Yuck, who wants to be the 1000th person to sit on those things?

Will the DPD have a permanent, uh, vice squad working the Inwood now?

Hopefully they are attaching a box of couch-sized disposal paper liners to each one?

I agree with JC. If somebody floats a biscuit while sitting in one of those things, it'll never escape.

I see this and all I can think of is "lap dance"!

This will end soon, but it will not end well.

Agreed with ALL of the above.... so, when does "Midnight Porn at The Inwood" start???

Scotchgaurd? Ech.

The above comments are high-larious.

Genius. The revenue stream from lost change alone will be fantastic!

I was gonna lambast you weenies for being white white white germophobic prissy & fussy.

Until Lakewooder wiped that smile right off my face.

People will probably float said biscuits with gleeful abandon guffawing at their spree, safeknowing all the while it will be absorbed into the stratigraphic layers of their chair. I know I will. And later it will rise to meet you.

Now ain't that a goodmorninghowdydo.

Nice comments. Whenever asked 'what do you want to see at the Inwood' my answer will always be 'whatever's playing upstairs.'

while they're at it, they might as well pick up the Esse, wedge/ramp combo and the scoop.

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Unless I'm mistaken, the biggest problem is that the sofas are all at an incline. Get ready for the sensation that you are sliding off the couch.

That's sad. Remember the old days when that downstairs theater had velvet seats? It was classy back then, tho.

Well, I'm gonna say it- you people ARE wussies! Anytime you to a theater you sit on some disgusting seat cushion that many other asses have sat upon thousands of times before, and have propped their gross, theater-floor-walked-on shoes at about head-rest level. And that's not disgusting enough? You put your arms on germ-infested arm-rests that people have wiped their noses on and god-knows what else...... You really think theater staff go around cleaning those things with hospital-grade cleaners???? It's why I don't go to movies- they are nothing but germ traps. Ick. What's the difference between this and what's there now? Actually, maybe these sofas will keep people from using the backs of the ones in front as ottomans. Ick, again.

Ding dong, scabies and bed bugs calling. Ew!

Straight males going to movies with their male friends just got really awkward. Would love to see a photo of a press screening at this theater.

Perfect, though, for the bromance.

meh - i spit on germs...and regular theater seat handles.

Thanks to Lakewooder, I will never be able to go to this theatre without thinking of someone having left a floating bisquit for me in my seat. I will also feel compelled to leave my own assuming it is BYOB.

I don't think there is enough Scotchguard in the world to keep the butt funk away

JACK, YES! Bring Your Own Biscuit! I love it.

bwahahhaa

Jack: "BYOB"--haw!

I'm generally impressed, and I can't recall ever seeing a set-up like this in any theater (although I'm sure there is, somewhere). I like it! It looks ideal for sparsely-attended afternoon shows. I think sold out attendance will result in some very awkward "personal space" battles (bring on the booze). But who knows.

I'm sure there's an "experiment" element to what they've done as well. It will be interesting to see what this all looks like a few years from now. I think those throw-pillows will be the first things to go. And yes, I fail to see how any less/more gross this is than ANY public seating space that involves fabric.

I can't exactly tell from the photos (having not been to this place in well over a decade), but is there still that giant window in the back where you can sit in the back booths of the Inwood Lounge and kind of watch the film playing downstairs in the Inwood Theater (sans sound)?

Spamboy: Yes, I do remember when this place had velvet seats. It was when my mother drove my 8th-grade ass there to see an afternoon showing of "Union City," just so I could see Debbie Harry in it. Although, I think those old red velvet seat lasted well into the 80s, now that I remember.

I used to got to a movie night in a furniture store in Seattle – that was good fun and I never really analyzed the nasty factor. Bet the Inwood won't be playing the Bad Lieutenant anytime soon.

Once these sofas have done their duty at the Inwood, I am sure they will see a second life at the Grapevine Bar. Now those couches are frightening, you know have some saber-tooth crotch crickets lurking about.

Me, I'm diggin' on the bean bags in the front. Really? Some enterprising local chiropractor would be wise to buy some pre-movie ad time... I'm stoked to go to the grand opening with my honey. And never, ever again.

Oh yeah, and perfect debut screening: Midnight Cowboy

@Mark: Saber-tooth crotch crickets? That is genius. I am using that.

I see no difference sitting on these sofas than sitting on any movie theater seat..or any sofa in any club lounge, doctors office, or Starbucks. I can see the problem with spilled drinks or food, but unless you are a person so filthy bodily fluids and subtances find their way through your clothing or you're watching movies in the nude, I don't see why this is any more germy than most other public places we may sit. The media has made everyone germiphobes these days.