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notadmblnd

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3. I never go to the movies unless it is a drive-in

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 02:47 PM

Dec 2015

We still have one in Dearborn but I haven't even been there in years. Going to the movies is a pain in the ass. The noise bothers me the most. There was one I didn't mind going to years ago, you could rent out their private viewing room. It wasn't expensive back then, just a few dollars more than a regular ticket.

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Don't know if I'm going to any more movies in the near future. It's "Trying" [View all] BlueJazz Dec 2015 OP

Perhaps try going to a good movie yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #1

Concussion was great. Daddy's homw is getting terrible reviews. nt Logical Dec 2015 #8

Ok. The box office receipts say otherwise. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #9

I agree with the box office numbers. Have you seen 'sisters'? Any good? nt Logical Dec 2015 #10

No. Not yet but I want too. Most likely this weekend. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #14

Coopers looks good to me also. Hateful 8 is selling well in Kansas City. Hard to get tickets. Did... Logical Dec 2015 #17

I'd try and find another movie theater. Waldorf Dec 2015 #2

I never go to the movies unless it is a drive-in notadmblnd Dec 2015 #3

Before the commercials, they had slide shows Nevernose Dec 2015 #4

I LOVE assigned seating. But also love a lot of previews. nt Logical Dec 2015 #11

Went last month jehop61 Dec 2015 #5

Y'all are some delicate flowers. nt Codeine Dec 2015 #6

Yeah, so...? n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #13

55 minutes after te movie start time? The normal time is 15 minutes. Why din't you just walk up to.. Logical Dec 2015 #7

I was thinking that also but then I noticed that the times between showings were 3 hs 20 min. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #20

Wow, that is weird, losing some showings every day. nt Logical Dec 2015 #22

It was the last of the day but still, quite ridiculous. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #27

I've seen it 25 minutes after start time. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #24

It must be the KC theaters. They all seem to be between 11-15 minutes. nt Logical Dec 2015 #25

It really depends on the company running it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #26

It's at least 20 minutes here, longer sometimes... Phentex Jan 2016 #44

I bring ear plugs PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #12

I do this too. irisblue Jan 2016 #57

I find a home theater projector and a good surround sound system is all I need. NobodyHere Dec 2015 #15

I find a 20 inch TV is all I need Warpy Jan 2016 #54

55 minutes is excessive beyond compare and I'd expect a refund. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #16

Throwing things in movies 1939 Dec 2015 #18

"The OP has probably not attended a Saturday matinee full of 9-14 year old boys." BlueJazz Dec 2015 #21

Not to mention that after a triple feature western matinee 1939 Dec 2015 #29

Oh yeah, I remember that. One of our theaters in town had a Saturday Matinee. If you had.. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #31

And avoid midnight showings of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" demwing Jan 2016 #52

I can't watch much of anything without closed captioning... Blanks Dec 2015 #19

Same here, so I only go to a theater fir big action movies with epic specia effects ("Avatar," tblue37 Jan 2016 #36

BTW, closed captioning really helps when the background music drowns out the tblue37 Jan 2016 #37

Television closed captioning is hideous... Blanks Jan 2016 #38

Movies ond DVD or video are captioned by the studios or their hired captioners--I don't know who tblue37 Jan 2016 #39

Yeah, DVDs are usually good. Blanks Jan 2016 #42

OTOH, though, YouTube video cc is bizarre and bears little resemblance to what tblue37 Jan 2016 #40

I haven't tried cc on YouTube... Blanks Jan 2016 #43

Some of their cc translations are as funny/bizarre as those humoous "badly dubbed videos." tblue37 Jan 2016 #46

They were probably grief stricken over poor Oliver demwing Jan 2016 #53

Find an independant movie theater ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #23

I gave up on movies in the theater about a decade ago. X_Digger Dec 2015 #28

Yep. Even the fact that theaters have to tell grown adults NOT to bug, disturb, bother other.. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #30

I love going to an actual theater to see movies. SheilaT Jan 2016 #32

"I usually smuggle in a bottle of water" BlueJazz Jan 2016 #34

Well I hope you will watch my movie. It gets released this Summer on Amazon Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #33

I'll watch it. zappaman Jan 2016 #41

Sort of, it's a parody of the old 1950s Atomic monster movies. Heres the trailer Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #45

Nice old school trailer! zappaman Jan 2016 #48

Thanks! We tried to capture that 50s feeling :) Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #49

You need an Alamo drafthouse theater Egnever Jan 2016 #35

Or an Arclight. Initech Jan 2016 #47

Maybe find something else to do, TransitJohn Jan 2016 #50

I scream at passing cars and throw eggs at them but quite frankly, it's getting expensive. BlueJazz Jan 2016 #51

Yeah, I was shocked. At least we didn't have cell phones and talking to contend with haikugal Jan 2016 #55

I wait for 2naSalit Jan 2016 #56