Why would one wish to go to a movie theater and pay what it costs for the DVD to get in, to sit in a cramped seat that is usually sticky and dirty, get charged a small fortune for stale popcorn and flat Pepsi and watch it listening to some crapy surround sound system?
There is no comparison to seeing a great film shown on a true wide screen instead of viewing it on something smaller than the side of a mini-van.
Because the movie theater has huge speakers and the music the most important element of this film. The music, dancing, and images just encompass you and make you part of the story.
Don't buy the popcorn. Can't you go anywhere without eating constantly? What do you do when you go to the live theater? They don't let you eat there.
And my neighborhood movie theater has plush seats arranged in "stadium" style seating (steep ramp) so that nothing obscures your view. They are immaculate. I got a double seat all to myself last night (a love seat) because my knee is bothering me and I wanted to stretch it out and support it on a little pillow. It was very comfortable. But the movie was so good that I quickly forgot all about the painful knee.