I go to the movies maybe 2-3 times a year just so I don’t run into spoilers. The local theater revamped it into leather reclining chairs with reserved seatings which is great. Prime center spot and no wait to get good seats all done on the phone. Pay a bit more but less people due to less seats. I don’t see people in front or behind when reclined and far enough from people next to me.
UglyCasanova
Lifer
- Mar 25, 2001
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No doubt but I watch a movie every three or so, no way I could justify an expensive setup for that. Most people couldn’t or wouldn’t either I’d imagine.
Which was smart on the theater's part. Originally places like AMC/Cinemax, etc.. thought "the more people we get in here, the higher the profits". Little did they realize it was stupid knowing how much the movie studios fuck them out of any overall profits on the ticket sales. When you only make $1 for each $13 ticket sale, your margins are pretty shitacular.
So movie theaters are starting to do the smart thing and realizing we don't need these horrible margins from the ticket sales - and instead opt for much better margins from drink and food sales... And not just shitacular over-buttered popcorn.. but actual... MEALS... not shitty hotdogs, ACTUAL MEALS... and alcohol to keep people happy.
madoka
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- Jun 22, 2004
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Took my kid to watch the Avengers last night. $35 for two tickets (3D) and $46 in food (popcorn, drink, hot dog, pretzel, and nachos). Holy crap that was expensive!
brianmanahan
Lifer
- Sep 2, 2006
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this is why you go to the 4$ movie theater and smuggle in candy from the drug store
purbeast0
No Lifer
- Sep 13, 2001
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As many movies as my wife and I watch, with prices like that, the home theater is probably going to pay for itself after enough flicks. Damn that is a lot!
Not to mention having to pay $20+ for some popcorn and a drink. The cost, beyond the ticket cost, is what turned me off of going anymore. I'm far from a cheap bastard but paying $20 or more for something that I can buy for under $2 and they probably paid $.50 for just really gets under my skin.
brianmanahan
Lifer
- Sep 2, 2006
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Captante
Lifer
- Oct 20, 2003
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Same here ... IMAX was $17.95 and for the most part the crowd was well behaved even the few kids that were there.
Having said that, it was the most I've paid for a movie in 10 years!
BarkingGhostar
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- Nov 20, 2009
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You only add the positives of the most remote public theaters and ignore the drawbacks that nullify. Like GagH, I have happily lived in my ignorant and pleasurable world of my home theater for the last 14 years.
brianmanahan
Lifer
- Sep 2, 2006
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madoka
Diamond Member
- Jun 22, 2004
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So how often did you reach into his pants to retrieve his candy? How did it taste?
pcgeek11
Lifer
- Jun 12, 2005
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I really enjoy a crowded theater for event movies like Infinity War or any Star Wars film. Just hearing people's reactions is awesome. Infinity War had some really unique crowd feels throughout, and I'll never forget the awkward laughter during The Last Jedi at the 2-3 absolutely terrible scenes...
But sometimes people suck and you have to deal with it somehow.
But sometimes people suck and you have to deal with it somehow.
No way I would take my 4 year old to an adult movie. Last time we took him to a kid's movie we had to leave. It's rare you get stuff like that, though. Only time I can remember it really bothering me was a baby crying the whole way through 28 Days Later (really, parents??). I did complain and got a free movie ticket which I used to see The Hulk. I don't complain about these things anymore...
Aikouka
Lifer
- Nov 27, 2001
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Don't you just pay an upcharge for anything but standard movies? Also, I find that MoviePass is kind of useless if you use theaters with assigned seating and want to go to a popular movie any time in the first 3-4 weeks. Most theaters aren't associated directly with MoviePass, so the service requires you to be within a certain distance of the theater and buy the ticket on that day. In other words, you aren't likely to get a good seat, and why would I want to be stuck on the far sides or all the way in the front?
Thebobo
Lifer
- Jun 19, 2006
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I have a 60" plasma at home which I love but I go probably go once a year to see a movie. We have real nice theater nearby with reclining wide seats, drink holders between them and I can kick back and eat some shitty popcorn and sip on a watery soft drink. I love it.
