Any online cinemas?

OzyOly · 23 May 2008 at 15:46

Ben M said:
GO OUTSIDE

I am outside. Sat in my court in the sun (that has just gone behind a cloud).

gumbald · 23 May 2008 at 15:54

OzyOly said:
I am outside. Sat in my court in the sun (that has just gone behind a cloud).

I'm playing cricket on the pitches near Halifax later

TwoSaints · 23 May 2008 at 15:54

I thought that public transport was spot on in york!

gumbald · 23 May 2008 at 15:55

Jonny_no2 said:
I thought that public transport was spot on in york!

Apart from being stupidly expensive?

OzyOly · 23 May 2008 at 15:59

gumbald said:
I'm playing cricket on the pitches near Halifax later

Well it looks like it might rain soon.

aproctor · 23 May 2008 at 16:01

no good quality online versions about...guess the cinema it is...or watch the other 3 till you find it

Mattus · 23 May 2008 at 16:06

Online cinema? Will never take off. The entire point of going to the cinema is that you get to see the film in much better quality and on a much larger screen than you do at home. Don't think people are gonna pay to download a movie which they could pirate, when going to the cinema is a much more obvious option.

strudey · 23 May 2008 at 16:15

Mattus said:
Online cinema? Will never take off. The entire point of going to the cinema is that you get to see the film in much better quality and on a much larger screen than you do at home. Don't think people are gonna pay to download a movie which they could pirate, when going to the cinema is a much more obvious option.

Could you not say roughly the same about downloading music? If the price was right, was easy and the quality is good enough it'd work! Lots of people don't really want to break the law.

OzyOly · 23 May 2008 at 16:17

Mattus said:
Online cinema? Will never take off. The entire point of going to the cinema is that you get to see the film in much better quality and on a much larger screen than you do at home. Don't think people are gonna pay to download a movie which they could pirate, when going to the cinema is a much more obvious option.

Well i can't watch the movie in pirated form because it's all ****. I want high quality video that I can pay a fee for...

Mattus · 23 May 2008 at 16:43

Could you not say roughly the same about downloading music? If the price was right, was easy and the quality is good enough it'd work! Lots of people don't really want to break the law.

But the only option is to listen to music on your own stereo system, which creates a viable market for delivering music online. Unless the downloads are loads cheaper than a cinema ticket, I don't see why most people wouldn't just go to the cinema and experience the film in much higher quality, rather than paying for something they could get for free. It'd work as a replacement for DVDs (a kind of back catalogue of films) but not as a replacement for the cinema.

Wyrdo · 23 May 2008 at 17:33

lewism said:
Can't beat going to the pics on opening weekend.

Urgh, I hate going to the cinema when a film has just opened. Surrounded by all those noisy people rustling their damn wrappers and chatting away through the film.