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- vsujohn2, on 07/11/2008, -0/+32Its seriously ***** that i have to put up with more and more commercials at the movies. It used to be just previews and maybe some other annoying ones, but now I get the same ***** commercials I can see at home. Even worse, the tickets cost more and more each year, yet I see no subsidies in my pocket for the lame ass ads that spam the silver screen.
- withoutamartyr, on 07/11/2008, -0/+18Regal Cinemas has the 'Regal First Look'. It masquerades as a 'first look' at upcoming blockbusters, but is, in effect, a 30 minute long infomercial for TBS and coca cola. I've stopped watching; I spend my time, now, in the lobby rather than subject myself to that.
- Haoie, on 07/11/2008, -0/+17Let's all go to the lobby
Let's all go to the lobby
Let's all go to the lobby
To get ourselves some snacks - terminalpariah, on 07/11/2008, -0/+16Just playing Devil's advocate here:
I *think* (please let me know if I'm wrong) that the movie studios take the lion's share of the ticket price (maybe to the point that some theatres sell seats at a loss). The theatres make the money back on concessions.
But less people are buying concessions - the skyrocketing price of corn hasn't helped. So they've had to find another revenue stream.
Also, they're probably greedy *****. - seventhc, on 07/11/2008, -0/+14The way I see advertising : If I'm a paying customer, then no ads should be displayed, if it's a free service then advertisements are OK.
- bootie, on 07/11/2008, -0/+9I'm all of 27 years old and when I was in high school tickets were $5 and no ***** 15 minutes of old previews and adds running before the show starts. The movie going experience has been ruined as a whole by greedy movie theaters; They are already making 1000% on each box of popcorn! Watching the decline in the movie experience has saddened me and the only solution I see is to build a bad ass home theater sometime.
- Tyrghast, on 07/11/2008, -0/+8Cargo shorts/pants: smuggle butt-tons of candy in that you bought at the dollar store.
- BinaryFragger, on 07/11/2008, -0/+8If the movie is so crappy, why even bother downloading it and watching it, then?
People use the same argument with music.
They say "all music sucks!!" yet they have 80GB of MP3s. - leerayIG88, on 07/11/2008, -0/+7I like to hide a large amount of snacks in my pockets while I go to the movies. All they hear is the sound of candy wrappers while I walk.
- PopcornDave, on 07/11/2008, -0/+6That's right. A 50# bag of popcorn will produce about 800 oz. of popped popcorn. Given that the jumbo popcorn bag at the theater is about 5-6 oz of popcorn, that's going to give you about 130-150 bags out of each 50#. Given that the bag costs you about $25 and the oil to pop that is going to be maybe another $25 at most, you're looking at grossing $600-700 per 50# of popcorn. That's a fantastic profit margin.
- jsavage58, on 07/11/2008, -1/+6OK, on another note. Can someone tell me why whenever I am watching a program or movie these days, its 10 minutes in and they are still flashing credits? I don't give a 5hit who the executive so and so is, and it's annoying as hell to keep seeing names flash at the bottom of the screen while I am trying to watch the krap they show
- alpha94, on 07/11/2008, -1/+6"So why is the message up there not for 5 or 10 seconds, but 30 seconds or more? Why of course… it’s the glowing, pulsating AT&T logo at the bottom.
Really? That’s where their money is best spent? Do you think anyone, anywhere is signing up for a specific cell phone carrier based on seeing their logo on a Shut Off Your Phone movie promo?`
He doesn`t get it, the point is it got him talking about it and remembering it after the fact. That`s marketing. - cros, on 07/11/2008, -0/+5I think the problem is that there are ads *inside* the movie. Personally, I don't usually pay to watch ads. Ads should be subsidizing the cost of the content yet ticket prices keep going up. Go figure.
- sodade, on 07/11/2008, -0/+4If it really has to be $30 to make a profit, then the business model is ***** dead.
- skored, on 07/11/2008, -1/+5looks like the site got smacked. google cache seems to be the only mirror: http://72.14.205.104/search?hs=sUq&hl=en&lr=&c2cof ...
- o0joshua0o, on 07/11/2008, -0/+4Even better, pop your own popcorn IN the theater. All you need is some Jiffy Pop and a lighter.
- wealer, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Well said Jim. The podcast was great. And I totally related to how uncomfortable you feel when ushers come around looking for donations... Geez, it's like church for heaven's sake.
- Professr, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3We could always move to blipverts...
- marx2k, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3It's pretty hard to read a newspaper/book with the light's turned off and the projector going.
