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| oohhboy:
I would buy my tickets online but that would be the expensive and dumb thing to do here. They charge you for the privilege to book a movie online. Plus most movies isn't exactly packed with people with zero lines and the tickets at the door is cheaper for the place I go to, up to half price depending on where else in the city to compare it to. It's is part of the same corporate chain so it isn't some independent cinema. It's cheap enough to casually watch a movie with friends on a whim. But that is the exception, not the rule. Now if you are going to some premier for a big movie, well that is not much different than anywhere else. --- Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on May 13, 2018, 03:20:33 PM ---to each their own. --- End quote --- I always hate it when someone says this as the vast majority of the time it's to dodge how wrong they are by trying to convert something objective to a subjective therefore no one is wrong. Your use is one of the few times I have seen it used validly. |
| broodwars:
I generally despise going to the theaters, even the new ones that have recliner seating. With as much the ticket costs, I could just buy the BluRay for not too much more 2-3 months later & enjoy the film at my own pace on my 55 in 1080p TV while lying in bed w/ my phone & computer nearby. Add on top of that Hollywood's declining interest in making anything I want to see, and the movie industry can't die soon enough to me. I fell out of enjoying the release day crowds a long time ago. |
| ThePerm:
There is also the debate about theaters and talking in theaters. The Alamo Theaters will throw out patrons for talking during the movie. I understand talking during a movie might bother some people, but how far does that rule go? I really don't want some dead silent theater. I hear people complaining about crowds being too noisy at theaters. I kind of feel like that is the point. I like audience reaction. An often cited contrast between American and Japanese audiences was Americans would react with the movie, whearas a Japanese audience would be dead silent during a movie and only clap for approval once the movie commenced. Which, is robotic and weird. Is audience participation dying or worse shunned in the US? I've heard complainers online basically turning perfectly normal activity into taboo. Some of my best experiences have been going to horror movies at theaters. Hearing an audience scream, cringe, and laugh is something I've always felt enhanced the experience. I should note sometimes it is interesting being in a theater by yourself. I watched Green Inferno. I was the only person in the theater. The janitor came in when the movie was over and he looked around and I told him "you don't have to do nothing. I was the only one here. There's no trash" It was a Wednesday matinee. |
| BranDonk Kong:
They do charge a convenience fee, and that does suck. Fortunately my friend buys almost all of my tickets. It's worth the fee to get a great seat and not wait in line though. |
| nickmitch:
I like to go to movies alone, makes things much faster, easier to co-ordinate. Also, I think Disney ignoring the Fox stuff to pull the X-men into the MCU is probably a good thing. |
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