Fast & Furious 6 - Dec 10, 2013

[BHolst]

Originally Posted by Sigma

This statement is probably going to get me into trouble:

lol @ people pre-ordering movies they haven't even seen yet.

I can't speak for anyone else, but for myself the reason for doing that is the following:

• The price: Just the ticket price for 2 people (my wife and I, we watch all movies together) for FF6 is exactly $33 with todays exchange rate. Buying only this Blu-ray (which is something I never do, I usually find at least 5 movies to order at once) and getting it shipped to Sweden will cost me $27.47. Yes, there is a risk I have to pay import tax, but items shipped one by one is almost NEVER picked up...
  
• Picture quality: This might not be something you experience in the US or other countries, but I get a better image in my home theater setup than I see in the theater (at least the local theater even though it is quite new). I might be experiencing better picture quality if I decide to pick a theater more centrally located, but that will also raise the cost since we have to travel there and back again.
  
• Bonus reason: We got a son last year and watching movies at home is simply so much easier now. However, that hasn't really changed anything. Before he arrived we only went to the theater when we got free tickets (that is a quite used practice in Sweden to give free theater tickets, if a whole group of people in your workplace has done a good job with something).

I don't think the statement in itself should give you any trouble, but it could have been delivered in a slightly less condescending way...