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Y'all haven't figured out that you should get to the theater 15 minutes after the scheduled time? There's at least 25 minutes of ads, so that gives me 10+ minutes to get snacks and hit the head. 

Complaints: at $15 a bucket popcorn has no excuse not to be fresh. Fuck Regal for switching to Pepsi and charging for japs for my naoch. Bringing a small can with me next time.

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1 hour ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

I love going to the movies. The sound, the screen, the shared experience, the lack of phones, it's all great. 

It is true that if you are the kind of moviegoer who only sees Marvel/popcorn flicks, the shared experience at an AMC filled with people who also have bad taste is probably not going to be great. 

you and I must be going to different theaters

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High quality, limited streaming series > other tv series > movies. Movies are becoming a weak storytelling method. There are exceptions.

Out of the movies nominated for best picture, I only caught Dune 2 and Conclave. Both would have been 10x better as a 8-10 episode series.

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Team watch at home.

Movie theater experience blows and frankly there are very few movies I have remotely felt like I had to pay a premium to see in theater. 
 

Theaters are closing down similar to taxis and Blockbusters. Subpar business model that didn’t have a viable competitor. Now they do. 

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It's a classic "who moved my cheese" business case study.

The market changed, and rather than finding ways to innovate and adapt, the industry is resorting to begging the market to come back to it.

The theater industry, once upon a time, was the only place to see moving pictures of any length. Color film arrived before color TV did. Theaters were a place where you could stay cool on a hot summer day before every home had A/C. In the 80s and 90s, it was about a superior movie-watching experience -- no longer about a unique experience. Over the past quarter century, the home experience has caught up and in many homes surpassed the picture and audio quality of a theater.

Now that you can stream anything anytime in an air-conditioned home with 4k video and surround audio and any of the snacks and booze you see fit to grab from the local supermarket, what does the typical theater offer? Jack shit.

Now, you've got things like the Alamo Drafthouse that attempt to offer a different experience from what you'd get at your nearby 90s-style ultra-cine-plex. There's value in that.

But that's it. That's all. Go upscale or go out of business.

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34 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

It's a classic "who moved my cheese" business case study.

The market changed, and rather than finding ways to innovate and adapt, the industry is resorting to begging the market to come back to it.

The theater industry, once upon a time, was the only place to see moving pictures of any length. Color film arrived before color TV did. Theaters were a place where you could stay cool on a hot summer day before every home had A/C. In the 80s and 90s, it was about a superior movie-watching experience -- no longer about a unique experience. Over the past quarter century, the home experience has caught up and in many homes surpassed the picture and audio quality of a theater.

Now that you can stream anything anytime in an air-conditioned home with 4k video and surround audio and any of the snacks and booze you see fit to grab from the local supermarket, what does the typical theater offer? Jack shit.

Now, you've got things like the Alamo Drafthouse that attempt to offer a different experience from what you'd get at your nearby 90s-style ultra-cine-plex. There's value in that.

But that's it. That's all. Go upscale or go out of business.

Yep. The last first run movie I saw in a theatre was Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

I've been to the Alamo since to rewatch old movies again on a big screen. 

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9 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

I like watching at home because if a steamy scene comes on I can take it out and pleasure myself. Last time I did that at a theater, it didn't go well.

Wild Robot or Wicked?

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34 minutes ago, Deej said:

Yep. The last first run movie I saw in a theatre was Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

I've been to the Alamo since to rewatch old movies again on a big screen. 

Repertory screenings are the tits. Took the kid to Interstellar last week. We go see the shining at Halloween every year and Eyes Wide Shut at Christmas. Saw Se7en last month also.

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1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:

I like previews, but every theatre I've been to in the last 10+ years has assigned seating.  You haven't had to show up early for good seats in quite some time, at least I haven't.

That's a plus I failed to mention.  Count me as a fan of pre-purchased seating.

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19 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Repertory screenings are the tits. Took the kid to Interstellar last week. We go see the shining at Halloween every year and Eyes Wide Shut at Christmas. Saw Se7en last month also.

What'd the kiddo think of Eyes Wide Shut?  Stuff that chimney!!!

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Just now, Iceman said:

What'd the kiddo think of Eyes Wide Shut?  Stuff that chimney!!!

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He requested this as his Halloween costume next year. Pretty big change from Jack Sparrow but some similarities 

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