film today looks cool when melted like plastic toast.

Lacing-up in small booth is tight I prefer a bit of space to move around.

The red LED replaced the exciter lamp that was an ordinary bulb that shines light onto a photo-cell that translates the SVA into an analogue soundtrack that we hear as sound.

Maltese-Cross Intermittent sprocket

I like that mini indoors helicopters wow

[EmpireLS56KW]

In the old days bed sheets where used but got dirty due to smoking and had to be taken down and washed. Plastic perforated screens never came around till 1950’s

[GuyJon57]

why not change the name back to Royal? what do you think?

[TheKshow101]

if i own that place i would make it a lot better... not ruining it... just repair some stuff... more art deco style and put posters of old and new movies around the place.

[videomix22]

Nice work Dave. 5 out of 5 star rating.

[MANTLEBERG]

FILM ON THE FLOOR???.NAUGHTY BOY.

[timelineman37]

the it was nice old fasion theater but the screen a bit small to comepair to lot of the newer screen

[erikstaev]

I love that theater, I will be there tomorrow for Ironman 2

[shelgirl001]

Really cool to see that video, Thanks Guys!!!

[Kolombo7]

5 stars for this video from Poland.

[tripjet999]

PLEASE don't go digital. Film is the ONLY way to show a feature!

[americaneagle791]

It would be nice if he even briefly went over the Dolby, THX, or DTS Processors and the amplifiers. If he rolled up the screen and showed the speakers, that would be even better. That's the kind of stuff that people like me would want to see.

If you went back and did that, that would be sick, sick stuff.

[ljjbloes]

Thanks -- have not been in the Max for 45 years - brings back good memories..

[tlfettled]

Nice work on this video and it was very interesting . 5 stars on this vid

[jorkey0roblox]

LOL the first time iv'e seen dave crash in a video... NICE VID!!! GOOD JOB DAVE!

[shawndavids]

Thanks again for the great video always nice to see a little bit of home.

[RcUniverseGuy]

dave what was the little plane at the end??

[ItsMrChumley]

Great job Dave. Thanks.

[moolikeacow2]

That was fantastic Dave! I really learned a lot here. I had no idea those projector systems were so complicated. I couldn't believe how long those film rolls were too. 10,000 feet?? Crazy. Thanks for the insight.

[iowanative]

Great job Dave!! I can remember spending many nights there! I remember Max-the original owner. My father bought an old Buick from him. I know Larry Pedley also, although he probably doesn't know me. Is there still a clock on the left side of the screen up front?? It was down low, as if on a the "stage." Good memories. I even remember the floor and the ticket booth. Larry is doing a great job keeping it as close to original as possible!! Thanks Dave!!

[shuttj]

Dave,

Love your videos, I'm a subscriber. However, you really need to learn to post in the proper aspect ratio!

[SoCalsandman780]

Another great vid Dave. I liked the owner as well, he seems like a really nice guy.

[aphexteknol]

As much as I enjoy Dave's radio control videos, he has this uncanny ability to post videos that aren't RC related, and yet I'm absolutely glued to them as well. As a kid I made it a point to bug any older person about how things used to be done, because after the novelty of all this digital stuff wears off you realize obsolete technology can in some ways be superior especially if you value reliability. Do you think your Blu-Ray player will still entertain you 60 years from now? -Mitch

[samworskett]

agree, well said mate!

[nannetta]

Mmmmmmm Popcorn. Movie Popcorn is the ONLY reason I love the movies! Give me a trough of popcorn and a beverage I will watch any movie anytime!

[cosminx2003]

cool.. i would love to live in a small city in US like Sibley..

[hbk2flyer]

Cool, thanks Dave!

[Scari45]

wow great theater wish we had a nice old one like that around my city.

[stltryn]

Really Cool ! Loved it, brings back fond memories.

[JohnBohnam223]

How do they project the ads?

[helicopterkid1996]

haha dave...no pirating movies.

[spektrum33]

Thanks for that video .its nice to see that places like this still exist,In this fast paced world we live in.Its nice to slow down and take life at a slower pace and for a while and forget your woes

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[DelSolSea]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[hiddenasskiker]

damn i want popcorn hehe

[P0ttedMeat]

I love "Main Street" businesses. I'm so happy to spend my money at places like this.

[hlbatesjr]

That's a nice little theater. Thanks for show it Dave. I use to work at a theater from '86 - '91. it was built in 1923 and it is still running today. I really enjoyed working there.

[ssrc30]

Helicopters, advertising........ Helicopter advertising, sounds good to me lol.... Great video Dave, brings back some good old memories working in the theater:) 5/5

[b1heqh54]

Great content Dave! I never know what's coming next :)

[tjohn0176]

All I can say is, this is the type of interesting stuff I love. Good Job Dave.

[mxf7010g8k]

hey dave an you tell me wich road you fly on becuase im on google earth and i think they finally updated sibley and now the town is nice and clear!

[MyJk552]

It just occurred to me, how do they get the helicopter blades to rotate without any rotation of the helicopter itself? Is it just the weight difference between the blades and chopper? Or maybe the combo torque of the different blades?

[mxf7010g8k]

its the torque. on the tandem heli the blades go in different directions and cancel each other. in "normal helis" the tail rotor pushes the end so it doesnt spin

[thehilitereel]

Although a lot of theaters today are way bigger than that one, you don't get the same feeling walking into one like the one you visited, brings back childhood memories for most of us.

Really amazing video, I loved every bit of it.

[thehilitereel]

You should do more videos like this visiting local businesses in your town, really interesting stuff.

[SoCalsandman780]

I agree wholeheartedly. This was REALLY interesting stuff! I also enjoyed the vid about the company that builds the Instant Trike kits. 5 stars Dave!

[nishbrown]

Mmmmm, popcorn.

[jbrannon69]

omg that was awesome! and all that film WOW! thanks dave great job!

[Skydive4ever]

This was great Dave, I remember going to movies in similar theaters when i was a kid, unfortunately most all of them are gone and have been replaced with mega theaters. It`s crazy how those film go through so much, it`s just a matter of time until all is digital and this is lost too. Thank you very much for sharing :-)

[speedstakerguy]

Woah! i wana go see that theatre :) looks really awsome

[Prophestus]

This was wonderful! Thanks for sharing

[Flap1987]

1919?????

Wooow :-0

[Delaypat]

That was really really neat. Most of the time my girlfriend doesn't really watch your videos(not into the RC stuff) but this time she was really interested! Really really cool! Never knew so much work went into running those projectors! WOW! Again, thanks for sharing!!

[bigadd43]

that was cool dave...,

[taofledermaus]

I had a tour of a theater a few years ago, part of a birthday party package we got for my daughter. It really is amazing how those projectors work. You probably got the idea of how the film pulls out of the center of the reel, and then gets rewound again, and is ready for the next screening without rewinding. We have a couple old theaters around here and sometimes they show old Buster Keaton films with a live pipe organist. It's fantastic.

[TTandN]

i love up! its kinda said though, good real d 3d glassesthough!!!

[Delaypat]

Up! in 3D was super awesome! It was kinda sad though(well I think that's what you meant). The 3D was really really nice!

[TTandN]

lol, ya, thanks.