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I went to see the new James Bond movie at the local theater this afternoon and there was hardly anyone there. It was bizarre. I was expecting the theater to be pretty full since it's a Saturday and James Bond movies are popular, but there was only one older guy who was watching it with me.
I have no idea how the movie theaters are staying in business. I feel sorry for their owners, especially the small mom-and-pop theaters in small towns with one or two screens.
I think 3 weeks is a pretty long time to maintain enough interest for there to be a huge crowd. This is North America I'm assuming, it's been out in Europe for over 4 weeks.
Been 2 years this week since I went to the theater. Thats sad to hear. I used to love going and im not afraid to go just havent gotten around to it. Last film I saw was Ad Astra and that was ok but not worth seeing in theaters, would have been better on cable for me.
I hate it when the theater is full and usually wait a few weeks to see a film so there will be fewer people. I remember a few films that were really packed - Star Trek IV 1986, The Rock 1996, The Hours 2002, Brokeback Mountain 2005.
There were decent-sized crowds at both of the movies I saw this weekend (Dune and Belfast). The crowd at Dune surprised me, as it's been playing for three weeks now. But it was great seeing movie attendance going up!
Okay, but instead of just feeling sorry for them, drag a couple of friends out to the movies.
Why? If the tastes in movie viewing are evolving, so be it. If people prefer to sit home in front of a wide-screen television and stream instead of paying perhaps $25 each for the movie experience, so be it.
Why? If the tastes in movie viewing are evolving, so be it. If people prefer to sit home in front of a wide-screen television and stream instead of paying perhaps $25 each for the movie experience, so be it.
Something like that.
Usually, I watch a movie every night (schedule is messed up this week) so movies have two important places in my life. First, it is a looked forward event that relaxes me (and with my drinking days behind me, that's important). Secondly, it's a movie, another world to enjoy, not something for me to judge against others, rake over the coals. That is, when the movie doesn't make sense, it is best just to lie back and enjoy it.
#2 is rather important.......since I am paying a buck or less, never over $10 per movie. Even if the flick stinks, it has done its job (taken me to another world), it didn't cost that much, and to say "Well, that's 90 minutes I'll never get back,".......what would I have been doing anyway?
As far as theatres go, in 1993, I went from a very healthy movie going habit to essentially zero (except for dates, Mom, family gatherings). What pushed the change? The small movie house that made it a pleasant get away for 90 minutes had been replaced to the Megaplex on the edge of town that cost too much.
By the way, that was one of the things of going to the movies with Mom......we could still find the small theatres, such as seeing Two Weeks Notice in a country town on Friday dollar night.
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