I can actually remember the last time I went to a theater specifically, it was when Star Trek Beyond was out and I needed to kill a few hours away from my house when it was up for sale. I left that one disappointed too. So while I might watch it eventually it probably won't be soon. I don't really go for new movies anyway without essentially glowing reviews from people I think agree with me ideologically.
Probably even more telling is my kid cousin told me he's going to either get it from Redbox or wait for it to be on streaming. This is a kid who's been into dinosaurs since he was tiny and currently has gotten me playing some Jurassic World park building game with him and has me helping him hack his phone to get infinite money in some Jurassic World gacha game. Yet they can't even win that audience to the theater.
I'd go as far to say I like the communal aspect of going out (in moderation), but only with people I already know. I don't even try to make more friends, I don't have that many but it's enough and I trust them. I'd almost argue a movie is the opposite of a social event though, you are just sitting with people watching quietly. Yeah, I went to a lot of movies as a teenager with others, but now 20 years later I'd much rather watch a movie by myself and spend that friend time doing something else, even if it was as simple as just sitting around having a drink in the backyard.
The last times I thought it was worth it was the last classic movie week at the Cinerama (F) in Seattle. Being able to see Lawrence of Arabia and 2001 (especially 2001, since it was filmed for Cinerama) on the big screen was a hell of an experience.
I can actually remember the last time I went to a theater specifically, it was when Star Trek Beyond was out and I needed to kill a few hours away from my house when it was up for sale. I left that one disappointed too. So while I might watch it eventually it probably won't be soon. I don't really go for new movies anyway without essentially glowing reviews from people I think agree with me ideologically.
Probably even more telling is my kid cousin told me he's going to either get it from Redbox or wait for it to be on streaming. This is a kid who's been into dinosaurs since he was tiny and currently has gotten me playing some Jurassic World park building game with him and has me helping him hack his phone to get infinite money in some Jurassic World gacha game. Yet they can't even win that audience to the theater.
I'd go as far to say I like the communal aspect of going out (in moderation), but only with people I already know. I don't even try to make more friends, I don't have that many but it's enough and I trust them. I'd almost argue a movie is the opposite of a social event though, you are just sitting with people watching quietly. Yeah, I went to a lot of movies as a teenager with others, but now 20 years later I'd much rather watch a movie by myself and spend that friend time doing something else, even if it was as simple as just sitting around having a drink in the backyard.
The last times I thought it was worth it was the last classic movie week at the Cinerama (F) in Seattle. Being able to see Lawrence of Arabia and 2001 (especially 2001, since it was filmed for Cinerama) on the big screen was a hell of an experience.
The small screen is an injustice inflicted on LoA. Big screen or bust.