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Does It Make Sense To Go To The Movie Theatre?

It's all about the type of movie. Comedy? See it at the cinema, because the crowd laughing adds to the experience. Drama? See it at home, so that the dickheads don't ruin it for you. Action? See it at the cinema, because I don't care who you are - you can't match that size screen or sound system at home. Romance? See it at home, so you don't have to admit to anyone else besides your girlfriend that you really enjoyed it. ;)
 
I agree with the, "depends on the movie" comment, certain films its much better to see in theatres, horror movies, some drama, and comedy of course. Sometimes seeing or rather hearing others reactions improves the movie.
Also its's an exprerience in and of it's self, finding a place to smoke, and generally the theaters are a great place to be stoned. All that neon light, the people, I like watching other people, its like a short film on its own. Then then being in the movie itself, i dont care how much audio/video eqiupment you have, Mr. Gates being a notable exception, most movies are better in the theater. I always smile seeing a young couple, the guy trying to put on the moves, ya know, its a fool good thing. You dont get that at home.
also, it hypes the sex, for me anyway, teasing the girl im with and vice versa, by the time i leave im ready to lay her down right there between the seats.
Dang, now i want to go to the movies....
 
Banquo said:
However, with Blu-ray DVDs on the way, theaters are going to have to find new gimmicks, since the difference in quality between home and theater viewing will be smaller. There are new (expensive) models of digital projectors that might be the next step for theater chains.
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and there are now nice (expensive and not so expensive) projectors/hd projectors i can have in my own living space for that big screen feel
 
do you have a 30x20 wall to project it on?

:)

while i think movies are too expensive for what they are, i have no problem going to a bar and dropping $10 for a few drinks or spending that much on drugs for a couple hours worth of a high, so in retrospect maybe they really aren't all that expensive.

i just wish there was a damn 10 minute intermission on any movie more than 2 hours long.

i also find that when you try watching a movie at home the dynamic range of the dialog is sometimes screwed up. i'm not so old that i should need to have subtitles turned on because i don't like the volume turned up to ear-splitting levels.
 
i have been in way too many theaters that have the volume up so loud all i hear is reverb and bass and not the words. i hate that.

of course i dont have a huge wall... but with prices dropping its becoming more feasible to have ten people over on couches, your own snacks, beers, hors devoirs and whatnot- watching a movie in six speaker surround sound on a pretty decent wall size. i would guess i could go as big as seven or eight feet high x whatever the dimension should be with just switching the wall the couch is on (but i also have one wall that is about forty feet long undisturbed in my house). and since my friends can be annoying id rather be at home watching a monthly night at the movies with them where i can pause it to tell them to shut the hell up than in a place where i have to listen to everyone's and their mother's cell phones going off.
 
michael said:
i also find that when you try watching a movie at home the dynamic range of the dialog is sometimes screwed up.
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it seems like every year the studios try to outdo one another when it comes to sound levels. the mistake they make is equating great sound editing with great volume. the PG-13 summer blockbusters are the usual culprits. Van Helsing and Hulk come to mind.

people should not put up with poor sound or picture quality. i may have posted about this before, but the second run theater in my city had a major problem with improperly framing movies (i.e. the bottom of the picture would sometimes cut out or boom mics would be appear on the screen). after writing a five-minute email to theater management, the problem was immediately corrected, and i got some free movie passes. :)
 
After seeing the third matrix movie on DVD, I'd have to say yes... there are movies out there that need to be experienced on the big screen (I was quite upset when I saw some of the scenes from the matrix flick... wishing I'd not listened to the advice of a friend who told me not to waste my money).
A good example of a film that should be experienced in the theatre: KONG. Why? Go see it and learn for yourself.
 
I LOVE going out to the movies. I probably go to the theatres 2-4 times a week.

Sometimes it's to go see a movie I've been waiting for for a long time, but to be honest I can enjoy seeing just about anything.

The whole experience in general is what I go for. The surround sound, the previews, the huge screen. And like Beli said, if I'm seeing a movie, horror or comedy, I tend to jump or laugh harder depending on what the crowd reaction is.

If I see a movie I really loved, I make a priority to buy it. I saw Wedding Crashers twice at the theatre, and bought it they day it came out on DVD.


As far as the things you mentioned that annoy you, well, hopefully I'm not in the same theatre with you, cause I'm one of those white guys that yells at people when they talk during the movie. It's annoying as fuck when people talk out loud, so do everyone else a favor next time and DON'T talk out loud.8)

At the same time, I agree with you that it sucks you can't smoke during the movie, but if the movie's good at all, I don't even think about smoking. And I always get very very stoned before I go, enough so I'm high during the entire movie.

But the bathroom situation does suck. Oh well.:\

And for food, I just sneak some candy and a drink in. Being that it's winter time, it's easy to put a bottle of Mountain Dew in my coat pocket and a pack of Swedish Fish.

Ummmm...Swedish Fish!!!:D
 
that is true. larger than life movies (a few action and so on) just demand the real estate. but it seems to be few and far inbetween
i would still go out to see a film... but i am very picky about it and havent gone ina while


i hate the chick that always misses what is going on and has to have her man friend exlain it to her. or asks why someone on screen is doing something- lsiten, watch and figure it all out.

as for food... ive brought in an entire mcdonalds meal in the (distant) past. nowadays it is just a bottle of water most likely.
 
