It does make sense. Afterall Disney own all the licenses for their content, so there's no reason for them to remove it. It's not like Netflix/Prime where they will only have a license for the content for X amount of time.
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It does make sense. Afterall Disney own all the licenses for their content, so there's no reason for them to remove it. It's not like Netflix/Prime where they will only have a license for the content for X amount of time.
We have a 3 year old who ensures my wife and I generally haven't seen a movie uninterrupted together for close to 4 years. On the rare occasion we have a babysitter, we go to the cinema and get an uninterrupted movie experience
It's akin to eating out, sure you can cook at home, cheaper and sometimes better quality...however it's nice to get out and have a change of scenery, cinema is like that for us.
I hope cinema remains in some form, would love my son to have that excitement that I used to feel on the odd occasions my mum could afford to take me as a kid.
We have a 3 year old who ensures my wife and I generally haven't seen a movie uninterrupted together for close to 4 years. On the rare occasion we have a babysitter, we go to the cinema and get an uninterrupted movie experience
It's akin to eating out, sure you can cook at home, cheaper and sometimes better quality...however it's nice to get out and have a change of scenery, cinema is like that for us.
I hope cinema remains in some form, would love my son to have that excitement that I used to feel on the odd occasions my mum could afford to take me as a kid.
Pretty much this and the food analogy is great. It is an experience and great for 'date nights'.
To answer this question in the OP, yes, but not as much as I used to. Probably 2-3 times a year.
I used to go to independent cinemas quite regularly, but then they either shut down or started showing more mainstream films to get cash.
We have an Odeon about five minutes walk from us. But even then we don't go regularly. There really isn't much incentive. In the old days, one of the incentives to go to see a film was because there was something you didn't want to have to wait a year to see on video, because that's how long the gap would be between cinema release and VHS. But now films go online so soon after release you can just wait it out, and before you've even realised, they're on Amazon Video.
This is a terrible time for the cinema industry. The film studios are to blame as well, churning out superhero movie after superhero movie with Disney taking over everything. It's so dull.
I rarely go to the cinema. But with big budget films being held back I don't want to go out of principle.
007 should have been put out anyway. Yes the movie company make less money, but guess what. At least the industry keeps moving and the little people keep their jobs (maybe).
Cinema is well and truly dead to me now.
007 should have been put out anyway. Yes the movie company make less money, but guess what. At least the industry keeps moving and the little people keep their jobs (maybe).
Cinema is well and truly dead to me now.
I feel sorry for the new cinema which has opened in our town during the pandemic.
Laser projector
All seats are lazy boy electric reclining seats
Food and drink is reasonable and a lot cheaper than the big chains.
£9 a ticket but buy 1 get 1 free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays .
£5 Fridays.
Family Saturdays £5 each.
Kids club £3.50
I've been 3 times. First time there were 3 other people. Second time there were 1 other person and third time it was just me and my dad.
Laser projector
All seats are lazy boy electric reclining seats
Food and drink is reasonable and a lot cheaper than the big chains.
£9 a ticket but buy 1 get 1 free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays .
£5 Fridays.
Family Saturdays £5 each.
Kids club £3.50
I've been 3 times. First time there were 3 other people. Second time there were 1 other person and third time it was just me and my dad.
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Before the pandemic it was already looking like cinema would become redundant once the quality of VR improved. But still I think there will be a market for small scale cinemas to show older films, for the nostalgia factor. Perhaps cinemas with 1-3 screens max.
I'm finding it hard to remember what 12 screen multiplexes were like before 3D films, animated films and comic book films became the majority of what they show. Around 2000-2005 I went pretty much every week as there was always something to watch, sometimes watching two films back to back. All kinds of genres that were engaging and not trying to make a political statement. Then things changed to having fluff being released most of the year and Oscar bait released in January.
I'm finding it hard to remember what 12 screen multiplexes were like before 3D films, animated films and comic book films became the majority of what they show. Around 2000-2005 I went pretty much every week as there was always something to watch, sometimes watching two films back to back. All kinds of genres that were engaging and not trying to make a political statement. Then things changed to having fluff being released most of the year and Oscar bait released in January.
Excessively corporate structures for the pleasure of investors means that every last drop of profit is being rinsed out from the consumer, ergo the extremely reductive products that are little more than box-ticking exercises. It would appear to work unfortunately, mostly due to the consumer themselves not asking for better.
