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>If you ask people why they don't go to the movies more they will often cite the idea that there is nothing new they haven't seen before I have literally never

>If you ask people why they don't go to the movies more they will often cite the idea that there is nothing new they haven't seen before I have literally never heard someone say this >(besides the complaints you hear about prices) Yup, there it is. But also, to watch a movie in the cinema I often have to sit in uncomfortably off-center chairs. I can't adjust the volume if I think it's too loud, I can't pause the movie to take a piss and I have to listen to the troglodytes behind me eat popcorn with their mouths open. The movies start at rigidly defined times that may not be convenient for me, I'm not allowed to bring a pizza in, I can't do anything about it if someone has an inconsolable baby or kicks the back of my chair repeatedly and to top it all off there's half an hour of ads before the movie starts. And yeah, I have to pay $15 for that. All in all, cinema is still a very 1920's experience, and I don't really want that. I have a 3D home projector man, I got it second hand for like $200. It's not as good as the cinema projector, but I assure you my couch is nicer. I've just delayed my cinema schedule by 6 months. Spiderman: Homecoming is being released soon, I'm pumped. No spoilers please.

miloshadzic 9y ago
spiderman wins
MBCook 9y ago
The way things are setup is also designed to make me feel like I’m being ripped off. Go to see a brand new very popular movie. They know high ticket prices scare people away, so I can easily get tickets for $9/each (no 3D) for most films. That’s perfectly fair. A small bottle of water is $6. A small popcorn is like $10. So the total cost is about $25 but most of that is hidden in two cheap/basic snacks. How about just charging me the real price for the ticket and fair snack prices? Charge $25 for a pack with a ticket and some snacks. A low upfront price and high snacks feels like bait-and-switch. But it works so they keep it up. And I feel ripped off every time I go because of the psychology of their pricing model.
- hrktb 9y ago
  Is there such a pressure to buy snacks ? 2h without eating doesn’t feel so difficult.
  - bluedino 9y ago
    Or bring snacks from home (or a convienence store which is a bargain compared to a theatre)
    - Zircom 9y ago
      >Or bring snacks from home (or a convienence store which is a bargain compared to a theatre) Movie theaters almost universally do not allow outside food or drinks, so that isn't really an option. But these days if I ever go to a movie I pretty much exclusively go to a dine-in theater(alamo drafthouse, studio move grill, etc) because at least there I'm getting decent food instead of a paying $20 for tub of popcorn and soda that cost them probably less than a dollar, not to mention they have comfy recliners instead of those awful padded seats most theaters have.
      - makemonisonline 9y ago
        Just break the rules. I have gone to the movies with food and beer in my back pack over one hundred times and never been searched, or caught in the theatre.
        Sir_Substance 9y ago
        If I'm to just break the rules in order to improve the viewing experience, why should I not go the whole way and just torrent the latest movies to watch at home?
        swinglock 9y ago
        No one said to break the law.
paganel 9y ago
> If you ask people why they don't go to the movies more they will often cite the idea that there is nothing new they haven't seen before I've started skipping a lot of the super-hero movies because they started being all the same to me ("Wonder Woman" was a little different and more interesting, fortunately). The same goes for most of the action moves being filmed today, which pains me to say it because I'm a huge fan of guys like John McTiernan and the way action movies were made in the '80s - early '90s. Maybe it's because I'm getting older? (I'm in my mid-30s now). I actually like the experience of going to the cinema, with all that it implies, is almost like a ritual. Some people wait for Sunday to come so that they could go to church the same way as I wait for the weekend to come so that I can go to the movies. It would be nice though if tickets were a little less expensive, with that I totally agree.
- bitexploder 9y ago
  I thought Wonder Woman was alright. Something about it felt a little "off" to me. It is hard to put my finger on it. Maybe they tried to compress too much plot into the time. I don't know. It was definitely more fun to watch than many of the recent superhero goo moves. Perhaps it was th caricature Germans. On the plus side they did WWI which is as overdone in modern cinema. Netflix's Marvel shows are interesting too, especially Like Cage. But those aren't movies :)
radley 9y ago
>>If you ask people why they don't go to the movies more they will often cite the idea that there is nothing new they haven't seen before >I have literally never heard someone say this There's a huge site dedicated to TV & Film tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FilmTropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FilmTropes Not saying tropes are bad, but once someone has seen a lot of narrative entertainment the patterns become pretty obvious. They're generally more acceptable if done in very creative ways. For example, Avatar was fully tropey, but the production was wholly unique.

