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Watching at home is more affordable and convenient. Even going out to the movie theater is time consuming having to drive there and find parking then drive back if you don't live in a place close to the theater even if prices were reasonable.
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Movies at home: I don’t have to go anywhere
Agree with you… there’s a clear winner there.
I live less than ten minutes from a decent enough multiplex, but I only go to one or two movies a year, when it’s a project I am excited for and the spectacle of the thing makes the giant screen, giant speakers, and properly darkened viewing room outweigh all the incredible advantages of watching at home.
I still don’t get any popcorn though. If I’m into the movie enough to deal with the… ugh… theater, I don’t need to bother with overpriced concessions.
Maybe I'm weird but never in my life have I just gone to a theater and hoped there was something interesting enough showing to draw me in just from a title or maybe a poster in the lobby. I just can't imagine pre-allocating my time and money to such a venture on a whim with little to no idea of what I might be getting in to.
It did happen back in the day when a lot of movie theaters were attached to a mall. I actually saw The Matrix that way, wandering through the mall with my girlfriend after dinner, and the poster looked interesting to both of us. Hadn't heard a thing about it. That was a cool experience.
Once theaters shifted to a destination unto themselves, you really don't see the 'wander into a movie' thing anymore.
I actually saw The Matrix that way, wandering through the mall with my girlfriend after dinner, and the poster looked interesting to both of us. Hadn’t heard a thing about it. That was a cool experience.
That must've been awesome
That movie blew my mind and it's one of the very few I paid to see multiple times in theaters. I think that one was four times.
Saw it theatrically in 2020, when cinemas here put on a lot of older films since they needed something to show and nothing new was coming out. There were some teens there who had evidently never seen it before.
I first saw it on DVD using my computer. Not the ideal experience.
It really was. After the first chase and the phone booth smash I was not sure what I was watching, but by the time Neo meets Trinity at the club I was hooked. And the scene in the skyscraper lobby had me picking my jaw up off the floor.
It's one of the few movies I actually have memories of going to see, like instead of just remembering the plot of the movie I remember the events leading up to it, where I ate dinner, looking at the poster and deciding to go inside and watch it, etc. And I remember my reactions. It was that intense, and certainly a lot of that came from not knowing WHAT to expect.
The only other movie theater experiences in my memory with that intensity are watching Saving Private Ryan the first time (obvious) and Return of the Jedi, because there was a Darth Vader at the theater and I was super psyched that me and my sister got our picture taken with him!
I'm really lucky, there's an independent theatre near my place. If I don't have plans, I'll see what's on as I trust them to choose good stuff. Seen a lot of really awesome movies I never would've caught otherwise and best of all, absolutely spoiler free.
Sure, some that were not my jam at all but overall, walking into a movie and knowing next to nothing about it can be exhilarating, the story can go anywhere and you have no idea what's up.
Hollywood does not respect the audience, movie theater is a bad service.
Why would working person pay either of these parasites?
Yarr ;)
The same people in this thread blaming remakes and marvel are also not going to see any of the other smaller but unique and quality films that come out in theaters. There was literally 1 marvel studios film that hit theaters this year.
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I’ve been itching to see a movie in a theater recently but nothing that’s playing interests me.
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I haven't been to see a movie in a theater since 2019, and at this rate I don't think I would even go if it was free.
This is the same problem as the videogame industry - a handful of the biggest players are pumping too much money into each movie to be profitable. They are counting on a blockbuster franchise to expand on with a string out series of sequels that never achieve the same level of success as the first one.
The only difference between movies and videogames is indie game devs are able to show the market is still there but no one wants the product of big hype. Movies don't have that. There was a time when a streaming service would buy some indie movie but now each one is making their own movies and the potential for new, original ideas is stagnating.
Boutique theaters would probably exist for a while. I mean, watching Avatar on a laptop is not the same. Stage show isn't dead.
True, with assigned seating and online sales I don't look at the movie board.
The sale is made before I enter the building, but the same is true of fast food these days - maybe they need to redefine "casual".
I would very much prefer the theater experience but Hollywood hasn’t had a movie worth going.