Movie theaters are in trouble.

[mbewane]

I consider myself lucky here in Brussels with this membership thing where I pay 20 euros per month and can go as often as I want. It's a group of independent theaters I have access to, I get to see arthouse/indie movies plus most big productions too. I've had something like that for the past 20 years, totally changed my approach and opened me up to tons of movies I wouldn't have seen otherwise. They all regularly host all kinds of festivals, also show older movies so you can see them on big screen, classic movies I haven't seen, etc. I go about 2 or 3 times a week, no way I would go that often if had to pay full price each time.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

This Month
Black Bag - 97% on Rotten Tomatoes,
Last Breath - 79% on Rotten Tomatoes,
Mickey 17 - 78% on Rotten Tomatoes,
Novocaine - 82 % on Rotten Tomatoes,

Last Month
Companion - 94% on Rotten Tomatoes,
Heart Eyes - 81% on Rotten Tomatoes,
Presence - 88% on Rotten Tomatoes

All these movies are bombs, and all these movies combined will make less than Captain America: Brave New World with its 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, and that movie is still a flop.

Audiences have absolutely no interest in new, quality original films. The would rather suffer through a mediocre superhero flick than even an original horror or action movie.

I saw almost all these movies (including Captain America) in theaters and almost every time my theater was dead.

If Sinners doesn’t completely blow the doors off I wouldn’t blame the studios for never green lighting an original film again.

There's another element.

Original shows on streaming apps (Max, Netflix etc).

I find myself preferring to watch a good show that might be anywhere from 4 to 10 episodes as a "limited series" all the way to shows with 5+ seasons and 10 episodes per. I still enjoy a good movie, but there's something about watching shyt like Shogun, Last Kingdom, Top Boy, Supacell etc....

 

[Laidbackman]

White boy

 

[Grand Conde]

I have kids and bring them to the cinema a few times a month.

 

[FlyRy]

White boy

"Laidbackman" posts the most neurotic post even My OCD ass was appalled.

 

[MidniteJay]

Just realized the last time I went to the movies was for Godzilla Minus One. That was December 2023

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

I was about to see the new captain America.. but I looked on my Emby sever and it was there already lol.. what’s the point if they movies today are mid.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Just realized the last time I went to the movies was for Godzilla Minus One. That was December 2023

I stopped going for years… before last year the last movie I saw was inception.

 

[br82186]

The Emagine line of theaters are fire. We have close to me in Portage Indiana. It's a great experience. I go a few times a year.

Movie theaters like that and Alamo will stay in business because of the experience.


Imax theaters as well

 

[Laidbackman]

"Laidbackman" posts the most neurotic post even My OCD ass was appalled.

Yep, a white boy...that I wasn't even talking to.

 

[phillycavsfan]

When I want the home theater experience, I just put on my Sennheiser Headphones, although a little expensive. But they did come down in price. Anyway, it's still a good setup for a single cat. I can hear everything. I sometimes wear them when I watch tv period. I bought them a while back, because the big screen I had back then didn't have bluetooth. The only problem is, I haven't seen a movie that held my attention since "The Book of Clarence" . So no real need in getting that Nostalgia Popcorn Maker Machine I always wanted. Probably wasn't healthy no way.

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That movie was mid.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

The last movie I remember seeing in theaters was Oppenheimer but I’m not sure if it was the last. I’ve been to the movies since I’ve moved to Georgia. I like going to the movies but I have to have an experience.

 

[BrothaZay]

Going to the movies is fire.

 

[Laidbackman]

I may mess around and catch the Tuesday Discount tomorrow, and see "Novocaine" for the heck of it. I saw the movie trailer today online, and didn't know it was the same movie trailer I saw in the theater a while back. I just forgot the title of the movie. It looked a little interesting back then, but not quite interesting enough to go see, especially since I saw no Blacks. But I may get a laugh or two from it. Plus it would give me a chance to again, try the movie nacho's and large drink combo, which might become my new go-to combo...a change from that overly salted large popcorn.

 

[Laidbackman]

That movie was mid.

It was the first modern mainstream movie that showed America that the Israelites, the sons and daughters of The Most High, were truly Black, including The Savior. That alone should have been enough to hold any Black person's interest, especially the Blacks here in America.