$150,000 Italian Village Theater brings Italy to you

Make no mistake, we've seen some fairly fascinating home theaters, but the Italian Village Theater exemplifies overkill. Dreamed up by Tony and Penny Caciolo, this amazing creation took some $150,000 and six months to construct, and it engulfs an 18- x 30-foot room. Within, you'll find yourself immersed in old world Italy, and just in case you start to long for a bit of America, there's a separate New Orleans-themed room with a 170-inch screen a full bar. We can't even begin to list off the incredible equipment list, but be sure and take a look at the full rundown (pictures included) right there in the read link.

[Thanks, Chuck]

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 17th 2008 1:39AM]

Kinda cheesy isn't it?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 17th 2008 2:53AM]

Wow, amazing. This took allot of effort and skill to construct. Well done.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 17th 2008 6:57AM]

Big fans of Cinema Paradisio, I guess.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 17th 2008 9:23AM]

I don't see this as excess at all... Theaters should be a place to theme and have fun with.

Look back a few months to the guy that poured (read wasted) millions of dollars into a home theater only to have the movie obscured by the blue glow of all the equipment.

This, on the other hand, is an absolutely fun and enjoyable application of Home Theater design.

Kudos!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 17th 2008 9:46AM]

Once again the guy with the Mcintosh gear has the ability to turn off the blue lights so it doesn't interfere with the picture...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 17th 2008 3:47PM]

Apparently Vegas-style themes is now considered good taste.

They really should have added a gondola ride. And maybe some animatronic salami to go along with the cheese.

Do they have an Egyptian room, a Parisian room, a medieval room, and a pirate room to go along with it?