downstairs: Mugato: And why does everyone always include the "popcorn and drinks and candy and nachos and pizza and leg of lamb" into figuring out the money for a film? It is possible to go two hours without piling food into your head.

^ This right here.

Go to an affordable restaurant before/after. Have your wife sneak candy in her purse. People have been doing this since the beginning of public movie theaters.

downstairs: Go to an affordable restaurant before/after. People have been doing this since the beginning of public movie theaters.

Or, if you are crafty, you can just sneak stuff in...

Either way, its all about preparation.

Jay Sherman, fark contributor?

Mugato: And why does everyone always include the "popcorn and drinks and candy and nachos and pizza and leg of lamb" into figuring out the money for a film? It is possible to go two hours without piling food into your head.

Somebody, Forbes I think, does the same thing with their annual Cost of Attending A Baseball Game article. They include the cost of two ball caps, two programs, and a foam finger. I normally get through an entire game without spending any money inside the park.

It's the elephant in the room; but I'll admit it.

Here is why I don't go to movies anymore. I have (technically had, but you get the idea) a surround sound system, a 56" HDTV, a PS3 and a 5+ terrabytes of storage space.

When I want to see a movie - I download it. Most of the time, I download it in HD. It looks great. It sounds great. I pay nothing extra for it. I get to watch it 5 feet from the screen, directly in center, with the light, temperature, volume and picture controls exactly how I want it.

I never have to deal with annoying pricks/loud talkers/people going to the bathroom/people coughing/the sound of people eating/sticky floors/previews/traffic/parking/lines/high ticket prices/outrageous food prices and I'm not limited to the small selection of stale, overpriced crap they are selling.

Granted, I never see movies when they first come out. So, I guess that's a downside. And it's illegal, so that's a downside too.

That New Years Even movie just looks horrible beyond words. "Plastic" is the word that keeps coming into my mind when I see a commercial for it. Like one of those Organized Living stores come to life.

scottydoesntknow: Mugato: scottydoesntknow: When my girl and I decide to go to the movies, we usually hit Studio Movie Grill. Reserved seats, no kids, great food, and alcohol

How does that work? They advertise that sort of thing at the theater at the village at Disney World where you can ring a bell and they come and serve you food and drinks and shiat but aren't you also supposed to also be watching a movie?

Ring a bell? That's pretty dumb. At SMG you have a railing in front with a red light (not blinding like white light) you switch on (or they hand you one of the portable ones), it doesn't disturb anybody. The waitstaff comes up, quietly asks you what you want then gets it. I've never been disturbed by anybody ordering. You get comfy chairs too. They bring you the reciept about 15 minutes from the movie's end and you pay then leave. It's ultra-convenient.

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holy shiat I could never enjoy a movie with all those people chomping for 2 hours.

Researchers still puzzled how Indianapolis Colts keep playing to a full house

Because unlike the Colts last home, the fans are not fairweather fans, subby.

Bobo_Spiewack: Researchers still puzzled how Indianapolis Colts keep playing to a full house

Because unlike the Colts last home, the fans are not fairweather fans, subby.

Oh, horseshiat. There have been huge pockets of empty seats at the last 3 home games, and that's in the 2nd-smallest stadium in the NFL. I know you're just taking a swipe at Baltimore, but don't kid yourself ... Colts fans are soft.

scottydoesntknow: Mugato: scottydoesntknow: Mugato: scottydoesntknow: When my girl and I decide to go to the movies, we usually hit Studio Movie Grill. Reserved seats, no kids, great food, and alcohol

How does that work? They advertise that sort of thing at the theater at the village at Disney World where you can ring a bell and they come and serve you food and drinks and shiat but aren't you also supposed to also be watching a movie?

Ring a bell? That's pretty dumb. At SMG you have a railing in front with a red light (not blinding like white light) you switch on (or they hand you one of the portable ones), it doesn't disturb anybody. The waitstaff comes up, quietly asks you what you want then gets it. I've never been disturbed by anybody ordering. You get comfy chairs too. They bring you the reciept about 15 minutes from the movie's end and you pay then leave. It's ultra-convenient.

