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$40? That's... way, way, WAY out of the range most people would pay to watch a movie as individuals. You would have to assume at least five people watching a mo

$40? That's... way, way, WAY out of the range most people would pay to watch a movie as individuals. You would have to assume at least five people watching a movie in front of the same TV before you get any relative benefit whatsoever from the purchase.

vaksel 17y ago
find how about $19.99? And on top of the movie you get all that extra stuff they add to DVDs?
- mattmaroon 17y ago
  Where do you live? I didn't know there was a place where a DVD rental costs $20. Market rates now are about $1 for Redbox or a video store, up to $5 from your cable company on demand.
  - ojbyrne 17y ago
    People do pay more to see a movie in some cases though. Either they pay $20 to see it in a theater (including overpriced popcorn and soda), or they purchase the dvd.
    - steveklabnik 17y ago
      People don't think of it as "I paid $20 to see it in the theatre," though. I know that everyone I talk to says, "Let's go to $5 movie night," even though with popcorn and drink it's more like $12.
      - mattmaroon 17y ago
        Also we're not talking about theaters here, which are a value added service. We're talking about watching at home.
        ojbyrne 17y ago
        To some people (those with expensive home theatre setups) theaters are often a value-subtracted service.
      - ojbyrne 17y ago
        Good luck finding a $5 movie night. They've pretty well disappeared.
        steveklabnik 17y ago
        It's every Monday night here in Pittsburgh.
        rms 17y ago
        I didn't know that, but saw it last night on /r/pittsburgh... I would go see The Road and eat $.20 wings tomorrow night but apparently they aren't showing it at the South Side theater. http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Iheartpgh+(iheartpgh)&utm_content=Reddit http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/?utm_sourc...
        steveklabnik 17y ago
        That's sweet. It _used_ to be $5 movie AND you got a free popcorn, but a few months ago, they split them up, and moved free popcorn to Tuesday.
        iheartpgh 17y ago
        See the comments here for more $5 locations - http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/ http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/ There is also a dollar theater just outside of Pittsburgh. The movies aren't brand new but it is a good deal if you are up for a little drive.

vaksel 17y ago

find how about $19.99? And on top of the movie you get all that extra stuff they add to DVDs?

mattmaroon 17y ago
Where do you live? I didn't know there was a place where a DVD rental costs $20. Market rates now are about $1 for Redbox or a video store, up to $5 from your cable company on demand.
- ojbyrne 17y ago
  People do pay more to see a movie in some cases though. Either they pay $20 to see it in a theater (including overpriced popcorn and soda), or they purchase the dvd.
  - steveklabnik 17y ago
    People don't think of it as "I paid $20 to see it in the theatre," though. I know that everyone I talk to says, "Let's go to $5 movie night," even though with popcorn and drink it's more like $12.
    - mattmaroon 17y ago
      Also we're not talking about theaters here, which are a value added service. We're talking about watching at home.
      - ojbyrne 17y ago
        To some people (those with expensive home theatre setups) theaters are often a value-subtracted service.
    - ojbyrne 17y ago
      Good luck finding a $5 movie night. They've pretty well disappeared.
      - steveklabnik 17y ago
        It's every Monday night here in Pittsburgh.
        rms 17y ago
        I didn't know that, but saw it last night on /r/pittsburgh... I would go see The Road and eat $.20 wings tomorrow night but apparently they aren't showing it at the South Side theater. http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Iheartpgh+(iheartpgh)&utm_content=Reddit http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/?utm_sourc...
        steveklabnik 17y ago
        That's sweet. It _used_ to be $5 movie AND you got a free popcorn, but a few months ago, they split them up, and moved free popcorn to Tuesday.
        iheartpgh 17y ago
        See the comments here for more $5 locations - http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/ http://iheartpgh.com/2009/11/29/5-movies-and-more/ There is also a dollar theater just outside of Pittsburgh. The movies aren't brand new but it is a good deal if you are up for a little drive.