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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:35 PM Original message |
My theory about why the box office is in a slump |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. I totally agree |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Could be that more people now don't have the extra $9 for the ticket |
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bammertheblue (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I sure don't |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. $9 is regular price... |
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bammertheblue (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Where I live stuff is expensive |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. I'll take a movie on the big screen over one on my TV anyday |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. $9...lucky. It's 10.75 here and no place near me has matinees. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. One reason I don't go so much anymore |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #37 |
50. IMO people are so used to watching stuff at home |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
60. I'm with ya there! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Plus, it's freezing and some won't SHUT UP! n/t |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's why I stopped going. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
41. Sticky seats? |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
66. Get your mind out of the gutter! |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. "golden-flavored" popcorn topping? |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. It's what they call the stuff that the put on popcorn |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. "It certainly ain't butter..." |
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thebigidea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. more to do with dvds, home theater, and a bad year for movies |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. two you should see.. |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. I hated them since they started doing that... |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Agreed, and would add one other reason from the vantage point |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. No, it's the corporatization of entertainment. Like everything else. |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Jeez, it's that "corporatization" of the entertainment industry |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why pay that |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. How many times they think we can watch Batman, Spiderman... |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. I really enjoyed the bourne identity 1and 2. looking forward to |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. We went to see Syriana the other night |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. You should have asked for your money back. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. yeah, they gave us a measly free coke coupon |
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Conservativesux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
49. That movie was a huge waste of money. No wonder Hollywood is in trouble! |
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kaygore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. The commercials give me a headache |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't know about that |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. agreed, that used to be a big draw--no commercials and now thats gone |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. Most movies are empty remakes and anything remotely intelligent is |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. My Theory: Movies reflect Americans' current shallowness and demand for |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I don't mind paying for a good movie |
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jackpan1260 (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. Too many remakes and prices have gone up too much. eom |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. Money is tight since this criminal administration stepped in. nt |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
25. We are being marketed to death. That includes political marketing. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's not so much the prices, or the commercials.. |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. It's too loud... |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
48. Really, What the Hell happened to Steve Martin? Short of cash? |
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Rosco T. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
28. and besides... |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
31. What's the difference between a trailer and a coke commercial or a |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I know, so call me shallow |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 02:35 AM Response to Reply #35 |
53. Me too. I like the trailers. And I don't mind an entertaining commercial |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:03 AM Response to Reply #31 |
56. Because, in theory, 'advertisement' serves the CONSUMER. |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. You wouldn't have known King Kong was coming out unless |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
34. AMEN. |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
36. I rarely go to the flicks-- |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. There are a lot of reasons for it |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 09:47 AM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Marketed to too young an age group and lacking in plot...All special |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. They're paying more for everything, and they haven't raised prices... |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
42. At the movies, hell is other people. |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. Exactly! |
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The Blue Knight (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:53 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. My theory: Shitty movies. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
45. We pay $2.50 for a ticket. Popcorn is too expensive so we don't get it. |
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Rick Myers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
46. Absolutely!!! |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 01:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. Went to King Kong at a matinee yesterday |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
47. Commercials, cell phones, no ushers, filth, buy the DVD. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
51. It's much cheaper just to wait till it come out on DVD |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
52. If one can get "on demand cable" |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
54. It's cuz creative decisions are too often made in boardrooms.. |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Too damn many MBAs in the greenlighting business |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
55. I'm old enough to remember... |
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socialistrot (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
58. My theory... |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Exactly! |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
62. Why indeed, when you can rent them commercial free? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
63. Could it be because of the shitty movies they are making? n/t |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
64. I still enjoy going to the small independent theaters around here... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
71. Good point.Kids movies: 20 minutes of commercials - they're tired before |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-25-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
72. It's not about the quality of films, the price, or the commercials for me |
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