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Well yeah, it's not a bell but that sounds like what they have at Disney Downtown. That sounds horrible.

Ehhh to each his own. It's the only way I'll see a movie now (usually once every 3 months). Like I said, I've never been disturbed by people ordering/eating.

This is the only way I go to movies now. Get dinner and drinks delivered while the previews are going. If I need something during the movie just hit the switch and wait for the person to ask what I want. It's the best way to watch movies now.

Fark_Guy_Rob: I never have to deal with annoying pricks/loud talkers/people going to the bathroom/people coughing/the sound of people eating/sticky floors/previews/traffic/parking/lines/high ticket prices/outrageous food prices and I'm not limited to the small selection of stale, overpriced crap they are selling.

This. My setup isn't as hi-tech as yours, but I can't stand going to watch movies in theaters anymore. I don't care about the big screen aspect of it and unlike two of my friends, I don't miss the social aspect at all.

Granted, I never see movies when they first come out.

I have about 4 or 5 movies waiting to be watched, some of them released a year ago, don't care about getting them hot off the press. I watch movies on TCM made in 1927, why would I care that I watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy the week it comes out, it's not going anywhere.

And it's illegal, so that's a downside too.

La la la la la la Pirate Bay la la la la la TVTorrents la la la la la.

I had no problems with paying to go see the new Sherlock movie.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Go see 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'. It. Is. AWESOME.

Mugato: Vegemite: This is the only way I go to movies now. Get dinner and drinks delivered while the previews are going. If I need something during the movie just hit the switch and wait for the person to ask what I want. It's the best way to watch movies now.

Okay, that's cool. I mean I can definitely see going to a bar and grill that shows big screen movies and watching The Evil Dead with some friends, a few pitchers and some wings but if I'm watching a first run event film, I want a silent flashing light-free experience. I'll do dinner and a movie the old fashioned way, feed the girl and/or get her tanked before and/or after the film.

Besides which, although I have the tolerance of a person twice my size, I can't drink two beers without having to run to the pisser every 10 minutes which would cut down on the experience.

Oh I forgot to add, no kids either. You have to be 21 to sit in the area that they serve food. All the seats are elevated to where you never see the people or attendants blocking the movie. Bathrooms close by so you don't waste time. I only go to the movies once every few months, so I like to splurge a little. They even have a directors suite that seats about 25 or so with reclining chairs.

Henry Holland: Fark_Guy_Rob: I never have to deal with annoying pricks/loud talkers/people going to the bathroom/people coughing/the sound of people eating/sticky floors/previews/traffic/parking/lines/high ticket prices/outrageous food prices and I'm not limited to the small selection of stale, overpriced crap they are selling.

This. My setup isn't as hi-tech as yours, but I can't stand going to watch movies in theaters anymore. I don't care about the big screen aspect of it and unlike two of my friends, I don't miss the social aspect at all.

Granted, I never see movies when they first come out.

I have about 4 or 5 movies waiting to be watched, some of them released a year ago, don't care about getting them hot off the press. I watch movies on TCM made in 1927, why would I care that I watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy the week it comes out, it's not going anywhere.

And it's illegal, so that's a downside too.

La la la la la la Pirate Bay la la la la la TVTorrents la la la la la.

For a while I went the Netflix route - so that I could have a clean conscious....but I wasn't too impressed. Then I moved outside of the US only to find that Netflix actively blocked me from accessing the account.

'Umm, so I can't pay you to watch this movie because I'm not in the US? But if I can't pay you, I'm just going to download it and watch it. Are you sure you wouldn't rather let me give you money? no? Really? You don't want my money? Ummm, okay.....see ya'

Its funny how people who pirate think hollywood gives a shiat about their preferences

The Titans losing to the Colts has to be the most embarrassing loss of 2011. I keep telling myself they let them win so they wouldn't go an entire season without winning. Yeah, that's what I tell myself. LEAVE ME ALONE...

