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OT: Movies/TV Shows

Cinemas are on the way out for a lot more reasons than that, WeHaveMoreBansThanYou

cost, especially if taking kids...the fact that the experience is no longer great enough vs. what you can get with home theatre...possibly having to sit next to you...there are many factors involved
 
Yeah, I think covid broke the habit for a lot of people but it's been a strained relationship between theatres and the viewing public for years.

movie tickets and popcorn/stuff for 2 is like 40-50 bucks, obviously less convenient than staying home, most movies aren't really worth making an event out of unless you love the theatre experience. Theatres are the same cookie cutter corporate bullshit so there's nothing really unique or interesting about going....oh, your theatre has a small arcade section I can drop 20 bucks and shoot a couple of free throws at? Cool. Obviously the size and quality of the screens we watch at home have changed as well...back when I went to theatres a lot as a teenager I had a 20 inch box of a TV in my room as the alternative if I just wanted to rent the VHS tape instead. Parents might have had a 30-35 inch box in the living room with standard potato resolution. Now most/all of us have anywhere between 42-70 inches of 4-8K flat screen technology strapped to the wall.

So yeah, as an experience it's become mediocre in both form and to a degree, content (most movies really don't need a full theatre screen to be enjoyable, it's largely CGI fests or big cinematic action flicks that show better like that), and if you're selling me the same or similar content that I have fucking mounds of at home, the experience should be worth it and it just isn't.
 
Volcanologist said:
Cinemas are on the way out for a lot more reasons than that, WeHaveMoreBansThanYou

cost, especially if taking kids...the fact that the experience is no longer great enough vs. what you can get with home theatre...possibly having to sit next to you...there are many factors involved
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People are becoming more self-isolating now. That's why so many people are socially inept and have social anxiety. They don't interact in person with people. Every interaction they have is on a screen.
 
Seeing anything with a crowd can be an exhilerating experience, music, theatre, movies, sports. But not every time, and it's become increasingly prohibitive cost-wise, especially for families.
 
There's certain event movies that are definitely better in a crowd. The last 2 Avengers, Top Gun, a couple more in recent years but that's about it. Maybe 1 a year overall. Other than that though, gimme better popcorn with real butter for 5% of what the theatre charges and pajama pants.
 
For anyone who does like the theatre experiece.

Imagine Cinemas are a better time than Cineplex.

They are cheaper on tuesdays and offer legit awesome leather recliners

Cant help you with food price, but at least they dont make a combo 30+$ by including a fucking free digital rental with it
 
GGpX said:
Is Mayor of Kingstown worth watching? Been looking for something to watch later at night.
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I was thinking the same thing and was honestly kinda bored and fell asleep during episode 1, but it might have been that i was just tired.

Cast gave me some hope.
 
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