Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Would Rather Wait to Watch Movies on Streaming

I agree with you, and not all movies are worth the theatre experience, ticket and food is expensive.

I love the Kung Fu Panda movies,but watch in a theatre, no thank you.I will wait till Kung Fu Panda 4 is available to stream and I can watch it peacefully and on my own pace.

Dune and Oppenheimer both of those were worth the price.

Why are you bringing a screaming baby to a movie with loud explosions? Can you please have your small uninterested children not running back and forth in front of the screen laughing while the movie is going on?

This is my number one. Teens annoy me for sure, but hey, they're stupid teens and they're probably on an awkward date or something, it's a social event. I can eyeroll at them and move on with my night.

Parents who bring children to movies that are not children's movies annoy the ever loving shit out of me. You want to watch it? Great, wait for it to be on streaming or get a sitter and go as a couple or with friends. Insisting on bringing your child to a movie that is not appropriate for them is irresponsible and very "I'm the main character" because obviously they don't care about anyone else in the theater. I've heard all the excuses, and that's all they are, excuses.

If you have an Alamo Drafthouse near you I suggest checking it out. They take disruptive people very seriously and have a way to inform the staff without you having to leave your seat. It is not a discount place however the tickets and really decent food is expensive.

I watch most things at home but I needed to see Dune in the theater.

Man I get annoyed just by people eating chips next to me. Yours are horror stories.

Also, I can PAUSE the fucking movie!

• Need to handle some outside event. Pause the movie!
• Somebody needs to go to the bathroom. Pause the movie!
• Didn't hear an important piece of dialogue. Rewind the movie!
• Want to go grab a snack. Pause the movie!

It's almost like I set up a home theater for a reason...

I must be lucky. I think I've only had a bad experience once. A few teenagers were making a ruckus so I went and talked to them and asked them nicely to shut up. They did.

This is it right here. If you have kids, it’s ridiculously expensive, especially if you want to buy popcorn (and who doesn’t?). I’d rather eat popcorn and watch at home on my comfy couch for less than half the price.

My wife went with her dad to see Oppenheimer last summer. She texted me 25 minutes in that the previews had just ended.

Fuck everything about that.

Not to mention the 10+ minutes of ads beforehand.

We pretty much only go now when it's an "event" movie - a Dune, an Oppenheimer, or similar.

Not to mention, they usually feel disgusting. The minimum wage employees don't care enough to bother, and I definitely don't blame them.

sounds like youre going to shitty cinemas- there are really nice cinemas out there with armchairs with footstools or recliners. these kinds of cinemas tend to have full bar service and some have full kitchens with servers bringing your food drinks at the beginning or halfway through the film.

I'm not sure if they have one where you are, but there are two here in Dublin, Ireland and when I was in Boston a few years back we say that shitty star wars ep 9. Terrible film, we almost walked out.

30 minute drive. Buy tickets at ~£15 each. Buy dry flavourless popcorn and drinks. Sit at the sides craning your neck because that's the only seats left. Watch 45 minutes of adverts and trailers after the advertised start time. Sit through 3 hours of movie that should have been about 1h45. Miss some dialogue because modern actors mumble and sound mixing is terrible. Go for a piss after two hours and miss something anyway. 30 minutes drive home.

Or, just turn on nice OLED TV and surround system and watch at home. Big sofa. Optimal listening position. Pause when I like. Turn on subs for any action movie by Chris Nolan. Eat lasagne and drink cider while doing so.

If you've got a big IMAX thing in your town, then great. But most of us just have a shitty multiplex miles away. The last cinema to close in my town still has a poster for The Woman in Black outside it, and load of homeless crackheads inside it.

Meh better is objective. I think distractions are overblown, especially outside of frii/sat 6-10pm.

And you ain't getting the sound and immersion at home unless you spend a few thousand dollars at least.

Maybe that's not worth it to you, but I wouldn't toss better out there at all.

Ditch the absurd trailers and it's really not even closer IMO.

Can confirm, we drove 3 hours to watch Dune 2 on IMAX and it was a blast. It's a good movie no matter where you watch it but on the big screen it becomes a religious experience.

The only theater experience that's worth it is when the entire audience is pumped to be there. When I saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the audience was filled with hoopy froods who all had their towels. They laughed at the right parts, and burst into applause when the Heart of Gold turned into Douglas Adam's head at the end.

