Movie Theaters need a MIRACLE

[@TheBonebridger]

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[@hirozzayz8164]

Don't forget godzilla x kong new empire. Definelty going to the theaters for that one

[@JoaoVictor-hn8ht]

I literally said yesterday to my friends "Man, I miss going to the theaters regularly, but most movies are garbage nowadays".

[@jonfreeman9682]

Sadly you're right. I go to cinemas to try to support them but most of the time I don't feel I'm getting my money's worth. I think we just have to accept that most movies are average at best and lower our standards.

[@maccagrabme]

They need to go back to showing older movies as I cant justify going to the cinema nowadays as its an expensive dissapointment.

[@GR-bn3xj]

Yes I decided to go to the movie theaters because I missed it, But then couldn't find a movie I wanted to see and Justify spending that kind of money on.

[@snurfg]

Not a single good movie on that list you just said​@ElliottPiano

[@ernie8401]

And stupidly expensive!

[@mikeburkhart8336]

I feel sorry for theaters, it's not their fault they have to show the garbage Hollywood churn out. The people who own and work at theaters are only trying to make a living.

[@Gruntvc]

The smart ones are starting to show movies people actually want to see. They just happen to be older films and anime lol.

[@AntifaareFascists-zv6xk]

Yea, that's like complaining about the drug epidemic but giving the thumb 👍 to the guy on the corner selling cleaning needles. No, I disagree, it's not cool just because money is involved. You making money in a bad industry because you have to feed your kids just means the bad industry stands. You have no authority to say that it's wrong to cast judgement against those that stay and give momentum to propaganda.

[@jonathandawson3091]

They could just all pivot and turn into shopping malls or something.

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

@@GruntvcReally? I’ve been saying that! I’d go to the theatre to see LotR or Jurassic Park, maybe Hitchcock, on the big screen!

[@kennyleung9909]

​@Gruntvc Yup. I'm just waiting on the Demon Slayers movie.

[@mistaboogie21]

I paid 55$ for 2 movie tickets recently. Never again

[@user-kb3dz2bp4c]

Nyc?

[@Julianhulian]

For sure it was in a higher level imax showing. They charge extra for those

[@endoflifex944]

Never heard of prices being that high must be from another country tickets here are $8 on Tuesdays and can get a $7 large tub I just wait for good movies to come out to go see even if they’re mediocre nothing out yet worth watching just checking till something comes out usually go once a month. 😊

[@sharktoof1]

Dude where do you live? In Colorado where I’m at, where it’s fairly in a high income area, tickets are 8$. 🤔🤔🤔

[@brownie4032]

Damn that’s crazy tickets are like $7.50 here

[@DavoInMelbourne]

It’s too expensive especially when you get a few assholes on their phones for the entirety of the movie, ruining the immersion for everyone else.

[@costalamb3065]

This is the one thing that was not mentioned in the video. Rude patrons that act like they own the joint. Also speaks to our declining ethics and morals as well.

[@jonfreeman9682]

It's not too bad. Most people are pretty respectful as they want to enjoy the movie too.

[@jvyeknom]

I miss the movies. 😢 It used to be an escape from reality.

[@BoleDaPole]

I still go to matinees and sleep, great place to nap for an hour or two

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

US theaters are screwed up for a number of reasons. Films & Hollywood like the recording-music business has converted, revised for good.

[@waynehewett4017]

Yes I remember thoses days going on cheap tuesday to the movies for 5 bucks a pop Watching 2 or 3 movies back to back Or the movie marathons from 10pm to 5 am the next morning for under 29 bucks The last starwars movie worth buying a ticket for was ROGUE ONE 2014 Since then I've gone to the movies 3 times til now 2024 as it's all trash now

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

Now you have a phone to escape from reality

[@endwigast5212]

@@inyourgranmaass3605 Don't forget drugs, too.

[@jamessouthworth1699]

Tickets are too high. Popcorn and drinks are too high. Then after all that the movie on the screen sucks.

[@Mav0585]

And it’s too damn hot in the theaters

[@Joker-no1fz]

@@Mav0585 lol lose weight and you will stop sweating.

[@J.B.1982]

That sums up.

[@Mav0585]

@nicolasmartinez795 AMCs in Minnesota, boiling hot

[@ArwenUndomiel406]

If Hollywood rediscovered good writing and new, original movie ideas, audiences would enthusiastically go back to the movie theaters.

[@waynehewett4017]

That's never going to happen As studios are determined to go the woke girl boss way no matter the cost I'm talking about you Disney

[@adampkalb]

@@waynehewett4017 Well, never say never, because nothing stays the same forever. Disney, Sony and other movie studios can not afford to keep going the woke girl boss way no matter what the cost, just because it supposedly helps their films look progressive and inoffensive. If their movies' writers and producers are much too shallow to be good at writing characters that can be described or remembered in any other distinct or unique way, woke girl bosses mean less than nothing to their bottom line in the end. That is why The Marvels, Echo and now Madame Web got countless review bombs for a month after their initial release date.

