Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Helmut Hamm]

Alamo Drafthouse ROCKS! I want to come live in Austin!

Helmut


> Am 20.12.2017 um 02:50 schrieb MoviePoster Collectors 
> :
> 
> Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Glenn Taranto  > wrote:
> I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an audience 
> interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little bit more so 
> you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All they show are 
> trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after the movie has 
> started.
> 
> GT
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel  > wrote:
> Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in theaters.  
> Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by throwing out 
> disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.
> 
> 
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto > > wrote:
>> 
>> I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings 
>> through the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are 
>> the ones I feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with 
>> friends after a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of that 
>> experience.  
>> 
>> Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined to 
>> see the average film at a theater.
>> 
>> GT
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC > > wrote:
>> Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years ago!
>> 
>> Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:
>> 
>> http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/ 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel > > wrote:
>> 
>>> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor 
>>> picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD raised 
>>> the bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to 
>>> own an Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens 
>>> I have ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do 
>>> in theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you 
>>> will never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the phone or the front 
>>> door.  The screen is big.  The audience is live and experiencing the film 
>>> with you.
>>> 
>>> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the 
>>> rest of you feel that way?
>>> 
>>> Kirby McDaniel
>>> movieart.com 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors 
 > 
 wrote:
 
 I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my 
 entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year, 
 if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so 
 rarely watched them at home.
 
 Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to 
 theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
 
 Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
 Wonder Woman (twice)
 SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user 
 review)
 Murder on the Orient Express
 Close Encounters 40th
 Justice League
 
 I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
 
 Dunkirk
 Darkest Hour (future)
 The Post (future)
 
 The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services 
 like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two 
 (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing 
 several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows 
 and infotainment shows like The Today Show.
 
 How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP 
 (yes, almost always for me)?
 
 -- 
 Mel S. Hutson
 Charlotte, NC USA
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 https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums 
 
 
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[David Kusumoto]

Agree with you, Kirb. I still have a pair of giant JBL speakers I bought in 
1984 for $300 each and they still sound like a million bucks. Worth every penny 
and they were obviously built to last.

By the way the colleague who put me in my place is a woman, a whip smart mother 
of two who's also a marketing and advertising executive who is a big movie nut 
like all of us. To be fair, in response to my "1939" retort (which I delivered 
with a smirk), she said "touchè." Point taken.

I think she took my criticisms of "Avatar" as an attack on her parenting and / 
or an attack on her kids' tastes. She was just defending people who love 
"Avatar." She is not an overt social justice warrior. - d.

From: Kirby McDaniel
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - 
and why?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU


I think the movie lovers of my generation were particularly wowed - as it was 
intended - by the higher fidelity, both audio and video - of 70mm.  There were 
those high frequencies and that bass in the audio, not to mention the 
perspective of six track multichannel sound.  And that detail in picture.  It 
was such an immersive CONTRAST from the AM radio-like soundtracks and normal 
35mm resolution.  It was COMPARED.  It wowed me.  Similarly I was wowed by 
HIFI.  There are audiophiles today that quibble over super-great sound and 
ultra-great sound.  But to the younger set, it ALL just is they way it is.  
(And yes their ears are somewhat unschooled.  But even your tableside Bose 
Radio would have sounded like a gift from heaven in 1955.)  Just a thought, 
David.

But your colleague, to my mind, was full of himself!

Kirby


On Dec 19, 2017, at 10:24 PM, David Kusumoto 
<davidmkusum...@hotmail.com<mailto:davidmkusum...@hotmail.com>> wrote:

* For all of the complaints about movie-going, e.g., high prices, obnoxious 
patrons, smaller screens, etc. - in my view, they mostly represent the 
aggrieved feelings of people over fifty years of age.   Every generation 
weathers this, complaining themselves into irrelevancy with product makers, 
e.g., that big box named Hollywood - about "how things are" vs. "how things 
used to be," esp. in relation to the young - that prized bracket with whom we 
all used to belong - so loyal and willing to stand (or to sit) - in long lines 
in horrible weather to see each week's new release - to the delight of studios 
and to the chagrin of parents - who can't stop remarking about how our kids' 
taste in art, music and culture - are mindless fads to be forgotten one year 
hence.  How were we different?

* The drive-in-theater speaker might be looked upon as a sentimental artifact 
of post-war youth.  The rest of the world views it as a primitive, low-fidelity 
curio - akin to how some of us view the Gramophones of our "ancestors."  Our 
nostalgia is not your child's - nor your child's child - and so on.   I still 
remember having my snobby head handed to me when I was highly critical of 
"Avatar," saying it was a cartoon version of "Dances with Wolves" - and then 
being sternly told off by a colleague - "So what.  Kids don't know Dances with 
Wolves nor should they.  Not every movie has to be a history lesson nor a 
reference point from a book they're forced to read.  Most art is derivative, 
few things are original and it's why the list of masterpieces is mercifully 
short."

* My retort was rather weak:  "Uh, yeah.  But there was the matter of 1939." - 
d.

P.S. - I jam most all of my movie-going during awards season.  I haven't stood 
in a long line to see the opening of an adventure or an action film in decades. 
 I'm well over 50.  Prices have gone up, obnoxious patrons are still present - 
but the views from my stadium seat are superior.  "Dunkirk" screened in 70mm in 
a few places.  I was excited.  To everyone else, I sounded like a dude obsessed 
with ancient technology - and they gave me that blank look that forewarns, 
"Please don't try to convince me it was better.  You sound like Methuselah." -d.

From: MoPo List 
<mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> on behalf 
of Roland Lataille 
<roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net<mailto:roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net>>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:10 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject: Re: How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - 
and why?

