We're not big movie goers. The last time we were in a theater was about four years ago when the Korean film Parasite came out. There was so much noise about it with all the nominations and awards we thought it might be fun to see on the big screen. And it had been quite a few years since we had been in a movie theater anyway.
So early one evening visited our nearest AMC theater. Had checked the website so I knew the start time. We stumbled in at the stated start time to advertisements blaring on the screen. Found some seats we liked, sat down and noticed the whole place was practically empty.
We sat there for twenty minutes watching ads before some other folks started straggling in. We finely figured out that these people knew what we didn't, that the movie actually starts a half an hour after the listed start time, just so they can get you in to watch commercials for half an hour first. Find this particularly annoying after paying so much for a ticket and then having to endure all that advertising.
The movie finally came on and the sound level was so high we had to stick tissues in our ears to protect our hearing. And if that was not enough, the picture was blurry, not in focus, and was way too dark. The movie was a disappointment too.
So our experience was not a pleasant one. Needles to say, it probably will be a long time before we ever go to a movie theater again, especially with the prices they get these days.
Steve
Holy sh*t! Haven't been to a movie theater in years ... I had NO idea! DonnaTo post, send email to FHS-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and please be sure to sign all your posts and replies.
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-------- Original message -------- From: Steve <sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 3/3/22 5:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: FHS-65 <FHS-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [fhs-65] ≈$40
I just watched a bit on the evening news about the new Batman movie
coming to the AMC theaters. The story was about how AMC is charging
more for Batman than other movies, playing at the same theaters at the
same time. If we were both going to this movie, and would both go
together if we went, it would cost us nearly $40.
Does anyone else find this a ridiculously high price for attending a
movie? The theaters are complaining that people are not coming back to
the theaters - well, DUH!
Steve
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