Movie going last year

Trek · Post by **Trek** » January 9, 2006, 3:29 pm

Sucked.

Yes there where some good movies, but I ended up going to the theater a lot less then most years. I think most of it was do to crappy audiences that kept me away from so-so movies.

I am guessing only around 5-10 trips this year

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 9, 2006, 4:28 pm

I think I went to the movies three times last year. Maybe two.

my reasons for not going much anymore:

-waiting in lines
-travel time to and from theater
-price, prefer to pay for DVD
-the overall experience is better at home with a nice Home Theater setup
-germs, seriously, it's a snot and cough fest these days
-noisey people
-bathroom breaks for long movies
-stinky people
-projector focus issues
-sound issues

hmmm, I'm sure there's more.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » January 9, 2006, 4:29 pm

Movies I saw in theaters last year:

Sin City
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
SW Ep3
Serenity
Wedding Crashers

Parenthood put a serious damper on my moviegoing abilities =(

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » January 9, 2006, 4:48 pm

ive seen too many movies last year to count, but i will agree, they are getting worse and worse. however, the one thing i dont seem to come in contact with nearly as much as anyone else is noisy people, babies, etc. i usually wait and buy up dvds like crack, but if i get excited to see a movie, im too impatient to wait.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » January 9, 2006, 5:44 pm

Winnow wrote:-germs, seriously, it's a snot and cough fest these days

OK Howard.

Since my kids have gotten older we've started going to the movies again after a 15 year hiatus.

Some movies I'll go to the theater for, that great big screen is fantastic for action\sci-fi movies. The audience reactions add to it on a lot of movies, though one squeeling baby or jackass teen can hose it up. Some bad movies are pretty good at the theater, the experience is a lot different from watching it at home. Chronicles of Riddick was great in the theater for instance, sucks at home though.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » January 9, 2006, 6:06 pm

I am a matinee person. I don't go to movies during prime times unless it is on like a Monday night when it is dead. Too many damn people. I am one of those assholes who will take up a seat with a coat. I also won't move in when people ask me to mainly because I got to the movie at the right time and I shouldn't have to move because dipshit comes in during the previews. Other than that I am a pretty nice guy.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 9, 2006, 7:20 pm

Aabidano wrote:
Winnow wrote:-germs, seriously, it's a snot and cough fest these days
OK Howard.

I like to feel good on my sick days off from work, thanks!

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » January 9, 2006, 7:34 pm

Hmmm...

I think we saw, StarWars III, Harry Potter 4 and Narnia... I like going to the movies but for 99% of them I can wait for DVD. Get it on Netflix then if I like it, go buy it.

Marb

Trek · Post by **Trek** » January 9, 2006, 8:14 pm

I do Netflix as well.

I went and saw:

Kingdom of Heaven
Batman Begins
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
SW Ep3
Wedding Crashers
Kong
Narnia

Out of those All of them except Wedding Crashers are what I consider 'theater flicks'. I try to go on off days and catch a matinee when I can, but it still sucks. I dont know if its from feeling ripped off, paying for a crap movie (most of the time), noisy people ect.. it all sucks.