[@fitthickchic6732]

To be fair, it seems like people like franchises, reboots, remakes, sequels. There have been good movies in the past year or so-Megan, Past Lives, Sisu, Killers of the Flower Moon, Fall, Smile, Bones and All, Beekeeper, etc. In my experience, when people say they go to the movies, they have a certain kind of movie in mind. Those kinds of movies-Transformers, Marvel movies, maybe recognizable action or slasher and the like-have been beaten to death. Studios rode on their coat tails too much and started churning out crap.

[@NMAforever]

No doubt about it...

[@giantsr1eva]

@@adampkalb Exactly, that’s why the Girl bosses of Peach and Barbie made over a billion dollars and the apolitical Mission impossible with Tom Cruise movie flopped. Wait, did I read that right? I think people want woke content.

[@LouisianaCityboi]

The biggest thing that has actually ruined the movie going experience for me is other people. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@robertmaybeth3434]

WDYM?, can I suggest to you, to stop attending movie showings with a crowd full of people who have a pre-existing proclivity for talking to the screen?

[@xAlphaBxtch]

I agree, last time I went some lady was loudly talking to her boyfriend and friends and laughing loudly, eventually some lady got up and got the manager and the rest of the film two employees ran around the theatre and shushed everyone

[@johncline3033]

My son and I went to the movies about a year ago. 2 tickets, 2 popcorns, and 2 drinks was a little over 75.00. That's why I don't go anymore.

[@tiredofthebs9]

People rather stay home, people are struggling financially, Hollywood doesn't tell good stories anymore.

[@PennPearson]

Nice, concise summary.

[@Tattootin]

Exactly. I may be the tinfoil guy n the comments here, but I think there’s a lot of propaganda out there to turn Americans against one another? Race wise to keep economic situations kinda thin? I’m telling ya the internet is not what it used to be. I can’t even find normal things I used find it’s all ads and like insurance companies 4 big companies run majority of the web. Meh

[@getpape4126]

Movies fell off a cliff Jesus 😂

[@PennPearson]

@@getpape4126 Absolutely right. A couple of days ago, I checked Netflix's offerings. After about 20 minutes of reading synopses of their woke propaganda masquerading as movies, I settled on a documentary about 9/11 and the war on terror.

[@PennPearson]

@@getpape4126 Absolutely right. Leftist/feminist propaganda gets tiresome.

[@SuperBoomshack]

If a Coke and popcorn wasn't a mortgage payment, I would go to the theater more often

[@tomcollins5112]

It's expensive, and the economy sucks. It's like people are spending most of their money on food, fees, and taxes.

[@theartist8291]

U forgot car note😂

[@tomcollins5112]

@@MesmerAloofly That's another reason not to go. If you give people enough reasons to not buy your product, then they won't.

[@MJ98774]

As teens? We'd BYOB, smuggle in beer/snacks and pretend we were at a house party.. Getting drunk and watching Johnny Depp get sucked into the bed on "Nightmare on Elm Street" while everybody howled.....those were the days

[@Kevfactor]

it's my main reason. I don't mind getting out of the house for a few hours but im not paying 35$ to see a movie by myself. It's like double of what it used to cost@@tomcollins5112

[@almdrs]

Maybe it's the 5 dollar bottle of water? Or the 20 dollar popcorn?

[@dilly2023]

Fact

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Well yeah but everybody I know just brings their snacks if they're broke, the usher cannot stop you, and in truth he or she could probably care less.

[@MetapaloozaShow]

Or $10 for a pizza🍕 slice and a can of coke.

[@JustsomecCARguy]

😂

[@Bievahh]

And you don't need to buy it

[@jeremys4461]

To take a family of 4 , include refreshments...it's alot of money. And after the 2 hours when you feel cheated and not entertained...it's disheartening. This family is being very selective on which movies we'll go see and I'm positive with a US population of 330 plus million people...We're not the only family.

[@stephenwilliams9923]

so true, I use to take my 3 grandkids to see a movie every couple months, but stopped when the price of an afternoon outing got close to the hundren dollar mark.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Ticket prices have gone up plus overpriced 🍿🥤 it adds up so the movie has to be decent but most are pretty average. I've been disappointed by most movies I think maybe because our expectations are too high.

[@atomictime9410]

Agreed

[@davefuller84]

It took Godzilla Minus One to make me enjoy the cinema experience again

[@PJCobi]

I agree! Excellent film!

[@scowlistic]

super legit

[@shelliupshaw3405]

Only movie I saw in the theaters last year.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Really you're saying that's good movie? But isn't that produced in Japan so it's low budget so CGI can't measure up to Hollywood standards and you have to read subtitles. But you're saying it's still good?

[@davee164]

Exactly. It was an excellent film!​@@michaels5676

[@kristijan8518]

The only good movie this year was Oppenheimer, and it made profits. movie theaters aren't dying, they're being killed by Hollywood's subpar quality.

[@bryan81584]

American fiction was pretty good but it got a limited release

[@Dattebayo04]

Soiderverse was dope

[@Dattebayo04]

Soiderverse was dope

[@Leo6933]

GODZILLA was good too

[@oz20582]

That’s a 3 hour garbage 🤣

[@skibumrx]

They need to go back to 7-8 dollar movies.