Banquo said:
it seems like every year the studios try to outdo one another when it comes to sound levels.

the mistake they make is equating great sound editing with great volume.

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people should not put up with poor sound or picture quality.
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Completely agreed.

Along those lines, one of the ten most important things I've discovered over the past few years has been just how much of a movies' dialogue (and even BACKGROUND conversations) I used to miss before I (um . . . my great-idea-having-girlfirend) decided to watch all of our movies at home with Closed Captioning turned on throughout the entire movie.

Without exaggerating, between the Missing Dialogue Because My Hearing Sucks and the Missing Dialogue Because of ADD and because of Missing Random Backgraound Conversations Because It's Hard To Actively Pay Atention To Multiple Conversations At The Same Time, Closed Captioning has DRAMATICALLY enhanced to the viewing pleasure of every single movie I've watched since I (um, Kimmy and I) decided to make the change.

Why the fuck won't movies theatres pick up on this Shouldn't Be Hard To Figure Out Cost-Benefit Analysis and catch on?
 
michael said:
do you have a 30x20 wall to project it on?

:)

while i think movies are too expensive for what they are, i have no problem going to a bar and dropping $10 for a few drinks or spending that much on drugs for a couple hours worth of a high, so in retrospect maybe they really aren't all that expensive.

i just wish there was a damn 10 minute intermission on any movie more than 2 hours long.

i also find that when you try watching a movie at home the dynamic range of the dialog is sometimes screwed up. i'm not so old that i should need to have subtitles turned on because i don't like the volume turned up to ear-splitting levels.
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I think the sound and video quality and experience as a whole is something alot of enthusiasts will defend when it comes to theaters. Personally, i don't care enough.

If i can hear every line, regardless of where i view the film, and if the picture quality is good enough that i don't look like a confused dog when i see what's on the screen, it's ok by me. I'm normally far more interested in the story line than being "wowed" by video and sound quality when it comes to movies.

With music, i've grown to be a bit anal retentive with the sound quality, but for some reason i don't view movies in the same light by any means.

The "going out for beer" analogy is a good one, but in those instances i think you're really paying for the social atmosphere moreso than the actual beer. Drinking at home, alone, or with 1 or 2 people, is far from exciting and can be downright boring. Throw in an active environment with things to do, things to comment on, strangers to interact with in various ways, and you get your money's worth.

Chances are if you're being social in a theater, you're missing the film and ruining someone else's experience.
 
I far prefer watching movies at home. We have a big enough screen, great sound, and can smoke and drink and pause to go to the loo to our hearts content, also we can talk through it if we want. There's none of the strangers coughing on you bit or being packed in with a bunch of stinky people. Or the bony seats that make your arse hurt after an hour.

I absolutely hate crowded cinemas. I couldn't give a shit if people are laughing or being shocked, it adds nothing to the movie for me. I used to go to the movies all the time in the days before (at the minimum 5.1 sound) and before we had the internet. I went because I wanted to see the movie and because it was a social activity. the sound was fantastic, I remember seeing Jurassic Park at the cinema and I believe it was the first time dolby digital showed its awesome face in Australia. They showed the train thing at the start and the walls and seats rumbled. We Ooohed and Aaahed. Now we get the same sensation in our homes.

These days, the only time we go to the movies is for major movies like Star Wars, lord of the rings or the matrix (except the last one). We don't go often anymore obviously, sith was the last one. I see a few movies with my mum which would be just as good on dvd, we just go for something to do. Me and my bloke probably wouldv'e gone to see King Kong until we found out it was over 3 hours. Fuck that, we downloaded it and it was very watchable. If cinemas made softer chairs and let us smoke then for sure we'd go see them at the movies. they should at least bring back the intermission for any movie over 2 hours. It's insane to expect people to murder their arses and not smoke for over three hours, especially after drinking even part of those giant drinks they sell.

When we do go to see these 'big' movies, we wait at least a week or two for the crowds to die down so we don't have to sit next to smelly people and coughing types. The only good thing about going to the movies is being able to say, 'we went and saw whatever'. These days I just say we saw 'whatever' without mentioning that it was downloaded and we watched it in complete luxury. If a movie's good we still always watch it again on proper dvd anyway, so it's not like the movie company is missing out on profits. I get just as much from the small screen as the big one.

Although I must admit those cannons in Gangs of new york weren't as impressive at home, nor was going into the depths of the pits in the lord of the rings as good on the small screen. Two instances out of thousands does not make going to the movies worth it.

However, if I hadn't seen Apocalypse Now on the big screen for it's 15 year anniversary in an empty theatre while completely stoned, it might not have had the same profound affect on me.

Ok I guess movies on the big screen can have something going for them. Bring back the red leather seats and red velvet curtains. Bring back the intermission. Make the movies worth going to! It makes sense to go the movies when they make it worth going to.
As it is these days they aren't worth going to at all.
 
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OneTooManyMornings said:
However, if I hadn't seen Apocalypse Now on the big screen for it's 15 year anniversary in an empty theatre while completely stoned, it might not have had the same profound affect on me.
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Totally not the same thing, but this reminded me of one of the first times I ever got really, really stoned...I used to work at a movie theater and we were doing a movie screening of The Blair Witch Project. I really had no idea what the movie was about before I went in, and it was the freakin' scariest thing ever watching that movie while incredibly high. Definitely wouldn't have had the same sensation watching it sober at home =D .
 
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