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NewHendoLib

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3. We've gone to see 2 movies in the last 6 years

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:30 PM

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The Little Women remake ( which we disliked), and a very recent one about formation of and making of first album by Led Zeppelin, which we enjoyed. Nothing has really seemed worthy of going to the movies for outside of those 2.

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25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows [View all] Coventina Nov 2025 OP

Haven't been to a movie theater in years... Wounded Bear Nov 2025 #1

Me neither. ananda Nov 2025 #30

We went to see Nuremberg last week Give Peace A Chance Nov 2025 #44

The ads kill it for me nikatnyte Nov 2025 #53

I enjoyed "Spinal Tap: The End Continues." Dulcinea Nov 2025 #56

The last movie I saw in theaters was Ad Astra. So long ago, I can't tell how long. Intractable Nov 2025 #2

We've gone to see 2 movies in the last 6 years NewHendoLib Nov 2025 #3

Never heard of Les... I'll have to look him up!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2025 #17

Good catch. Fixed! NewHendoLib Nov 2025 #18

We saw a lot of movies at the theater this year Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #4

I really liked Weapons and One Battle. Predator Badlands was very good too. WICKED THIS WEEK BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #89

Cinema is in its death thros. Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #5

Lots of great movies out in the past few years Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #8

Yup. We just wait till they're streaming. NT Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #10

That's the issue. Why go to a theater when I can just watch it at home? Ray Bruns Nov 2025 #38

Streaming kind of kills Date Night. For nothing else Date Night should include movie theaters. ... aggiesal Nov 2025 #41

Netflix & Chill. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #47

Are you saying I should just get Netflix and not worry about movie theaters? ... aggiesal Nov 2025 #54

You've never heard that phrase? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #58

It's very dated at this point in the U.S. but not sure if that's the case where you live in Canada. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #63

Never heard the phrase, sorry. Netflix & Chill is just every night. Why would that be date night? ... aggiesal Nov 2025 #67

With the huge soda I get at the theater, I ususally dash out between the 2nd and 3rd acts progressoid Nov 2025 #24

I love seeing a movie in a theater Bettie Nov 2025 #37

Me too, Me too. tavernier Nov 2025 #66

me three BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #92

Same!. Seeing the original Star Wars trilogy, the cheers from the packed audience, there was nothing like it! oregonjen Nov 2025 #69

Batman 1989 was that for me!!! Coventina Nov 2025 #72

the collective experience of watching "weapons", "sinners", "predator badlands"! and others BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #94

... and there's always someone to annoy you! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #81

How many ways can you write a 3 act script? bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #6

I watched a film critic recently who said the problem with modern movies is that haele Nov 2025 #42

Bugonia and Rental Family look good Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #7

Bugonia is terrific. Stellar performances from all involved. Orrex Nov 2025 #78

SUPERMAN... Mike Nelson Nov 2025 #9

Yes, putting food on the table, dodging the forces actively trying to kill/disappear us, and the fact that... Hugin Nov 2025 #11

So much entertainment, so little time. Midnight Writer Nov 2025 #12

Tougher to get big audiences for a theater release for all the reasons you mention GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #32

Been a while since we've had an old fashioned fuddy duddy movie discussion. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #13

Hire some big bruisers with flashlights to patrol the theaters, shushing the talkers. Aristus Nov 2025 #14

I'm with you. MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2025 #31

That's why they invented stadium seating jmowreader Nov 2025 #71

$6 for a cup of tap water! babylonsister Nov 2025 #15

Entertainment choices have changed Johnny2X2X Nov 2025 #16

And the theater to streaming pipeline is insane anymore. Initech Nov 2025 #20

Yeah, I think they struggled to modernize Johnny2X2X Nov 2025 #25

Oh it's definitely a combination of excessive greed + industry consolidation + mega mergers. Initech Nov 2025 #61