[@jonfreeman9682]

I remember they used to have $2 movies in small theaters that show older movies that's been out a couple months already. The screen was small and sound system lousy and sits only 40-50 people but the price was right.

[@ajarmetta]

@@jonfreeman9682some theatres still have old movies for like 8$. Mine does a deal for the old movies $20 for a soda, medium popcorn and a ticket

[@sirw7630]

Paying to sit and watch 10 + mins of ads at the beginning of a movie also pissed me off. Advertisers thought they were being sneaky and clever. No, theater goers weren’t amused. Expensive movie foods and other problems like disruptive audience (loud and cell phone users) already detracted from average movies in the past 10 years. Now, Hollywood releases $hit movies and expects we’ll be cool with everything? They are dreaming.

[@choppystone2558]

The only acceptable ad during a movie is the Cerveza Crystal one in Star Wars, which is kind of a meme 😂

[@peligrifo2840]

I keep hearing that term: modern audiences. Really where are they?

[@winterphoenix09]

Somehow people decided screen size and sound didnt matter, and they found it acceptable to watch a movie on a phone.

[@chad7302]

There are bad days then there are really bad days

[@Alcor151]

then there are legendary bad days

[@razorback9999able]

Vin Diesel's line never dissappoints

[@MikeJAk49]

Guarantee you if Hollywood stop hiring activist writers and started writing stories like they did in the '90s and 2000s. You would see a rejuvenation in the movie theater.

[@jamess359]

Someone forgot the trash that was released in the 2000s?

[@eccoparallel]

​@@jamess359There was trash that was released in 2000s but not as much as trash as it is today.

[@JohnnyBoi-11153]

@@davidagiel8130 Ironically the theatres that are doing well are the ones that are showing Older / Classic Films, Foreign Films, & Japanese Anime lol

[@mightyturkeyneck3498]

Nope. The business model is simply obsolete inna digital age. 🦃

[@GR-bn3xj]

I wanted to go to the movie theater and watch a movie a couple of months ago, just because I haven't gone in so long. There was nothing that made me want to pay the money it costs. Woke movies, unoriginal movies and bad writing have all contributed to this

[@questlazy122]

The failure of theaters and overall decline of western pop culture. Is due to talentless modern activist writers. For some reason every movie is 3 hours long and they can’t tell a good story. If you go back and watch movies from the 90s and early 2000s you will notice they got a lot more done in 90 min. Also the obsession with sequels and needing to kick start a franchise “universe”. Instead of focusing on the one singular project.look at any successful franchise it started with one solid film. Now every film spends more time setting things up for sequels than moving the current story forward.

[@theartist8291]

Going to movies in the 90s and the early 00s was peak cinema, seeing movies like Jurassic park to the matrix for the first time was life changing and will never forget that😢

[@davidstair9657]

I’m scared to go to the theatre. What if there is a duel? Or a rude teenager… or hundreds of rude teenagers!

[@Filthy_Larry]

Or a crying baby.

[@dimebag667]

You tell them to shut the fuck up. Children aren't in charge.

[@phenomskllz2502]

Let’s be honest, this is the reason movie theaters are dying, teens nowadays are so childish

[@davidstair9657]

@@phenomskllz2502 And they seem to be into acting the fool so that they GET a resonse....to film so they can humiliate the one they are messing with and somehow rise p in the Social Ranks where behavior like this is treated as god-like. Back in the day... like a few years ago, there would be repercussions. Now, nothing except reward! Yeeesh!

[@paulmaag2363]

Another of the people don't even bother watching the movies, they just go to socialize with their friends and play with their cell phones which keep other people from enjoying the movie.

[@turdfurgason8476]

My local theater shut down two years ago. Sad! I guess Idaho isn't the mythical 'modern audience.'

[@tiffanyroberts6460]

More likely Idaho has internet access

[@waynehewett4017]

Same here in Australia? Where is this " modern audiences " That can crap movies make a billion dollars just to break even ?

[@tiffanyroberts6460]

@@waynehewett4017 Australia hasn’t made anything worth watching in over a decade so not really a problem now is it.

[@jonfreeman9682]

It must be small town USA so not enough people. But the bigger cities are still doing great for cinema. Basically you need younger demographic as most movie goers are the younger crowd so most live in bigger cities. What they should do is scale down theaters to a smaller size for Idaho and it can survive.

[@turdfurgason8476]

@@jonfreeman9682 It is in the Treasure Valley in Nampa. Nampa has about 120,000 people and is one of the fastest growing cities in the USA. Neighboring Kuna has 40,000 people and growing fast and that was their theater too. LoL. Same with Caldwell. That theater served at least a quarter million people.

[@SpectrumAssociates]

Entertainment in general is on life support.

[@theketaminekid1241]

Not true at all.

[@TheMeefive]

Did you say Joker 2 is a musical? Oh well, another movie I no longer want to see. No wonder theaters are dying.

