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GreenMotion · 05-20-2007, 10:07 PM

Wow, am I glad to see I am not the only one that feels this way.

My girlfriend dragged me to the movie theatre last night to see Shrek the third. I really didn't want to go, but she was really looking forward to seeing the movie ... so what do you do right?

Anyway, as soon as the movie starts, I noticed something was not right. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but the picture seemed slightly out of focus, the colors were washed out, and the sound .. Eh .. really wasn't all that great either. I was thinking .. "wow, I wished we'd have stayed home in front of the Plasma TV with a blu-ray movie".

Ofcourse, like that wasn't enough, some little kids somewhere in the audience started crying, and the parents wouldn't shut their kids up, nor leave the room. Thru-out the whole movie, at least 30 - 40 minutes got ruined by crying and/or talking kids.

Then there were the people that either had felt they had to stretch their legs, and/or the kids that were crashing the movie after they just finished watching the movie they were there for in the first place. In other words, people walking back and forth in front of the screen,

And when you finally think it can't get any worse, there is the annoying "movie watcher" with his laster pointer, making circles on the screen.

Of course, this "great" experience, along with the stale popcorn and flat, over syrup'd coke ... for two ... came with a price tag of about 50 bucks.

My girlfriend calls me a couch potato sometimexs, but you know what, I enjoy watching a blu-ray on my 50 inch plasma at home with my 7.1 surround sound setup.

I really try to go to the theatres as few times as possibles. If it was up to me, movies would go straight to blu-ray. I think the whole theatre expericence is way overrated, plus a 4 dollar coke and a 6-dollar bag of popcorn is ridiculous. Not even considering the 10 dollar movie ticket.

It is my believe, that unless the theatres really turn things around, they're as good as out of business. Especially with today's technology and ever cheaper prices.

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05-20-2007, 10:07 PM	#11
GreenMotion Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:1064 Trading Score:10	Wow, am I glad to see I am not the only one that feels this way. My girlfriend dragged me to the movie theatre last night to see Shrek the third. I really didn't want to go, but she was really looking forward to seeing the movie ... so what do you do right? Anyway, as soon as the movie starts, I noticed something was not right. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but the picture seemed slightly out of focus, the colors were washed out, and the sound .. Eh .. really wasn't all that great either. I was thinking .. "wow, I wished we'd have stayed home in front of the Plasma TV with a blu-ray movie". Ofcourse, like that wasn't enough, some little kids somewhere in the audience started crying, and the parents wouldn't shut their kids up, nor leave the room. Thru-out the whole movie, at least 30 - 40 minutes got ruined by crying and/or talking kids. Then there were the people that either had felt they had to stretch their legs, and/or the kids that were crashing the movie after they just finished watching the movie they were there for in the first place. In other words, people walking back and forth in front of the screen, And when you finally think it can't get any worse, there is the annoying "movie watcher" with his laster pointer, making circles on the screen. Of course, this "great" experience, along with the stale popcorn and flat, over syrup'd coke ... for two ... came with a price tag of about 50 bucks. My girlfriend calls me a couch potato sometimexs, but you know what, I enjoy watching a blu-ray on my 50 inch plasma at home with my 7.1 surround sound setup. I really try to go to the theatres as few times as possibles. If it was up to me, movies would go straight to blu-ray. I think the whole theatre expericence is way overrated, plus a 4 dollar coke and a 6-dollar bag of popcorn is ridiculous. Not even considering the 10 dollar movie ticket. It is my believe, that unless the theatres really turn things around, they're as good as out of business. Especially with today's technology and ever cheaper prices.

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