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People to the movies again? Like, INTO the actual theatre?
Haven't been since... Endgame I guess and haven't felt the need for any movie that has come out since.
Transformers One was close, but in the end I'm fine owning the 4k Blu Ray.
Cinema was one of my things in the first 35 years or my life but not ever since... is the home theatre too good? Are the ticket and beverage prices too outrageous? Do people just annoy me too much these days? Can't really put my finger on it. Maybe once the kids grow old enough I'll go back.
I used to love the theater and even worked at one in high school. It sucks now. I was going to go to the latest mission impossible, but it was $40 for two people. That, combined with people talking or on their phones the whole time, it’s a terrible experience. I’ll wait a month for it to come to streaming.
It used to take 8 months to a year+ for a movie to come to VHS.
I grew up loving going to the movies. That feeling has never changed for me.Can't hold your pee as long as you used to? Yeah, me too.
I have made some compromises, though. In my opinion, ticket pricing is about five or six bucks higher than it should be for my area. I do not watch as many movies in theaters for that reason.
Additionally, I prefer going to matinees over late afternoon and evening showings. Parents have *seemed* to stop bringing their children to matinees as often as they did years ago. Teenagers aren't coming early as often as they did before.
Usually, I see a max of 10 - 20 fellow moviegoers in my theater holding 150+ seats per screen. I can pretty much pre-purchase a ticket through Cinemark or Fandango with a seat away from others. Sometimes I have a good buffer of a few rows or seats on the same row from the nearest seated person.
I buy aisle seats. It is the quickest way to leave and come back if the old bladder is not as patient with a movie as my brain is.


