Films/DVD Asylum

Movie Tickets Are Too Damned High!

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mr grits

That's right, they are too damned high and I'm not gonna pay it anymore. I guess it's going to be Netflix retreads streamed to the pc.

Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.

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So, obviously, - tinear 09:24:59 10/22/10 (0)
are you.
Even with a senior discount? - mkuller 21:02:18 10/21/10 (1)
...the REAL problem is the popcorn and Coke are too expensive.
- Amen. * - mr grits 21:55:59 10/21/10 (0)
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  Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
Caught the matinee Sunday 11:30am of Social Network for $5 at a SOTA theater. ^ - Road Warrior 18:39:12 10/21/10 (0)
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
No need to stream to pc - Victor Khomenko 15:07:00 10/21/10 (11)
You can stream directly to your TV.
I wish I could do something that simple about my rent! :(

Edits: 10/21/10
- I don't have a device nor the DSL chops to accomplish that..... * - mr grits 16:52:34 10/21/10 (10)
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  Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
  - You and I the last two guys on this planet with no Blue Ray? - Victor Khomenko 17:19:01 10/21/10 (9)
    How do you live like that?
    
    I know how I do... :(
    - With declining eyes and ears it's easy to live with....I only got 37 inches. * - mr grits 17:45:56 10/21/10 (8)
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      Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
      - Even with your puny size, Blu-ray is worth it. And you get to stream. It's so easy - tinear 21:23:20 10/21/10 (7)
        
        In Reply to: RE: With declining eyes and ears it's easy to live with....I only got 37 inches. * posted by mr grits on October 21, 2010 at 17:45:56
        
        even a techno-challenged like myself gets it.
        
        Sorry, I don't get those cartel bonuses like you guys. 8 - mr grits 17:41:38 10/22/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Even with your puny size, Blu-ray is worth it. And you get to stream. It's so easy posted by tinear on October 21, 2010 at 21:23:20
        
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        Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
        
        Penny wise, pound foolish - Victor Khomenko 06:59:05 10/23/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Sorry, I don't get those cartel bonuses like you guys. 8 posted by mr grits on October 22, 2010 at 17:41:38
        
        Investing in a Blue Ray player capable of streaming, or in a Roku streaming box will recoup itself quickly in reduced rent fees. At the rate you post here it is apparent your mail box is smoking from Netflix red envelopes - so streaming would allow you to reduce it to bare minimum.
        
        "It's so easy..." How many people do you think know their network password? - Victor Khomenko 06:07:55 10/22/10 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Even with your puny size, Blu-ray is worth it. And you get to stream. It's so easy posted by tinear on October 21, 2010 at 21:23:20
        
        It took me a while to find it.
        
        BTW - what quality level do you normally get? It seems their server is seriously overloaded, I often only get two points, especially on Friday or Saturday nights.
        
        I seldom get lower than 6 bars. No major problems. nt - tinear 09:03:20 10/22/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: "It's so easy..." How many people do you think know their network password? posted by Victor Khomenko on October 22, 2010 at 06:07:55
        
        dfs
        
        Bars? What bars? - Victor Khomenko 09:12:55 10/22/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I seldom get lower than 6 bars. No major problems. nt posted by tinear on October 22, 2010 at 09:03:20
        
        We are obviously using different devices, on my Roku box there are up to four dots, then HD.
        
        My DSL is base line 784K I don't think it can push enough bits and bytes. * - mr grits 21:57:19 10/21/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Even with your puny size, Blu-ray is worth it. And you get to stream. It's so easy posted by tinear on October 21, 2010 at 21:23:20
        
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        Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
        
        RE: My DSL is base line 784K I don't think it can push enough bits and bytes. - bassbinotoko 23:10:26 10/25/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: My DSL is base line 784K I don't think it can push enough bits and bytes. * posted by mr grits on October 21, 2010 at 21:57:19
        
        Out in the country, I didn't get much better than 140k tops. However, using "alternative" sources like torrents, that worked out just fine, with a little patience. It probably ain't legal to download US content, but I've found 720p versions of several French films, which I intend to watch with the WDTV Live. Those were mostly using direct downloads. Filestube is a useful search site.
        
        The last couple of films I saw in theaters, I used a coupon off a cereal box and got in for free, though I did spend $$$ on snacks. I kind of miss the thrills of sneaking in beers in my coat pockets, or seeing a double feature for the price of one.
Yes, but! - Harmonia 14:47:53 10/21/10 (5)
Presuming the presentation is decent...I still love the experience of seeing a film in an actual movie theater, in a darkened auditorium, with other people. It's part ritual, part shared experience, part scale and impact- even a smallish theater screen is SO much larger than the home experience.

With a good movie in a SOTA theater the one is transported. Thrilled. Many films are, after all, designed to be seen on the big screen. Some work quite well scaled down. But there is no room in my home for a 8' screen and FP, much less anything bigger. So my preferred way to see a much anticipated film is to see it in a theater. What I miss I'm glad to see on DVD. But nothing compares IMO to seeing a movie on the big screen as a communal event.

That's why I still like to go to the theater, even though tickets can strain my budget. Happily, AMC has inaugurated $5 prices for all showings Monday through Thursday. That works well for me.
- Nice post. - powermatic 21:40:19 10/21/10 (0)
  The theatre experience is absolutely worth the price of admission-and I watch plenty of Netflix discs. At least where I live, it's still 7.50 a ticket, so just don't buy popcorn. Money well spent IMHO.
  
  "dammit"
- Well, in a general sense I agree with you, but there are realities - Victor Khomenko 18:24:30 10/21/10 (0)
  The big one is that there is no movie theater within 50 minutes of driving that shows the films we would like to see. So while we love it, and sometimes go there (we used to do that very often in previous life...), every trip is at least $50... more with a speeding ticket.
  The audience I really don't miss at all.
  
  Edits: 10/21/10
- Regal has $5 Tuesdays . . . . - mr grits 16:51:26 10/21/10 (2)
  AND honors 55 as senior!!!!! I've been on the senior teat for quite a while..it took me to 58 to admit I was a senior.
  
  But, Regal has the highest concession prices ever. $8 for a tub of popcorn is a lot for Gritsippi. This ain't Atlanta or New Yoik City.
  
  Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
  - RE: Regal has $5 Tuesdays . . . . - Victor Khomenko 17:14:16 10/21/10 (1)
    ***$8 for a tub of popcorn is a lot for Gritsippi.
    
    Ain't too much for the pleasure of a teenager putting his feet on your shoulders.
    - That will git me on me feet. * - mr grits 17:47:00 10/21/10 (0)
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      Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.

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