[@TheMeefive]

@@LastSunrise1981 I don't do musicals.

[@Texansfan59]

​@@LastSunrise1981😂 yeah ok cope harder

[@sowingandreaping7871]

Thank God I never threw away my DVDS.

[@jasonmatishuk8836]

What theaters needed to do was negotiate down ticket prices with the producers so they could charge less overall. Instead they doubled down with fancy recliners, alchohol and overpriced everything else. For (and I am guessing) 80% of people why would you spend a $100.00 for a crap movie (because really what's good out there) when you probably have a 50 inch screen TV, decent sound bar, and 20.00 streaming subscription with 1000 times more options. There was a reason cheap Tuesdays existed. This and the need to know the days of paying an actor 10 million plus dollars need to be over.

[@NMAforever]

"The days of paying an actor 10 million dollars plus must be over"... Oofff... so true.

[@djmac2013]

Agreed...instead of giving actors $10M guaranteed, go with $3-5M plus a percentage. That way if the film is profitable, the studio and the actor make money. No one likes to work for a discount but at this rate the work may dry up anyway...

[@majormarketing6552]

Covid happened. You guys dont know crap

[@Determination212]

What happened is when value Tuesdays came out it took many people away from seeing movies on the weekend where your get full price for a movie ticket. People typically will see movies that are highly anticipated blockbuster films where you can't get the same experience at home as you can on the big screen. You wish to immerse yourself in the movie which is often difficult to do at home. That of course is assuming you don't have any distractions from other movie goers.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Yeah good point. Nowadays it's affordable to have your own big screen home theater system. You can get 70-80 inch TV so it's pretty big screen and you can add a nice sound system about $200 so with TV say 1500 you've got a decent system. Movies go to rental pretty quick so it's cheaper and more comfortable to watch at home. So it doesn't make sense to go to cinema unless it's an event movie.

[@Dingus99268]

Why can't Hollywood be original anymore?

[@blackagent4754]

Look up the video "Hollywoodism 1998" and you'll see why.

[@mikeedward9595]

Agreed. We need more original movies like "Gone With the Wind." "The Godfather." "Jaws." "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." "The Shawshank Redemption." "Forrest Gump."

[@tylerthomas9113]

It's like having to choose whether you want to eat a steak or a trash can, the steak is one ingredient and what you want the trash is a diverse inclusive variety of leftovers that no one wanted

[@robertmaybeth3434]

yeah, kinda like eating a prime fillet shit-burger when you get right down to it

[@slaydog5102]

Any black person shown on screen and the whole world is over

[@robertmaybeth3434]

@@slaydog5102 That's not true at all and you know it. Did Yaphet Kotto ;take the least thing away from "Alien"? Absolutely not, when he died fighting, the audience felt it in their bones. Same for Paul Winfield in Terminator, Al Mathews in Aliens, and Billy Dee Williams in Empire. It's not "inclusion" that's the problem it's forced wokeness as a cheap substitute for actual content (which is invariably garbage).

[@theketaminekid1241]

We get it, you hate minorities.

[@azzgunther]

I've checked out so hard that I just now learned that there was a Guardians of the Galaxy 3.

[@PennPearson]

Checking out is the best way to deal with a lot of things in the U.S. now.

[@somekindaguy100]

You didn't miss much I assure you

[@RandallStevenson]

I miss the cheep theaters, where you could pay a dollar for a ticket, and they had better food, like the cinema draft house, which eventually became cinema café.

[@blastically]

Me too! Sometimes I went after work. When I needed to get out of the house it was a place to go, and a cheap way to spend the evening. And the movies were way better.

[@enfreakez]

Yes, they would play the movies that were not at Blockbuster yet and not brand new.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Haha ha me too. There used to be these cheap smaller theaters like really small sits maybe 40-50 people with small screen and lousy sound system but the price was right. They showed mostly movies that's been out awhile and only $2 a ticket. Basically giving it away counting on making money on the snacks. I didn't mind the movie was bad as it was a cheap way to enjoy a show. But sadly they're all gone. Closed down and massive multiplex replaced them. They're nice but you pay full price tickets. Still at least they have discount Tues so it's affordable still.

[@venicec3310]

All those dollar theaters closed down in my area

[@mackenzieyoung5306]

Halloween Ends was so terrible it pissed me off the Michael and Laurie fight at the end was the only good thing about the movie I remember

[@ParkerCS2]

H20 is the proper conclusion to the Michael VS Laurie story!

[@radrobd123]

even Halloween Kills sucked. Laurie was stuck in a hospital bed for the whole movie

[@mackenzieyoung5306]

@Simple-xo1jj come down bro you're only a month late lol

[@dabirdalton]

It's a lot cheaper to rent a movie to watch on a wide-screen tv.

[@Cryhavok]

Social justice has killed it

[@theketaminekid1241]

Is that why Avengers Endgame is the best money maker ever? Cope.

[@Cryhavok]

@@theketaminekid1241 they haven’t made money sons end game. Cope.

[@Megatron4Life23]

There are no good movies anymore. Wokeness has destroyed movie theaters.

