All of that is true, but what kills the movie theaters for me is other people. I don’t think i would ever go back to people being on their phones, talking, or just laughing obnoxiously. Some people like that experience, to me it’s torture. And while the screen and the sound might never be the same, it’s also not like back in the early 90’s when i was in the theatres for the first time, where at home you have a shitty ass tv and VCR’s.
Fair, I think I’m pretty lucky as my local theatre is an independent one and somehow attracts only movie people rather than talkers or phone folks.
Though I will say a comedies and horrors are better with dozens or hundreds of people. Something really satisfying about hearing a genuine terrified scream on a jump scare or a crowd roar with laughter.
Again, I’m fully lucky with my crowd I suppose. I did have a terrible experience awhile ago in a different, non indie theatre.
All of that is true, but what kills the movie theaters for me is other people. I don’t think i would ever go back to people being on their phones, talking, or just laughing obnoxiously. Some people like that experience, to me it’s torture. And while the screen and the sound might never be the same, it’s also not like back in the early 90’s when i was in the theatres for the first time, where at home you have a shitty ass tv and VCR’s.
Fair, I think I’m pretty lucky as my local theatre is an independent one and somehow attracts only movie people rather than talkers or phone folks.
Though I will say a comedies and horrors are better with dozens or hundreds of people. Something really satisfying about hearing a genuine terrified scream on a jump scare or a crowd roar with laughter.
Again, I’m fully lucky with my crowd I suppose. I did have a terrible experience awhile ago in a different, non indie theatre.