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Re: Poll: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by wirefan
(Post 9576984)
As others have pointed out, comedies are the one genre that I think gains a lot from the movie going experience (so long as you don't have truly obnoxious people around you). I also go to matinees largely for price and audience reasons if I want to see something in theaters and not wait for DVD; the exception being comedies and true blockbuster movies (which I will go to during primetime).
I do generally prefer home theater and usually can wait as the release time between theater and DVD is now relatively short. When you factor in convenience, comfort, the ability to eat and drink whatever you want, and the controlled environment to name just a few things - I'm not surprised at all by the poll results. 8 stories high? Basically a screen taller than most mid sized-office buildings? Not too many theaters with that size of a screen around me. So I guess you're (not your) right - some folks can't compare it. |
Re: Poll: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by Blu Man
(Post 9576991)
I was thinking of IMAX, not a normal 35mm or DLP theater.
Come to think of it, I should not have been surprised that more people liked to wait and watch a movie at home. I guess I was just surprised that so many people would make what I thought was a reasonable judgement. |
Re: Theater or Home?
I love seeing stuff at the theater but it's tough to get out because of my son. Typically, the wife and I will see the occasional matinee during the school year. When he's out of school, it doesn't happen.
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Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by dtcarson
(Post 9569644)
Not sure if this was mentioned, but my home DVDs also usually have captions or subtitles which sometimes make it easier to follow some dialog.
There is also something to be said for the ability to rewind a bit during foreign language films, where there is often a lot to absorb factoring in the subtitles. |
Re: Poll: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by wvtechs
(Post 9577001)
I think he was trying to say that most of us do not live within a reasonable distance of an IMAX theater. Sure, IMAX is great and all but size isn't everything. Especially when the same factors are applied to the overall experience. In other words, annoying people that ruin the theater experience and turn it into a nightmare.
Come to think of it, I should not have been surprised that more people liked to wait and watch a movie at home. I guess I was just surprised that so many people would make what I thought was a reasonable judgement. But, it can give you a crazy head ache sometimes, so sometimes I prefer 35mm and DLP. |
Re: Theater or Home?
I voted home, but I still very much enjoy the theater - love the big screen, loud audio, new movie posters with lighted frames, free popcorn refills. But i make an effort to go early in the day to avoid paying the higher prices and rowdy crowds. I also rarely go on opening weekend. Even then, I still sometimes get a packed theater room with a lot of people constantly stomping the stairs. I hate how there seems to be an endless line of trailers for movies I don't care for.
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I go to the theater a few times a week, but I guess I prefer home, for cost and convenience reasons.
As far as the "experience" goes, I'm a firm believer in the story being much more important than any AV quality concerns. 5" black and white TV with VHS tape, versus state-of-the-art IMAX theater? No difference. As long as the story is good, I get immersed just the same. |
Re: Theater or Home?
Although I detest the talking and texting in theaters, there is no substitute for the big screen and an industrial size popcorn with a $6 diet coke. That's livin !!
Comedies are still best with an audience. The laughter is contagious. |
Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 9578320)
I go to the theater a few times a week, but I guess I prefer home, for cost and convenience reasons.
As far as the "experience" goes, I'm a firm believer in the story being much more important than any AV quality concerns. 5" black and white TV with VHS tape, versus state-of-the-art IMAX theater? No difference. As long as the story is good, I get immersed just the same. |
Re: Theater or Home?
Home for me as well... for all the reasons mentioned already.
Sure the audio/video is better at movie theatres, but it doesn't make up for all the other things that detract from the movie viewing experience... and the audio/video in my HT is still quite good anyways. I don't feel like I'm missing anything - in fact, I'm gaining so much more. Home Theatre advantages/conveniences > Movie Theatre Audio/Video |
Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by Blu Man
(Post 9578405)
Are you serious? You don't care whether you watch a movie on a black and white tv or an IMAX theater? That's a little much.
But then, I prefer films that can do more than just entertain. Although I do enjoy my share of mindless Hollywood fluff like Jurassic Park. |
Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 9578448)
Although I do enjoy my share of mindless Hollywood fluff like Jurassic Park.
