lol I hear ya both there.. this is the first movie i've gone to in years and only because my daughter REALLY wanted to go see Madagascar 3.. lol
Went at 4:20 show, was 14 bucks for both of us.. I think the last time I actually went to a theater, I paid half that.. --Rob
Howdy Pard!
I'm still up for waiting on DVD to get my chance to see a movie.
There was a time when eons would pass, and the earth cooled considerably, between a movie showing at a theatre unitl release on video.
That is no longer the case in most circumstances. Now movies are showing up on DVD within a month or two after theatre release.
Rather than spend all the extra money to visit the theatre, and them using it to upgrade their movie emporiums, I'd rather save the difference and create my very own movie emporium at home. A home theatre can easily pay for itself in fairly short order when you ain't getting stuck with the high prices at the confession stands. Just make up a bowl of your own popcorn, kick back with soda you got for $12 bucks for -4- 12 packs, enjoy a movie you bought for about 16 bucks at Walmart or Best Buy to watch in your underwear, if you like.
And unlike the theatre, if you are interrupted by the need to visit the loo... you can pause the darn thing. That pause that refreshes!
Figure an evening at the movies:
Gotta pay for the gas to get there, and back again.
Gotta wear socially acceptable clothing.
May be required to leave your handgun in the car.
Pay for a movie ticket (maybe $7.50 for a matinee)
Buy really overpriced drinks,
Pay through the nose for popcorn and candy. Actual food at outrageous prices.
Deal with people who bring babies to the movies.
Deal with children that won't behave at the movies.
Deal with idiots who carry on conversations throughout the movie.
Cope with the kid behind you kicking your seat throughout the experience.
Miss half the flick when you suddenly discover the true meaning of Montezuma's Revenge...
Discover your left foot sticking on every step because of the gum you stepped on earlier...
Then there's the guy with the bad comb over who just polluted the air with a fart that should be considered biochemical warfare.
Or the volume is loud enough to be heard pretty well in Guam,
Or not nearly loud enough to be heard in the 3rd row,
Or the psychotic person sitting near the rear of the theatre who breaks out in manical laughter just as the killer is about to strike...
And of course, keeps right on laughing as the blood spattered victim is torn asunder...
Or the temperature in the theatre is way too hot because the AC went down,
or way too cold because the AC just got fixed and the management is overcompensating to stiffle complaints about the heat...
Or worst of all, the movie simply sucks like an Electrolux.
You walk out shaking your head that you dropped 20 bucks or better to discover you've been had.
(i.e., Blair Witch Project, Abraham Lincoln vs. the Vampires, etc)
And that ain't to say anything about the folks sitting nearby who haven't any notion of personal hygine, and everybody knows it except them!
Yeah. I'm a big fan of home theatre.
And I can see a good movie again and again if I like.
All without disarming.
And in my underwear if I like.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin