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I don’t think I’ll ever see a movie in a theater again. Enough people no longer know how to sit still and shut up that it’s a complete waste of at least $15.
by idontwantthis 2y ago
I don’t think I’ll ever see a movie in a theater again. Enough people no longer know how to sit still and shut up that it’s a complete waste of at least $15.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoyou need to go to nicer communities to watch films without disruption. That specialized screenings that target film buffs.
- fragmede 2y agoSpecifically, Alamo Drafthouse's entire sales pitch is that, watching movies with other film buffs. No cellphones allowed. you want to do that, go to AMC.
- leotravis10 2y agoWe'll see if that still holds true post Sony acquisition. There's still time for enshittification to be involved. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sony-pictures-acquires-alamo-drafthouse-cinemas-1235920928/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sony-pic... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40662181 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40662181
- idontwantthis 2y agoWe should all be so lucky to have one.
- micromacrofoot 2y agoyeah you just have to deal with people getting drunk and slobbering down entire meals instead one of the few times I walked out of a theater was an alamo drafthouse with some guy loudly eating wings and wiping his hands on the seats I'd rather watch a movie on my phone on a bus, at least I can wear headphones
- MiddleEndian 2y agoSeconding micromacrofoot's post, went to one and it was super distracting with staff running around giving people food and such.
- leotravis10 2y agoNYC's Film Forum is a good example of a nice well-run community and it's a great venue as well.
- idontwantthis 2y agoThis didn’t used to be a problem and I don’t want to risk $15-$20 and my inner peace trying out new theaters. I saw Megalopolis with 6 other people in the theater and all of them were talking the whole time. I’m just flabbergasted why they would waste their own time with such an odd movie.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIt didn't used to be a problem for me, but cell phones didn't exist when I grew up. People suck, but it differs from location to location. I drive to places with more affluent and educated demographics to watch movies. >I’m just flabbergasted why they would waste their own time with such an odd movie. Lots of people don't and many theatres are struggling. If I understand your example, your theatre was 99% empty and you were the only non-talker there, haha.
- idontwantthis 2y agoYou understand me correctly. I thought the film would select for either no one at all or only people actually interested in the movie.
- teqsun 2y agoThere's a chunk of people who will pay to see a movie at a big multiscreen theater, then go from one movie to another and see a whole days worth of movies for the price of one. As you said, a "weird" movie doesn't keep their attention, so they just distracted themselves with their phones to kill the time until the next movie. As an aside, the funniest instance of this phenomenon I ever encountered was when I was at an evening screening of an incredibly embarrassing idol anime movie at an AMC and two extremely out of place people walked in partway through, lasted about 5 minutes and then had to bail when one of the singing numbers started lol.
- idontwantthis 2y agoHey you actually got me to investigate and it turns out my city has two indie theaters with good reputations. I will try them out before I give up completely.
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