[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Nucky

I don't want to hurt anyone who has good memories of going to the movies but let's face it. It will probably never be as popular as it was a short time ago.

I survived not seeing Top Gun. I think I'll be fine until it comes to a big screen in my little home.

I saw it twice at the movie theater and the sound and picture could not be compared to on a TV.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If they want more people to go to the theater:

Ban cell phones
Remove people who talk during the movie
Start the movie on time, and don't allow late comers
Provide a headline jack to connect to your personal headphones

Also:
Turn the volume down
Remove commercials from the screening
Have armed security, (talk about sitting ducks with all the mass shootings out there…)

Ah, never mind. Watching movies at home is far superior for our tastes.

[affald]

I awoke one day and saw Hollywood for what is was. Since then all of my beliefs have been reinforced. Actors, like athletes are grossly overpaid and think because of that, their options matter more than that of others with vastly superior intelligence and logic. Hollywood, like many evil establishments does not hire on meritocracy. Ask Harvey Weinstein et al

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Also:
Turn the volume down
Remove commercials from the screening
Have armed security, (talk about sitting ducks with all the mass shootings out there…)

Ah, never mind. Watching movies at home is far superior for our tastes.

It looks like some movie theater chains have hired security.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Dilligas

Cineworld Group PLC, the world's second biggest theater chain and the owner of Regal Cinemas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy after struggling to rebuild its audience. The British entertainment conglomerate, which reopened theaters last year, said attendance has lagged due to a lack of blockbuster films and will likely persist through November, potentially complicating efforts to cut its debt.

Cineworld operates 751 sites in 10 countries, including more than 500 Regal Cinemas theaters in the US. It saw about 95 million moviegoers in 2021, compared to the 275 million in 2019. Earlier this year, the company said it was looking for new sources of liquidity, as it faces payment obligations to former Regal shareholders and a multimillion-dollar dispute over its failed acquisition of Canada's Cineplex. Cineworld had net debt of $8.9B at the end of 2021 and revenues of $1.8B.

Total box office ticket sales in the US have been down roughly 30%, compared to prepandemic levels (see comparison), partly due to some production companies choosing to directly release to streaming platforms.

Thirty years ago I used to see almost every film that showed up at the cineplex. In the five years before Covid I saw maybe one movie a year at a theater and resented the outrageous prices. I’ve gone to no theaters since Covid hit and don’t plan to return. Now I watch movies in bed on a screen six feet wide, and a month of Netflix costs about as much as one movie for two.

When I was in college there were half a dozen old theaters in town (Denver) that showed great movies of the past, two for a dollar, changing films daily. For example, a week of Bogart movies, or Chaplin movies, or Ingmar Bergman movies, or Screwball comedies, or Cary Grant movies, or John Ford movies, or Truffaut movies. It was a great way to gain an appreciation of movie history. But those days are gone.

[Freeda]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Have all of the above. Set up is good but can not replicate good movie experience at home. Still enjoy seeing a good movie at the theatre. We only go to the AMC theatre in Leesburg which has the oversized reclining chairs and with very few distractions(like I have at home) Hope same thing does not happen to them.

Agree
AMC is awesome. Cost is less too; and A-List membership or $5 Tuesdays reduce the cost even more, for a superior experience. We are lucky to have one so close.

[Jacob85]

I think when they invented TVs everyone thought movies would go away. Young people find going to a movie and dinner great places to go on a date. Others want to get out of the house and the movie is a place to get out of the house and enjoy one on a big screen! The pandemic ripple effect has affected everything and will take time to get back to normal. The virus isn’t over yet because it keeps mutating so some people may be hesitant to be inside with crowds of people. As soon as people feel safe and there are some movies released that are worth seeing, they will be back!

[Tvflguy]

Originally Posted by affald

I awoke one day and saw Hollywood for what is was. Since then all of my beliefs have been reinforced. Actors, like athletes are grossly overpaid and think because of that, their options matter more than that of others with vastly superior intelligence and logic. Hollywood, like many evil establishments does not hire on meritocracy. Ask Harvey Weinstein et al

++++ & +++++.

[maistocars]

They're going broke because people stopped going as they refuse to support the woke Hollywood elites.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

Thirty years ago I used to see almost every film that showed up at the cineplex. In the five years before Covid I saw maybe one movie a year at a theater and resented the outrageous prices. I’ve gone to no theaters since Covid hit and don’t plan to return. Now I watch movies in bed on a screen six feet wide, and a month of Netflix costs about as much as one movie for two.

When I was in college there were half a dozen old theaters in town (Denver) that showed great movies of the past, two for a dollar, changing films daily. For example, a week of Bogart movies, or Chaplin movies, or Ingmar Bergman movies, or Screwball comedies, or Cary Grant movies, or John Ford movies, or Truffaut movies. It was a great way to gain an appreciation of movie history. But those days are gone.

They did play old movies at the Rialto and are doing that now at the Sharon on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Cinema Series at The Sharon - The Villages Entertainment

I saw about 8 horror movies at the Rialto during a film festival. Old Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, Dracula flicks. This was around Spring of 2020.

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by taltarzac725

i saw it twice at the movie theater and the sound and picture could not be compared to on a tv.

well,

[ChicagoNative]

With most of the crap put out by Hollywood, it’s absolutely no wonder that their box office is suffering. On the rare occasions that we want to see something on a giant screen, we have to deal with a half hour of previews at an ear-splitting volume and too many people who don’t know how to act in public.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

It is very crowded when I have gone of late and the Villages' developers could easily afford keeping the other movie theaters open. They are part of the Villages' Squares and are, as far as I know, owned by the Villages. Theatres & Locations - The Villages Entertainment

You mean by taking money out of their pocket and throwing it at a losing business? Not a great business model (unless you are the federal government)

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Movie theaters are heading to a slippery slope, same way drive in theaters did.

I would think the time is right for a Drive In comeback. In New York there was a one screen drive in (with a field of cows behind it. They now have three screens and are sold out on weekends up to an hour before showtime. Wish there were more in Florida.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

You mean by taking money out of their pocket and throwing it at a losing business? Not a great business model (unless you are the federal government)

They would be making money opening the Rialto and the Barnstorm. There is a huge number of movie fans in the Villages especially of movies popular in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and after. As well as before.

It is a very poor business model keeping those two movie theaters closed.

And I have no idea what people nowadays mean by "Hollywood" as many movies are made in Georgia, Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, New Mexico, New York State, and in many other places all over the world. With actors and actresses from all over the world. And by companies that are world wide in scope.