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Ugh is right! I avoid theaters at all costs unless the wife HAS to see something and no one else will go with her, which is like twice a year. I used to go all the time when I was younger. Movies were a lot cheaper in the late 90's early 2000's. Our town only had two "discount theaters" that were both owned by Carmike, and got all the big movies ($2 evenings, $1.50 matinees).
To avoid a wall of text, I'll spoiler the rest of my post. No actual movie spoilers within.
I had a similar idea to this the other day. Charge like $2 more than the normal ticket for a special screening where people have respect for others. Nothing special about the actual movie. No extra anything. Just the thought the dollar amount alone might help keep the plebs out.
To avoid a wall of text, I'll spoiler the rest of my post. No actual movie spoilers within.
There are so many other options and all of them are so much cheaper if you just wait a couple of months. The sound is mixed awfully in almost every theater I've ever been to. I've had to complain on multiple occasions, but have come to just accept it recently. It's not worth the hassle of missing the entire opening of the movie and causing a disturbance by leaving the theater.
There's just so many people who have no respect for anyone around them. Just one bad apple in a theater ruins it for me. Laughing at a funny part is fine, and is the only time a noise should be uttered by anyone.
It seems to be the worst in PG-13 movies that really could have been R rated, but the studio decided to cut it down to make it PG-13, cause then you get unsupervised 16 year olds in there with all their friends they're trying to impress.
I'm pretty sure someone snuck beer into the theater I saw Infinity War in, cause that's all I could smell the entire time, but now I hear some theaters are selling it? Really?
All the theatres near me have recently converted all of their seats into recliners. It cuts down completely on my seat getting kicked or pressed into, and me having to confront them (which was like a running gag for my wife that it happened every single damn time that she just thought I liked yelling at kids), but most of the seats make a farting noise when you recline them, so late arrivers, and people getting up to go to the bathroom, and dicks in the theater make a racket. They are also incredibly uncomfortable UNLESS you recline them. So it's not an option.
Theaters used to send ushers in to check the theater twice every movie. They would carry a flashlight and walk all the way up the stairs in each side of the theater then leave. I've never seem them actually do anything, though, not even to any of the people causing disruptions, so I'm not sure what the purpose was. Luckily something happened up the chain of command and they've recently stopped interrupting the movie with that shit, but now it's only ONE free refill of the $10 bucket of popcorn and $8 beverage. Not that I ever buy those things, but I did the other day for the first time ever when we saw two movies in one day and thought we could take advantage of it for once. They foiled our plan.
There's just so many people who have no respect for anyone around them. Just one bad apple in a theater ruins it for me. Laughing at a funny part is fine, and is the only time a noise should be uttered by anyone.
It seems to be the worst in PG-13 movies that really could have been R rated, but the studio decided to cut it down to make it PG-13, cause then you get unsupervised 16 year olds in there with all their friends they're trying to impress.
I'm pretty sure someone snuck beer into the theater I saw Infinity War in, cause that's all I could smell the entire time, but now I hear some theaters are selling it? Really?
All the theatres near me have recently converted all of their seats into recliners. It cuts down completely on my seat getting kicked or pressed into, and me having to confront them (which was like a running gag for my wife that it happened every single damn time that she just thought I liked yelling at kids), but most of the seats make a farting noise when you recline them, so late arrivers, and people getting up to go to the bathroom, and dicks in the theater make a racket. They are also incredibly uncomfortable UNLESS you recline them. So it's not an option.
Theaters used to send ushers in to check the theater twice every movie. They would carry a flashlight and walk all the way up the stairs in each side of the theater then leave. I've never seem them actually do anything, though, not even to any of the people causing disruptions, so I'm not sure what the purpose was. Luckily something happened up the chain of command and they've recently stopped interrupting the movie with that shit, but now it's only ONE free refill of the $10 bucket of popcorn and $8 beverage. Not that I ever buy those things, but I did the other day for the first time ever when we saw two movies in one day and thought we could take advantage of it for once. They foiled our plan.
I had a similar idea to this the other day. Charge like $2 more than the normal ticket for a special screening where people have respect for others. Nothing special about the actual movie. No extra anything. Just the thought the dollar amount alone might help keep the plebs out.
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