Do Jujubes have a place in home theaters?
If John Dvorak didn't vote in our "Is HDTV keeping you from the movies?" poll, that's OK. We now know how he would have voted. Earlier today, Dvorak stated that two industries are about to get knocked into next week: newspapers and movies. As far as the movie industry: we're right there with you John; that was the point we were making with the poll!You could argue that movie-going is a social experience to be shared and that we're going to miss that experience due to home theaters. Quite frankly, the only worthwhile social experience I had in the theater was to see who could spit a Jujube the farthest. [What can I say; I was an angry teen!]
As Dvorak points out in his article, I can sit in my home theater, pause my movie, get a cheap snack and more. So what will the movie industry do to draw us back in and reverse the tide? If they can put some yardage markers in the aisle so I can officially measure the flight of my Jujube, I might consider coming back.
What will Hollywood have to do to move you from the home theater to the movie theater?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
freestufftimes.com @ Sep 20th 2005 7:00PM
I dont think anything can be done at this point. With the cost of decent projectors getting more and more affordable I have no reason to go to the movies. It takes some patience for a movie to be released, but I'd rather wait then deal with the movie theater "experience"
Richard Lawler @ Sep 20th 2005 7:14PM
Like i said in my earlier post, if the prices were at a point where I could actually go and make it a group activity for less than or even near the price of a DVD, i'd go more often. But they aren't and I won't.
Galley @ Sep 21st 2005 8:33AM
We have a Target store directly across the street from a 20-plex theater. You can be sure that everyone stops at Target to load up on those movie theater-sized snacks, since they are only 89 cents.
Adam @ Sep 21st 2005 5:45PM
Make the staff friendlier - no more of this "if I don't ask you to buy the combo it's free" crap. I'll tell you what I want!
Update the theater - our seats are getting trashed and don't recline like I've seen other places do.
Sound - I see the speakers on the walls, but don't really hear them all that much, if at all. Everthing seems to be coming from the front.
The biggest thing that's going to get me back to the theaters is better movies! Or at least previews that don't tell me the whole movie in 45 seconds.
HDJ @ Sep 21st 2005 8:46PM
Sure, movie theaters will decrease in number but will they really go the way of the Dodo bird? As DVD sales increase and box office numbers decline, movie theaters will dwindle down to an elite few. Those that remain will be the IMAX and Cinerama-sized screens that can offer viewers an experience better than any home theater. As great as HD screens are, nothing quite compares to a six story Neo or Harry Potter.