Last movie I watched in a movie theatre was The Walk at the LA Chinese Imax 
theatre. Never been inside the theatre before. I have a home theatre room with 
a 138 inch wide image from my Panasonic AE8000 3D projector and 5.1 sound 
system so, why go to a theatre?


From: Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com<mailto:alanheim...@gmail.com>>
To: MoPo

Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Kirby McDaniel]

I think the movie lovers of my generation were particularly wowed - as it was 
intended - by the higher fidelity, both audio and video - of 70mm.  There were 
those high frequencies and that bass in the audio, not to mention the 
perspective of six track multichannel sound.  And that detail in picture.  It 
was such an immersive CONTRAST from the AM radio-like soundtracks and normal 
35mm resolution.  It was COMPARED.  It wowed me.  Similarly I was wowed by 
HIFI.  There are audiophiles today that quibble over super-great sound and 
ultra-great sound.  But to the younger set, it ALL just is they way it is.  
(And yes their ears are somewhat unschooled.  But even your tableside Bose 
Radio would have sounded like a gift from heaven in 1955.)  Just a thought, 
David.

But your colleague, to my mind, was full of himself!

Kirby


> On Dec 19, 2017, at 10:24 PM, David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> * For all of the complaints about movie-going, e.g., high prices, obnoxious 
> patrons, smaller screens, etc. - in my view, they mostly represent the 
> aggrieved feelings of people over fifty years of age.   Every generation 
> weathers this, complaining themselves into irrelevancy with product makers, 
> e.g., that big box named Hollywood - about "how things are" vs. "how things 
> used to be," esp. in relation to the young - that prized bracket with whom we 
> all used to belong - so loyal and willing to stand (or to sit) - in long 
> lines in horrible weather to see each week's new release - to the delight of 
> studios and to the chagrin of parents - who can't stop remarking about how 
> our kids' taste in art, music and culture - are mindless fads to be forgotten 
> one year hence.  How were we different?
> 
> * The drive-in-theater speaker might be looked upon as a sentimental artifact 
> of post-war youth.  The rest of the world views it as a primitive, 
> low-fidelity curio - akin to how some of us view the Gramophones of our 
> "ancestors."  Our nostalgia is not your child's - nor your child's child - 
> and so on.   I still remember having my snobby head handed to me when I was 
> highly critical of "Avatar," saying it was a cartoon version of "Dances with 
> Wolves" - and then being sternly told off by a colleague - "So what.  Kids 
> don't know Dances with Wolves nor should they.  Not every movie has to be a 
> history lesson nor a reference point from a book they're forced to read.  
> Most art is derivative, few things are original and it's why the list of 
> masterpieces is mercifully short."  
> 
> * My retort was rather weak:  "Uh, yeah.  But there was the matter of 1939." 
> - d.
> 
> P.S. - I jam most all of my movie-going during awards season.  I haven't 
> stood in a long line to see the opening of an adventure or an action film in 
> decades.  I'm well over 50.  Prices have gone up, obnoxious patrons are still 
> present - but the views from my stadium seat are superior.  "Dunkirk" 
> screened in 70mm in a few places.  I was excited.  To everyone else, I 
> sounded like a dude obsessed with ancient technology - and they gave me that 
> blank look that forewarns, "Please don't try to convince me it was better.  
> You sound like Methuselah." -d.
> 
> From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Roland Lataille 
> <roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:10 PM
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO 
> - and why?
>  
> Last movie I watched in a movie theatre was The Walk at the LA Chinese Imax 
> theatre. Never been inside the theatre before. I have a home theatre room 
> with a 138 inch wide image from my Panasonic AE8000 3D projector and 5.1 
> sound system so, why go to a theatre?
> 
> 
> From: Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com>
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. 
> Netflix/HBO - and why?
> 
> Responding to another point in the original query..watching movies 
> particularly on TCM has motivated me to persu buying  posters for movies ive 
> really enjoyed
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:50 PM MoviePoster Collectors 
> <moviepostercollect...@gmail.com <mailto:moviepostercollect...@gmail.com>> 
> wrote:
> Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs 
> <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1L3eeC2lJZs=02%7C01%7C%7Cb6bf118713da4e68eee308d547575cc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C63649

Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Tom Martin]

Nice post Alan...seems like many like private screening roonms and the 
tech part can be personally covered in a home...so can comfort..you an 
eat whatever you want and priced right.the wife orgf or friend and kids 
can all be invited and you can pauce the show for pees..and 
intermissions..soalso you dont have to wonder ifthe guh shotwas froma 
actual gun froma crazed patron.. different times.. teh shift has been 
like when we went from harse and buggys to cars..now everone is a 
showman..andthe otherproblem is so many have become sensations  as 
people liketodiscover freaks..living inthe real world...but fame lasts 
maybe 7 mins instead of warhls said 15 mins


nostalgiawell im sure at one time people would say i remeberwhenthey 
had reallchariots and live animals and the thrill ofseeinga lion ripping 
amans head off cant be duplicaed with a filmcinema is a little over 
100 years ago...the usa alitle overwahat200...andyet industr and 
technology has moved so fast we cant even keep up...soon the phones will 
be disposible...waitall tech seems throw away...so nostalgia and 
even antiques  are now almost obsoleye...today people want throw away 
everything...recycle...and they want new...not vintage...sound like the 
horder's of the 50,60,70,80s we are now fast becoming minimalists..as a 
culture,,and many society's like china, japan have lived that way for 
years because of space costs...at same time a saudi shiek just paid  450 
million for a painting Of Christ by Davinci


yet there are 100s of cable channels and product many small studios 
made...so the options are manywe also havethe ability to make films 
and recordings on home gear almostas good as the studios..and edit and 
launch onthe net...
so maybethe wentire formofentertainment is shifting as even the 
perforance seems that average people are happy witha Ipod orsmall phone 
to do multitasking likebank, shop and google...so they dont even need 
hard copy or books,,
i tryed to give several history books to my neighborgirls..the mom said 
they dontread books anymore on historyi was lke wow..we had to 
remeber who the pioneers where.louois and clark expedition,,etc..nw they 
dont need to...


