Sean’s movie thoughts

Some recent movies did not open well. People started to say that movie theaters were dying. Movies are not cheap if you include popcorn and a drink. Maybe people are just being selective in movies they see in theaters. I saw a sat a few years back that the average American goes to four movies a year. Well maybe if that is still true, some movies are going to bomb. (I'd have to check the stat.) Reasons not to go to movie theater Cost including the drink and popcorn Behavior of other people in the theater There are a lot of combing attractions now, maybe it is just me but after the fifth coming attraction I want the movie to start Movies supposedly start at 1:30 pm but really start at closer to 1:50 pm or 1:55 pm Comfort of seeing movies at home Some of these movie theaters have 16 screens but at least three or four movies are on multiple screens, so the variety of films playing is less than you might expect Romantic comedies have largely moved to streaming in the last five or six ye...

I wanted to post something about re-watching Bowling for Columbine but I cannot figure out what I want to say, so I wrote this on the movie going experience. I like to go to the first non 3D showing of the day when I go to a movie. I don’t hate 3D but I don’t care for it.  Maybe I saw some subpar 3D movies a few years back but if there is a choice I choose 2D over 3D.  I don’t remember the last time I thought 3D added anything to the movie. I like the first showing of a movie. It is a little cheaper and there are often fewer people there. I like both of those things. Also I like the first showing of the day because if the movie is not good, I feel like I have a lot of the day left to do other things.  If the movie is good and something else is playing that I want to see, there is time to see another movie. (I once went to four movies in a weekend, a 2 day weekend.) I go to mostly the same two or three theaters. There are two theater chains where I live and I prefer ...