With the demolition date set for the Soo Theatre, I took a moment to recall some of the movies I’ve seen there.
Heading downtown with friends for the Saturday matinee in the 1970s to see Snoopy Come Home, or one of the Herbie the Lovebug movies, was always a treat.
I sometimes tagged along with my older siblings and their friends to the evening show. My sister, her friend and I saw the iconic movie Jaws at the Soo.
Grease and Saturday Night Fever were among the other classics.
When I had children of my own, we saw Shrek, ALL the Minion movies and Hotel Transylvania there, and many, many others.
We’d often take their Grandma, and even though she couldn’t hear well, she enjoyed being with the kids and the popcorn, of course!
The most powerful movie I saw at the Soo Theatre was The Passion of the Christ. You could have heard a pin drop as the audience exited the building.
All of my memories of our little theatre span over 50 years.
I have missed, and I’m sure many others have as well, having a movie theatre.
It’s exciting to see the plans for the new Weyburn Theatre. Thank you to those who had a vision and are bringing it to fruition, and our community for supporting it.
I wonder what the first movie to play there will be. Whatever it is, I’ll be there.
