Direct to streaming vs. Theatrical release

[BurtReynolds]

I watch movies at home too, but it helps to know they played in a theater somewhere.

[Ello Sailor]

How does that help?

[VinylGuy]

I love going to the movie theater, I do it at least twice a week. I have found that my chances of enjoying a movie go up a few percentage points if I experience it in a theater setting. It's my favorite method of movie consumption.

I'll watch a streaming movie too, of course, or a blu-ray. I have a good setup for it in my living room. But it's not quite the same.

Very happy you got to experience Ant Man 3 and the Blake Lively movie

But for some reason, not Babylon.

The Blake Lively movie was better than Babylon

Omg this is just surreal

[VinylGuy]

Also I guess Ant Man 3 is really awful

[lennytheweedwhacker]

How does that help?

They feel more bigger. More importanter.

[Jorge]

I love going to the movie theater, I do it at least twice a week.

Do you buy snacks and a drink every time?

Not every time. But I know what you're driving at. Prices are insane in the US, I think it's less pronounced here

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Jorge]

Ticket : about $8
Large popcorn and drink combo: about $10

[lennytheweedwhacker]

That’s too much

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Another movie that was better than Babylon!

Rank the following:

Babylon
Midsommar
Old
Powder

BUMP

[Ello Sailor]

That’s too much

Really? It's about the same in NZ.

How much would it cost you, Leonard?

[Jorge]

Another movie that was better than Babylon!

Rank the following:

Babylon
Midsommar
Old
Powder

BUMP

Let me think about it for a few days

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

That’s too much

Really? It's about the same in NZ.

How much would it cost you, Leonard?

I never buy concessions so I don’t even know exactly, but probably around that or more. Which is too much for me. Matinee and morning tickets are around $7.00, evening $11ish

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Another movie that was better than Babylon!

Rank the following:

Babylon
Midsommar
Old
Powder

BUMP

Let me think about it for a few days

Tuesday noon pacific time works

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

One ticket at our local Regal is $16.99 + a $1.89 fee. If you add popcorn, a drink, and a medium soda, you’re in the ballpark of $35

You must really love liquid

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Ello Sailor]

That's so expensive holy shit. Balling out of control in the name of cinema.

[LoathedVermin72]

It’s legit cheaper to just blind buy the 4K Blu-ray when it comes out (which is also a better presentation). One of many reasons I don’t go anymore. It’s just not worth it.