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So, uh, is this common practice? People don't feel that they're "shop-lifting" the second movie? Here (Sweden) it feels as if this is almost unheard of, but the
by unwind 16y ago
So, uh, is this common practice? People don't feel that they're "shop-lifting" the second movie? Here (Sweden) it feels as if this is almost unheard of, but then maybe I'm just an old f*rt (again).
- harpastum 16y agoI don't think it's too common in the US, but people definitely do it. I think most people here just see it as being juvenile.
- thorax 16y agoTeenagers/college students do this sometimes out of boredom or for the minor thrill of being sneaky. I've never seen it as an out-of-control practice in the U.S., but it happens in almost every movie theater. I've seen people do swaps when they realized they hated the movie they were at and walked out, found another movie that ran about the same time and went there. (This tool doesn't sound like it would help that, though.)
- rbranson 16y agoI used to sneak into movies period (paying nothing) for sport. I never did it when the theater was packed though. My moral justification was sort of the same one used by pirates. The seat was empty, I wouldn't have paid for it otherwise, therefore I didn't represent lost revenue.
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- jrockway 16y agoIt's not that common anymore. Most people just download the pre-release screener from Usenet and watch the movie at home. Saves $8 and the popcorn is better.
- adbge 16y agoIt's not common practice because nobody wants to sit and watch two or more movies in a row.
- stan_rogers 16y agoActually, they do -- and that's how movie theatres operated for a lot of years until the multiplex cinema came on scene. When I was a kid, there was usually a feature, a "B" movie, a serial and one or more cartoons. You paid an entry fee and stayed until you'd had your fill, and most people stayed for more than just the feature. You could wander in just about whenever you wanted, and if you came in halfway through a film, you could watch the first half later if it seemed worthwhile. Then somebody figured out that you could make a lot more money by clearing the theatre between shows and segmenting the package -- chasing the "B" movie first into smaller shoebox viewing rooms, then into oblivion before the direct-to-video market emerged. And no, I don't go back to the early talkies or anything -- the market worked that way well into the '70s.