If you want to see a massive drop off in the movie goers, then this is a great way to do it.
What exactly were you expecting the Regal Entertainment Group to do about the border?
Who still pays $50 to drive to a movie theatre when most homes have a 40 inch or bigger television in the living room?
Wait till Hollywood screams when their bottom line takes a hit and they want this stopped.
This is a bit of a non-issue for me and my family. Except for IMAX, and that only about once a year, we don’t go to the theaters. Home is so much better.
I thought this was already done in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”?
Since the first indication of wisdom is how much another person agrees with your perspective, the author is obviously wise in the ways of the world as I’ve been using the term “security theater” about TSA for years. I’ve recently found myself going to the theater less in recent months. Not so much as a security issue but I’m finding less on the screen I want to spend those $$$ to see. Wait a while and spend less to see it at home.
My usual choice of movie house is an AMC that is “posted” but concealed is concealed, as all good FReepers know. If they went full on TSA/courthouse, I’m done with ever returning for the widescreen, Dolby Surround Sound experience.
As a control, they should compare results (number of mass shootings) in theaters where they REQUIRE all customers carry.
And if they find my M&Ms will they ignore them?
I don’t think so.
So what are they really looking for?
They claim inflation adjusted prices are the same as in the better attended past. That’s true. But more people are unemployed, under-employed or simply not earning enough of the new play money to pay the price. We as a society are sinking into poverty. The first thing to go as you get poor are irrelevant expenses like movies.
That’s just one problem. I have a problem with the actual product. They stuff the dialog with propaganda like global warming, pro-gay, and the occasional political jab against conservatives or Christians. While those are hugely popular with liberals it turns off at least 50% of the potential audience. That 50% has been conditioned to stay away. Lots of luck bringing them back.
The new generation of stupid proles are scared little rabbits begging the government for protection via the TSA.
What they don’t know is that their protectors will soon become their keepers and slaughter them one day in the future in the name of SAFETY.
To demonstrate the absolute stupidity of their thinking I believe that the worst theater shooting was done from entry of the back door and not front door of the theater.
How stupid can our timid new generation be? The right to carry and to protect yourself is the only way to ensure your own safety. Don’t prepare yourself to protect yourself...well...poo poo on you.
Right its about safety... So you think everyone is that stupid. Not one of the evil people were women so why the purse check? If a guy wear a conceal holster a bag check is not going to work on him. But I will bet you are going to find a lot of food and candy during these checks. Hum.. Might that be the goal in the first place?
Well, let’s see what the market decides. Are there enough armed citizens and second amendment advocates who will boycott Regal Cinemas and take their business to the competition? I’ll be one.
I went to the movies the other night. Just about all of us were in the last couple rows. Just about half, I’m sure, of us were armed.
If the TSA takes over security, then I for one will never go to that theater again.
Take the damn sign down that says no guns allowed.
Weren’t statistics recently released that said TSA missed 98% of contraband in test cases? I’m not feeling’ the safety.
Oh boy is the TSA going to love Disney Movies. All the little
children they will get to feel up. The perverts will be
fighting for that detail.
In Israel, they know who the enemy is, what he/she looks like, how he/she sounds, what they want and rely on HUMINT to find the bad guys.
The Americans are not sure who the enemy is. Is it a disgruntled teenager, a military psychiatrist, angry punk, humiliated student, strung out individual on antidepressants or just plane loon?
I think they are really using this as an excuse to search bags for food and beverages so they can make more at the concession stands.
Metal detectors would be much less intrusive and far more effective in finding weapons.
Allow CCW? I don`t go where I`m banned.
If this TSA crap continues we will become the USSR, where you must have a pass to travel outside of a few blocks of your home.