SnakeMan: Larf all you want, but then when the next Transformers is #1 at the box office you'll bray about it being the end of civilization or some shiat, and then you'll snark about it being proof that "people are stoopid".

Releasing a movie that becomes "#1 at the box office" is ridiculously easy, at least on paper. Just time the release of your crappy G-rated movie such that every other G-rated movie has been already seen twenty times by families.

There are only so many G-rated movies a year. Get a movie about a neglected can of paint rated G and people will go see it (at 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 tickets a pop) if onloy because the hyper-religious breeders in this country think there's nothing else "decent" to show their insatiably bored, precious snowflakes.

Good luck getting it shown in theatres, though. The G-rated movie cartel is jealously defended because it's such a gold mine.

Just searched Movie Tavern and found one in Columbus. Im planning to make a trip. All I want is a movie theatre without the damn 15 year olds running around and being asshats as 15 year olds tend to be.

/Also tired of sneaking beer into movie theatres.

Most people I know (myself included) just aren't willing to pay the ridiculous prices at the theater for tickets and snacks unless it's something that's eventful (like Lord of the Rings was). It's just not worth emptying your wallet that much even for a movie that's merely 'good,' especially if you've a family who wants to come along when we can wait a month or two, pay nearly nothing to get the film and watch it on our big screens as often as we like while sitting on our comfortable couches without the random idiot strangers who can't shut up for an hour and a half while we eat the things we want to eat that aren't five times a reasonable cost.

Why blow ridiculous amounts of money for what's ultimately a better experience at home in every way?

One of the things that makes me even more reluctant to go to the movies is the endless series of screaming, booming, shrieking, thudding commercials for all of the shiat products I don't want before the trailers start. If I'm on the fence to begin with about a movie, the thought of the commercials is enough to keep me at home. When you charge top dollar for a crap movie, $8 for a quarter's worth of popcorn, and then make people sit through deafening commercials, you might not have the strongest business model.

Oh, and this time of year they also send a flunky into the theater to try to shake you down for charity money too.

This can happen to YOU.
Movie never actually starts at the time specified, lights dimmed for advertisements to start, advertisements raping my ears using same method TV commercials abuse, crackling of plastic everywhere from candy being opened, soft drink straws making THAT noise when being adjusted, teens run into the flick late and act rowdy for a couple minutes before settling down, more candy being opened, people are situating themselves, people are hacking up a lung, old people are wheezing, and even with all of that Hollywood better have PURE farkING GOLD on that screen! Oh, it's Hollywood's latest commercial turned full length film, JACK AND JILL.

Mugato: This is one of the few years where we didn't have a major franchise release in like a decade.

Well, there was Transformers 3, if you count anything Michael Bay does as a major franchise. I went, but only because they basically filmed a third of the movie in my front yard (our cats have been accustomed to loud noises ever since). Without the neighborhood connection I could have cared less. I think that and Harry Potter 7.5 were the only movies I saw in theaters the whole year...though to be fair, my wife is deaf and so we only go to the captioned ones (except Transformers which didn't have much of a plot anyhow), and otherwise stick to DVDs because they are almost always captioned or subtitled.

Mugato: Vegemite: This is the only way I go to movies now. Get dinner and drinks delivered while the previews are going. If I need something during the movie just hit the switch and wait for the person to ask what I want. It's the best way to watch movies now.

Okay, that's cool. I mean I can definitely see going to a bar and grill that shows big screen movies and watching The Evil Dead with some friends, a few pitchers and some wings but if I'm watching a first run event film, I want a silent flashing light-free experience. I'll do dinner and a movie the old fashioned way, feed the girl and/or get her tanked before and/or after the film.

Besides which, although I have the tolerance of a person twice my size, I can't drink two beers without having to run to the pisser every 10 minutes which would cut down on the experience.

Words can not describe how annoying I find you. Just so ya know.