What world does that guy live in? Nobody gives a shit about what audiences think as long as the money keeps rolling.
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2024
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Well then the paying customer should punish these merchants by deny them profit.
Personally I already do that by only going to the theatre when I'm really excited for a movie, which only happens maybe once a year, or am invited out by my movie-goer friend (maybe twice or thrice a year).
Last thing I saw in theatres was Late Night with the Devil, and before that was Tenet. It's not hard to wait for a home release.
They certainly should. But unfortunately they don't.
Problem with that for me is that Iβve been boycotting theaters for so long over their prices and loudness and 45 min of advertisements.. that Iβm no longer considered a paying customer.. so they donβt care what I want. Same with everyone else who has been put off by their decisions in the past.
At this point I expect theaters to flop before they change their model. Iβll continue not to give them money, but it kinda sucks.
Voting with the money is really the only thing we can do but it clearly doesnt resolve the core issue.
You are right though, many times businesses will not change course but just extract value until model falls apart then blane the customer for not accepting the abuse.
I don't think I've been to a theater in 6+ years. $20+ for a single ticket, $15 for $.30 of popcorn+mystery chems, and another $15 for $.20 worth of a drink all while they pay high school children $7/hr. So that's $50 for me to sit in a dirty chair surrounded by assholes on their phones and running their mouths? I don't think that's something I'd like to pay for.
I agree with the sentiment that theaters have become to expensive but the hyperbole on the popcorn and drinks is a biiiit much lol
Where I live it's $12 for $.30 worth of popcorn and $8 for $.20 worth of soda. The high school kids still get paid $7.25 though.
Where I usually go, tickets are 12 and popcorn is maybe 8. Not sure about drinks as I never get them. But then again, I go to a smaller chain. The kids definitely get paid at least $14/hr though
That's literally what it cost last time I went, lol. I thought to myself, why did I just pay $50 for this?
I go to the theater perhaps once a year.
Given the costs, I go to Alamo. At least for the money I don't get rude assholes around me, I can drink a beer and have a burger.
Yep, costs more. But it's a much better experience.
I've wanted to go to an Alamo for sometime, residual because they will have releases not found elsewhere.
Totally get it, if it's not worth it, don't buy it.
I pay right around $20/month for unlimited movies. It made it affordable and fun to be able to go see a movie whenever I like. Sometimes my wife and I see a few movies in a week, sometimes we might just see a few movies a month. The way it balances out, we still see a ton of movies super cheap. If we want a popcorn or soda, we have loyalty points built up that cover it. We might pay $1 to upgrade to the large.
I love seeing movies on the big screen. I like that it forces me to pay attention compared to distractions at home. It's immersive. I live in a small town so the theater isn't usually packed.
That isn't a bad deal at all, especially considering the costs of a single showing.
I pay right around $20/month for unlimited movies.
I pay Β£17.99/month and that pays for itself if you go twice a month - I go at least twice a week and the last couple of months I've gone an average of four times a week. A friend also has the same pass to prompt him to get out to the cinema every other week.
they were called trailers for a reason
I don't think he's complaining about movie trailers. He's talking about the Coca Cola and 12 year old M&Ms advertisements that run for 10 minutes BEFORE the theater plug and trailers start.
When I went to see Deadpool and Wolverine, I think the projector fucked up and we had to watch the ad loop twice. When the movie finally started 25 minutes late, people cheered just to see the Marvel logo
That's about average now in my experience for the movie to start 20-40 minutes after the showtime. Alamo Drafthouse tends to be better than the other chains.
And they were moved to before the film started for a reason. :)
In a weird twist of Internet norms, I upvoted both of ya π€£
I upvoted you but neither of them.
That was when the credits happened at the start of the film. Now that the credits are at the end, most people would walk out before the trailers could play.
My nearest multiplex is 15 minute's drive and ads + trailers are 25-30 minutes. So I head out when the film starts.
I enjoy movie trailers, its all the other trailers I hate. Agree to removing them.