No shit. Rather pay 20$/m then spend $80per movies to go to the movies. Ticket prices + the obligatory popcorn drinks
The popcorn and drinks are not obligatory. I once snuck a whole KFC combo meal into the theater.
I smell that fresh popcorn and I’m sold. For me, it basically is obligatory…
Waiting is a small price to pay for a superior experience.
Seriously. The exit lights in theatres light up the movie screen. I’m obviously not saying to turn them off, but my screen at home doesn’t have that issue. It’s a better picture for less money.
Well, I would go to the theater if there was anything worth watching. These days, I can’t seem to find the excitement I used to have to go to the theater and watch a movie I’m interested in.
That last bit is a S tier depression sign.
- Juno ( @Juno@beehaw.org ) 1•3 months ago
Nahhh I’ve wanted to watch a new movie several times over the past year while I was out and about with my kiddo. We drove by the theater and I saw the selection
Madame web? Goodburger 2 “we’re old now”? Some kind of Winnie the pooh horror movie? Magic Mike 2??? Well, at least I know what “the flash” is. What do you think about that hun? He goes really fast and saves people like 🦸♂️ superman??
Yeah let’s see what’s on at home okay okay yeah idk what these things are either 😅
That happened to me 3x at least
Yeah, because when I go I count at least five blindingly bright phones in use during the fucking film. If I’m going to have a sub-par experience, I’m not overpaying for popcorn and soda, too. I’d rather wait for physical or streaming.
- Juno ( @Juno@beehaw.org ) 1•3 months ago
I also don’t like having my hearing destroyed just so the theater can continue to have a dick measuring contest with itself
I’ll go see a movie in theaters if I think it will actually be good. I went and saw Godzilla Minus One and and it was awesome other than the 2 jackasses sitting next to me cracking jokes. The real problem is I don’t expect most of the movies coming out these days to actually be worth going to the theater for. So I wait for them to come out on streaming and watch them while doing other shit on my PC. Sometimes I’m pleasantly surprised, usually I’m not.
I live in central Europe and I usually just go to the movie theater around the corner. They only have one screen so we check the schedule when there is a movie we want to see and plan for it. Or we go when they play an interesting movie, they often have some independent movies that can be quite interesting. Anyway, we pay 6€ per ticket and we usually take some tea in a flask with.
That is a movie experience I enjoy, because we go see movies we want to see (as opposed going to the movie theater and just watch something that’s playing), the price is very affordable and I don’t feel like I’m treated as a walking wallet.
In the larger cities around we can also have the full commercial experience with popcorn and snacks, 12 different movies to choose from including IMAX, but that kind of experience we don’t enjoy (although I used to when younger).
I only go out to see IMAX movies. Saw Dune pt. II that way.
One-third of U.S. Adults have time to watch movies and watch them in theaters?
When I watched the Simpsons at the cinema, their 45mins of stupid pre movie ads literally spoiled every joke in the movie (except the skateboard ride).
They’re not cheap, you can’t pause the movie, and it’s more expensive than even the current overpriced subscriptions