- shoop008, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3The price of corn is not that big a deal. That 4 dollar bucket of popcorn you get may have 10 cents worth of corn. Even if corn price quadrupled they would still be making a huge profit on the popcorn. Right now I can buy a 50lb bag of kernels for $30, I'm sure a movie theater pays a lot less. Its the same for cola products. You pay more for the packaging than you do for the actual syrup in some cases.
- endlessoul, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Okay, okay. Here's the real one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCZc_5Zg-E
- sodade, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Dugg for Max Headroom reference - that show was way before its time. I need to find a place to download all of those.
- dogsop, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Give me the ability to buy an assigned seat and I'll gladly wait until the infomercial is done before I sit down. As long as I have to arrive early to get a good seat I'm stuck watching this crap.
- terminalpariah, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2I guess you'd be the guy to ask, PopcornDave.
- swizzcheez, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2What? Guess I'm too sheltered and have gone to far fewer movies since they started that crap (and incidentally started making more crap movies at the same time).
If the theatre (or any organization) actually had the balls to pass around a donation cup, my next move would be to the manager demanding my ticket price back. - rjc5056, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2Shh! We can't let the theaters know how we do it! We have to keep the wool over their eyes a bit longer, friend.
- bosssmiley, on 07/11/2008, -1/+3Don't you believe it about concessions. What's the percentage mark-up on popcorn compared to its' grain value? Only about 25,000% (yes, that is twenty five thousand)
- mitso6989, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2The solution would normally be that the movie studios need to own the theater if they are taking that much from the ticket price. But with today's business scruples it would probably turn out worse than it is now, somehow.
- dogsop, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2And have to sit in the front row?
- inactive, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2Reason #12,005 why people love their home theaters.
- Ahnteis, on 07/11/2008, -0/+2He probably wants a good seat. :)
Go in, get seat, head to lobby to wait. - Zedizdead, on 07/11/2008, -1/+2I will. And I'll enjoy it more.
- DragonCharmer84, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Seriously... it's like they try to brain wash you into buying snacks before every movie. And previews should be shown before the scheduled show time as people are entering the theater... not after. A theater that doesn't give me so much BS I didn't pay for every time I go to watch a movie is more likely to see me coming back soon. Oh, and by the way, if a two hour movie is preceded by 20 minutes of previews, then essentially 15% of the time you spend in the theater is BS time.
- marx2k, on 07/12/2008, -0/+1michaelb323: Ahh! You're THAT guy! :D
- Hoogs, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1I do that every time, buy cheap candy from a stand in the mall right outside the theater and maybe a drink, and tuck them in my inner coat pocket. I've even been known to pop my own popcorn at home and bring that.
- ageeksgirl08, on 07/11/2008, -1/+2mirror?
- Sirocco, on 07/11/2008, -2/+3Damn, you people still go to movies? The money I've saved from not going to theaters has already paid for my home theater. Plus, cinema -> DVD release times are dropping to practically nothing, so the wait is no longer impractical. Don't want to drive across town to rent? Netflix.
- spunkinator, on 07/11/2008, -2/+3ENGLISH *****. DO YOU SPEAK IT?
Ha, jus' playin'.
(but seriously, there's a "Check Spelling" button down there that won't shock you if you touch it). - lucas22, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1dont want to wait for piratebay? sleep
- ChronicColonic, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Much better in English...thanks!
- Cheesehead3557, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Large jacket + pizza.
Yeah, thats right. I smuggled in an entire pizza for me and friends. - Ryosen, on 07/12/2008, -0/+1Horrible idea. Given all of the nonsense that the MPAA tries to pull in the name of fighting piracy, I can just imagine the metal detectors and pat downs you'd have to go through to get into the theater. It would make the TSA checkpoints seem like a vacation. No thanks. I'd rather pay $5 for a bag of stale popcorn than submit to having them search me for a camcorder via an anal cavity search.
- sodade, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1The point is that, if you are trying to make money in a way this is pissing people off, you deserve to get *****.
- pagno, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1I used to smuggle a pint of Jack in, buy a coke inside. Makes movies much more enjoyable. Remember kids, dont drink and drive.
- marx2k, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Dont want to wait for Netflix? pirateBay
- marx2k, on 07/11/2008, -1/+2Thats the price for not listening to kids scream and kick the back of your seat, candy wrappers going through the whole movie, coughing, yelling, dealing with the rubes, sticky floors, superpriced snacks, etc etc
- asiantoast, on 07/11/2008, -0/+0Is there really a point to going to the movies anymore? it's rare that anything good comes to the theaters these days anyway.
there is this online shop i love, called brink. good obscure independent films. check it out:
www.brink.com/shop.php - ChronicColonic, on 07/11/2008, -1/+1The best movie intro ever...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL9Lk_syYJM - leazarus, on 07/11/2008, -2/+2I want you to bend the bullet.
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