[@ParkerCS2]

They’ve announced more Predator movies but they will only have female leads. 🤦😑 Disney by the way own Alien and Predator.

[@Gruntvc]

Any hope I had for those franchises is dead. I'd still like to see a new single player focused Colonial Marines game or a new AVP. But God help us if Sweet Baby Inc got their hands on these IPs...

[@ParkerCS2]

@@Gruntvc exactly.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Alien and Predator are both dead franchises under Disney

[@ParkerCS2]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 yep. I hope the Fox Corporation buys back 20th Century Studios! 🙏

[@Killakay47]

Any thing Disney is a female lead

[@keyhimself3542]

Something this awesome take missed: The rise of singleness. A lot of people don't want to go to the movies alone. So, with the rise of singleness comes the decline of movie theaters, jewelry stores, restaurants, etc....

[@TheBonebridger]

That’s a great point!

[@tonyh5646]

After a while, watching remakes people get tired of them. That’s part of the reason people stop going to theaters!

[@jonfreeman9682]

Some remakes are okay like a star is born or King Kong both remade like 3 or 4 times but it movie industry is an old business now and all the good stories have been told.

[@CrownRoyal-ux8gy]

Used to be my favorite thing to do when younger, unfortunately its just to expensive to go when i want to. Go for a few movies a year and run the risk of them being a woke mess or just bad in general

[@johnr.e.789]

Woke? Bad movies are just bad. Did you see Sound of Freedom? Anti-woke is dumb. What is woke anyway?

[@robertmaybeth3434]

The summer of 1978 Star Wars was still in the theaters so on hot days I went to go see the matinee just for the air conditioning. Cost all of $1.50 which was chump change even back then.

[@kentharrisgeorgia]

When you have to spend $40-$50 for 2 people that is way too expensive. Movie theaters have lost their way.

[@slaydog5102]

Whats the definition of woke? Or is it whatever yt people don’t like

[@drakan5468]

There is nothing that replaces the magical feeling of attending a movie theater and watching a film. Nada.

[@SIGNALFREQ]

Covid was the nail in the coffin ⚰️

[@josiahsuarez]

People have more important things to spend money on (food) 😢

[@slaydog5102]

And paying bills to keep the rich richer

[@asmith8623]

2050: hey remember we used to go to movie theaters

[@browneyedgirl26]

It was a tradition growing up, that every Sunday after church, my parents would take me to see a movie at our local theater. I have so many great memories from those days. It's sad kids don't really have something like that anymore.

[@slaydog5102]

Alot of places aren’t kid friendly like they used to be

[@joestockton7016]

TVs got way too good. If I watch a movie at home by myself with headphones it’s just not possible for a movie theater to compete with the experience.

[@nicholascowling7052]

Feels like we are finally getting on that other side of Go Woke, Go Broke! Sadly, the audience won't be the only one to suffer from Hollywood's narcissism, the movie theaters and even going to the theater are becoming less and less of a thing and we are losing a great part of our culture and how we share experiences.

[@rb5078]

I drive an hour away to go to a theater that shows old movies for $5. I love it so much! I get to see classics like Jaws and The Shining that I never thought I’d be able to watch in the theater.

[@Nonamearisto]

Wokeness didn't kill movie theaters alone, but it greatly accelerated the process.

[@Dan-ni4uc]

It is well on its way to kill the traditional movie experience.

[@12inch_monster]

​@@Dan-ni4uc it already has

[@David-yw2lv]

Ticket prices are outrageous.

[@oldschooldogy316]

It's the movie theaters fault for being so damn expensive. The prices for a bag of popcorn and a soda are ridiculous. Going to the movies has never been one of my favorite things but when I was a teenager and in my twenties I used to love to go to the movies on dates but I always preferred the drive-in theater and I hate that most of them closed up. I preferred the drive-in because you were in the comfort of your own vehicle and you got three movies and a cartoon for the price of one movie at the theater.

[@Assassinboy8084fun]

I miss when just a couple years ago going to the theaters felt exciting. Stuffing my face with popcorn while sitting with a bunch of family and strangers to experience these movies for the first time

[@jonfreeman9682]

Those are good times and you can still do that. I recently went to see ISS to support this low budget indie space movie but only 20 people in the crowd. But hey at least it's not empty and you can't beat their 🍿🥤 because home 🍿 just isn't the same. The movie wasn't that great but the snacks made up for it.

[@dilly2023]

It’s simple. Going to the theater costs a fortune

[@that1dude2877]

1. I will never stop collecting physical media that I like so when streaming starts going to hell I still have stuff to watch 2. When I go to the movies to see something worth watching I usually smuggle in my own snacks & just buy a drink so it doesn't cost me an arm & a leg,hell we even smuggle in fast food sometimes, 3.i make sure when isee a movie that it's been in the theater for a few weeks so their isn't a huge crowd & i don't have to deal with ppl yapping constantly ( & telling on me for having fast food)😉

[@SourRobo8364]

War is over soldier. Everybody lost.

