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New Universal Movies Will Come to iTunes and Other Online Platforms Just 17 Days After Theatrical Release
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I boomed Top Gun: Maverick… it’s going to be a blast and NEEDS to be seen on a big screen. Honest!
If we were discussing movies like LOTR quality etc. I would make exceptions. I do agree that there are movies that really need to be enjoyed on the big screen.
I think movie theaters will slowly die off much like the movie drive-in, which I always enjoyed doing to, even with the crappy car speaker stand sound.
Well, those people are paying to dine and watch a movie in a theater, not watch a movie at home. It's not the same. This is $20 instead of $5 only because the movie is freshly released.
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Do they not all have rules against phone usage? Or do you mean banning the phones from entering the theater at all? Some Faraday caging might be good enough.
Yeah, but where will you take the ladies once the movie theaters are out of business?
I wonder if they're even delaying releases because of this. Nothing good is coming out now, except maybe that WWII navy movie MR has reported on. I was excited for the film adaptation of my childhood favorite book, Artemis Fowl, of course until I watched it.
That is a good question. Depending on the lady, I suppose a play, the symphony or live jazz music at a quaint restaurant. No more movie theaters would be missed. It has been the “go to “ date place for 100 years.Yeah, but where will you take the ladies once the movie theaters are out of business?
My girlfriend and I have been missing all our usual activities other than going to the limited restaurants we can now (some are open but not really safe). Used to go ballroom dancing. I don't think plays and symphonies will be active.
If all else fails, it is always fun to get in the car and drive to a place you have never been. I like exploring. I like daytime dates as much as nighttime. With COVID, we men will need to be more creative with our dating.
Finding a lady that loves to run through the mountains would a big Apple like score.
I do hope that some of the conveniences we're getting these days remain in place post-pandemic. This, and the much expanded grocery/restaurant curb-side pickup are two examples for me. What about you guys?
Sure they are. For example, the release of the new Bond movie was rescheduled, even though everything was ready - they just shelved it for later.
For the past 5 years of so I only went to the "fancy" cinemas (pic related), where you get a reclining chair, a blanket, and there is less than 50 people in the room, all at a good distance from each other. Sure it's way more expensive, but I get the cinematic experience without anyone munching directly into my ear, nobody's offspring kicking my seat, and no cellphone screens distracting me somewhere from the rows more to the front. It had the best of both worlds - enjoying the movie in peace (just like home) but on a massive screen with great sound.
Unfortunately, the one next to my place was shut down and I will likely be too lazy to drive anywhere - digital distribution is more than welcome.
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Now it’s only a matter of time before they raise the purchase price.
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Once you experience movie theater recliners there’s no going back to regular seats haha
You can, and I do, bring your own drinks and snacks to cinemas! Just bring a bag with it all in, they never search it, and I'm not sure they're legally allowed to, even if they wanted to. The only concession I spoil my son with is the cinema popcorn, as he loves it, but he's more than happy with our own cans of drinks, and icecreams, and whatever, straight from home, at supermarket prices.
You can also join the cinema's online "club", and they regularly have discount tickets, so it can work out quite "cheap". Sure $20 at home for the whole family is cheaper, but going to the cinema is a fun, exciting outing, we always have a laugh on the way there and back.
$20 to view a movie multiple times no matter how many people are viewing it? That is super cheap in my neck of the woods. It would cost me 4x that for my family to go to the theatre and see it once.
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My recliner at home is nicer and cleaner.
I’ll wait for .99 - $4.99 rentals. Nothing coming out now is worth $10 for rental, much less $20. I prefer buying older genre movies, at least I know they are worth the price and the rewatch value makes up for it.
I feel like the large public viewing is part of the experience, but up to you. That does look really nice.
As someone with a decent setup at home I could see maybe doing this for a movie or two I didn't want spoiled, but for the most part I'm fine waiting for the lower prices. Can't complain about more options though!
True, but how many people are going to pay $20 to see a 17 day old movie when they know it's going to be $5 in 3 months. Sure some people will for some blockbuster movies. But unless there's something you really, really want to watch, you're going to be browsing the 3-month old catalog. And if I want to watch it that badly right when it comes out, I probably do want to watch it in the theatre. I don't go to the theatre often anymore, but when I do it's for movie I really want to see, and i go to the "VIP" theatre, full food service and liquor licensed so it's adults only and large comfortable full recliner lounge chairs. And since you do pay for, nobody wants to talk through it or play with their cell phone.
Correct, but it is a hell of a lot cheaper to pay $20 to rent the movie, and order a pizza and a liter of coke than to shell out $100+ for overpriced theater food. Assuming you’re cool with your home theater set up. To each their own.
I would be more than willing to spend the $20 on renting a brand new movie at home in lieu of going to the theater during times like these, and I’m sure many others feel the same.
I used to work at an IMAX theater (a real one) that was underground. No cell service in the auditorium was great!
I think theaters should have a cell service jammer or something so phones won’t work during the movie.
AFAIK jamming is illegal, but caging to absorb the signals is fine.
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Price gouging really only applies to necessities, not having to wait for a movie to go to streaming/DVD.
You could go to the theater, but it's only statistically cheaper that way if there is only one of you (maybe 2) or you go at the super-bargain times.
Or just wait until it's cheaper, like all the other movies that came out with the $20 rental cost, now selling for $9.99 or $7.99...