There are some worthy movies still made from time to time but the cost at the Box Office is driving most families including mine to see less and less at the movie theater and wait a few months until they come on DVD or Blue Ray. With our home theater, they are just as enjoyable to watch and our home made popcorn taste better and doesn’t cost a fortune.
When we do go to the theater it’s usually part of a reward program we set up for my 9-year old son. He earns a movie night.
And about the movie prices. Regular movies here are $10.50 now for an adult and $7.50 for our child, coming to a total of $28.50. If we want to see it in 3D then it’s $35.50
For $28.50 I can buy the movie in a few months and own it, or get it from Netflix.
And I HATE the new 3D. They are ripping of the audience all for the sake of getting more money from them. And I don’t think it adds much at all to the movie. I grew up in the hey-day of 3D movies when it was a fun experience that everyone was chatting about on their way out. . When the audience was dodging all sorts of projectiles and flying things, like vampire bats, spears, hypodermic needles, hot wax, and on and on the possibilities went. It was fun just watching the people jump. Do they jump today? Nope.
And they did not raise the ticket pieces then. It was about getting people back to the theaters and out of their homes, where they were glued to the new TVs . Today’s motivation is to pick their pockets at the theater , sale 3D TVs at the electronics stores, and raise the prices of purchased movies. Check the price of a 3D Blueray vs. a DVD?
I agree.