Movie theaters are reopening. We asked an expert if it's safe to go

Movie theater chains like AMC are reopening their doors with new safety measures and technology in place. CNN medical analyst Dr. Rochelle Walensky weighs in on whether or not it's safe for movie goers to get back in front of the big screen.
Read more about AMC and other movie theater chains' reopening plans at CNN.com: cnn.it/3jbNevx
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[@primeoctober]

Me and my family going to the movies.. In full body titanium armor suits with expensive filters and heavy duty gloves that comes pre-equipped with 3d lenses built into the titanium glass helmets so we can walk into imax without the hassle of grabbing those horid plastic glasses

[@Zendetta.]

Movie theaters aren’t safe but school is nice 👍 yeah😄

[@LuChiNiDaDon]

😂

[@angelafisher5726]

I am thinking I would rather skip the movies for awhile.....

[@rubendranjeevanantham1738]

Try not to go theatres at peak time with lot of people .I think other than that time ,it will be fine to watch

[@nofx714]

No need too. All movies are getting delayed, plus there’s tons of streaming movie services out there

[@raynarayskye]

They aren't talking? What theater are you going to?

[@zoomed66]

No thanks I'll just watch a movie on my comfy sofa and save about $50.

[@Laufield]

Why didn’t they put shields on every side seats? Idea like 📁🪑📁🪑📁🪑📁🪑📁🪑📁🪑📁🪑📁🪑📁

[@haot2041]

they wont want to spend

[@haot2041]

Alex Thompson yea，your abosulty right，but if they really care saftey， they wont even open theater at all

[@Terminator__350]

The ad I clicked on to watch this video said many movie theaters would be lowering their tickets to as low as 15 cents, and then I click on it and it says the total opposite

[@claln4484]

The theaters is one of the happiest places I would love to go to. And I do not want theaters go out of business. But I would feel shameful towards society if I choose to go. I just wish I could see Tenet and Mulan...

[@sugarrollz3524]

Nah In my opinion I like streaming movies instead 👁👅👁

[@terencereyes696]

There's two sides of the coin; people who are against this who want to stop the spread of the virus, and the people who depend their living on this industry.

[@TrvisXXIII]

What’s the point if the sales are going to be low?

[@Wis_Dom]

They can have it. I'm not going to listen to all these businesses desperate for my money over my health.

[@eddiemurphy1775]

I bet you money she went to a restaurant though. Ijs. Honestly I would just a movie theater before sending a kid back to school. Theaters had months to prepare on how to reopen, schools across state levels had no game plan and some of them reopened with no game plan looked what happened some schools shutting down again

[@jerryseinfeld5713]

The background music was way too loud and the narrator’s voice was too low. Could barely hear him.

[@mememan1516]

Jerry Seinfeld you don’t have to fucking criticise everything

[@MattSezer]

The expert has more questions than answers. That's exactly what the problem is: the theaters say that they have systems in place, but they're unable to actually explain them in a convincing way.

[@angel_ghosttoscano545]

So is it open

[@berniecasey7592]

NO WAY IN HELL WILL I GO

[@MedaniMichaella]

COVID sucks, and the closures sucks, This stinks! I’m seeing movies and watching tv anyway... 😠🦠 😒🎥

[@abbyk9517]

We can't be locked inside forever

[@MedaniMichaella]

Well, I totally agree Abby k. And that’s why I’m speaking my heart out!

[@MedaniMichaella]

😡 📢 💓

[@BennieWoodell]

Yeah, when I was in LA, I wouldn't have stepped foot in a theater, but right now I'm in a smaller town in the Midwest, I feel fine going. Especially since the six times I've gone, I've been one of six people or less, I do check how many seats have been sold before committing.

[@movieswithdaniel342]

Aw man I really wanted to see AKIRA in IMAX!

[@KonbiniTV]

Same dude 😢

[@michaelktran]

Anyone else here because of Spider-Man?

[@JacobGlover2023]

So that means people shouldn't have a problem voting then 👍

[@shellsea8153]

Streaming is so much safer. It's too bad that the theaters might be closed down because of it.

[@MartyD]

_FINALLY_

[@roxxylala26]

Damn it. Wanted so badly to go see Tenet & Wonder Woman. ☹

[@TankCop]

You can see Wonder Woman. Just get a DC stream account when it drops there.

[@jameskreidler9443]

If they said no popcorn what do we eat?

