chuckywang
Lifer
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Unexceptional and unexciting films are only half the story. I think part of the blame falls on the theatre chains themselves. Who wants to go spend 8 bucks per ticket and 10 bucks for overpriced popcorn and pop, to go sit in a theatre with talking patrons, ringing cellphones, and crying babies for two hours? A bad theatre experience can just flat out ruin a good movie.
Furthermore, the movies that I actually want to see in the theatres aren't being released widely. For example, March or the Penguins and Saving Face weren't being played anywhere near where I lived (until recently for the former). Instead, I get movies like Supercross and Dukes of Hazzard and Deuce Bigalow. There are just way too many negatives involved with going to see a movie in the theatres. It's just really frustrating. With the advent of DVDs and home-theatre systems, I would much rather go rent a DVD and watch it at home.
Unexceptional and unexciting films are only half the story. I think part of the blame falls on the theatre chains themselves. Who wants to go spend 8 bucks per ticket and 10 bucks for overpriced popcorn and pop, to go sit in a theatre with talking patrons, ringing cellphones, and crying babies for two hours? A bad theatre experience can just flat out ruin a good movie.
Furthermore, the movies that I actually want to see in the theatres aren't being released widely. For example, March or the Penguins and Saving Face weren't being played anywhere near where I lived (until recently for the former). Instead, I get movies like Supercross and Dukes of Hazzard and Deuce Bigalow. There are just way too many negatives involved with going to see a movie in the theatres. It's just really frustrating. With the advent of DVDs and home-theatre systems, I would much rather go rent a DVD and watch it at home.
