One pre movie ad I saw had Charlize Theron enjoying a movie to show how good movies are in theaters, but… She was in a private theater entirely alone. So sure, ultra millionaire celebs with private movie theaters in their homes think that movie theaters are the best.
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ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 11 months agoLol I went to see Mission Impossible in theatres recently and it starts with Tom Cruise thanking you for watching movies in the theater and suggesting it’s the best way to watch movies.
The people behind me talked through the whole thing and on the other side of the theatre two people got into an argument because the one person was on their phone the whole time. Ushers had to come in and tell them to be quiet or leave. So yeah, Tom Cruise thinks that’s the best way to watch movies.
fidodo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
CloverSi@lemmy.comfysnug.space 11 months ago
Yeah the last time I watched a movie in a theater was Top Gun Maverick which had a Tom Cruise intro. There was a teenager sitting near that was trying to make jokes throughout the entire movie; they were as unfunny as they were loud. The theater’s great sound system doesn’t really matter when you can’t hear it over obnoxious audience members.
I wonder what the future of theaters looks like. I hope they realize that home is just a better way to watch movies, and start pivoting into the ‘experience’ aspect; start serving quality food, or add a live host, or regularly have themed events. Imagine if there was one next to a convention center - if there was e.g. an anime convention they could show a bunch of anime films to tie into it.
Those aren’t the best examples, but something along those lines is the only way I see myself watching a movie at a theater again. If they give me a reason to go I’ll go, but right now, there just isn’t one.
seejur@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There are very few movie that are better in cinemas. Dune and avatar comes to mind, and only on late night shows where people is usually more calma and quiet
girl@lemm.ee 11 months ago
IT parts 1 and 2 were amazing in theater, the whole audience reacting (and behaving properly) really enhanced the experience
Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
I saw avatar 2 in theater. And while I’m sure I’ve been at least once since avatar 1 came out, it’s the last thing I remember seeing in theater before 2. I loved same day digital releases. In fact, I kept HBO Max subscribed until they stopped doing them. 99% of the time, home is just a better experience. And I just have a basic 5.1 set up.
eek2121@lemmy.world 11 months ago
83” LG OLED + decent sound system > theater IMO. The nasty theaters, high prices, rude people, etc aren’t worth it.
aDuckk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m going to be seeing Dune and if that ends with me wanting to throw things at people I will just stream or download movies for the foreseeable future. I love the theater experience as intended but apparently my expectations are way off from the reality now.
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The AMC theaters around me have been running a similar “movie theaters are great” promo featuring Nicole Kidman pretty much since they reopened after the pandemic.
It’s such an annoying promo that frankly it turns me off from going to theaters. I’m happy to wait for most movies to get to streaming (and/or piracy) for the convenience of watching when I want and to skip all their self-aggrandized promoting of themselves.
MostlyBirds@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s not the theater experience he gets, though. When people like him go to the theater, they’re surrounded by their colleagues jerking themselves and each other off to their performances, not a gaggle of commoners.
moobythegoldensock@geddit.social 11 months ago
Pretty much every studio is making their actors do these terrible promos. The D&D movie had it, too.
It’s just a commercial for Tom Cruise: whether he personally believes it or not is irrelevant.
Esjee@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Dnd here being dungeons and dragons? I watched the movie online but obviously didn’t see the promo. Wishing there was a link to watch the promo on YouTube.
moobythegoldensock@geddit.social 11 months ago
Yep, Dungeons and Dragons.
Essentially it was the while cast talking about how great movie theaters are and then they all say thank you and call you a hero. For buying a movie theater ticket.
my_blackest_day@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I got cringe just by reading this, can’t imaging if I watch it