(January 13, 2021 at 7:03 am)arewethereyet Wrote: There was a time when going to the theater was your only way to see a movie. Now, even a big movie will be available for purchase or streaming in just a few months.
Theaters are trying everything in the last few years to stay afloat. Between the recliner seats and serving alcohol and meals, they are trying to make it more like home. Then I may as well just stay home. I am short...that's some code for tall people to come sit right in front of me. I have watched a lot of movies over the years with a big hole shaped like the shoulders and head of another patron right in the middle of the screen.
I can't remember the last time I saw a movie trailer and thought "I really want to see that!" It seems to me that most movies in the past few years are remakes or sequels.
I've moved away from watching movies, even at home. I tend to go for series that I didn't watch when they first came out and various documentaries...especially music docs and concerts.
You wouldn't have the tall person problem in a Cinetopia style living room theater. your feet are head level with the people in front of you! Cinetopia is no more now but their theaters still exist, having been bought out. They also have a parlor style viewing experience where there is a bar in the middle of the room and many different screens, kind of like a sports bar but with one movie being shown, and you pay to get in.
