tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post3187586827463580439..comments2023-09-29T08:40:01.452-07:00Comments on NotBillable: "13% said they don’t like the crowds in the theater"Irene Donehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-47894368445118223832007-02-09T05:42:00.000-08:002007-02-09T05:42:00.000-08:00It warms my cold, cranky heart that you all feel t...It warms my cold, cranky heart that you all feel this way about theaters. I thought it was just me! <BR/><BR/>Funny how the only people who talk up that "shared social experience" are industry insiders who see most of their movies at press screenings and premiers. I imagine that's a different atmosphere.Irene Donehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-75066102006460145732007-02-08T17:52:00.000-08:002007-02-08T17:52:00.000-08:00It's a toss up for me:-40% crappy movies-50% annoy...It's a toss up for me:<BR/><BR/>-40% crappy movies<BR/><BR/>-50% annoying frigging people who don't shut up, in addition to the tallest person in the world that will always sit in front of me now matter where I am and <BR/><BR/>-10% lack of SnoCaps at the concession stand.<BR/><BR/>But mostly the annoying frigging people. And the tall guy. And the crappy movies.<BR/><BR/>Though I will venture out periodically for a first run film anytime George Clooney calls.Moda di Magnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718701004435795554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-10792859936064691052007-02-08T13:18:00.000-08:002007-02-08T13:18:00.000-08:00I think you might have a point there, but another ...I think you might have a point there, but another issue, if I may be more than a bit of a curmudgeon, I think the bigger problem is that Hollywood tailors most of its movies to teenagers who have, for the most part, stopped going o the movies alreadyReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-58830006585185344202007-02-08T08:35:00.000-08:002007-02-08T08:35:00.000-08:00...or Mr. Movie Channel...or Mr. Movie ChannelHighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-81111724684633425872007-02-08T07:20:00.000-08:002007-02-08T07:20:00.000-08:00It could have something to do with the fact that w...It could have something to do with the fact that we can't get each other to shut the hell up--the "shared social experience" having morphed into the "force-fed running commentary with ring-tone accompaniment."<BR/><BR/>In case you can't tell, nothing gets my curmudgeon on like a night at the movies. :^\ <BR/><BR/>I go to about three movies a year, partly out of practical necessity (parent of a two-year-old), but equally because the experience of watching a movie is more enjoyable (technically and socially) in my living room than in the company of the huddled, inconsiderate masses.<BR/><BR/>Between the preponderance of affordable, high quality home-theatre systems and the usurious cost of movie-theatre popcorn, it's a wonder that anyone goes to the movies, period.<BR/><BR/>Should I think about changing my name to Mr. Misanthrope?Mr. Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022458380864603774noreply@blogger.com