Do you go to the cinema? (3959 views, 106 replies)

Some say that people who prefer pirated content don't watch movies in the cinema.
Do you go to the cinema? How often?

Nope Was only once there and that was 15+ years ago

I do, not very often, but if there is a movie that I have been really looking forward to I go.
I also love sci-fi, and I think it's a genre that really does need to be seen on the big screen- especially if it has scenes of space travel.
It's a bit of a tradition that Son and I go to see the new Star Trek moves as and when they are released at the cinema.

There are lot of movies that I would never have gone to the cinema to watch (or missed because the downside of the cinema is things are time limited) but ended up loving them, and without being able to watch online just would not see at all.
And of those there a some that I have then bought so that I can watch in HD or blue ray.

I think watching movies online is similar to listening to music on the radio - if you see/hear something that you like you'll probably want your own copy.

I have a 2-for-1 pass at my local cinema and we usually go to the first showing on a weekday so it's pretty empty. Some films are worth seeing on the big screen.

No, I do not like going to cinemas AT ALL. Last I was there, I was nine. Never again!

One of the last times I went to the movies I had to wait through a psa made by rapists about respecting women. When Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein scold me for something I haven't done they lose a lot of my business.

We have memberships and it's kind of been a long time tradition for us to go to the Cinemas as it's location is around the corner from home. It's also by the Beach near all our favourite places so it's convenient and fun. Also, the one we go to has live bands, outdoor patio + bar with several entertainment venues so that is always a bonus which makes the experience more than just seeing a movie.

Last time was in 2015,a few of my girlfriends and I were taking our friend out for her birthday,we went to see Sicario, and decided to make it a night, so we went into Boston,Mass.(we all live in New Hampshire) after the movie we hit a few clubs in Boston, no one could drive back, so we had to spend the night at a Ramada Inn. Lol, it was fun though.

I don't go often but yes I go sometimes when the movie is worth seeing on the big screen. I went and saw Avengers: Infinity War. Before that was probably some animated movie when my kids were little like 7 or 8 years ago. If there weren't sites like this, I probably still wouldn't go to the theater that often so it's not like they are losing my business bc of this site though.

Barely ever. It's too costly. I don't pirate everything, but I make sure that my media purchases are cheap.

I rarely go to the cinema anymore, but it has nothing to do with pirated movie sites. I've only been like 3 times in the last 6-7 years and that was only because my sister didn't want to go alone. I'd rather stayy my happy ass at home and watch my own movie with my own junk food and my own cold cokes instead of paying $9.50 admission, $8-14 for a popcorn &drink combo and not to mention the right arm, soul and first born child they want for candy too. Nah, I'll take my pirated movies... Gladly.

I go often, we still have a drive-in

Not very often. It has to be for a movie that I am really very interested in for me to go. The cost of the movies is not that bad but the cost of popcorn and drinks is just plain ridiculous! It cost more for the drinks and popcorn than the movie tickets!

New movies are not very good. so I don't go. Hollywood is brain dead and social issue based. They are mostly remaking movies from years ago or they use same theme and just change actors.

No and I can't even remember the last movie I saw in theaters.

I saw Titanic - does that count?

Not since they started shooting them up!

Perhaps eight years, I find them to be so bad, (boring remakes and long running series), that when given a movie card as a gift I usually give it away.

Not at all.I like it at home.

no need to when u have this site and the comfort of ur own home why waste ur money when u have everything on here

I am shocked at the amount of members who prefer to never go to the cinema

I love the cinema experience and go when I can BUT the cost is prohibitive especially if you take the whole family and god forbid they want a drink or food !!!

Last time i was at the cinema i yanked a guys phone from him and threw it at the wall.
'ring ring , "awrite mate. Am good just " ... "oi , ma phone!!!"

Apparently this is not an acceptable thing to do on a date. Who knew?

true,we went to old drive-ins, more fun.movie theatres not fun now,expensive,AND FOUL PEOPLE AND CROWDS!!-i found,people are kept home because of(1.)bad theatres,bad crowds,no ushers for crowd-control(2.)one theatre the PRINT OF MOVIE WAS BAD!!we all wanted our money back!!-hence,no movie!!"unprofessional theaters"in the 'burbs.terrible!

(3.)Lousy movies.BIG SUBJECT,CAUSE NOW kids PUT UP WITH KID-TEEN-ECT. movies----but adults sick of bad Hollywood.--we rent,stay home,read books,cable tv,NETFLIX--LOUSY theaters was why i went to "art theaters"smaller,different crowds,better films,NOT TOO Loud(I have very acute hearing, like a cat,if my cat hears it,i do too.--tested 3 octaves above normal hearing--or,i'm a dog.)

I read a whole article, explain WHY people,adults,deserted theaters.The ushers will not throw out talkers,disruptive people,hence theater very lousy place to go.AND TOO EXPENSIVE.for me, like "not-a-multi-plex".I would like a real beautiful old theatre,very rare.We were used to them.Theatres literally drove people away,into their homes.Add, lousy movies, exit the adults to home.Hollywood and theaters have themselves to blame.YES, PHONES,a mess.