[@ivansanchez2989]

Nothing

[@Come_fly_with_tee]

i hope drive in theaters come back ..

[@andysummersthxcinemaandmyc7748]

No thanks won't go near a cinema again if cinema doesn't have 1980's THX sound system = no ticket sale for me. I rather cinema just faded out now I won;t miss a single pixel of it.

[@orangejuice27]

Protest are okay tho!

[@bafoonboy5238]

orangejuice no shit id hope so... peaceful protests have made huge changes thru out history

[@orangejuice27]

@@bafoonboy5238 to bad these haven't been peaceful and the irony is that the media refuse to acknowledge that the protest had anything to do with an increase in cases. It's really laughable that people can say that with a straight face.

[@joelochoa6720]

I really love this channel

[@tbethanneanderson7449]

Well it’s all fake so don’t we all

[@vinylsquad7776]

No it's not! Codvid19 mutated, 6 ft and mask don't work against it anymore, pluses your in auditorium with Mfs eating and drinking coughing from above & below you. Don't go, your health is not worth risking for that film, you could watch at home via VOD.

[@shanetravis8680]

And I bet you'll be paying through the nose its to much of a rip off as it is and that before cronoviure you can be sure they sky rocket the price you can keep the cinema it just a con now anyway plus its just a remix anyway

[@LCfromtheBX]

People just stay home and order the movie comfortably on demand ... Most of these movies are going to be online with in weeks of it coming out in the theaters anyways. Most of the money theaters make comes from concessions. The theaters reps keep saying people are going to have to wear a mask if you want to see a movie but how can you eat popcorn and any snack or take a sip of your drink without a mask? If I don't want to wear a mask and get away with watching the movie all you have to do is buy a bag of popcorn.

[@CreativelyAnxious]

Save our cinema's

[@charleskim1540]

I am so glad.

[@SuwawakosOldWorld]

I think this is just poorly executed, I mean, who even goes to a full theater anymore? Even pre-COVID times?

[@bornjusticerule5764]

give af bout the community COVID-19 rate, going to the cinema is absolutely UNECCASSARY during a pandemic.

[@raypena1516]

I won't be going to the movies anymore. I not a fan of that stupid mask and their cov19 guidelines to follow. I enjoy watching at home on my big screen tv.

[@TankCop]

40% filled, no popcorn, EXTRA HIGH PRICES! Nope that’s it movie theaters are dead 💀

[@1angrykoala]

It was never not safe to go.

[@sfighter0085]

I'm gonna be honest, even if these "Experts" say I shouldn't, I'd still go to the Theater if possible. Maybe not until "Black Widow" or "Wonder Woman 1984", but I'd rather see new movies on the big screen than be lazy and stream it. And if anybody comes at me saying that "Nobody should be risking their health and lives to see movies on the big screen.", I have one question, don't we risk our health everyday? Its not like before this Pandemic, we weren't risking our health and our lives, we practically risk that all the time. Hell, we're probably risking out health and lives by doing nothing right now. How is going to a Movie Theater any different than going to a Grocery Store to do some Grocery Shopping, or going to Walmart when you don't want to buy stuff online? We practically risk our health and lives everyday, it's not like streaming movies, ordering things online, and staying indoors is gonna make this pandemic go away. I just hope the safety precautions the Theaters take are a success, so that we slow this spread.

[@philipjohnson177]

And BTC takes the lead looking and holds the stand to benefit those who invest on it now,

[@MrMunch-xw9fn]

The real reason is if theatres don't open they will all go out of business. Has nothing to do with health or safety anymore. Cant go to school but movie theatres ok....

[@mattjones7445]

Going to a movie theater now is like using a flip phone. What kind of animal still wants to go to a movie theater? There is this "new" thing" out called Netflix. Check it out.

[@olendcrabtree4226]

#amctothemoon We love the stock.

[@tonyastadt9866]

Totally not doing that till it's safe I will stay home and watch Netflix and enjoy my comfy couch rather than having somebody give me a germ!!😷😉😎

[@DennisTamayo]

Los Angeles movie theaters should reopen next year, mostly for the release of Space Jam: A New Legacy.

[@samuelvillarreal4157]

Corona isnt as bad as the media is making it out to be.

[@samuelvillarreal4157]

@Juzz Ztop Man there' doctors out there who's treated over 3000 patients and not one death. During all this pandemic I've only known one person who's gotten and he's perfectly fine. At least its that bad in America.