Do you miss movie theaters?

[renhoek93]

I don't know about you guys but even though i like torrenting codvid-19 has really made me appreciate the big screen movie theater going experience. Does anyone else on here miss movie theaters?

[anon]

Not particularly, but then again I only went when there was a movie I highly looked forward to watching, and with friends. The last time was Interstellar on December '14.

[Barbarossa]

Yes.

I generally only go once or twice a year, but I have really missed it over the past 6 months.

[renhoek93]

Yes.

I generally only go once or twice a year, but I have really missed it over the past 6 months.

Me too.

[sallysparr0w]

I really miss. Haven't been to the cinema for almost a year due to the pandemic

[Gribley]

Not really. I can watch a crap CAM of some random film without needing the experience. Granted it is a bit different taking the kids for a treat in which case yeah I do miss that part (overpriced sweets and drinks apart)

[qbio]

Not really. Last film I saw was 1917 just so I could try and experience the scale (see that it's now on Amazon Prime). But with the price, the never knowing you are going to have Guinness world record holders in the big head category in front of you, or disruptive muppets - its so much aggro. That and worrying about the sound levels (don't want to make my tinnitus worse...). We just have regular movie nights at home - no ads, food, drinks, good company and bonding - all nice and predictable at a fraction of the cost and no hassles.

[shaina]

Not really. I can watch a crap CAM of some random film without needing the experience. Granted it is a bit different taking the kids for a treat in which case yeah I do miss that part (overpriced sweets and drinks apart)

So true, and i remember those days with the kids:)...

Nice to see you alive and kicking Gribley;)

[Ulysses]

I certainly miss the collective oohs and aahs of a theatre but having my own snacks and bathroom and pause button has plenty of advantages.

[anon]

the never knowing you are going to have Guinness world record holders in the big head category in front of you

:lol:

[j2k4]

I spent a good wad of money on home theater stuffs.

Missus J made me divest.

She said the speakers were too big. :angry:

[mrrobotic]

I don't know about you guys but even though i like torrenting codvid-19 has really made me appreciate the big screen movie theater going experience. Does anyone else on here miss movie theaters?

The experience? Sure. The crowd? NO WAY!

Even before Covid i was going to theatres on Weekdays - Around 11ish or 1pm. Nobody would be there, just a handful of people and I would just transcend to another dimension.

So yeah . . .

[renhoek93]

Not really. I can watch a crap CAM of some random film without needing the experience. Granted it is a bit different taking the kids for a treat in which case yeah I do miss that part (overpriced sweets and drinks apart)


As far as i know nobody is going to theaters and recording movies right now because it is pointless most movies are going on streaming anyway therefore WEBRip/WEB-DL/HDRips are the only copies of movies and tv shows online these days.

[renhoek93]

Not really. Last film I saw was 1917 just so I could try and experience the scale (see that it's now on Amazon Prime). But with the price, the never knowing you are going to have Guinness world record holders in the big head category in front of you, or disruptive muppets - its so much aggro. That and worrying about the sound levels (don't want to make my tinnitus worse...). We just have regular movie nights at home - no ads, food, drinks, good company and bonding - all nice and predictable at a fraction of the cost and no hassles.


I actually liked that movie.

[Evakone]

Yes :(

[Ulysses]

Absolutely. But the Pause button on the TV for pee breaks and snacks won out years ago...........

[Diedol789]

The last movie i saw in theaters was the movie 2012

[ripcord]

I used to watch almost every movie I was eagerly waiting to release. So yeah I miss it quite a bit. I love the whole experience of going to the ciname getting a huge tub of extra buttered popcorn and a soda and just enjoying watching it on the big screen.

[fstmockalerit672]

Yes, I do, but only for a handful movies which got all delayed, like the latest Bond. Otherwise I'm a fan of home watching with friends and family.

[anon]

The last movie i saw in theaters was the movie 2012

Rogue One here. Coworkers at my then-new job had invited me... man, time passes fast.

Fufu, I just noticed I said Interstellar was my last in a previous post... well, to be fair it was that good :smilie4:

[laughs]

Of course. I didn't realize I missed it so much until I started watching True Detective S1 again on my banged up laptop. Granted, nobody's ever going to show that on the big screen, but the cinematography and lighting must surely stand out that much more on the big screen. On a side note, I was also watching CYE, and Richard performs Flowers for Algernon (https://www.bartleby.com/lit/flowers-for-algernon) (didn't know about the novel till I watched the episode; a good read if anyone wants to give it a go) on the stage, and it made me miss watching plays too. Esp. since Richard eats all of Larry's licorice and ends up doing the unspeakable on stage. Watching actors patch up lapses live is more interesting than I was willing to admit.

[zoaq96gr]

I don't miss movie theaters, there's no pause button if you have to pee.... also never was much for crowds, even when I was younger, I'd go to a matinee instead of a 1900 0r 2100 show.

