Spaced Ranger said:

But we have to give Oldfan, and all of us for that matter, the original experience of 2001. To that end, I was thinking of additional theatre-centric ambience (no popcorn):

But of course, I didn't think I needed to mention all of the tiny details, those would all be included.

I think the hardest part would be finding all of the period-accurate trailers and posters to go with whichever film you're watching (obviously this "simulation" would ideally be used for more than just 2001).

We could even go so far as to have Star Wars screenings (possibly on a standard flat screen) with audience recordings synced up!

The more I think about it, the more I think that this seriously would be something that people would be interested in, and not just a joke. All of the characters could have period-specific hairstyles and clothing, vintage cars driving past outside...could really put you in the virtual time machine film-going mood @_@

And it certainly would be unique, I don't know if I can think of anything similar...maybe some of those Namco Museum games where you could walk through a virtual arcade (albiet, not a very cool one) before playing the game.