Re: [MOPO] X-Men The Last Stand

[JR]

It's true fewer people are going to the theaters... as we've discussed on this list before... because they have bottom-lined the experience into a pain rather than a pleasure. The blasting sound from the film in the next auditorium bleeds into your auditorium. The seats are generally butt- and back-busters. They now show 30 minutes of commercials before the film... and you paid big bucks to sit through them. The concession stand charges more than a fancy French restaurant. The auditoriums generally have a very iffy smell to them. And in most auditoriums the "big screen" seems noticeably smaller than the Big Screens I remember. As someone said a while back "Movie Theaters used to be palaces. Now they are warehouses".   And, of course, they keep pushing up the date of the DVD release. It is now only 90 days from the theatrical release date. How many films these days are so good you can't wait 90 days to rent them and watch them your own home for a lot less than the price of a first-run theater ticket? They should have kept the time from theatrical release to DVD to at *least* 6 months... 9 months to a year would be better. But they're all too greedy. They want all their money *right now* and so have strangled their golden goose in an attempt to get it to cough up the return on their investment quicker.   Then, of course, there is the small fact that most of the films they make aren't worth watching, even at home rental prices.   They've killed their own business. They can't blame the viewing public for any of it.   Now they think 3D will save them.  Seems to me I've heard that solution touted once or twice before in the past...   -- JR ----- Original Message ----- From: Toochis Morin To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 4:25 Subject: Re: [MOPO] X-Men The Last Stand Given the state of the film business, with declining box office numbers, I'm thankful there are some hits which can support the smaller films.  More and more people are watching dvd's and movies on computers.  Tthe film audiences are getting smaller so any hit is hopeful. I'm just praying the movies get better. Toochis Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.