so go figure...and fact is why we had to seems trivial..

anyways merry christmas...and Alan i bought a collection of projectors 
and it cane witha bunch of 70-80 silent porno  8mm /super 8mm films and 
i thought someone may want then to colect early erotica...ill be open to 
a trade or  sell in a lot as i was concerned on listing hem as the fact 
they where old porno however i thought these may be pop culture andhad 
all the famous porn starts//so let me know...ki prefer o sell general pg 
stuff  I also have newsreels of likeww2 and many of the old shorts of 
comedy and animation in reg 8 and super8mm..they are fun tosee old 
projectosrclicking away///

Merry christmas pop culture and mom...

best, Tom


On 2017-12-19 21:50, Alan Adler wrote:

Dear Mopes and Mopettes -

Happy Holidays, safe times and a box of old movie posters someone
hands you and says, "I found these in an old house, you want them?"

When I was a kid I probably went to the movies 4 times a week.
Would often take a cab from elementary school to the local theater in
Asheboro - this was early 1950’s.
I was all alone at the first show of some AIP hit like I WAS A TEENAGE
WEREWOLF - nobody but me and the occasional bum on the back row
sleeping it off.
Like my own private screening room.

Now, I kind of don’t care where it comes from as long as I can watch
an average of a movie a day.
Of course being a big 3D fan - I liked them at the theaters - but also
watch 3D at home - but for some reason the 3D home choices are being
dropped by my providers.

What I am a true fan of today is something that did not exist until
recently -
10 hour movies -
I just watched Mindhunter and Godless and I gotta say - 10 hours of
something I like in 2 or 3 sittings is like heaven to me.
First noticed the 30 minute scene (pretty much non-existent a few
years back) on Breaking Bad.
Just totally got into the 1 to 1 moment of it - The Greeks knew what
they were talking about - read Aristotle’s poetics - real time
minute for minute is the epitome of drama. One can go so deep into
story, context, character. 1 to 1 creates a kind of mental 3D that
takes one deeper into the story.

So, anyway, now all the shows have them -
Mindhunter - and what a show or movie or whatever it was that was! -
had these 40 minute dialogue scenes between the heroes and chained up
mass murderers - jeez, I was on the edge of my seat - did I need
thundering hordes - no - just 2 guys in a room with the drama pegging
max -
Just love it - and just love these binge treats -

So things change - they evolve - I still love theaters for the
religious aspect of communion -
But I started out as a little kid watching TV in the dark and now I am
69 watching TV in the dark and still loving it.

When can we just plug it in our neck 

Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[David Kusumoto]

* For all of the complaints about movie-going, e.g., high prices, obnoxious 
patrons, smaller screens, etc. - in my view, they mostly represent the 
aggrieved feelings of people over fifty years of age.   Every generation 
weathers this, complaining themselves into irrelevancy with product makers, 
e.g., that big box named Hollywood - about "how things are" vs. "how things 
used to be," esp. in relation to the young - that prized bracket with whom we 
all used to belong - so loyal and willing to stand (or to sit) - in long lines 
in horrible weather to see each week's new release - to the delight of studios 
and to the chagrin of parents - who can't stop remarking about how our kids' 
taste in art, music and culture - are mindless fads to be forgotten one year 
hence.  How were we different?


* The drive-in-theater speaker might be looked upon as a sentimental artifact 
of post-war youth.  The rest of the world views it as a primitive, low-fidelity 
curio - akin to how some of us view the Gramophones of our "ancestors."  Our 
nostalgia is not your child's - nor your child's child - and so on.   I still 
remember having my snobby head handed to me when I was highly critical of 
"Avatar," saying it was a cartoon version of "Dances with Wolves" - and then 
being sternly told off by a colleague - "So what.  Kids don't know Dances with 
Wolves nor should they.  Not every movie has to be a history lesson nor a 
reference point from a book they're forced to read.  Most art is derivative, 
few things are original and it's why the list of masterpieces is mercifully 
short."


* My retort was rather weak:  "Uh, yeah.  But there was the matter of 1939." - 
d.


P.S. - I jam most all of my movie-going during awards season.  I haven't stood 
in a long line to see the opening of an adventure or an action film in decades. 
 I'm well over 50.  Prices have gone up, obnoxious patrons are still present - 
but the views from my stadium seat are superior.  "Dunkirk" screened in 70mm in 
a few places.  I was excited.  To everyone else, I sounded like a dude obsessed 
with ancient technology - and they gave me that blank look that forewarns, 
"Please don't try to convince me it was better.  You sound like Methuselah." -d.


From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Roland Lataille 
<roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:10 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - 
and why?

Last movie I watched in a movie theatre was The Walk at the LA Chinese Imax 
theatre. Never been inside the theatre before. I have a home theatre room with 
a 138 inch wide image from my Panasonic AE8000 3D projector and 5.1 sound 
system so, why go to a theatre?



From: Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. 
Netflix/HBO - and why?

Responding to another point in the original query..watching movies particularly 
on TCM has motivated me to persu buying  posters for movies ive really enjoyed

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:50 PM MoviePoster Collectors 
<moviepostercollect...@gmail.com<mailto:moviepostercollect...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1L3eeC2lJZs=02%7C01%7C%7Cb6bf118713da4e68eee308d547575cc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636493362896373045=zxG6jPWuiAMmglsKc1y6fOx3%2FNtLFni3Lo1MC0ei%2Fjo%3D=0>

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Glenn Taranto 
<exit82afi...@gmail.com<mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an audience 
interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little bit more so 
you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All they show are 
trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after the movie has 
started.

