Gave up on the cinema years ago, used to be okay when I was a kid, people in general seem worse behaved these days but then I also got a computer, a comfy chair, the ability to buy films for at home.
Personally the level of sound involved doesn't make a film better or worse for me. Being 30 metres away from a giant screen, or 6-8ft from a biggish TV, or 1-2ft from a 24" monitor, doesn't make a whole lot of difference to me.
Watching a film at home I can, pause and go for a slash, and not waste £10 on a ticket for a film where I miss the funniest line, or most crucial plot point, or the main character being murdered, or whatever, because I want a pee. I can also sit in a FAR more comftable chair, lie down, lean back, stick my feet up, whatever I want.
I just don't get cinema's anymore, big, loud, who cares, aside from how quickly I can see it vs waiting for a bluray, and a not overpriced brand new release cost aswell, I can't see a single advantage.
Yeah, dodgey quality VHS on a 24-32" low res CRT, cinema was a massive difference in visual quality. A great quality 32-100" high res display in your house, dvd/bluray quality media, the only advantage the cinema ever had is long, long , long gone.
better than a whole cinema full of them though.
