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overzeetop ,
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Every day I realize what a good investment is was to build a screen into my unused basement room.

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asher ,

That looks amazing! Did you put in a cool sound system, too, yet?

overzeetop ,
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Yes and no. I have a Velodyne 15HGS sub that is hidden in the corner to the right (got that baby in a mass buy in ‘01, still going strong), and picked up a 7 speaker Velodyne satellite-style surround set on clearance for this room (edit: orig installation was in ~2007). It’s not amazing, per se (it’s no M&K, that’s for sure), but the effect in my small-ish room (15’x15’x7.5’) along with the LFE from the sub is enveloping.

clara ,

wow you guys are getting rinsed over there!

for a UK perspective, we have a cinema chain over here called Everyman, it’s cinemas but every seat is a sofa/couch! and you can order food to the seats. unless it’s a peak screening, you usually get a whole couch to yourself. matinée shows are roughly ~$17 for adult, ~$11 for child. what’s pictured in the OP is no doubt one of those pull-down chairs with the itchy carpet material too. ouch!

phx ,

Where the F*** are you paying so much. Even with Canuck-bucks that’s like double what it costs here

N00dle ,
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That convenience fee is damn annoying. I usually just try to get the tickets in person.

KuroJ ,

I actually went to a theater a couple of days ago after not going to one for a couple of years and I was shocked at the price. I’d much rather wait until I can just watch it from the comfort of my own home.

Also not worth it when others are talking and using their phone in the theatre.

Sputnik34 ,

Holy fucking shit balls

RavenFellBlade ,

My local Orpheum is $9 for adult tickets and includes a drink and a regular popcorn. $11 gets you a ticket, large drink, and large popcorn. Drink refills are $1. Both theaters have recliners, couches, and Love seats at the back. They’re awesome! Though you have to show up quite early if you want a comfy seat.

Nothus ,
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Why would I go out and pay for something I can do for free at home without the hassle?

BeezKnuts ,
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That’s a ripoff. I imagine that theater is a lot nicer than the one nearest to me but tickets are usually $12 for an adult and $6 for a child. But on Wednesdays all tickets are $6 regardless of age. They call it date night but you don’t have to bring a date. You can even come alone. Or so I’ve been told ಥ_ಥ

The popcorn isn’t even all that expensive either, but the drinks are. I think mostly because drinks are the easiest to sneak in.

spark947 ,

You also have to go to a good theater, because a lot of the time you go and the picture is too dim and out of focus, and the sound system isn’t balanced properly. That will be $60 dollars.

Netrunner ,

I like all the jokes about the fee. I’d say the price before that isn’t convenient either.

SecretSauces ,
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AMC has $5 Tuesdays. It’s the only day I go to the movies.

NotThatKindofDoctor ,

There’s a local theater by me that does the same thing, and you get a free mini popcorn. Can’t beat it!

MrFlamey ,

Nah, it’s not that it’s gotten more expensive, it’s that most of the films are shit or otherwise unsatisfying. Maybe a combination of the two? :)

Of the films I’ve seen at the cinema recently, the last one I remember really enjoying was Joker (which is not even recent), and the most recent one I mostly enjoyed, but then it had a shit cliffhanger ending instead of feeling like a complete film in its own right. I was literally saying to my friend before the film started that Dune pissed me off because of the absolutely shit ending, and then the same fucking thing happened. I don’t go to the cinema and pay $15-20 for the ticket to come out feeling like I watched half a season of some Netflix show. I could have a month of Netflix for the same money, watch what I want at my own convenience and pause/rewind if I need the toilet or want to check something.

I still like going to the cinema, but I feel like the movies have got to be more varied, more surprising, and fucking end properly instead of teasing a second part in a fucking year. I would love it if they were more respecting of my time and didn’t run on for three fucking hours too. I’d love more movies like Terminator 2 where there is zero fluff and the whole thing ends in 2 hours? That’s what the cinema is for!

Perfide ,

Holy shit that’s outrageous. Me, 2 other adults and 1 kid all saw Spider-Verse 2 at the fanciest theater I know the other week. It was like $7 a ticket. You’re being robbed.

majere ,

Across the Spiderverse for $7 is money well, well spent.

Perfide ,

It was! Absolutely phenomenal movie. Shame to hear the rumors about the animators being under horrific crunch though.

huessy ,

If you live in a city, movies are needlessly expensive. AMC does half price tickets on Tuesdays, so if you can schedule around that you can go see a movie for what people used to be able to pay. A group of us try to see IMAX movies on Tuesdays for ‘only’ $12 a ticket.

Am I wrong about the city thing? Anyone in the burbs/more rural areas seeing prices like OP’s?

ChootchMcGooch ,

Imagine wanting some popcorn and candy to top it off… streaming from home is the way to go now and they did it to themselves.

It’s a shame too, because there are some movies that just benefit from that large form factor viewing. I’d love to go see Oppenheimer on imax but I’ll be damned if I have to spend 50 bucks to go watch it alone with some refreshments and snacks.

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