[DigDawg]

I do miss the theater.
Or more specifically the theater that had just opened near me only months before the proverbial COVID sh!t hit the fan.
The new theater included an above-averaage full-service restaurant, large arcade and the theater itself had food/drink service to your seat, which was a large soft lounge-chair with power-recline. :cry:
They still haven't reopened, and I fear they never will.
Now I have to go to the mall to see a film, and possibly duck bullets in the process.
So many fantastic businesses lost - most of them unnecessarily.

[Stehle]

Yes, I do miss them in another way... the popcorn was better...

(Having 14 or so of your mates lining up taking up a few rows... and the great conversation... [sometimes brief arguments] ...discussing the pros and cons of a film you all just viewed.) :alien:

Yeah, good times. {sigh} :cry:

[r3tr0mkv]

Resurrecting an old thread I know but I never knew that I'd be as happy as I was being back in a theatre and having the back of my seat kicked the entire time during a movie.

[the22surfer]

I don't know about you guys but even though i like torrenting codvid-19 has really made me appreciate the big screen movie theater going experience. Does anyone else on here miss movie theaters?

Sure, anything to get out of the house a little

[soulreaper]

Can't quite replicate the theater experience at home specially for movies like A quiet place. I don't miss them either.

[Zupper]

What I miss are the 3D iMAX movies everything else my home setup is fine. I have 55 inch LG OLED TV and a ATMOS sound system.

[ripcord]

Cinemas have recently begun to open up here after our so called "2nd wave" died down. Cinemas can only be allowed to operate at 50% capacity though. Wanna go watch the new Fast and Furious and Shang Chi but almost everytime I try to they full at capacity. They won't even allow online bookings. You gotta go to the counter show that you've been vaccinated with atleast one dose and only then will they sell you a ticket. And everytime I go back disappointed. Guess I'll just wait for them to come on an OTT platform and watch it at home.

[srender0517]

I don't miss the noisy eaters in theaters.

[yffab]

The only thing I'd go back for is 3D IMAX. For home theater, I've settled on VR (Oculus Quest). Which would be great for 3D too if you could get any releases any more.

[stargazindreamr]

I don't really miss theaters, though taking my kids occasionally would be nice. Thankfully there is a drive-in nearby.

[jojobrown911]

Better watching the movie at the comfort of your own home vs. theaters where people just don't shut up

[Funkin']

I miss them. Used to go regularly before the pandemic. But unfortunately dumb people starting hollering at the screen and using their cell phones. So now if I were to go, it would be a day showing, two weeks after the movie comes out

[kernowkid75]

I might make the exception for Dune, but otherwise, a hard no. Mobile phones, sweet wrappers and crisp packets grind my gears.

[BigBirdFinger]

Mostly no. I really enjoy watching movies in the privacy of my own home. The concessions are less expensive as well. :blink:

[anon]

The only thing I'd go back for is 3D IMAX. For home theater, I've settled on VR (Oculus Quest). Which would be great for 3D too if you could get any releases any more.

I'm buying VR goggles as soon as I can save 375550 cents. It's the only hope I have left :smilie4:

[anon]

I miss them. Used to go regularly before the pandemic. But unfortunately dumb people starting hollering at the screen and using their cell phones. So now if I were to go, it would be a day showing, two weeks after the movie comes out

Night showings can also work out, depending on the day of the week (or at least that's how it used to be). For Interstellar we had to wait until 2 AM, but it was totally worth it.

[IdolEyes787]

Movie theatres use to fill people's need for having shared experience. Same but different like how there use to only be three TV networks and everyone watched shows at the same time and then talked about them the next day. It was a form of bonding. Now the many have become one and the one thinks it is the center of the Universe. And one wonders why the World is currently so fucked up.

[oldschool25]

Nope, can have my beverages and pause, rewind, to get a snack or bathroom break at home.

[anon]

Movie theatres use to fill people's need for having shared experience. Same but different like how there use to only be three TV networks and everyone watched shows at the same time and then talked about them the next day.

Well, there wasn't much of a choice back then...

[IdolEyes787]

There isn't much worth watching now. Funny how that works. Talent can only be spread so thin and then you get the AFL.

[ssd_executor]

I miss theaters, and great movies too.

[Skippynut]

Yeah, but not the sticky shoes

[seconds]

Not much - buying a larger TV has helped with that.

[texasmcse]

not really, my home theater does the job really well

[yffab]

Been thinking about that. I've got large bay windows though, so getting the room dark enough is a bit of a problem.

[Ebola]

I don't miss em. The money, the waiting, the advertising, all the other idiots in the theatre...

[dallas590]

I was never a big theater buff. Dont really miss it. Also have a rather large 4k tv, so no.

[mjd73ks]

only some of the classic cinemas that have been restored. love a good art deco cinema.

[renhoek93]

only some of the classic cinemas that have been restored. love a good art deco cinema.


Well returning to this thread almost 5 months after i made it it seems Spider-Man has revived the movie theaters. :D

[Fingerbang]

No, cause too many people talking, comfort from home much better.

[Inverted]

I do, it is just the whole experience that has some magic to it. I hope enough people continue to go so that they stay in business. You can still offer them for home rentals, but give movie theaters a release a week or so ahead of time.