Harry Potter movies were good for this, too. All the kids there in their robes and wands and buzzing with excitement. But most movies do not have that sort of vibe, and it's not worth the money to see it in a theater with people who clearly would rather be on their phone. Like the time I saw a Star Trek movie and some idiot kept laughing at Chekov's accent, even in dramatic scenes.

for me the alcohol is useless because i cant pause the movie to go piss😂 i had to suffer through thor 4 (before u say anything i enjoyed the movie, just had to pee for 2/3rds of it)

There was a Warren Theater within reasonable driving distance that used to have a wait stuff and serve full meals, like good restaurant quality plus cocktails. They stopped during the pandemic and last I knew they never started again.

After that, meh. We have a theater closer to home that we'll go to sometimes if there's a discount night or something we just can't wait for. Otherwise we wait.

And I honestly can't tell if it's because I'm getting older and less interested or just more cynical towards wasting money like that when I know 100% I'll be able to watch it later for no additional cost. But I'm being it's a little of both.

I do the same with video games anymore. I still love to play a lot when I can but I absolutely cannot justify buying a game new for full price despite seeing all my friends playing it without me. (With the exceedingly rare exception)

Also, for those of us living in a rural wasteland with poor Internet, streaming is a pain in the ass.

I saved money and invested in a sound system, 4k TV, light blocking blinds and nice seating. All, just to enjoy @home

Not too long ago I got to the movie 20 minutes late after buying popcorn and drinks; and I still saw 20 minutes of trailers.

I went to see John Wick 4 with my brother and friend, when it came out. I think we spent like 70 bucks between the three of us.

Damn, not worth.

I really like the movie experience myself. One, it's nice to go out (I need every excuse I can on wfh days). It's a nice little event or date night. I also think paying to go out and being with other people forces one to pay attention, talk less, and scroll on phone less. You get more of the artist's vision and will probably catch more details. Also, my sound system can't be that good because I live in a condo with neighbors who would complain if I upped my sound system too much. I also love watching movies with other people sometimes. The experience with a good Marvel movie when other people cheer, or with a comedy or horror and hearing other people laugh or jump is pretty great.

To me, the main problem is the money. Movie theaters are just so crazy expensive nowadays. Every theater needs to be a luxury experience to make it worth it. Theaters should be enforcing quiet and no cell phones, because it's crazy to spend that much doe a night out and have someone's little phone light or talking ruining it.

You're speaking my mind. My home projector and sound system are the budget versions, and still offer better quality experience than the theater. They already paid for themselves in savings for tickets and the popcorn.

I still go to movies sometimes, but it's got to be an experience: either a theater packed with like minded fans, or with a group of friends with whom I then go for a few pints over a game of pool.

I will say I like the occasional movie at the theater near me.

Yes, it sucks that my schedule is bound by their showtimes, but hey, at least it means I'm unplugged and actually "present" for the movie.

The theater has online ticket sales where you pick your seat, you come in sit down in that fairly nice power recliner, wait staff come to take your order and bring decent food, and you can get more at will. The bathrooms are all individual private rooms, and the whole experience has a lot of cinaphile touch, including generally thoughtful "preshow" content. Like for a Disney movie there was lots of history of Disney and classic shorts. For a movie based on a 90s anime they rolled 90s era anime trailers for all sorts of content.

I do see at least some theaters have upped their game and offer a rather premium experience compared to "wait in line, wait in line again for crappy concessions, then walk on sticky floor to hopefully find a well placed seat and then fold it down and just live with it because how Else were you going to see this movie?"

God damn I was going to go to the movies later but now I won't.

you could sport a diap'

Opening weekend for Dune 2 but the 10:45 am showing in a Sunday. Only like 6 people in the theater. Alas, one was coughing up a lung mid-movie but even he was far enough away I didn’t feel like I was getting COVID cooties.

Dune 1 I “streamed” via NZB (since they released it to streaming simultaneously) and then went and bought a ticket at the theater and threw it away without ever going in just to vote with my wallet for Dune 2 to happen.

Those are rookie numbers, we need to get the Numbers up

Watched gran turismo. The lead actor mumbled the whole way through the film. Not the best sounding film

Sure, but now make a movie they all like. And then go ahead and order a pizza with their favorite toppings.

Yea fuck reserved seats, sucks all the spontaneity out of going to the movies

We, too, have had Moviepass