Sometimes the subtitles get a bit distracting, but I agree with you. Nothing from any of the major domestic studios has had enough appeal to get me to stream it, much less drag me into a theater. My wife feels the same. I exempt the independent and foreign studios because they're willing to take a leap of faith on some 'outside-the-box' concepts that the big ones won't touch. Since we cut the cable and went with Roku or Amazon boxes on every screen in the house, we discovered a galaxy of channels out there that you just don't get in your cable bundle. It's liberating. And sitting here on my PC with a broadband connection and a 32" monitor, it's like a home theater system. I have many free or low fee streaming sites bookmarked and can pick and choose what I want to watch, when I want to watch it. We share like-for-like subscription services with the kids, as well, so I don't think anybody pays more for monthly fees higher than the cost of a single movie ticket, including a bucket of greasy popcorn and a large soda. Certainly a lot less than monthly cable fees, and probably ten times the programming access. And Sam, the most annoying thing about going to a movie is the inevitable tallest person in the theater sitting in the seat directly in front of me and blocking the screen with their Size 10 melon.
Ha, ha. As someone "height challenged" at 5'8", I know this problem. However, most modern movie theaters are steep and this problem rarely comes up any more.