[ShinShin]

Considering the greater portion (some 99%) of the material being released these days for the theatres is trash, and the seats at the local kinoplex are uncomfortable, and an aroma of mould permeates the air, I don’t miss going to the cinemas.

As an example, Guillermo del Toro’s remake of the fantastic 1947 Nightmare Alley was only a waste of my time.

[korogipys]

Movie theater is everything that can make me watch a movie. I hate doing it at home and visit movie theaters for this purpose.

[Janearyngorr]

Recently, I rarely find time for films at home and rather enthusiastically watched from the cinema, but that was about a couple of years ago, I'm waiting for my friends and wife to invite me there

[snowflake222]

not at all

[Fingerbang]

Nope, too many people talking and on phones, haven't been to the theaters in forever now.

[snowflake222]

Nothing is worth watching in theaters anymore. Who knows if Avatar 2 will be cool enough with the 3D to make you go pay for $30 per person with inflation for the novelty.

[anon]

Who knows if Avatar 2 will be cool enough with the 3D

The first was hyped as fuck, and the concept barely has room for one sequel, let alone four planned in advance. But Fast & Furious and Transformers have already proven my logic wrong.

[qzone]

not at all

[Equalwings]

Not any more now that they're open again and have huge reclining seats. I do miss the old popcorn prices. . . .

[mawmee]

The only one I like are the dine-in ones. There's an AMC near here and they serve alcohol. Not bad choice just to meet up with buddies. Something to do but not going to make a habit of it otherwise...

[oldskool]

During the pandemic I had some of the best theater experiences of my life, no noisy kids, no young couples giggling the whole time. But now they're full up again :(

[kekelen]

not at all for me, to noisy and dual subs in my country.

[Aziz966]

Oh god the last time I have been in one was 5 years ago I miss them for sure!!

[Rev666]

Been back to the theaters sine Spiderman No Way Home. Just recently viewed Avatar The Way of Water.

[Anustard]

Not a single bit - VR home theater with a somewhat decent sound setup is superior in so many ways and yet affordable

[ripter]

I miss paying the 18$ for a drink in the VIP theaters. I only went for big action movies.

[anon]

18$ for a drink

Considering you can get a blowjob for 20, I think they scammed you bigly.

[vippie]

Hi anon, are you on snahp?

[anon]

I am, do they have cheaper drinks?

[vippie]

can you get me an invite there please?

[anon]

Unfortunately, the only ways to get invites are being either a donor or uploader, and I am neither.

[vippie]

can i pm you?

[kevingrosskreutz]

nope, no trousers needed in the homecinema =)

[anon]

Makes it easier to hold your popcorn, nya?

[Something Else]

It's called a cinema you dullards.

[IdolEyes787]

Never had any theaters in Canada. True story.

[Something Else]

Snow weigh.

[BIGtimber]

Don't miss theaters, I have my own.

[bone409]

i miss the popcorn butter and salt

[Dingo]

Only the ones with recliners and plenty of room so I'm not crowded by other weirdos. :P

[KillerMoth]

I miss there being movies worth seeing in the theaters.

[Zephyer]

Need more 4dfx

[mrbill14]

No... hate all the people who leave their phone on - AND - keep looking at it during the movie... GEEEZZZZ

[Trythepie]

I went for the first time in ten years last year to see the new Top Gun movie.
Went for the a/c mostly cause my air conditioner broke down. I live in Florida.
Tuesday are cheap prices. Enjoyed it so went the following week to see new Jurassic Park --
Kept reaching for the remote to ff thru the film haha -- doesn't exist in a movie theater!
Young kid next to me kept checking/playing with his phone - very distracting.

Still w/o a/c but have avoiding going back this summer.

[whodunnit]

I never stopped going to see the movies that draw me to the big screen experience. During the pandemic, I just wore a mask through the whole theater visit.
BUT - If I had a more impressive home theater setup I'd probably rarely go.

[Mr. Mulder]

I took the misses to see Barbie (the film...) a few weeks back which was just fucking awful. x2 adult tickets, a large popcorn and drink £38 ($198,000) - what a joke.

I went and watched Saw 10 yesterday by myself because she hates good films. It only came out 5 days ago and it was just me and about 4 others in there. The 4 others had never been indoors before, talking loudly, phones out etc - really reminded me why these were the first two films I'd been to see in years.

Yify > cinemas

[anon]

Barbie (the film...)

Saw 10

You know, there was a time when I wouldn't have believed these actually exist.

[IdolEyes787]

Saw 10 I'm guessing the real reason that England has so many serial killers is that movies like this got so expensive that people decided it was cheaper to just kill someone yourself. I mean like some of those traps have got to cost way less than £38.

[anon]

England has so many serial killers

America had BTK and Dexter, so it's basically a landslide victory.

[nite2k]

Definitely don't miss the theaters now that I have my own home theater and popcorn :-D I can even pause the movie to use hte restroom instead of having to hold my pee so that's a huge win

[anon]

America had BTK and Dexter, so it's basically a landslide victory.

How could you forget Son of Sam and the Unabomber, past me :no:

[itchyt]

no

[anon]

Not sure there's a lot of point to this thread by now... fortunately.