No one is going to see movies anymore. Initech Nov 2025 #19

My local theatres are responding by cutting matinees. meadowlander Nov 2025 #22

Yes they are going to theaters. Maybe you're not. NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #75

Where I live, we used to have six movie theaters in a short driving distance. Initech Nov 2025 #82

Wicked 2 will be packed. BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #90

True, there are exceptions. Initech Nov 2025 #98

The multi-plex near me exclusively shows Marvel-type franchise movies.. LeftinOH Nov 2025 #21

A brief list of things that allegedly "killed the film business" GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #23

DU has had a weird bent against movies/theaters BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #26

that may be true but hopefully my comment is taken as intended eg a refutation of Goetz' argument GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #28

Interesting. Given that most posters here are 65+ that would track. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #29

The older we get the more we experience the present through the filter of the past. GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #35

I'm 58 Chi67 Nov 2025 #45

I love a challenge. Taste is subjective but here goes GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #65

Here are the top grossing films in the US for 1985 and 2024 Celerity Nov 2025 #84

Yep Chi67 Nov 2025 #43

Yeah a lot of people think their home setup is better. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #59

Sometimes, I think I'd like to try a cruise Bettie Nov 2025 #79

I've never been on the Irish Sea but my guess is it's a bit rougher than the Caribbean lol BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #88

Probably....but Bettie Nov 2025 #91

Yeah it can't be fun BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #95

Numbers are down amd declining Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #46

2025 ain't over yet and some big ones are coming out this week GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #68

I stopped going when cell phones were becoming a nuisance and the sound was cranked to eleventy. chowder66 Nov 2025 #27

Perhaps we're sick of watching fictional trauma maxsolomon Nov 2025 #33

Can't imagine what might interest you. There were tons of good movies this year. NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #34

I wanted to see "The Naked Gun" but it was gone before I could see it. Coventina Nov 2025 #73

Funny. But not nearly up to the original. nt LAS14 Nov 2025 #100

Thanks! I printed this out for home viewing. I trust you more than Manola Dargis (NYT). LAS14 Nov 2025 #85

You're welcome NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #86

Check out 'Sovereign' if you haven't AStern Nov 2025 #93

Super Mario Bros! Halicarnassus Nov 2025 #36

All you see if old actors, sorry but true! Where are the new young actors? CarolinaNC Nov 2025 #39

What in the world are you talking about? NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #76

My daughter recommended seeing Nuremberg. I trust her recommendations, so I'll probably go Friday night. n/t aggiesal Nov 2025 #40

Movies are just as good/bad as they always were Sympthsical Nov 2025 #48

I disagree with the title, but I agree with everything else... judy Nov 2025 #57

I try not to nostalgia lens things Sympthsical Nov 2025 #60

To succeed in theatres today, comedies or dramas must be GOOD! judy Nov 2025 #49

What does it cost on average to go see one of these in a theater at release? flvegan Nov 2025 #50

Very good point... judy Nov 2025 #52

Social media has reduced the average attention span to 8 seconds Ponietz Nov 2025 #51

The new Frankenstein Charlie Chapulin Nov 2025 #55

They should have made superhero movies instead.... Redleg Nov 2025 #62

Streaming has made theaters obsolete. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2025 #64

Related? LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #70

About $20 using an app. Rhiagel Nov 2025 #74

I find movies either are about superheroes (which has no interest for me), or they are often a bit silly. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #77

"Oppenheimer" in IMAX at the Tropicana casino in AC. PCIntern Nov 2025 #80

Not the same Hollywood as 20 years ago... trash. WarGamer Nov 2025 #83

Nope. Ther's tons of good stuff out there. NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #87

I'm a 3x per month cinema visitor... and 15-20 movies a month at home. WarGamer Nov 2025 #97

Not sure why you'd watch so many trash movies every month then NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #99

Movie Theaters - My Thoughts Florida Dem Nov 2025 #96

F1? LAS14 Nov 2025 #102

I love going to the movies. My daughters and their friends MenloParque Nov 2025 #101