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I haven't been to a cinema for more than 20 years
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What is the most you would pay for an 'On Demand' movie?
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I haven't been to a cinema for more than 20 years
I haven't been to a movie theater, in probably 15 years. And if I'd been left to my own devices, it might have been longer. Indeed, every movie I've seen in a theater since 1988 was because someone else wanted to see it, and wanted me to go along. There were degrees of insistence, but I doubt I'd have gone to a movie theater for any of those movies on my own, although some were ones I'd have seen on DVD or VHS. (Funny thing: in 1988, but my mother was the one who wanted to see the movies--there were two in a row--possibly as a change of scene for us during a tough summer. She hated them, and decided we might as well leave half way through the second movie.)
Yes, it means waiting for stuff to show up on DVD. And wait is even longer since I use the library. And this current period won't help the situation any. But all this is small price to pay for seeing movies for $0.
And it's not like there aren't plenty of movies out there already. Indeed, my viewing does tend to be older fare, anyway. Let the movie prove itself with the test of time! But if I were mostly watching newer movies typically, I could view this time as a chance to see older movies that i might have missed.
Yes, it means waiting for stuff to show up on DVD. And wait is even longer since I use the library. And this current period won't help the situation any. But all this is small price to pay for seeing movies for $0.
And it's not like there aren't plenty of movies out there already. Indeed, my viewing does tend to be older fare, anyway. Let the movie prove itself with the test of time! But if I were mostly watching newer movies typically, I could view this time as a chance to see older movies that i might have missed.
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I've only been to a cinema once during the past 40 years.
I went with a friend to see Bohemian Rhapsody when it came out. The film was good, but the cinema-experience was god-fucking-awful.
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$10 at most. If it is more than that it is pretty much a no go, can’t see myself paying anything more than that even if it is something I’d really want to see.
I have no problem with digital, even though I don’t mind it, is that unlike physical, you don’t actually own it. Films, games, tv shows can be taken off the platform at any given moment and there isn’t much one can do about it.
I have no problem with digital, even though I don’t mind it, is that unlike physical, you don’t actually own it. Films, games, tv shows can be taken off the platform at any given moment and there isn’t much one can do about it.
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I prefer physical media as well, but there are several films that inexplicably have not come out on dvd or blu-ray, like Joel Potrykus' "Ape", and Gregg Araki's "Nowhere".
If I start streaming a film and find myself liking it very much, I will turn it off, order it on disc, and wait a couple days to finish it.
I find streaming services clunky and aggravating. Maybe it's because I subscribe to the cheapest tier on services like Netflix, but nothing compares to the picture you get from a blu ray player. Also, the picture on Netflix seems to take a few minutes to coalesce into high def, so if I'm beginning a movie with an especially visually striking opening (2001 and The Good the Bad and the Ugly come to mind) I'm stuck with VHS quality until the picture improves. That's not progress.
It seems technology has moved backwards in regard to music and entertainment. Low quality streaming pictures, people watching big screen epics on tiny phone screens, earbuds (probably fine for most people, but to me, music sounds best when it's ambient. I would prefer it to fill a space rather than be pumped directly into my head), and most inexplicably, I see more and more people using their smartphone speakers to listen to their music. If anyone remembers transistor radios, that what it sounds like.
It seems the greatest achievement of technology is giving people the ability to insult someone halfway around the globe. Or show them your genitals.
Oh and I forget one of the worst sins of netflix and the like: when I finish a great movie, be it one I've just seen or and old favorite, sometimes I like to sit there and watch the end credits. Sometimes the music is nice. But it's also a way to let what you've just seen settle in your brain and to give yourself a moment to pull yourself out of it's world and back to reality. But not on Netflix. Seconds after the credits start rolling, they throw popups at you and then load another movie, usually something you have little interest in.
If I start streaming a film and find myself liking it very much, I will turn it off, order it on disc, and wait a couple days to finish it.
I find streaming services clunky and aggravating. Maybe it's because I subscribe to the cheapest tier on services like Netflix, but nothing compares to the picture you get from a blu ray player. Also, the picture on Netflix seems to take a few minutes to coalesce into high def, so if I'm beginning a movie with an especially visually striking opening (2001 and The Good the Bad and the Ugly come to mind) I'm stuck with VHS quality until the picture improves. That's not progress.
It seems technology has moved backwards in regard to music and entertainment. Low quality streaming pictures, people watching big screen epics on tiny phone screens, earbuds (probably fine for most people, but to me, music sounds best when it's ambient. I would prefer it to fill a space rather than be pumped directly into my head), and most inexplicably, I see more and more people using their smartphone speakers to listen to their music. If anyone remembers transistor radios, that what it sounds like.
It seems the greatest achievement of technology is giving people the ability to insult someone halfway around the globe. Or show them your genitals.
Oh and I forget one of the worst sins of netflix and the like: when I finish a great movie, be it one I've just seen or and old favorite, sometimes I like to sit there and watch the end credits. Sometimes the music is nice. But it's also a way to let what you've just seen settle in your brain and to give yourself a moment to pull yourself out of it's world and back to reality. But not on Netflix. Seconds after the credits start rolling, they throw popups at you and then load another movie, usually something you have little interest in.
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^Reminds me of my pet peeve about Amazon Prime. If you're watching a anything that has more than one episode Amazon will not play the full credits before switching to the next episode.
The most i would pay would be $3 to $5 for an on-demand. So generally that means waiting a year or more for the price to fall into that range. If i want to own a physical copy I wait until the Blu-ray costs gets down to about $10. I only buy about 1 movie a year to add to my collection of a series of movies.
For years I would wait for it to come out on DVD rental and see it that way. The exception was if it was part of a series of movies, and that I wanted to make sure the opening weeks(s) in the theater had my head count included in the statistics. Seems that number is what studios use to determine if there was enough profit to make another in the series. Even so, I usually on go to the theater once or twice a year. We don't have discounted movies in theaters here. Our theater just has 2 screens and only shows movies in the evening.
For years I would wait for it to come out on DVD rental and see it that way. The exception was if it was part of a series of movies, and that I wanted to make sure the opening weeks(s) in the theater had my head count included in the statistics. Seems that number is what studios use to determine if there was enough profit to make another in the series. Even so, I usually on go to the theater once or twice a year. We don't have discounted movies in theaters here. Our theater just has 2 screens and only shows movies in the evening.
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As a rule I will wait for it to be on a streaming service I already subscribe to. I do not need to watch something the day it comes out.
If pay on demand was the only option I would maybe pay $3.99.
If they want something ridiculous like $20 I will get someone to bootleg it for me.
Something like Wonder Woman? From what I hear about it I can wait till it is free...
If pay on demand was the only option I would maybe pay $3.99.
If they want something ridiculous like $20 I will get someone to bootleg it for me.
Something like Wonder Woman? From what I hear about it I can wait till it is free...
Ontariobear
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We have a credit from Bell for a free On Demand movie and are struggling to find anything we really wanna see. Our theatre outings are Star Wars, usually 6 - 10 of us and dinner out after on the debut weekend, book the theatre with the reclining seats. With choices from Netflix and Prime we are not really missing the traditional movie experience, prob more comfy at home.