I use to go when my son worked at AMC Theaters but only for something that you would really want to see on a big screen, something like The Meg. You know the action-packed kind that looks great on a big screen or if a really good horror movie I wanted to see was coming out. I really only did that because I could go for free when he worked there. He now works at Game Stop so no more free movies!
I WOULD MUCH RATHER WATCH MOVIE AT HOME ON MY COUCH WITH ALL MY FRIENDS HERE AT 2MOVIES.
I love this site and you too Doc

I do occasionally when favorite directors release a movie I know needs to be seen on the big screen. I'm still not keen on going because people are noisy & inconsiderate though.

Never. I prefer at home then I can pause if I want and maybe make a coffee and not miss anything

Don't have one here in this small town. The local theatre occasionally has a movie evening but by then I've usually seen it ( )
Besides, said theatre also has arse aching seats so I don't go to the theatre as often as I might like to... only go if there is a must watch event that I'm prepared to squirm through.

I am lucky enough to live close to a city that hosts an international film festival which has the stars and also the unknown, up and coming directors of the future. Great opportunity to watch non-English speaking films (European, South American, Asian). Will try to get to one or two and hopefully get sratstruck by Judy Dench or Danny Devito. But it is crazy trying to get tickets especially over the internet. Fingers crossed.

There are some movies before it comes out and ive seen the preveiws.. i say to myself.. "now this movie i have to watch in the cinemas!" and more often than not i watch here lol. But in saying that.. the last Cinema movie i watched was The Meg and before that was the Recent Avengers. So i do try.. and plus its a good outing for my wife and I. Here in NZ, I guess they're a bit more lenient on the food checks. Cause i can walk in with McDonald Combos or even KFC meals lol.. just as long as you dont flaunt it in their faces. Like chuck it all in a back pack and just carry the drinking cup in.. and another good thing about our cinemas "now" is that its more affordable now than it was about 5 years ago. The prices back then was $20 an adult and $15 for a child, not to mention their popcorns, drink and ice cream prices are right up there with their tickets. So a family movie night at the cinema back then for us was pretty well near $150 dollars. Compared to what it is now.. $8.50 set price everywhere. Top that with their nonexistence food checks?? why not?? Kids a fully grown to go out to the movies with us.. so all up.. $40.
... Definitely prefer here though as my other half has the tendencies to fall asleep in any movie we watch and questions me afterwards about the whole movie smh lol.
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I love the cinema. Of course I go. The person who wrote whatever you read was speaking for themself, just like I'm "speaking" for myself".

I go when I can afford all the goodies that make the experience special. :) There's no rhyme or reason with me, just mood and money.

:)

Last time we went to the theatre was years ago. Cost 44 bucks for 3 tickets medium popcorns and three drinks. Kids also always want candy. Thank goodness I had a bag of M&M's in my bag. I can buy a lot of groceries with that amount. Heck that just about covers my internet bill.

Me and my cousin Caitlin sometimes goes when there is a really good movie out but we maybe went to 3 movies in 5 years. And we don't buy snacks just the tickets and we are less then 1,000 feet from the subway, taco bell, and pizza hut. There all in the same area and walmart is less then a half mile from there as well. All in the same side of town. So no need for snacks during the movie we just go out to eat after.

A drive in be great, just like the old days. These young whipper snappers don't know what we know! A drive in movie with my favorite gal. Gotta leave that blank because never know!

Not since the mid 90's,been doing this a long time earily 90's

Not in a lot of years. Mostly because the screen size has been halved then halved again. The cinema I went to had one screen. It was huge. When you came out it took a few minutes to adjust to the normal size of people. Now it has 4 screens and a coffee shop. The building didn't grow.
I loved cinema. When the screen could be a good 80 foot wide, the lights went dim, not so you could see the movie better, but the projector was sucking all the power. And it was only doing 25 frames per second.
Now I have a screen I run at 1920 X 1080 resolution. Sharper than the human eye. Way sharper than mine anyway. Frames per second I leave at 60, same as the power supply.
Electronics last longer if you don't push them. Besides your eyes see 25 frames/sec as motion. Would you notice a higher frame rate? Except the ugly smell of cooking electronics. As a retired electronics technician, the smell is UGLY. Some really not nice chemicals used to make this stuff.

Never been to a drive in. Scotland never had one. Weather! By the time I came here they were all closed and the local plant life was re-establishing. Screens were but steel frames. Well the bits concreted into the ground.
... How old are you that mentions "Drive in movies?"
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I can not recall the last movie I saw in a theatre. It costs a small fortune, it's always too cold, you can not pause, and people moving about. I always rented before I found these sites.

I do still love the drive-ins tho! Here in central PA, we still have 3 or 4!!

I have not been to a cinema since May 2012. There is a drive-in theater about 25 miles south of where I live. We have been there a few times. After what happened in Colorado I just don't trust people anymore. I hate that, but it's true.