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I stopped going to the movie theater because the movie going experience has become garbage. They upgraded the sound system of every movie theater near me witho
by adolfojp 7y ago
I stopped going to the movie theater because the movie going experience has become garbage.
They upgraded the sound system of every movie theater near me without also upgrading the sound proofing. Now you can't watch a movie without hearing the music and the sound effects of every other movie around you.
Ushers stopped enforcing rules so texting and talking has become normalized. And a lot of people don't go to the movies to watch movies but to hang out with their friends.
Some theaters "upgraded" to narrow seats to fit more people. You now sit shoulder to shoulder and fight over who gets the arm rest.
I don't expect the situation to get better for two reasons:
1. A local movie theater company has a total monopoly so they don't have any competition and thus no need to improve.
2. Teens are the largest movie going demographic and this new normal is to them, normal.
- astura 7y agoWow, this is really surprising to hear because literally the opposite happened around here, the experience has drastically improved in the last ~7 years. Now multiple theaters have been converted to "luxury"-style theaters with huge reclining seats, giant aisles, and dedicated arm rests with a swiveling side table.
- adolfojp 7y agoWe have those too. You get to enjoy the same noises and distractions while drinking wine and reclining on a bigger seat.
- criddell 7y agoThe theater my wife and I usually go to is one of the Alamo Drafthouse theaters and they don't allow under-18s in unless they are accompanied by an adult. That helps a lot. In theory Alamo is strict about talking and use of phone but in reality, quite a bit of it happens anyway. Still, audiences are a bit better behaved and I think it's because they are a bit older.