[@totoroben]

From reading the comments, I think it's the price of going to the theater that is keeping people away, and this is scary because going to the movies used to be a somewhat accessible activity for people to do, and was a way for people to come together and have a shared experience. We are losing our shared spaces; our third places. What happens when it is just too expensive to go anywhere? I would say as far as streaming being the death of movie theaters, you also had the lead up into streaming, which was everyone upgrading their televisions into "home theater" setups. When everyone has a big screen high resolution TV now that has wide screen aspect ratio, you then have to ask what is *really* that different about seeing it on the "big screen" at the theater. My final point: you have to drive to the movie theater in many cases. Cars are expensive. Better more walkable/ bikable cities with better transit would put more money in people's pockets and places such as movie theaters within accessible reach of a wider public, but our suburban landscapes are designed for individualistic isolation, and when you design for that, that is what you get.

[@totoroben]

@Simple-xo1jj I think the "woke agenda" idea may be a player here in turning audience away who disagree with it, or feel like it is too preachy, but I don't think this plays into the demise of the theater experience as other factors, such as being broke, having better viewing setups at home, and just having to make the special trip to a theater which is more of an inconvenience, unless you have cabin fever and need to get out. It's been a few weeks since I watched this video but the evolution of movies has been moving towards bigger budget spectacle, and this in turn raises audience expectation and also trying to capture a wide audience. Lucky for you, there are many smaller independent studios out there that release movies that take more risks and are less "woke" but for those you may need to find a smaller artsy cinema willing to screen it, or find it on DVD/ online rental.

[@bryan81584]

The last solid movie i saw in theaters was godzilla minus one. Something hollywood didnt even produce.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

The Batman was waaaaaay better.

[@bryan81584]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 It was alright, I enjoyed it. Godzilla was "the lastest" movie I've seen though. I did see American Fiction that was pretty good too.

[@earlnug198989]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418it was good, but no where near waaaay better than Godzilla

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@@earlnug198989 Bullshit. The Batman was 3x Oscar nominated and took home the critics choice award

[@earlnug198989]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 so? Thats all subjective

[@bronsonbamnallen1633]

This is really sad because going to the movie theater is one of the last pieces of joy left. I love the big screen, the surround sound, the extra buttery popcorn that you just can’t get anywhere else. I hope they find a way to survive because I will miss the experience immensely.

[@ignskeletons]

Make the prices lower (including the snacks), enforce rules like no screaming children or phone use during the movie. Offer incentives and make the experience better.

[@Alcor151]

it's because of woke hollywood

[@Gruntvc]

That and most only watching stuff on Streaming Services. Unfortunately, there's too damn many of them now.

[@kevdillon23]

How did you not even mention Dune 2

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

Sadly, cinemas in my isle of Trinidad have shut down and converted into other establishments. That said, there's one is for rent and one that was left to rot. If I was rich, I'd rent the former and show classic American and Indian films for a dollar and let folks enjoy great stories again.

[@coachc125]

Yes, this is true. I remember attending the movie theatre in town (POS) many years ago. Now, I think it's a church. The only movie theatre in Trinidad is Movie Towne near the stadium.

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

@@coachc125 The Globe Cimena, built in the 1930s is for rent. If I had money, I'd rent it and show classic Hollywood and Indian movies for a dollar. As for Palladium, built in 1917, it's left to rot. If it was still in great shape, I'd too rent it.

[@coachc125]

@@markmunroe-hz8rf Yes. The Globe. That's the one! Yes it's a beautiful building if it's renovated.

[@jonfreeman9682]

OMG are you serious 😱 so you're saying they're all gone? This may sadly be the future of American cinema as well.

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

@@jonfreeman9682 sadly, yes. Converted in supermarkets, businesses or left to rot. Only the Globe remains intact, but for rent. Even two multiplexes had to file for bankruptcy. It'll be nice if small independent cinemas are back again, with cheaper tickets 🎟 and indie films are shown.

[@nalaka3488]

Also factor in the cost of expensive actors in an age without movie stars. Why are they paying these people 20 million+ when they are not the same vital draw they used to be? There’s no shortage of actors that would sign on for a movie making even 1 million dollars. Then take into account all the useless jobs behind the scenes where people are paid literally to do nothing?

[@JoshSmith-jq9tw]

Growing up going to the theaters was one of my favorite things to do. Nowadays the junk from Hollywood certainly doesn't help, along with assigned seating. Last thing I want is to be forced to sit by someone I don't want to sit by. Social anxiety people also probably struggle with this

[@t.williams3553]

I wait till movies arrive on streaming services. I have not been to a theatre in over 10 years.

[@naturalnature9196]

Don’t have time to go to movies working all the time to survive.

[@CrackBabyZaches]

The high budgets, imo, are a symptom of death spiral of cinema. Executives and actors starting to realize the time is up and trying to grab the biggest bag of their lives in one go. And the death of cinema is a symptom of them losing monopoly on entertainment, at least that's the biggest reason. Tiktoks and social media have an upper hand now as they take advantage of short attention spans while also molding people to have even more limited power to concentrate. The fact that many actors decided to give political commentary in such a divisive era wasn't a good move either. We don't love them for them. We love them for who WE perceive them to be. The last thing they want to do is overshare and lecture the audience.