GT

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel 
<movieartaus...@gmail.com<mailto:movieartaus...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in theaters.  
Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by throwing out 
disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.


On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto 
<exit82afi...@gmail.com<mailto:exit82afi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings through 
the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are the ones I 
feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with friends after a 
film and d

Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Roland Lataille]

Last movie I watched in a movie theatre was The Walk at the LA Chinese Imax 
theatre. Never been inside the theatre before. I have a home theatre room with 
a 138 inch wide image from my Panasonic AE8000 3D projector and 5.1 sound 
system so, why go to a theatre?

  From: Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com>
 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
 Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 9:06 PM
 Subject: Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. 
Netflix/HBO - and why?
   
Responding to another point in the original query..watching movies particularly 
on TCM has motivated me to persu buying  posters for movies ive really enjoyed
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:50 PM MoviePoster Collectors 
<moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:

Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Glenn Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an audience 
interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little bit more so 
you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All they show are 
trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after the movie has 
started.

GT

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel <movieartaus...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in theaters.  
Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by throwing out 
disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.


On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote:
I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings through 
the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are the ones I 
feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with friends after a 
film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of that experience.  

Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined to 
see the average film at a theater.

GT

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC <moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years ago!
Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:
http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/

Sent from my iPad
On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.com> wrote:


Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor 
picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD raised the 
bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to own an 
Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens I have 
ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do in 
theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you will never 
get at home.  You don’t have to answer the phone or the front door.  The screen 
is big.  The audience is live and experiencing the film with you.
In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the rest 
of you feel that way?
Kirby McDanielmovieart.com


On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors 
<moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:
I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my entire 
post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year, if that 
much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so rarely watched 
them at home.

Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to 
theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:

Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
Wonder Woman (twice)
SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user 
review)
Murder on the Orient Express
Close Encounters 40th
Justice League

I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:

Dunkirk
Darkest Hour (future)
The Post (future)

The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services like 
Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two (Wizard of 
Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing several online 
forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows and infotainment 
shows like The Today Show.

How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP (yes, 
almost always for me)?
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Alan Adler]

Dear Mopes and Mopettes -

Happy Holidays, safe times and a box of old movie posters someone hands you and 
says, "I found these in an old house, you want them?"

When I was a kid I probably went to the movies 4 times a week.
Would often take a cab from elementary school to the local theater in Asheboro 
- this was early 1950’s.
I was all alone at the first show of some AIP hit like I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF 
- nobody but me and the occasional bum on the back row sleeping it off.
Like my own private screening room.

Now, I kind of don’t care where it comes from as long as I can watch an average 
of a movie a day.
Of course being a big 3D fan - I liked them at the theaters - but also watch 3D 
at home - but for some reason the 3D home choices are being dropped by my 
providers.

What I am a true fan of today is something that did not exist until recently -
10 hour movies -
I just watched Mindhunter and Godless and I gotta say - 10 hours of something I 
like in 2 or 3 sittings is like heaven to me.
First noticed the 30 minute scene (pretty much non-existent a few years back) 
on Breaking Bad.
Just totally got into the 1 to 1 moment of it - The Greeks knew what they were 
talking about - read Aristotle’s poetics - real time minute for minute is the 
epitome of drama. One can go so deep into story, context, character. 1 to 1 
creates a kind of mental 3D that takes one deeper into the story.

So, anyway, now all the shows have them -
Mindhunter - and what a show or movie or whatever it was that was! - had these 
40 minute dialogue scenes between the heroes and chained up mass murderers - 
jeez, I was on the edge of my seat - did I need thundering hordes - no - just 2 
guys in a room with the drama pegging max -
Just love it - and just love these binge treats -

So things change - they evolve - I still love theaters for the religious aspect 
of communion - 
But I started out as a little kid watching TV in the dark and now I am 69 
watching TV in the dark and still loving it.

When can we just plug it in our neck and be there with the drama?

Hope I can live long enough to catch a few of those films.

I guess the pornos will be first -

Pornos always take the point on the cutting edge of technology.

Not sure I got it in me for a 10-hour Be-there-now skin flick plugged into the 
side of my head.

But I am available and eager for what technology has next in store.
What do you think movies will be like in 10 years - 20 years - 50 years?

The anticipation of it - the trailer etched into the brain - there was always 
something so exciting about being first to the theater when its something you 
really want to see.  

My favorite movie - Forbidden Planet - can’t get away from it - was never the 
same after I saw it as an 8-year-old.

What fun - I think I’ll go flip some dials and see what’s cooking!

Alan


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> On Dec 19, 2017, at 6:06 PM, Alan Heimann  wrote:
> 
> Responding to another point in the original query..watching movies 
> particularly on TCM has motivated me to persu buying  posters for movies ive 
> really enjoyed
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:50 PM MoviePoster Collectors 
> > 
> wrote:
> Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Glenn Taranto  > wrote:
> I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an audience 
> interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little bit more so 
> you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All they show are 
> trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after the movie has 
> started.
> 
> GT
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel  > wrote:
> Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in theaters.  
> Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by throwing out 
> disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.
> 
> 
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto > > wrote:
>> 
>> I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings 
>> through the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are 
>> the ones I feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with 
>> friends after a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of that 
>> experience.  
>> 
>> Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined to 
>> see the average film at a theater.
>> 
>> GT
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC > > wrote:
>> Ha, both of my assistants have/use 

Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Alan Heimann]

Responding to another point in the original query..watching movies
particularly on TCM has motivated me to persu buying  posters for movies
ive really enjoyed

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:50 PM MoviePoster Collectors <
moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs
>
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Glenn Taranto 
> wrote:
>
>> I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an
>> audience interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little
>> bit more so you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All
>> they show are trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after
>> the movie has started.
>>
>> GT
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel > > wrote:
>>
>>> Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in
>>> theaters.  Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by
>>> throwing out disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings
>>> through the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are
>>> the ones I feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with
>>> friends after a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of
>>> that experience.
>>>
>>> Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less
>>> inclined to see the average film at a theater.
>>>
>>> GT
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years
 ago!

 Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:

 http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/

 Sent from my iPad

 On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel  wrote:

 Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the
 poor picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD
 raised the bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate
 enough to own an Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the
 best screens I have ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at
 home than I do in theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the
 theaters that you will never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the
 phone or the front door.  The screen is big.  The audience is live and
 experiencing the film with you.

 In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of
 the rest of you feel that way?

 Kirby McDaniel
 movieart.com


 On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors <
 moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:

 I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my
 entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year,
 if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so
 rarely watched them at home.

 Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked
 to theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:

 Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
 Wonder Woman (twice)
 SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative
 user review)
 Murder on the Orient Express
 Close Encounters 40th
 Justice League

 I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:

 Dunkirk
 Darkest Hour (future)
 The Post (future)

 The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming
 services like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total
 of two (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy
 entertaining/terrorizing several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per
 day of MSNBC news shows and infotainment shows like The Today Show.

 How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the
 MP (yes, almost always for me)?

 --
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 Charlotte, NC USA
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[MoviePoster Collectors]

Alamo Drafthouse hee-lariously ejected a texter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Glenn Taranto 
wrote:

> I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an
> audience interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little
> bit more so you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All
> they show are trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after
> the movie has started.
>
> GT
>
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel 
> wrote:
>
>> Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in
>> theaters.  Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by
>> throwing out disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings
>> through the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are
>> the ones I feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with
>> friends after a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of
>> that experience.
>>
>> Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined
>> to see the average film at a theater.
>>
>> GT
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years
>>> ago!
>>>
>>> Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:
>>>
>>> http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel  wrote:
>>>
>>> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the
>>> poor picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD
>>> raised the bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate
>>> enough to own an Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the
>>> best screens I have ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at
>>> home than I do in theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the
>>> theaters that you will never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the
>>> phone or the front door.  The screen is big.  The audience is live and
>>> experiencing the film with you.
>>>
>>> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of
>>> the rest of you feel that way?
>>>
>>> Kirby McDaniel
>>> movieart.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors <
>>> moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my
>>> entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year,
>>> if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so
>>> rarely watched them at home.
>>>
>>> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked
>>> to theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
>>>
>>> Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
>>> Wonder Woman (twice)
>>> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative
>>> user review)
>>> Murder on the Orient Express
>>> Close Encounters 40th
>>> Justice League
>>>
>>> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
>>>
>>> Dunkirk
>>> Darkest Hour (future)
>>> The Post (future)
>>>
>>> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming
>>> services like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total
>>> of two (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy
>>> entertaining/terrorizing several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per
>>> day of MSNBC news shows and infotainment shows like The Today Show.
>>>
>>> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP
>>> (yes, almost always for me)?
>>>
>>> --
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>>> Charlotte, NC USA
>>> www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and
>>> Showcase
>>> https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Richard Halegua Posters & Art]

the theatre experience is hardly what I grew up with, when I saw Ben Hur 
on a screen as big as a neighborhood
bringing a family to a movie & buying popcorn & drinks has to be near a 
week's wages for some.


when I see a movie, I go for the first showing on a tuesday or weds, sit 
in the back enjoy what I can


otherwise, I have a huge dvd archive.

last time I saw a movie, in a near empty theatre, there was a couple 
down the row from me and she kept blabbing. Finally I got their 
attention and was surprised to see a poker player I knew. He told his gf 
to be quiet.. but that was like a special, as usually yakkers can't stop.


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[Glenn Taranto]

I have found that going to the ArcLight cinemas lends itself to an audience
interested in behaving. Most likely because they charge a little bit more
so you aren't bombarded with annoying ads before the film. All they show
are trailers.  Also they don't let anyone in ten minutes after the movie
has started.

GT

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kirby McDaniel 
wrote:

> Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in
> theaters.  Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by
> throwing out disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto  wrote:
>
> I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings
> through the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are
> the ones I feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with
> friends after a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of
> that experience.
>
> Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined
> to see the average film at a theater.
>
> GT
>
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC 
> wrote:
>
>> Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years
>> ago!
>>
>> Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:
>>
>> http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel  wrote:
>>
>> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the
>> poor picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD
>> raised the bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate
>> enough to own an Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the
>> best screens I have ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at
>> home than I do in theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the
>> theaters that you will never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the
>> phone or the front door.  The screen is big.  The audience is live and
>> experiencing the film with you.
>>
>> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the
>> rest of you feel that way?
>>
>> Kirby McDaniel
>> movieart.com
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors <
>> moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my
>> entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year,
>> if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so
>> rarely watched them at home.
>>
>> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked
>> to theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
>>
>> Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
>> Wonder Woman (twice)
>> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative
>> user review)
>> Murder on the Orient Express
>> Close Encounters 40th
>> Justice League
>>
>> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
>>
>> Dunkirk
>> Darkest Hour (future)
>> The Post (future)
>>
>> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services
>> like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two
>> (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing
>> several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows
>> and infotainment shows like The Today Show.
>>
>> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP
>> (yes, almost always for me)?
>>
>> --
>> Mel S. Hutson
>> Charlotte, NC USA
>> www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and
>> Showcase
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Kirby McDaniel]

Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in theaters.  
Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by throwing out 
disrupters, texters, talkers.  It works too.


> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto  wrote:
> 
> I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings through 
> the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are the ones I 
> feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with friends after 
> a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of that experience.  
> 
> Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined to 
> see the average film at a theater.
> 
> GT
> 
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC  > wrote:
> Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years ago!
> 
> Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:
> 
> http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/ 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel  > wrote:
> 
>> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor 
>> picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD raised the 
>> bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to own an 
>> Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens I have 
>> ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do in 
>> theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you will 
>> never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the phone or the front door.  
>> The screen is big.  The audience is live and experiencing the film with you.
>> 
>> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the 
>> rest of you feel that way?
>> 
>> Kirby McDaniel
>> movieart.com 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors 
>>> > 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my 
>>> entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year, 
>>> if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so 
>>> rarely watched them at home.
>>> 
>>> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to 
>>> theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
>>> 
>>> Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
>>> Wonder Woman (twice)
>>> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user 
>>> review)
>>> Murder on the Orient Express
>>> Close Encounters 40th
>>> Justice League
>>> 
>>> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
>>> 
>>> Dunkirk
>>> Darkest Hour (future)
>>> The Post (future)
>>> 
>>> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services 
>>> like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two 
>>> (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing 
>>> several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows 
>>> and infotainment shows like The Today Show.
>>> 
>>> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP 
>>> (yes, almost always for me)?
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Mel S. Hutson
>>> Charlotte, NC USA
>>> www.moviepostercollectors.guide : 
>>> Movie Poster Collecting Reference and Showcase
>>> https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums 
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Glenn Taranto]

I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings
through the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are
the ones I feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with
friends after a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of
that experience.

Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined
to see the average film at a theater.

GT

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC 
wrote:

> Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years
> ago!
>
> Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:
>
> http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel  wrote:
>
> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor
> picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD raised
> the bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to
> own an Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens
> I have ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do
> in theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you
> will never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the phone or the front
> door.  The screen is big.  The audience is live and experiencing the film
> with you.
>
> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the
> rest of you feel that way?
>
> Kirby McDaniel
> movieart.com
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors <
> moviepostercollect...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my
> entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year,
> if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so
> rarely watched them at home.
>
> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to
> theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
>
> Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
> Wonder Woman (twice)
> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user
> review)
> Murder on the Orient Express
> Close Encounters 40th
> Justice League
>
> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
>
> Dunkirk
> Darkest Hour (future)
> The Post (future)
>
> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services
> like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two
> (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing
> several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows
> and infotainment shows like The Today Show.
>
> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP
> (yes, almost always for me)?
>
> --
> Mel S. Hutson
> Charlotte, NC USA
> www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and
> Showcase
> https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums
>
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[MPC]

Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years ago!

Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted:

http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel  wrote:
> 
> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor 
> picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD raised the 
> bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to own an 
> Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens I have 
> ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do in 
> theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you will 
> never get at home.  You don’t have to answer the phone or the front door.  
> The screen is big.  The audience is live and experiencing the film with you.
> 
> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the 
> rest of you feel that way?
> 
> Kirby McDaniel
> movieart.com
> 
> 
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my 
>> entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year, if 
>> that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so rarely 
>> watched them at home.
>> 
>> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to 
>> theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
>> 
>> Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
>> Wonder Woman (twice)
>> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user 
>> review)
>> Murder on the Orient Express
>> Close Encounters 40th
>> Justice League
>> 
>> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
>> 
>> Dunkirk
>> Darkest Hour (future)
>> The Post (future)
>> 
>> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services 
>> like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two 
>> (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing 
>> several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows and 
>> infotainment shows like The Today Show.
>> 
>> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP 
>> (yes, almost always for me)?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Mel S. Hutson
>> Charlotte, NC USA
>> www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and 
>> Showcase
>> https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums
>> 
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Tom Martin]

saw starwars,,,lastweek,,myeyes are shot so i could not see thefloor or 
sears..lol but iitwas good to see on a screen...the audio is to much  
for me..the old mono pics are fine and wish they showed more 
retro..however thecost doed notmake sense..thefuture is to havea home 
sceen room as you get to watchas many films on netflix///however i just 
have a 199tv and no cable soo i watch free retro movie and tv on wahats 
out on comet, and bounce and i watch mostl PBs and nature shows...and 
music shows..some comedy..the newer movie stuff seems like its all cgi 
and audio blasts..and theactors are a small part now days..i love the 
old schoo lcharacters and story..pre-90s.


a good story and character is what i liked most..and sure the 
cinematography and effects enhanced it but where not the picture..cinema 
paradisio.. Cpra, hitch, zemeckis, Spielberg, scorses, copolla, ford and 
many others knew thewhl big picture...Ivan reitman...there are many.. 
butafter 80s and 090s i think studions want profits over story...and the 
public just likes quick thrills.. .yetwahst funny like instarwars..the 
people want to capture th past..as they remeberas youth andtold 
relatives,,so its funny as they all want a experience that fufills 
spirit..
and all i see is king solomons,,,all is vanity and grasping for the 
wind...


