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Would you agree with this, regarding SOPA?
Posted on 12/30/11 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 12/30/11 at 2:25 pm
I feel Hollywood priced themselves into the current online piracy situation.
There was a time when you would go to a movie to "see if it is any good". Meaning that you would go see movies you knew little about. It was an affordable way to spend an evening.
Now the theater experience is too expensive for many. Now the key demographics (12-17 & 18-35) are not willing to take a chance.
Therefore more people have taken to illegally downloading middling films.
It has also led Hollywood to avoid risky, original films, based on the above.
Just a thought I'd had.
There was a time when you would go to a movie to "see if it is any good". Meaning that you would go see movies you knew little about. It was an affordable way to spend an evening.
Now the theater experience is too expensive for many. Now the key demographics (12-17 & 18-35) are not willing to take a chance.
Therefore more people have taken to illegally downloading middling films.
It has also led Hollywood to avoid risky, original films, based on the above.
Just a thought I'd had.
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Posted on 12/30/11 at 2:41 pm to Roaad
Good point. Took the wife and kids to see the Chipmunk movie the other night with ticket drinks snack I was out 80 bucks.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 3:00 pm to Roaad
I would agree. It has to be a major film for me, in my 20s, to go see a movie. Like inception, dark Knight level. I'm not spending 20 after gas a ticket and maybe a drink to see a damn movie. Double that if you've got a date with you. I'll just wait until it comes out on redbox and spend 1.50
Posted on 12/30/11 at 3:22 pm to Roaad
I'd add that piracy became so rampant in response to rental pricing models, which also coincidences with the meteoric rise of Netflix around the same time. Outlets such as Blockbuster created a poisonous consumer attitude around the given distribution model. People were chomping at the bit for an alternative; and if it came with the added bonus of fricking over the industry that charged them 100 dollars for keeping Hard Target at their house for 8 days, all the better.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 3:43 pm to Roaad
Agreed. Prices on movies are ridiculous. I saw a 3D movie recently at $15.00 per ticket. Plus popcorn ($8) and a drink ($6). It was nuts.
This post was edited on 12/30/11 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 12/30/11 at 3:48 pm to LSU lilly
The $4 price for the smallest drink always bugged me.
It's like less liquid than a can of coke plus tons of ice.
What do they expect?
It's like less liquid than a can of coke plus tons of ice.
What do they expect?
Posted on 12/30/11 at 3:55 pm to Hoodoo Man
I laugh when people say they spend $75-$100 to see a movie with their kids.
You ever heard of a matinee? Why do you HAVE to buy a drink? Outside of one instance, I haven't purchased a beverage from a movie theater in over 5 years. Why do you HAVE to buy food there? If you are that hungry, sneak something in or better yet, eat before or after you go.
Better yet, stop going to Regal Theaters. I worked for Regal back in high school. Depending on the theater, their price, and the movie, they are making anywhere between $2 and $8 per movie ticket.
There is a theater that shows first run movies near me that charges just over $3 for matinees and tacks on $2.50 for 3D movies. I can see two 3D movies there for the price of one matinee at my Regal theater. I sneak drinks and candy in there all the time. Hell I've sneaked in a damn foot long sub sammich into a theater before and laughed my arse off at the guy down the row from me who spent $8 on a large popcorn.
Besides if it costs too much for you to take your kids to see Cars 2 or Toy Story, wait 3 months and buy the damn dvd for $20 when it comes out.
You ever heard of a matinee? Why do you HAVE to buy a drink? Outside of one instance, I haven't purchased a beverage from a movie theater in over 5 years. Why do you HAVE to buy food there? If you are that hungry, sneak something in or better yet, eat before or after you go.
Better yet, stop going to Regal Theaters. I worked for Regal back in high school. Depending on the theater, their price, and the movie, they are making anywhere between $2 and $8 per movie ticket.
There is a theater that shows first run movies near me that charges just over $3 for matinees and tacks on $2.50 for 3D movies. I can see two 3D movies there for the price of one matinee at my Regal theater. I sneak drinks and candy in there all the time. Hell I've sneaked in a damn foot long sub sammich into a theater before and laughed my arse off at the guy down the row from me who spent $8 on a large popcorn.