[@American_Devil]

In todays economy it feels like a waste of money

[@joetrident]

How on Earth do corporations insist on controlling what is published in a way that consistently ends up bombing??

[@primal1233]

Those were the good days

[@richardpearce400]

Problem is with rent and food so high going to a movie is a little hard right now. If we want it come back then make founds less expensive so people can live

[@billsprestonesq.226]

You said the new Minions movie would probably hit $1B but later said Deadpool 3 is the only billion dollar movie this year. (I'm looking forward to DP 3 but I don't see it making $1B; Minions will because families are starved.) Movie theaters are charging more because their costs keep going up, but that's the same everywhere. They're bringing in concert films, live sports, limited re-releases of classics -- I think they've got a good revenue stream, but it will cost money. To me, the bigger issue is that the experience at theaters is not _consistently_ good enough to justify the cost: things are dirty, staff are aloof (or outright rude), and other movie goers are jerks. If they can make the experience at theaters better, folks will always spend the money.

[@tazinboor3913]

He also said Minions movie even though it was a despicable me movie, but he was probably just referring to the popularity of the minions by calling it a minions movie instead.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Strongly doubt Deadpool 3 will hit a billion

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

I want the kind of cinema that transformed me many years ago from childhood to young adulthood. Good or bad, at least the films I saw were a REAL movie-going experience.

[@Filthy_Larry]

I’d give anything to go back to the 90’s And see a crap movie in theatres. Barb wire is better than crap today 😂

[@dallas-cole]

If your era was during Marvel franchise development and you feel this way, imagine the ones growing through 80s/90s feel

[@Filthy_Larry]

Sad. This generation will never know one liners and explosions made by heather muscle people who inspire you not to be on the couch all day.

[@nomadicolours]

Heart breaking! I used to be in the movies 1-2 times a week. Now I have been to the theater once in the last year. I try to go but it's expensive and we know it's going to be on app soon. I am often disappointed I have access within weeks at home. Takes away the magic of going to the movies. A lot of movies have TV versions. They devalue themselves. Part of the movie magic of the past was less accessibility. We had to wait for 6 months to a year to get in on dvd if we didn't see on the big screen NOW. That's business.. But also, 99% are bad.

[@Dan-ni4uc]

Me too. I was at least once a week and would even go to see a film I wasn’t planning on. Now I see nothing.

[@ajf5823]

I never liked going to the movie theater and once you were able to enjoy watching a movie in the comfort of your own home l rarely went unless it was a social event or for a really big blockbuster like Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. Sitting in a room full of people, being unable to leave for essentials like a bathroom break or food/drink without missing half the film, not being able to pause/rewind/fast forward is another reason to stay home and enjoy. No you don’t get the “big theater” experience but it’s more comfortable and convenient. Plus there’s the price. When movies hit $10 to see l was done with them. The last time l went to a theater was in 2019 and there’s nothing l have seen since that would draw me back.

[@thomassclafani4652]

I remember going to the theater to see 3 movies in 2023. Oppenheimer, Super Mario Bros, and Five Nights at Freddie’s

[@karndorbad6536]

Five nights sucked and Mario was boring and stupid so one good movie lol

[@imperfectxennial3008]

The last movie theater in the county I was born in shut down last year, where I’m at now all but one shut their doors, and the one that is still open isn’t getting much business so I predict it too will close sometime this year.

[@WillisVision]

Theaters will go the way of drive-ins. They will become rare and only a few will exist across the nation.

[@majormarketing6552]

The quality of movies will be bad. No money in it anymore

[@Delighted_Rose]

as someone who used to go out with their dad as a kid to see movies every 3 to 4 , it was fun and it was one one the few times that i get to spend with my dad . looking back i miss those days .

[@justthetruth247]

It feels like every concept has been explored, like there are no new ideas left. Mostly remakes or a twist on something that has been done before.

[@jabberwocky8021]

I just saw "Dune, Part 2" and it was awesome. Science fiction and movie making at it's best. So, there is still some hope. Maybe not much, but some . . .

[@jeremiahthompson8836]

Also, Everyone has a massive 4K or 8k tv in their living rooms now na days at home. And some have surround sound and big subs. Back in the days you went to the movie theater to experience something big you couldn’t get it home. Even if you didn’t like the movie, the big screen and the big sound was worth it. But now average people have a pretty good movie theater right at home. The only reason to go to a movie theater is if you really want to see something before you can see it at home. And with the movies constantly sucking most people will want and watch it in comfort on their 86 inch 8k TV at home. And if it’s not good they can just find something else to put on.

[@sjohnson9536]

I was one the few people in the audience for the last couple of movies I seen in theatres. I’d say there might have been 15 people including myself. I went by the concessions stand and they wanted $2.50 for a regular sized Snickers bar and was close to $4.00 for a medium Coke…just ridiculous. Imagine a family of 4 or 5 going out for a night at the movies if they bought all that.

