Each to their own. The cinema experience: get dressed then travel to movie theatre, line up to get expensive ($8-$10 per person) tickets, optional purchase of

Each to their own. The cinema experience: get dressed then travel to movie theatre, line up to get expensive ($8-$10 per person) tickets, optional purchase of exorbitantly-priced junk food, try to find good seats (not too close to screen or too near aisle), put up with 20-30 minutes of ads, deal with unwanted noise/light from others, then afterwards file out of theatre and go home. Streaming experience: Pay $5 for everyone, eat/drink whatever you like, pause whenever you like, no risk of distractions from others (choose friends accordingly), comfy and clean seats. Even with my relatively modest setup (50" 1080p television and 2.1 sound), I'd go with the latter option almost every time.