Besides if it costs too much for you to take your kids to see Cars 2 or Toy Story, wait 3 months and buy the damn dvd for $20 when it comes out.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 3:58 pm to LSU lilly
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Agreed. Prices on movies are ridiculous. I saw a 3D movie recently at $15.00 per ticket. Plus popcorn ($8) and a drink ($6). It was nuts.
I saw The Muppets and War Horse back to back for less than what your popcorn cost.
BTW, some of the anger can be directed towards the federal government raising minimum wage. 5 years ago, minimum wage was $5.15 and now it's $7.25. Less assume that a theater only has 10 employees working at a time. Their labor costs went up by $21 an hour in less than 2 years as a result of someone else's actions.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:00 pm to TheCobra
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There is a theater that shows first run movies near me that charges just over $3 for matinees and tacks on $2.50 for 3D movies.
Which is?
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:02 pm to Hoodoo Man
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There is a theater that shows first run movies near me that charges just over $3 for matinees and tacks on $2.50 for 3D movies.
Which is?
It's not in Baton Rouge or New Orleans bruh.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:06 pm to TheCobra
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Besides if it costs too much for you to take your kids to see Cars 2 or Toy Story, wait 3 months and buy the damn dvd for $20 when it comes out.
That's kind of what the thread is about, brah.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:09 pm to THRILLHO
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THRILLHO
Pay no attention to GamecockAlum.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:10 pm to TheCobra
There is a fairly unique economic inefficiency when it comes to theaters and their prices. And it's location.
Notice how you rarely see "competing" theaters really close to each other? Like Walgreens and CVS, Lowe's and Home Depot, grocery stores, etc.? The spacing removes the incentive to shop around and discourages competition. Perhaps some of that is demand-driven but relative lack of competition within a given area is a side-effect in any case.
Notice how you rarely see "competing" theaters really close to each other? Like Walgreens and CVS, Lowe's and Home Depot, grocery stores, etc.? The spacing removes the incentive to shop around and discourages competition. Perhaps some of that is demand-driven but relative lack of competition within a given area is a side-effect in any case.
This post was edited on 12/30/11 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:19 pm to TejasHorn
quote:
There is a fairly unique economic inefficiency when it comes to theaters and their prices. And it's location.
Notice how you rarely see "competing" theaters really close to each other? Like Walgreens and CVS, Lowe's and Home Depot, grocery stores, etc.? The spacing removes the incentive to shop around and discourages competition. Perhaps some of that is demand-driven but relative lack of competition within a given area is a side-effect in any case.
I see what you are saying and there is a point to that.
There are theaters were I live that are less than 5-6 miles from each other, but one of the reasons why they like to space each other out is because they don't want you to go another theater if the showtime to the movie you want to see is sold out. They want to keep you there and have you go to see either another movie or better yet, see another movie now and go ahead and pay for your ticket to the next movie.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:20 pm to TheCobra
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It's not in Baton Rouge or New Orleans bruh.
How about Hammond?
I'm all over the place.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:21 pm to Hoodoo Man
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How about Hammond?
I'm all over the place.
Check on Fandango or check the theater's parent website.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:23 pm to LSU lilly
quote:The wife has an extra large purse for just such occasions.
Plus popcorn ($8) and a drink ($6). It was nuts.
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Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:29 pm to The Dude Abides
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The wife has an extra large purse for just such occasions.
:notevenashamed:
Nice. I walked into the Regal Theater near me last year before Alice in Wonderland with a cup full of tea from Subway. Little usher kid told me I wasn't allowed to have that I told him I know. He told me to pour it out and I told him I'm passing a kidney stone. I kept my damn drink.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:31 pm to TheCobra
quote:the theater here is in the Mall, on the bottom floor of the mall there's a Dollar Tree. Movie box candy and 20oz drinks for $1 a pop...don't mind if i do.
Nice. I walked into the Regal Theater near me last year before Alice in Wonderland with a cup full of tea from Subway. Little usher kid told me I wasn't allowed to have that I told him I know. He told me to pour it out and I told him I'm passing a kidney stone. I kept my damn drink.
Posted on 12/30/11 at 4:44 pm to The Dude Abides
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the theater here is in the Mall, on the bottom floor of the mall there's a Dollar Tree. Movie box candy and 20oz drinks for $1 a pop...don't mind if i do.
There is a Walgreens right behind one of the theaters. $1 for my Arizona Tea and a $1 for a box of candy.
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