Comment on Movie Trailers Are Killing Movies
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Or maybe the issue is that no one wants to go to the theatre anymore and both of these movies will perform just fine on streaming services. My local AMC theatre is dirty, sticky, and oily everywhere. None of the employees give a flying fuck and the management obviously just wants to squeeze as much money out of the operation as possible for the least amount of care and concern. People still talk and are generally annoying during movies in theatres. There’s no movie, Furiosa or otherwise, that I would prefer to see in a theatre anymore.
How much of this is an enshitificatin dynamic?
My impression is that cinemas used to be everywhere, like corner sandwich shops almost, and have been killed off by mega corp monopolies.
Like the film industry itself, it could just be the sort of thing best done without trying to make a significant profit, but instead happy to break even.
…when even the drafthouse is doing substandard presentation, what’s the point?..
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
On the flipside, my wife and I go to eatery-style movie theaters and the chairs are very comfortable, the food is expensive (but so was just candy/popcorn+drink combos of the past) and generally the food is actually good. Maybe just need to find a better theater for you to enjoy the movie going experience.
We also rarely ever go on an opening night, much nicer when the theater has less people in it.
LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Yeah, same here. For the couplele movies a year we actually want to see in a theatre, we go “VIP” one that serves alcoholic drinks and some snacky foods on top of the typical movie theater stuff. No teens allowed because of the drinks. So much cleaner in general and comfier seats than a typical theater. It’s a bit more expensive, especially when overpaying for the beer, but it is for so much better experience.
Devdogg@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
But what if I don’t want a steak or a burger while watching Furiosa?
protist@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Then don’t order one? You’re not required to order food at places like Alamo Drafthouse. I typically get a basket of french fries and a couple beers. They’re pretty strict about disturbances in the audience too.
I went to a Cinemark once not too long ago, on the other hand, and it was a gross mess. The people in the seat next to me dropped something under their seat and pulled out their phone flashlights to look for it. Someone from staff came out with a flashlight too. It took them like 10 minutes to find whatever it is they dropped, they talked the whole time and it was super disruptive.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Like the other commenter said, don’t order it then, it’s not a requirement to order like a comedy club lol
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Nah. We have those too and I used to like them just fine (a few different chains, including Alamo) but not enough to excuse the servers doing the duck-server squat in front of you every 5 minutes.