miloshadzic 9y ago

spiderman wins

MBCook 9y ago

The way things are setup is also designed to make me feel like I’m being ripped off. Go to see a brand new very popular movie. They know high ticket prices scare people away, so I can easily get tickets for $9/each (no 3D) for most films. That’s perfectly fair. A small bottle of water is $6. A small popcorn is like $10. So the total cost is about $25 but most of that is hidden in two cheap/basic snacks. How about just charging me the real price for the ticket and fair snack prices? Charge $25 for a pack with a ticket and some snacks. A low upfront price and high snacks feels like bait-and-switch. But it works so they keep it up. And I feel ripped off every time I go because of the psychology of their pricing model.

hrktb 9y ago
Is there such a pressure to buy snacks ? 2h without eating doesn’t feel so difficult.
- bluedino 9y ago
  Or bring snacks from home (or a convienence store which is a bargain compared to a theatre)
  - Zircom 9y ago
    >Or bring snacks from home (or a convienence store which is a bargain compared to a theatre) Movie theaters almost universally do not allow outside food or drinks, so that isn't really an option. But these days if I ever go to a movie I pretty much exclusively go to a dine-in theater(alamo drafthouse, studio move grill, etc) because at least there I'm getting decent food instead of a paying $20 for tub of popcorn and soda that cost them probably less than a dollar, not to mention they have comfy recliners instead of those awful padded seats most theaters have.
    - makemonisonline 9y ago
      Just break the rules. I have gone to the movies with food and beer in my back pack over one hundred times and never been searched, or caught in the theatre.
      - Sir_Substance 9y ago
        If I'm to just break the rules in order to improve the viewing experience, why should I not go the whole way and just torrent the latest movies to watch at home?
        swinglock 9y ago
        No one said to break the law.

paganel 9y ago

> If you ask people why they don't go to the movies more they will often cite the idea that there is nothing new they haven't seen before I've started skipping a lot of the super-hero movies because they started being all the same to me ("Wonder Woman" was a little different and more interesting, fortunately). The same goes for most of the action moves being filmed today, which pains me to say it because I'm a huge fan of guys like John McTiernan and the way action movies were made in the '80s - early '90s. Maybe it's because I'm getting older? (I'm in my mid-30s now). I actually like the experience of going to the cinema, with all that it implies, is almost like a ritual. Some people wait for Sunday to come so that they could go to church the same way as I wait for the weekend to come so that I can go to the movies. It would be nice though if tickets were a little less expensive, with that I totally agree.

bitexploder 9y ago
I thought Wonder Woman was alright. Something about it felt a little "off" to me. It is hard to put my finger on it. Maybe they tried to compress too much plot into the time. I don't know. It was definitely more fun to watch than many of the recent superhero goo moves. Perhaps it was th caricature Germans. On the plus side they did WWI which is as overdone in modern cinema. Netflix's Marvel shows are interesting too, especially Like Cage. But those aren't movies :)

radley 9y ago

>>If you ask people why they don't go to the movies more they will often cite the idea that there is nothing new they haven't seen before >I have literally never heard someone say this There's a huge site dedicated to TV & Film tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FilmTropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FilmTropes Not saying tropes are bad, but once someone has seen a lot of narrative entertainment the patterns become pretty obvious. They're generally more acceptable if done in very creative ways. For example, Avatar was fully tropey, but the production was wholly unique.