I get more froma history tv doc ora animal film as its educational...we 
now make comic book nmovies lackingany human  connection..andwheni think 
of teh films that touched my hear suresome where animation as thatsa 
great lesson likea child storybook..likedisneys films pinnochio...and 
fantasy is also good liekjurrassic park, time machine..wa of the worlds 
etc..butwhenyou develpe the human factory..like back t the future,,gump, 
andits awonderful life or Its a mad mad mad mad world toshow human 
conflict and comedyit reaches us deep inside

On 2017-12-19 09:45, MnTwister wrote:

I will go to the theater for an event movie, some of the classic
movies that have been showing on the big screen by Fathom Events (I
went to The Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz in 3D, ect). I own a JVC 3D
4k projector and a 160" (16 x 9) screen with a Dolby Atmos (9.2
channel) sound system, that includes the ceiling speakers directly
overhead, so there is no reason for me to go and watch on a regular
basis cell phones light up or ring, my feet stick to the floor, to pay
$4.00 for a bottle of water and $7.50 for a medium popcorn, possibly
$10.00 for parking, and someone's feet on the top of the chair next to
me.. let;s face it, the younger generation can be darn rude at
cinemas.

However, I have gone to see current films on Imax screen (whether it
be true Imax or those in cineplexes). Do I believe my habits are
hurting current moviemaking by my not going regularly to the theater
to see the movies? No, I buy the blu-ray disc, and that is still
income from the film for the studios, much more-so than a theater
ticket. And, a little added comment, there is nothing like projecting
3D at home on a large screen, because you are much closer to the
screen, the 3D effect is so far advanced over watching it in a
theater. If you have ever been disappointed at watching 3D in a
theater, it's a completely different and better experience at home.
There are currently over 500 blu-ray 3D movies available at retail

What I rarely do is stream movies or purchase on demand or any other
digital form, and I have no interest in watching any movie on a tablet
or cell phone. I like quality and no streaming service, even if they
tout 1080p or 4k, comes close to watching a blu-ray with those same
technical features. There is no compression like there is in
streaming, movies on demand, ect. I was amazed when I read how much
compression is used over platforms like Netflix, Amazon, and DirecTV
and Dish Network and all the movie-selling apps available. The
compression ratio can sometimes go up to 80%, where their claimed
"exactly like blu-ray" is actually close to a DVD picture in the end
due to compression. Were you to offer over thge internet a movie in
true blu-ray quality, they could never stream it today without hours
of downloading first.

And not many discuss it, but the sound is also highly compressed, even
more than the picture, so what you end up with on streaming and
Satellite TV and cable is, yes, a 5.1 channel soundtrack, but the
sound has been so compressed, instruments in the orchestra of a movie
score are actually reduced in quality to a huge extent which hurts the
sound of every instrument and even the separation of the stereo
channels, and that goes for sound effects and dialogue too. And I get
sick of that little circle starting to turn when my WIFI signal
lessens. With a blu-ray disc, I can watch it anytime, and know for
sure I can watch it in the first place. All of the streaming services
we have now a movie may appear there one day and be gone the next.

As for Netflix, the service is great for me when I can't find anything
I 

Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[allen day]

Sweet mother of god ... you don't, by chance, live near the big metropolis
of Gastonia, NC?

I would LOVE to visit that screen room.

ad

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 9:45 AM, MnTwister <
0047da4b1761-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:

> I will go to the theater for an event movie, some of the classic movies
> that have been showing on the big screen by Fathom Events (I went to The
> Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz in 3D, ect). I own a JVC 3D 4k projector and a
> 160" (16 x 9) screen with a Dolby Atmos (9.2 channel) sound system, that
> includes the ceiling speakers directly overhead, so there is no reason for
> me to go and watch on a regular basis cell phones light up or ring, my feet
> stick to the floor, to pay $4.00 for a bottle of water and $7.50 for a
> medium popcorn, possibly $10.00 for parking, and someone's feet on the top
> of the chair next to me.. let;s face it, the younger generation can be darn
> rude at cinemas.
>
> However, I have gone to see current films on Imax screen (whether it be
> true Imax or those in cineplexes). Do I believe my habits are hurting
> current moviemaking by my not going regularly to the theater to see the
> movies? No, I buy the blu-ray disc, and that is still income from the film
> for the studios, much more-so than a theater ticket. And, a little added
> comment, there is nothing like projecting 3D at home on a large screen,
> because you are much closer to the screen, the 3D effect is so far advanced
> over watching it in a theater. If you have ever been disappointed at
> watching 3D in a theater, it's a completely different and better experience
> at home. There are currently over 500 blu-ray 3D movies available at retail
>
> What I rarely do is stream movies or purchase on demand or any other
> digital form, and I have no interest in watching any movie on a tablet or
> cell phone. I like quality and no streaming service, even if they tout
> 1080p or 4k, comes close to watching a blu-ray with those same technical
> features. There is no compression like there is in streaming, movies on
> demand, ect. I was amazed when I read how much compression is used over
> platforms like Netflix, Amazon, and DirecTV and Dish Network and all the
> movie-selling apps available. The compression ratio can sometimes go up to
> 80%, where their claimed "exactly like blu-ray" is actually close to a DVD
> picture in the end due to compression. Were you to offer over thge internet
> a movie in true blu-ray quality, they could never stream it today without
> hours of downloading first.
>
> And not many discuss it, but the sound is also highly compressed, even
> more than the picture, so what you end up with on streaming and Satellite
> TV and cable is, yes, a 5.1 channel soundtrack, but the sound has been so
> compressed, instruments in the orchestra of a movie score are actually
> reduced in quality to a huge extent which hurts the sound of every
> instrument and even the separation of the stereo channels, and that goes
> for sound effects and dialogue too. And I get sick of that little circle
> starting to turn when my WIFI signal lessens. With a blu-ray disc, I can
> watch it anytime, and know for sure I can watch it in the first place. All
> of the streaming services we have now a movie may appear there one day and
> be gone the next.
>
> As for Netflix, the service is great for me when I can't find anything I
> own that I am in the mood to watch, but so many of the movies showing there
> I have never heard of, and as far as current movies, including those coming
> out on home video for the first time after their theatrical showing, there
> are almost none. I use Netflix mail service and rent blu-rays for those I
> don't want to buy. My main problem with HBO and those services is the way
> they reformat all of the movies filmed in the Cinemascope 2:35:1 ratio to
> "fir the screen." To me, that's just editing what the director intended. I
> believe cinemas have a bright future, as going to the movies is a
> tradition. And home video is just adding revenue to boxoffice intake.
>
>
>
>
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Re: [MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[Kirby McDaniel]

Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor 
picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono.  DVD raised the 
bar a bit.  Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to own an 
Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens I have 
ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do in 
theaters.  Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you will never 
get at home.  You don’t have to answer the phone or the front door.  The screen 
is big.  The audience is live and experiencing the film with you.

In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high.  Do any of the rest 
of you feel that way?

Kirby McDaniel
movieart.com


> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors 
>  wrote:
> 
> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my entire 
> post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year, if that 
> much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so rarely watched 
> them at home.
> 
> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to 
> theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:
> 
> Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
> Wonder Woman (twice)
> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user 
> review)
> Murder on the Orient Express
> Close Encounters 40th
> Justice League
> 
> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:
> 
> Dunkirk
> Darkest Hour (future)
> The Post (future)
> 
> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services 
> like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two 
> (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing 
> several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows and 
> infotainment shows like The Today Show.
> 
> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP 
> (yes, almost always for me)?
> 
> -- 
> Mel S. Hutson
> Charlotte, NC USA
> www.moviepostercollectors.guide : 
> Movie Poster Collecting Reference and Showcase
> https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums 
> 
> 
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[MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[MnTwister]

I will go to the theater for an event movie, some of the classic movies that 
have been showing on the big screen by Fathom Events (I went to The Sound of 
Music, Wizard of Oz in 3D, ect). I own a JVC 3D 4k projector and a 160" (16 x 
9) screen with a Dolby Atmos (9.2 channel) sound system, that includes the 
ceiling speakers directly overhead, so there is no reason for me to go and 
watch on a regular basis cell phones light up or ring, my feet stick to the 
floor, to pay $4.00 for a bottle of water and $7.50 for a medium popcorn, 
possibly $10.00 for parking, and someone's feet on the top of the chair next to 
me.. let;s face it, the younger generation can be darn rude at cinemas.
However, I have gone to see current films on Imax screen (whether it be true 
Imax or those in cineplexes). Do I believe my habits are hurting current 
moviemaking by my not going regularly to the theater to see the movies? No, I 
buy the blu-ray disc, and that is still income from the film for the studios, 
much more-so than a theater ticket. And, a little added comment, there is 
nothing like projecting 3D at home on a large screen, because you are much 
closer to the screen, the 3D effect is so far advanced over watching it in a 
theater. If you have ever been disappointed at watching 3D in a theater, it's a 
completely different and better experience at home. There are currently over 
500 blu-ray 3D movies available at retail
What I rarely do is stream movies or purchase on demand or any other digital 
form, and I have no interest in watching any movie on a tablet or cell phone. I 
like quality and no streaming service, even if they tout 1080p or 4k, comes 
close to watching a blu-ray with those same technical features. There is no 
compression like there is in streaming, movies on demand, ect. I was amazed 
when I read how much compression is used over platforms like Netflix, Amazon, 
and DirecTV and Dish Network and all the movie-selling apps available. The 
compression ratio can sometimes go up to 80%, where their claimed "exactly like 
blu-ray" is actually close to a DVD picture in the end due to compression. Were 
you to offer over thge internet a movie in true blu-ray quality, they could 
never stream it today without hours of downloading first. 
And not many discuss it, but the sound is also highly compressed, even more 
than the picture, so what you end up with on streaming and Satellite TV and 
cable is, yes, a 5.1 channel soundtrack, but the sound has been so compressed, 
instruments in the orchestra of a movie score are actually reduced in quality 
to a huge extent which hurts the sound of every instrument and even the 
separation of the stereo channels, and that goes for sound effects and dialogue 
too. And I get sick of that little circle starting to turn when my WIFI signal 
lessens. With a blu-ray disc, I can watch it anytime, and know for sure I can 
watch it in the first place. All of the streaming services we have now a movie 
may appear there one day and be gone the next.
As for Netflix, the service is great for me when I can't find anything I own 
that I am in the mood to watch, but so many of the movies showing there I have 
never heard of, and as far as current movies, including those coming out on 
home video for the first time after their theatrical showing, there are almost 
none. I use Netflix mail service and rent blu-rays for those I don't want to 
buy. My main problem with HBO and those services is the way they reformat all 
of the movies filmed in the Cinemascope 2:35:1 ratio to "fir the screen." To 
me, that's just editing what the director intended. I believe cinemas have a 
bright future, as going to the movies is a tradition. And home video is just 
adding revenue to boxoffice intake.



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[MOPO] How often do you attend theaters to watch movies vs. Netflix/HBO - and why?

[MoviePoster Collectors]

I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my
entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year,
if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so
rarely watched them at home.

Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to
theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like:

Blade Runner 2049 (twice)
Wonder Woman (twice)
SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user
review)
Murder on the Orient Express
Close Encounters 40th
Justice League

I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters:

Dunkirk
Darkest Hour (future)
The Post (future)

The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services
like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two
(Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing
several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows
and infotainment shows like The Today Show.

How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP
(yes, almost always for me)?

-- 
Mel S. Hutson
Charlotte, NC USA
www.moviepostercollectors.guide: Movie Poster Collecting Reference and
Showcase
https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums

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