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Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by Blu Man
(Post 9578502)
Ha! Your a funny man Mr. Monk.
My earlier comment wasn't meant to sound pretentious by the way. Watching movies mainly for entertainment is perfectly fine, and the "film can be art" camp is no better than the Hollywood fluff fans. I straddle both camps, but poke fun at the latter more often. |
Re: Theater or Home?
It depends totally on the movie and how jacked up I am to see it.
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Re: Theater or Home?
And one the biggest advantage of watching a movie at home is... the pause button, for bathroom breaks and beer runs.
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I have gone from being pretty much seeing everything in the theater to almost seeing nothing in the theater. I can't even remember the last movie I saw in the theater.
As prices went up I went from seeing 4 movies a weekend to 1 a week to 1 every 4 months or so. It is just cheaper and easier to wait for Netflix. Locally student prices are only offered on one day now, matinee costs the same as evening and I think tickets are up to $8. At that price it just isn't worth the hassle. |
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I avoid going to the theater at all costs. Crowds annoy me way too much these days. If a film is projected wrong, or if the sound is off, I'll just focus on all those faults though out the entire film.
My home theater set-up isn't that impressive with only 5.1 surround and a 73" DLP, but it's enough to keep me happy and away from annoying crowds. |
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No "depends" option?
For most movies, first week out, I prefer to wait. For most movies, however, if I wait, then I just wait for the DVD to come out. For the few movies I have seen recently, I went during the day and the experience was great both times. I recently saw Up and Moon. At the screening of Up, it was just me and the person I saw the movie with in the theater, and it was well worth going to see that movie in digital 3-D because the old fashioned red/blue 3-D they put on the home video release inevitably SUCKS. And when I saw Moon, maybe three or four people were in each row, on average, and nobody made a sound. The quietest audience I ever seen a movie with. And the movie was well worth seeing on the big screen. Sometimes seeing a movie in a theater can be a rewarding experience if you know when to go. |
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To this day, I have never seen a movie in 3D during a theatrical exhibition. I really wanted to see UP, but couldn't get passed the idea of seeing a movie with a ton of kids in the theater. Oh well. I am planning on seeing The Final Destination, so that might be my first 3D experience.
Can't miss Halloween 2, though... I'll kill anyone that ruins that movie in a theater ;P |
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I go to the theater once or twice a month. I try to go on Sunday afternoons or during the week when it's more quiet.
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Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by JimRochester
(Post 9578398)
Although I detest the talking and texting in theaters, there is no substitute for the big screen and an industrial size popcorn with a $6 diet coke. That's livin !!
Comedies are still best with an audience. The laughter is contagious. Buy yourself a real popcorn machine (yes, even the $200 ones) and you'll never want theater popcorn again. All of my friends have blamed me for ruining movie theater popcorn for them. Of all the money I've pumped into my home theater the popcorn machine is always the favorite item. |
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I too wish both was an option. I hardly ever make it to the theater anymore but watching films on the big screen with large crowds is hard to duplicate at home. Yet having peace and quiet in controlled settings at home has it's advantages as well.
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Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by Abe.
(Post 9593116)
To this day, I have never seen a movie in 3D during a theatrical exhibition. I really wanted to see UP, but couldn't get passed the idea of seeing a movie with a ton of kids in the theater. Oh well. I am planning on seeing The Final Destination, so that might be my first 3D experience.
Can't miss Halloween 2, though... I'll kill anyone that ruins that movie in a theater ;P I've seen MANY movies geared towards kids in the theater and rarely have a ton of kids in the theater to ruin it for me, because I wait. |
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Honestly I pretty much just wait until the movie comes out on DVD as I have given up on theatres
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Re: Theater or Home?
Originally Posted by calhoun07
(Post 9597524)
The tip to seeing a movie like Up is wait a couple weeks for The Next Big Kid Event Movie to be released. When I saw it, all the brats were watching Harry Potter. This week I am thinking of seeing Harry Potter now all the brats are at G-Force.
I've seen MANY movies geared towards kids in the theater and rarely have a ton of kids in the theater to ruin it for me, because I wait. |
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