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For me personally the cost of a movie ticket is a rounding error, even at more expensive cinemas. The experience of watching a movie at home, with a few close

by xmodem 8y ago

For me personally the cost of a movie ticket is a rounding error, even at more expensive cinemas. The experience of watching a movie at home, with a few close friends, on a 65 inch OLED, with a Dolby Atmos system, and access to my beer fridge and refreshments from the supermarket, is far superior to anything a cinema could offer.

ghaff 8y ago
Every now and then I like to catch an anticipated new release on IMAX or whatever. But we're talking maybe once a year. I'm with you that for a typical movie night, I'd just as soon watch at home. Even if someone were to give me free movie passes, it's more planning and time--and I have to drive a good 20 minutes--for an experience that isn't as good in a lot of ways as I can get at home.
- greedo 8y ago
  The only stuff I watch in the theater are Star Wars movies, and occasionally MCU stuff. I have a large screen projection system at home that rivals most theaters. It's paid for itself in both $$ saved, and sanity from not killing the inconsiderate filmviewers.
franciscop 8y ago
Well this is Hacker News with many tech people making X00.000/year, but for most people paying $10-20/movie is significant enough! While it is also a rounding error for me now, I feel outraged when I go to the cinema in Japan and have to pluck ~$15 for a movie. Mind you, I am originally from Spain where torrenting is legal because sharing our culture is more important than profit.
Bartweiss 8y ago
> The experience of watching a movie at home... is far superior to anything a cinema could offer. This, at least, theaters seem to have realized. Increasingly, (urban) theaters are offering seat choice at booking, cushy reclining chairs, real food, and full bars. Sure, you've got to go out, and dinner and two beers will run you $40. But if you don't care about cost, you can at least see new releases under conditions as nice as home. It might be too little, too late, but there's at least some recognition that a big screen and good sound are no longer a theater-exclusive draw.

by xmodem 8y ago

ghaff 8y ago

Every now and then I like to catch an anticipated new release on IMAX or whatever. But we're talking maybe once a year. I'm with you that for a typical movie night, I'd just as soon watch at home. Even if someone were to give me free movie passes, it's more planning and time--and I have to drive a good 20 minutes--for an experience that isn't as good in a lot of ways as I can get at home.

greedo 8y ago
The only stuff I watch in the theater are Star Wars movies, and occasionally MCU stuff. I have a large screen projection system at home that rivals most theaters. It's paid for itself in both $$ saved, and sanity from not killing the inconsiderate filmviewers.

franciscop 8y ago

Well this is Hacker News with many tech people making X00.000/year, but for most people paying $10-20/movie is significant enough! While it is also a rounding error for me now, I feel outraged when I go to the cinema in Japan and have to pluck ~$15 for a movie. Mind you, I am originally from Spain where torrenting is legal because sharing our culture is more important than profit.

Bartweiss 8y ago

> The experience of watching a movie at home... is far superior to anything a cinema could offer. This, at least, theaters seem to have realized. Increasingly, (urban) theaters are offering seat choice at booking, cushy reclining chairs, real food, and full bars. Sure, you've got to go out, and dinner and two beers will run you $40. But if you don't care about cost, you can at least see new releases under conditions as nice as home. It might be too little, too late, but there's at least some recognition that a big screen and good sound are no longer a theater-exclusive draw.