Unlike other forms of entertainment, watching movies feels like it hasn’t changed much across the years. After all, the level of interaction is minimal: you just have to sit and watch. Trends and technology change constantly with the times, however, and even something as simple as watching movies has shifted.

Nowadays, with streaming services and on-demand media, there is little in the way of waiting. There is also a consolidation of many devices into one; our smartphones work as communication devices, movie experiences and gaming consoles. Back in the 70s, and 80s, the story was far different.

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Meeting The Queen

Celebrities are movie goers as well, and few are as famous as the English Royalty. Here, we see the lucky owner of a cinema being graced by the visit of the late Queen herself, on one of her very few outings.

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3D Glasses

Movies made for 3D viewing were a thing back in the day, but you’d be surprised how far back. Even in the early 70s and late 60s, the technology was already being tested. It didn’t end up being the way to see films in the future, but it was a novelty that popped back up through the decades.

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The Row

While not a lot of us go to the cinemas nowadays, those of us who do, we buy our tickets online. But back in the day, you had to get your tickets on location, sometimes waiting in a line for hours if the movie was popular enough.

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Children At The Movies

Kids enjoy a good movie just like any adult, but they tend to be louder and more expressive than their elders. Here, we see the unfiltered joy of youth as they see a film, likely something child friendly, and with great comedic effect.

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The Drive-In Theatre

Some movies were projected at night, outside, and the seats were people’s own cars. This practice fell off in the late 80s, but back in its heyday, it was the ultimate way to see a film.

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The VHS Camera

Before the era of the smartphone, if you wanted to record something, you needed one of these large cameras. They recorded into a VHS, a magnetic tape that didn’t have as much room as our modern devices have today.

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Japanese Ad

Being able to record on VHS was all well and good, but people also needed a way to watch those movies. This ad was for a VHS player, devices that you’d plug to your TV and enjoy all kinds of movies.

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Panasonic VHS Player

An oddity of the times, this was a VHS player with a TV included. While nice to have an all-in-one device, it was hard to keep in one piece, and once VHS went out of fashion, so did this entire machine.

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The Shiny New Poster

While movie posters are still a thing today, the craftsmanship that went into making the old ones is something lost to time. There was a certain magic to them, something this group thought of when they decided to immortalize a moment with a picture.

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