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[lazyboy97o]

I went to see "The Empire Strikes Back" in the theater during the pandemic, and I've owned that on various pieces of media for decades.

You cannot match a true theater experience, no matter how good someone thinks their home theater is.

Jaws made an extra $5 million at the box office this year.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Jaws made an extra $5 million at the box office this year.

Avatar 1 re-release made $76 million.

But Avatar is a dead franchise and theaters are a dead business model.

 

[FigmentFan82]

I’m still running a 1080p projector but it still beats the theater experience…

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cool. does not beat a theater

 

[FigmentFan82]

7.4.2
Anthem Receiver
Sony 4K projector

Haven't been in a theater in 5 years.

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sweet. doesn't beat a theater

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I really realized this when I saw JAWS (my favorite movie) in the theater a couple of months ago.
I've got JAWS on BlueRay - the one where the film was corrected frame by frame - and I've got a nice 55" tv to view it on.
I've seen it it so many times, and know every moment of it.
The only time I saw JAWS in the theater was when it was released.
Well... I saw things - noticed things up on the big screen that I haven't noticed in all of these years.

There are many movies where this happens.

Obviously the original Star Wars…but the one I saw not that long ago that really was different was ghostbusters. It’s a spectacle on the big screen, and a SNL comedy at home.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

sweet. doesn't beat a theater

Yeah…that seems like “I like electronics”…

To each their own…but not a societal definitive trend.

 

[celluloid]

I don’t know how someone compares sitting on their couch watching a Vizio as equal to even a mediocre theater run?

That doesn’t means theaters will survive…or that it isn’t tedious…I just don’t see how you can act as if there’s no difference?

But I see a lot of “anti-logic” type opinions as reality in the D fandom…so business as usual…

There are perhaps millions of years of social cues and experience that keeps the theater concept alive. Like annoying laugh tracks on sitcoms, we are only annoyed when we are aware of them.
Even people.that say theaters are dying and don't go much also claim they make a theater going deal out of Marvel release so even they go multiple times a year.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

There are perhaps millions of years of social cues and experience that keeps the theater concept alive. Like annoying laugh tracks on sitcoms, we are only annoyed when we are aware of them.
Even people.that say theaters are dying and don't go much also claim they make a theater going deal out of Marvel release so even they go multiple times a year.

It's weird that people are obsessed with theaters but not other events. Nobody is claiming that Spotify is killing Taylor Swift's ability to sell concert tickets. Nobody is claiming that Peacock is killing WWE's ability to sell wrestling tickets. Nobody is claiming that ESPN is killing the NFL's ability to sell football tickets. But Disney+ is killing theaters. I don't get it.

 

[celluloid]

It's weird that people are obsessed with theaters but not other events. Nobody is claiming that Spotify is killing Taylor Swift's ability to sell concert tickets. Nobody is claiming that Peacock is killing WWE's ability to sell wrestling tickets. Nobody is claiming that ESPN is killing the NFL's ability to sell football tickets. But Disney+ is killing theaters. I don't get it.

Same.people that like to think Disney killed amusement parks and other theme.parks can't possibly do anything as good as they.

 

[Heppenheimer]

I really realized this when I saw JAWS (my favorite movie) in the theater a couple of months ago.
I've got JAWS on BlueRay - the one where the film was corrected frame by frame - and I've got a nice 55" tv to view it on.
I've seen it it so many times, and know every moment of it.
The only time I saw JAWS in the theater was when it was released.
Well... I saw things - noticed things up on the big screen that I haven't noticed in all of these years.

Do tell. I know Spielberg liked to use overlapping dialogue earlier in his career, where there might be multiple conversations going on at once. Did he do the same thing visually and we just haven't noticed on a smaller screen?

 

[Touchdown]

Hey I’m on your side, but the events you just mentioned are live events, not only does the audience passively improve the experience but they actively change the performance as the preformer responds to the audience.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Next thing you're going to tell me is there's value in coming into the office and that work-from-home has exploded beyond any reasonable justification.

Hey, you said it, not me.

I like WFH because it affords me a massive amount of flexibility (something I need but also very much appreciate), but sometimes you have to be together, particularly in IT. There's also the fact that WFH means there are almost no boundaries to work hours, you have to shut things down, turn off your phone/notifications, and walk away or you end up working 12 hours a day without realizing it.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Spotify is killing Taylor Swift's ability to sell concert tickets.

Well that’s Ticketmaster’s job.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It's weird that people are obsessed with theaters but not other events. Nobody is claiming that Spotify is killing Taylor Swift's ability to sell concert tickets. Nobody is claiming that Peacock is killing WWE's ability to sell wrestling tickets. Nobody is claiming that ESPN is killing the NFL's ability to sell football tickets. But Disney+ is killing theaters. I don't get it.

I'd opine about Ticketmaster but I digress.

 

[kingdead]

I agree with most of this, except - it was having kids that actually got me back in the theater.
When I was in my 20's, and early 30's, I was almost completely done with the theater.
When our son's were little, films like Cars were in theaters - and getting our twins out of the house - giving them a some place to go day was often much better than staying in the house.
Seeing a movie out of the house was also a great way to break the monotony of the winter months.

Ah, but that was back when the alternative was renting a DVD. Today's children have three or four screens at their fingertips which are chock full of movies, TV shows, and video games. Why drive just to see another screen?

I wouldn't say "largest." Resolution and brightness matter, not to mention seating. IMAX theaters often have miserably uncomfortable chairs, and many of them don't have the right projection technology.

Mr. Cameron filmed The Way of Water to be optimized for Dolby Cinema 3D and that's how I'll be seeing it.

IMAX single-laser setups will support high framerate, but aren't bright enough to overcome the dimming effect you get with 3D. IMAX dual-laser setups are brighter but can't do 4K high framerate, so they've been bumped down to 2K.

Poor projection definitely hurts the experience. As do movies that are poorly color corrected or have rushed visual effects. I trust James Cameron to take loving care of Avatar but some of Disney's franchise stuff is really hard to make out--I remember watching Solo and wondering if it was the projectionist's fault or if the lighting had just been that poor originally.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Well that’s Ticketmaster’s job.

Dynamic pricing plus their numerous fees - need we say more?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Ah, but that was back when the alternative was renting a DVD. Today's children have three or four screens at their fingertips which are chock full of movies, TV shows, and video games. Why drive just to see another screen?

Maybe as a way to teach them how to behave in public? If they never go places, they never learn what's acceptable and what's not.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Dynamic pricing plus their numerous fees - need we say more?

 

[Trauma]

So what’s on the menu today boys?

Can we all post pictures of our leet home theater setups?

That will be the definitive proof we need to prove that going to the movies is finished!

 

[Heppenheimer]

So what’s on the menu today boys?

Can we all post pictures of our leet home theater setups?

That will be the definitive proof we need to prove that going to the movies is finished!

My home theater is nothing to brag about, and it only seems to show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Goldie and Bear and Puppy Dog Pals these days. But these two girls really like the seating: