How often do you go to the cinema?
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The last time I went was when the last hunger games film was out. It was a late night showing but there was still 4 people who came in late and then spent money to sit in there and talk loud and have their phones on distracting. Also people laughing at bits that weren't funny was the icing on an unpleasant experience.
Having said that the time before me and my brother went to see Chappie and we were the only two people in there which was a much better experience.
I don't go often and its usually to see something that's going to be good or worth the big screen. The chance of idiots is too high for my liking. Price wise I'm not fussed, I usually buy a bag of Haribo and take a drink with me.
Having said that the time before me and my brother went to see Chappie and we were the only two people in there which was a much better experience.
I don't go often and its usually to see something that's going to be good or worth the big screen. The chance of idiots is too high for my liking. Price wise I'm not fussed, I usually buy a bag of Haribo and take a drink with me.
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Went on sunday for star wars because the mrs wanted to go, last time before that was 2008, just not really that bothered seeing anything on the big screen anymore, tend to wait for DVD release if theres anything I want to see.
Did both on The Heart of the Sea. People not interested, staff not interested. Cinema experience ruined.
Time wasted and cinema experience ruined.
Often little choice of when to go and no choice of where else to go.
Cinema owners seem unable and unwilling to address problems. There's a clear opportunity for movie distributors to change their business model, as music has and TV is doing now, and actually think about what their customers want.
Cinema's only benefits are a large viewing screen and an established (but outdated) business model. Still, there is a side benefit: if they die out then perhaps all the horrible retail parks and overpriced chain food outlets will disappear shortly afterwards.
What do you mean by 'An established but out dated business model?' Cinema's are pretty simple. Care to elaborate?
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Wow! You do like a bit of elaboration don't you?
Indeedy. I like to be furnished with all the details. I don't get what he's saying. A cinema is not a complex business so I'm interested to hear what he means by 'outdated business model' regarding them. Cinema's seem to be a simple setup to me. Movie industry supplies the film, people pay to watch. How does that become out dated?
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That was fine when it was the only way to watch it. But now, you can watch it for free in your own home. Yes it's illegal, but when did anyone ever worry about that?
It would be good if cinema companies could work out a system where they could develop apps and be able to stream said movies in full HD to people's homes for a fee. That way, they would get both the people who don't like the cinema and the people who do.
I've been calling for this for years. A lot of people, for example disabled and elderly, may not be able to get to the cinema. Why should they have to wait for so much longer than normal people. It borders on discrimination.
It would be good if cinema companies could work out a system where they could develop apps and be able to stream said movies in full HD to people's homes for a fee. That way, they would get both the people who don't like the cinema and the people who do.
I've been calling for this for years. A lot of people, for example disabled and elderly, may not be able to get to the cinema. Why should they have to wait for so much longer than normal people. It borders on discrimination.
Weekly.
Cineworld Unlimited card holder. £16.99 a month to legally see as many films as I like. And still the scumbag freeloading pirate thieves claim that they only rip films because people cannot afford to see them etc. Shows that argument is pure ********.
So if there is something we want to see we obviously go. During quiet weeks we go and see films we wouldn't have dreamed "paying for". So we get to see the films glossed over.
Last year we did 56 films.
Cineworld Unlimited card holder. £16.99 a month to legally see as many films as I like. And still the scumbag freeloading pirate thieves claim that they only rip films because people cannot afford to see them etc. Shows that argument is pure ********.
So if there is something we want to see we obviously go. During quiet weeks we go and see films we wouldn't have dreamed "paying for". So we get to see the films glossed over.
Last year we did 56 films.
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I'll take big screen cinema and good sound over an illegal film any day of the week.
You assume everyone thinks the world owes them a living - they don't.
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I don't get what you mean by that?
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He is saying the cinema has a bigger screen and better sound system than yours.
I can't recall the last time I went to the cinema. I think it was to see The Matrix. Maybe the Fellowship of the Ring. So 2001 at the latest.
Pros: Huge screen. Usually better surround sound.
Cons: Higher cost. Far less convenient to get to than my chair. Can only watch at fixed times. Seats far less comfortable than my chair and less clean. Far less legroom. Far more background noise. Can't even be sure of being able to see all the screen. Full of people. Can't pause the film. Have to be advertised at despite having already paid far more. No chance of extras that are often interesting. Far higher prices for drinks and snacks.
Since home video became adequate, it's better overall for me than going to the cinema.
Pros: Huge screen. Usually better surround sound.
Cons: Higher cost. Far less convenient to get to than my chair. Can only watch at fixed times. Seats far less comfortable than my chair and less clean. Far less legroom. Far more background noise. Can't even be sure of being able to see all the screen. Full of people. Can't pause the film. Have to be advertised at despite having already paid far more. No chance of extras that are often interesting. Far higher prices for drinks and snacks.
Since home video became adequate, it's better overall for me than going to the cinema.
By improvements in competition. The short answer is that home video watching has improved by a vastly greater amount than cinema video watching has (or can).
When cinemas started, they were the only way to see a film (or any other video, such as the saturday morning cartoons that were popular amongst children in those days).
When home video watching started, it was limited to people who could afford a home reel to reel projector and few films were available on it.
When home video watching started to become mainstream in the 1970s, it was still expensive (for both the hardware and the tapes), there were competing standards, the availability of films was limited (and almost always long after the cinema release) and the picture and sound quality was much lower (partly due to the recording and partly due to the TVs available at the time).
When DVD came out and became mainstream in the mid to late 1990s and coupled with the large improvements in TVs, home video saw a huge increase in convenience, picture and sound quality and screen size.
By the late 2000s, the combination of massive increases in bandwidth and use of the internet and massive improvements in home digital media playing hardware made both downloading and streaming high quality video possible and practical and at a much lower cost than going to a cinema to watch a film.
Cinema can't even really compete on a social level - most people have enough space at home for a few friends to come round and watch a film.