Just got back from the movies...

[blackboltss]

and passed by a coke machine in the theater and it was $4.00 for a 20oz coke!! I would be ok with that if a midget jumped out and did a lil dance before he/she gave me my coke, but really $4 bucks for a 20oz softdrink.....really?? Do people really pay that. the $20 to get in the movie was bad enough. Date night from now on is gonna be a redbox movie and a bag of popcorn

 

[rustyduck]

im a midget. thanks. im glad you got ripped off.

 

[CrkdLtr]

and passed by a coke machine in the theater and it was $4.00 for a 20oz coke!! I would be ok with that if a midget jumped out and did a lil dance before he/she gave me my coke, but really $4 bucks for a 20oz softdrink.....really?? Do people really pay that. the $20 to get in the movie was bad enough. Date night from now on is gonna be a redbox movie and a bag of popcorn

I know how you feel. This is why I have the Mrs. carry a large purse and stuff whatever refreshments we'll need/want in there. The cost for concessions at the theater is ludicrous and people should be ashamed for not boycotting this blatant highway robbery scheme.

 

[blackboltss]

im a midget. thanks. im glad you got ripped off.

i didnt get ripped off.. i didnt get one

 

[kcinnick]

One of the reasons I invested in a 130" projection set up.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

im a midget. thanks. im glad you got ripped off.

Why, He's trying to get you work!

 

[LongGoneDays]

Saw that 2 years ago. Good thing is now you can have an excusr for having a bottle in the theatre.
Took some kids to see Kung Fu Panda Thursday, filled them up on Sonic drinks next door before getting in line for the tickets.

 

[Cat]

Why, He's trying to get you work!

don't f--- with angry midgets. They're worse than a pack of chihuahuas.



Although, I suppose you could f--- an angry midget. But you're taking your life in your hands when you do.

 

[Neil09]

Dude I went to the movies last night too, $4 for a 20oz powered? They are crazy!!!!!

 

[Guate_shooter]

NOW try taking your 5 year old who simply wants EVERYTHING he sees and then taking some random chick who has a kid on a date to the movies, THATS where it gets expensive BUDD hehe ................

 

[sandman7925]

That is why I support the idea that has been going around for the past couple years of drastically cutting down the length of time till movies are released to DVD. I am a semi major film fan, but going to theaters these days is outragous

 

[blackboltss]

yea.. this I go to the movies maybe 3 times a year, other than that i just wait for the DVD. Its crazy what they charge and get away with just to see a friggen movie.

 

[03GeeTee]

This is why I go to the theater and buy myself a child's ticket ($2.00 less) at the ticket machine and then sneak in drinks.

 

[Guate_shooter]

NOT to mention the movies in 3D, pay extra for the service.

And the new movie theaters that have the "VIP" section with the booths that turn into lazy chairs and sell alcohol, CHA CHINnnnnnnnnnnnn might as well go to the ATM ahead of time .

 

[aroundlsu]

Everytime I go I have a major problem with something. One thing that really puts me in a bad mood is when the manager comes out and lectures everyone before the movie. Then they play 30 minutes of commercials before it starts. Not trailers, but actual tv commercials. I am also highly sensitive to poorly calibrated projectors. If it's out of focus, too dim, or badly aligned with the screen I will go nuts.

I much prefer to stay home and cuddle with a date at home and watch a bluray on my 1080p projector.

 

[dantheman]

i haven't been to the movies in years. the price of the whole package is too rich for my blood. wow i can't believe $4 for a 20oz coke.

Me either . I haven't been to a movie in almost 20 yrs .

 

[Cat]

Everytime I go I have a major problem with something. One thing that really puts me in a bad mood is when the manager comes out and lectures everyone before the movie. Then they play 30 minutes of commercials before it starts. Not trailers, but actual tv commercials. I am also highly sensitive to poorly calibrated projectors. If it's out of focus, too dim, or badly aligned with the screen I will go nuts.

I much prefer to stay home and cuddle with a date at home and watch a bluray on my 1080p projector.

Last one we saw was when we took the kids to POTC4. The volume turned a 180 mid-way through, during a very exciting, action sequence. The change was very noticeable. It wrecked the last half for me. From there on out, everything sounded muffled. (POTC4, Ian McShane awesome. Johnny Depp, awesome. Story? POTC has sailed. Let it go.)




Wish I could say we don't go, but we end up going to most blockbusters. 90% of what Spec and I like, the daughter likes too so it's a good excuse to get her out and spend time with her. The boy is starting to show promising signs. he LOVED Tron and Thor. Science fiction and Super heros, straight up the girlchild's alley. No arguing on movies from those two.

Expensive yeah. That part sucks. But it's a day out with the kids. We finish up eating at one of our favorite restaurants. Visiting the bookstore or some other such after.

 

[dantheman]

wow 20 years? do you remember the last movie you saw on the big screen?

No , not really . Took the kids to see something but I can't remember .

 

[highstandard40]

The whole theater thing is a big frustration for me. I have been hearing impaired since my early youth and I can't understand half the dialogue in most movies. To my ears the sound editors are idiots. The balance between the sound effects and the spoken voice is all wrong. It takes all the fun out of it for me. I'd rather wait for the DVD. It costs the same or less and I get to use the captions........and the pause button.

 

[sraacke]

Like Dantheman, I haven't been to a movie in years, maybe 15 years if I remember correctly. I honestly can't remember the last movie I saw in a theater. The crowds are what keep me away mostly. I kept running into felons from the prison when I was standing in line or inside walking to my seat.
Some little democrat would walk up and say something like "Hey, sarge. How's things at Hunt? Seen big Chachee in Fox 4 lately? Tell him I said hi and I'm gonna write him soon." I'd be standing there staring at the guy as he walked away asking myself, "Who the hell was that?"
Of course it wasn't just at the theaters. I would run across inmates at Walmart, the post office, you name it. But it always made me uncomfortable that some guy who I probably held a Mini-14 on while he worked in the vegatable gardens all those years ago would recognize me and be able to walk up on me.
Now, I just stay home and watch my movies on DVD. I don't go out much at all these days and when I do I'm armed.