Just expecting investment vehicles to value artistry over profit is I think rather unlikely.
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I hate the cinema totally ruined two towers for me. The only plus is the sound system. But surprisingly a high end set of headphones (HD595 HD660s) comes close and produces less soundstage but better vocal and fine detail.
Home OLED setups look better as well, My home is more comfy than any cinema and i can smoke or take toilet breaks at will. And i can bring my own snacks. I also can for the same fee buy the 4k UHD so why have they not shut down sooner?
Home OLED setups look better as well, My home is more comfy than any cinema and i can smoke or take toilet breaks at will. And i can bring my own snacks. I also can for the same fee buy the 4k UHD so why have they not shut down sooner?
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I've been 3 times. First time there were 3 other people. Second time there were 1 other person and third time it was just me and my dad.
Kids club £3.50 how was it
Kids club £3.50 how was it
The thing is I hate the multiplex experience, it's just got more and more soulless as the years went on. The ODEON near me is all self service ticket machines when you walk in now. Everything is heading towards full automation in these places.
I think there is room for cinema but a return to more intimate better looking locations that have character. An ODEON I frequented as a teenager had an upstairs balcony area, curtains reveling the screen, beautiful ornate ceiling and everything harked back to the theatre. These are increasingly hard to find now and this particular cinema no longer exists. Luckily there are still a couple of independents near where I live that have a bit more about them and it feels less like visiting a B&Q.
I think there is room for cinema but a return to more intimate better looking locations that have character. An ODEON I frequented as a teenager had an upstairs balcony area, curtains reveling the screen, beautiful ornate ceiling and everything harked back to the theatre. These are increasingly hard to find now and this particular cinema no longer exists. Luckily there are still a couple of independents near where I live that have a bit more about them and it feels less like visiting a B&Q.
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I love the self service machines, that means I don't need to queue up behind familes after familes, couples after couples getting their popcorn and oversized drinks and torilla chips. I just want a ticket and watch my movie in silence. I only want a ticket, it's like a 10 second job to serve me as I have Limitless so they scan my barcode on the card and machine splits out the ticket as it's already booked.
The cinema experience is ruined by all these snacks, I know it's some people's perfect cinema routine but I can't stand it.
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last time I checked, cinema was around £18 to get in!
That's the real reason they're closing down, nothing to do with Covid
You could actually buy a new DVD player for that price
That's the real reason they're closing down, nothing to do with Covid
You could actually buy a new DVD player for that price
It's interesting how people's experiences differ. I avoid the multiplexes too, but have fallen back in love with cinema due to the Picturehouse/Everyman/etc experience. I actively seek out the more expensive cinemas to avoid the grebby kids out to watch the latest superhero smash'em'up. Picturehouse Central in Lonodn is a great example. It's full of adults even on a Friday night. Have a quiet beer beforehand, take another one in. Comfy seats, top of the range screen and sound. I understand I'm spoilt but people want to pay <£5 and they wonder why they hate the experience. It's like going to McDonalds and wondering why there's teenagers running around causing grief...
Yup.
Except that's entirely not true. As posted above, cinema going has been on an upward trend...
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same with the pubs - upwards of £5/pint in 'trendy' bars - best off getting rid of them and start drinking cider from Lidl's
Unfortunately the cinemas need them. Snacks are probably the main thing that keeps them afloat.
Not just trendy bars, most pubs in London will charge you a fiver for a beer. It's a total rip off but unfortunately the norm now.
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I am 100% aware, i am probably their worst customer, I turn up 1min before the movie starts (I have the timing to a T, its 23mins for almost every single movie for the trailers and ads), I sit down typically when the BBFC logo turns up. Leave when the lights comes on, almost always late showing so the car parking is free.
I'm another one that likes going to the cinema to see the new big films, no distractions at all. The cinema I go to has the slightly more expensive screen with the nice reclining lay-z-boy style chairs. Just booked up for Saturday as Showcase have really pushed the boat out on cleanliness measures 
Going to the cinema is a soul destroying experience full of noisey gits too busy stuffing overpriced crap than actually watching the film. Someone going to the loo every few minutes and rustling bags of sweets. Let's not forget 40 minutes of crap ads and trailers first that you pay upwards of £14 quid to watch. No loss in my book and it should go the same way for overpriced bars and pubs.