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me too, in fact i came damned close to losing my shit at our particular guy who did this

also, i think i’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but when you step aside to check your phone at a family gathering because you really need just a few seconds of personal space, and a passive-aggressive family member insta-hassles you because they don’t like that you’re using your phone

people checking their phones in movie theaters after the house lights are dimmed should absolutely be acosted viciously

yep

I feel like I mentioned this elsewhere, but if the offending party has the misfortune of being directly in front of me, my preferred method of pass-agg retribution is to put my feet against the back of their seat and slooooooooooowly continue pushing forward until they get the message.

It's an absolute wonder I've never gotten the living shit kicked out of me, I guess.

I've done the same thing!

I recently realized I always hated going to movies and am pretty content to not go again

I get way too uptight about the irritating things people around me are doing, and can't enjoy the movie.

yeah same

ums could you elaborate on your antipathy for going to the movies?

basically what jmm said, people are disgusting savages, i get so irritated it takes me out of the experience

also the advent of flat screen TVs it's not like there's a big difference between the home and theater experience

i took my daughter to a showing of Home Alone at a theater on Saturday so I'll go, and we went to Incredibles 2...I find kid's movies less irritating because it's the whole thing of kids saying stuff and asking questions and it's just part of it

I think two hours of urban train commuting every day has perhaps facilitated my ability to hone in on a single point of focus (reading, writing, watching a movie) without being overly-concerned with the savage behavior taking place all around me. Aside from phone use in a darkened theater, obvs, which is just a capital offense.

xp

I'm the same tbh, I haven't been to a proper mainstream cinema for years. mind you that's also because almost all movies are shit and I have no interest in watching them anyway

yeah also there's not that many movies i'm super interested in seeing in the theater

i went to Nico 1988 but that was sort of spur of the moment thing

I used to try to make sure I saw "good in the theater"/big spectacle movies in the theater, but that usually led to walking out 2.5 hrs later feeling like I had a concussion. Now I see quieter movies out and like it a lot more, while also finding I can get into Marvel-type stuff better at home.

theater makes all good movies better unless someone is talking a few seats away in which case it's just murder. all the usual reasons of the picture and sound being bigger, and the temptation to get up and check your phone removed, are key. with comedies in particular the difference is so dramatic that watching them at home, unless in a group of three or more people, is almost pointless. the laughter that happens only in groups is a powerful and, to me, mysterious and magical thing.

theater makes all good movies better

that's the problem though isn't it? pretty much no movies are good

so many movies are good. but i am spoiled by NYC and the access to quality first-run stuff as well as endless, endless repertory. it's gotten where for most old, good movies i'm sorta like "ehh, why watch that on the 32" screen, eventually I'll get the chance to see it big..."

I certainly can't recall ever having seen a good movie, no. But I live in hope.

Don't say that! What about The Greatest Film of the Early '90s (1990-1995)?

Oh ya, I forgot about those ones.

theater makes all good movies better unless someone is talking a few seats away in which case it's just murder. all the usual reasons of the picture and sound being bigger, and the temptation to get up and check your phone removed, are key. with comedies in particular the difference is so dramatic that watching them at home, unless in a group of three or more people, is almost pointless. the laughter that happens only in groups is a powerful and, to me, mysterious and magical thing.

otm

also the advent of flat screen TVs it's not like there's a big difference between the home and theater experience

oh my god !

my opinion! i don't give one fuck about some "communal" experience that 9/10 is a bunch of inconsiderate douchebags ruining movies

man, I love seeing old movies on a big screen in rep theatres, one of my favorite things about living in a big city

Yes!

I saw Vertigo, Playtime, Chinatown, The Deer Hunter, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and so many others for the first time in a theater. No way they would've had the impact they had on me if I had seen them first at home.

and if there's not that much out that you want to see, you're just not looking hard enough... which is fine, not everyone loves movies

Damn though

I like movies, I just don't like seeing them in theaters.

Love seeing movies on a cinema screen. Hate that other people are allowed to do it too

yes thats about right

that's the problem though isn't it? pretty much no movies are good

this is a super-bonkers thing to say in 2018

change it to pretty much no new movies are good and you'd be right.

also lol seeing stuff on a big tv is not like going to the damn cinema

which i hardly ever do because i hate people also

I've seen 170 films in a theatre so far this year and at least 143 of them were good

booming controp

more things are good than the number of things the sort of people who think everything is bad thinks are good

yes

and a fine piece of jazztalkery

I suspect there's more than one kind of 'good' involved here, as in "that gave me something to enjoy while it lasted" vs. "that gave me something I want to return to and think about some more".

"90% of everything is crud" (it's really more than 95%...)

also lol seeing stuff on a big tv is not like going to the damn cinema

― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, December 12, 2018 2:54 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i mean i don't know to me i see the movie, probably with better picture quality and sound....i'm comfortable and can make my own popcorn that is lot better, i can be super comfortable on the couch

actually you're right it's not like going to the damn cinema it's far better

No need to buy a ticket either.

save on gas/bus fare

the medium is the message or whatever

You're nuts dude. At least have he decency to throw a $20 bill in the garbage before you throw the popcorn in the microwave? Some people just don't appreciate the ~experience~

xxxp

also lol seeing stuff on a big tv is not like going to the damn cinema

― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, December 12, 2018 2:54 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i mean i don't know to me i see the movie, probably with better picture quality and sound....i'm comfortable and can make my own popcorn that is lot better, i can be super comfortable on the couch

actually you're right it's not like going to the damn cinema it's far better

― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, December 12, 2018 1:19 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you have better picture quality and sound at home than in the cinema? I'm very confused.

my point is a pretty obvious one that you're tv, whether it's top of the line LED 900 inches or whatever is not going to look like a movie on the big screen, your home audio setup is not a theatre's dolby surround. they are vastly different experiences. you'd surely agree that if you were richie rich and had your own movie theatre in your mansion that it'd be preferable to watch a movie in there than just in your living room?!?!?!/

He's obviously valuing the comfort and convenience of home higher than the sound/picture quality as factors. Sounds fine to me. All sorts of contextual elements can play in to the overall experience.

I have a regular 50 inch 4K tv that I got on sale for pretty cheap

the last time I went to the theater the project was kinda ass tbh

I have an affordable soundbar that has pretty good sound

If i'm 8 feet from a 50 inch TV how is that not big enough functionally

Like good TVs are so cheap they are practically giving them away

I really don't understand, your average home netflix viewing experience is great now by any historical measure

I mean yeah if I had a home actual theater that would be cool but honestly factor in...okay...let's get in the car, drive 15 minutes, park, deal with the line, pay $14 or whatever for a ticket...buy crappy popcorn and a soda for $12...then pray there's no douchebags talking or on their phones

or I could just be already watching the movie on my couch

plus you barely have to wait now, it's not like when we were kids, movies hit amazon etc when they are still in the theater

I take the bus to the theater, bring my own food and drink (unless I want to buy an It's It), there's never a line (esp w online ticketing or w rep theaters) and the picture is bigger and the sound is better than anything I could get at home

diffrent strokes