[@mightyturkeyneck3498]

I was priced right outta theatre attendance fer good around 12 years ago. Last theatre experience was at a Toronto rep theatre on Halloween 2018. The horror movie "Mandy" with an absolutely berserk Nic Cage. I had eaten an entire 1000 mg THC chocolate bar-- it was as if I was IN the movie, fully immersed. Great experience, but hard to replicate-- it was an ideal convergence of dope, Nicolas Cage goin plumb fuckin loco & havin a climactic chainsaw duel, a enthusiastic Halloween audience, & the affordability of the Revue Theatre on Roncesvalles Avenue... so what am I gonna go see NOW, in 2024? Some piece of shit "Star Wars" shit, milking the mythos bonedry...? I'd rather commit seppuku... 🦃

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I still think my private theater/"screen-easy" idea could work. Just changing the general architecture might help, theaters used to have personalities to them. I also highly recommend reading the book "A Year at the Movies," which was published over 20 years ago, but it basically predicted a lot of what's happening now. And there are a lot of good ideas in there that I think people could use to bring theaters back. I know I would, if I had the means to do so.

[@TheBonebridger]

I'm going to check that book out!

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

​@@TheBonebridger I have a feeling it's going to be right up your alley 😆

[@davidfinch7407]

Sure, what you say has merit, but I still would go to a bad theater if the movie was good. But a theater that's a beautiful architectural wonder with cheap food of high quality, I would still skip it when "The Marvels" is playing in it.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

​@davidfinch7407 and that's totally fair, although thankfully I think we're heading into a more optimistic time. But I do really believe that we need a wider variety of theaters besides these cold, ugly multiplexes, I miss the intimacy of the small 4 screen theaters and the 1 screen arthouse theaters I used to go to.

[@karlfran0404]

Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve need to get busier, or clone themselves. These are the only two directors today making great innovative lives.

[@BattlewarPenguin]

They pushed political messages, they pushed bad writing, they pushed bait and switches, they increased overall prices, and they self inserted into the movies. They lowered the quality of the things produced, and went on strike the moment they were actually needed And now they will bail without a job and every single franchise in shambles. Making the entertainment pie smaller for everyone. I'm really sorry for those who are passionate and have to deal with all that mess. Maybe, if the industry doesn't self-destroy again it will heal in about a decade

[@blackagent4754]

The only thing I don't agree with is the political messages. Hollywood has pushed political messages since its beginning.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Paying so much for streaming services makes me want to get the most of that where barring something like the chance to see a special movie in 3D, I don't feel that inclined to go to the theater anymore. The last couple of movies I saw in the theater were Jaws and The Meg 2 in 3D.

[@enfreakez]

People are leaving streaming now, and just watching discs at home. The lucky few still have their VHSs and VCRs.

[@2Ace19]

When Television first came out everyone was like :- no one will go to cinema any more we can watch any movie at our home.. But cinema is a experience u can't compare it with phone screen or television 😊

[@waynehewett4017]

True but why spend 25 to 30 buck a ticket plus the extortion prices at the candy bar to watch a utter piece of trash like the Marvels or Madam Web ?

[@emanuellandin7403]

The movie theater experience is another important factor, I don't know about other countries but in my country they are mega movie theaters that the only thing they care about is selling food, when you go in to see the movie you have to be fighting with every idiot that turns on the cell phone. With what I spent every week at the movies, I bought an oled tv and a sound system, I will never go to a movie theater again.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

Let's add the rise in movie tickets and the price of concessions. Many people are just making their own home theaters and using streaming services.

[@Ayjay-wr6om]

I am an A-list stubs member for AMC. It still costs $100 to take my wife and kids to see a single movie.

[@creategreatness8823]

They are hoping and praying that Madame Webb does ANYTHING worth note to give them a bump to survive until March. I assure you, many theaters are going to embrace things like "Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training" special with open arms. Then they will roll out the red-carpet for something like Dune Part Two and all of the big March releases. They are going to feast once March arrives...every large format screen will be completely open for something like Godzilla x Kong. 2024 is going to be a very challenging year for theaters...but it will only result in the few hits that do come likely over-performing and becoming the "Big fish in a small pond"

[@lisal.4498]

I haven’t gone to the movies in 15 yrs - movies made after 2010 suck. Awful writing has ruined the modern movie. I could care less if movie theatres shut down.

[@robertbrothers8814]

It’s very telling when an episode of the Chosen, which tells the story of Jesus and his disciples, gets a special cinematic release and gets into the top 5 grossing movies when the public could care less of mainstream Hollywood productions.

[@ResearchNational]

Pay an exorbatant amount of money to see a just-ok movie and hear someone next to you rattling their damn Skittles bag for 2 hrs. Nah.

[@ParkerCS2]

I hope Terrifier 3 gets a full theatrical release so I can go see that on the big screen!

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

We need more US Marines in Hollywood *_"Improvise, Adapt, Overcome” is an unofficial slogan among Marine_*

[@JeremyBrubacher]

If etiquette was good at theaters I would go back.