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  • Massive Lee
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2006
    • 6782

    #61
    Originally posted by pureaudio
    .... whats the point of watching this movie if it isn't in the theater.
    Honestly, perhaps only one out of 50 movies I watch is done at a theater. I much prefer watching movies at home. You don't have to deal with endless advertizing, screening delays, morons and their 1) cellphone habits 2) eating habits 3) realtime live storytelling habits.

    Theaters are soon going to disapear.
    Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

    massivebrakes.com

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    • Restoman
      E30 Fanatic
      • Jun 2006
      • 1311

      #62
      Moron, dumbass. Really, I'm not going to the theater to see the movie so why not get a good idea of the storyline by watching a cam version. I watched a cam version of The Hangover for about 15 minutes, in mind you horrible video and audio. On a Tuesday a promptly found movie times and was out the door. My wife and another friend enjoyed a 1:30 showing of the film and could not stop laughing. Sorry guys, I'm just not a fan of this type of film. The fantasy genre does not appeal to me. I'm out of the thread so everyone else can have a good time here. I figured with so much positive attention from the board I might like it.
      i'lldoitforacaravan

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      • chadthestampede
        No R3VLimiter
        • Jul 2008
        • 3600

        #63
        Originally posted by Massive Lee
        Honestly, perhaps only one out of 50 movies I watch is done at a theater. I much prefer watching movies at home. You don't have to deal with endless advertising, screening delays, morons and their 1) cellphone habits 2) eating habits 3) real time live storytelling habits.

        Theaters are soon going to disappear.
        I agree with this. Not to mention that theaters are ridiculously overpriced.
        Originally posted by LJ851
        I programmed my oven to turn off when my pizza was done, should i start a build thread?

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        • pureaudio
          E30 Enthusiast
          • May 2009
          • 1123

          #64
          Originally posted by Massive Lee
          Honestly, perhaps only one out of 50 movies I watch is done at a theater. I much prefer watching movies at home. You don't have to deal with endless advertizing, screening delays, morons and their 1) cellphone habits 2) eating habits 3) realtime live storytelling habits.

          Theaters are soon going to disapear.

          I am actually the exact same, I reserve going to the theater for a flick that that needs to be seen on the big screen to be really appreciated. The last movie I saw in the theater was Star Trek, the next will be Avatar..hopefully tonight.

          I think the entire process of how movies get to us is soon going to change, its just the movie industry that is holding onto the old way of distribution. Theaters, rental stores and buying media is going to be a thing of the past, hell rental stores are just about there.
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          • Massive Lee
            R3V OG
            • Sep 2006
            • 6782

            #65
            Running a theater is extremely costly. It's fine when attendance is at full capacity, and you even make your week by just selling popcorn and soda on Saturday. But most of the times, seats are unoccupied. The current technology already allows to send films in digital high resolution directly to theaters. And soon, everyone will be able to pay and download high resolution home copies of new releases with a limited life span. It already exists in a slightly different form and in medium resolution.

            So, the same way we have already stopped buying vinyl, we will stop buying CDs and will only get music from iTune online shops. The exact same scenario (pun intended) will happen to movies. Basically, it will be pure profit for film companies. They won't have middlemen anymore (theaters or movie rentals). A wire straight from the distributor to your living room.

            So, when will this happen? Probably only when all of North America will be high speed internet compatible or on cable. Whoever will control the cable distribution will control entertainment at $100 per household per month... Lots of money to be made. And when analog broadcasting will be a thing of the past and that a digital standard will have been established. Therefore, it's only a few years away.
            Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

            massivebrakes.com

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            • Wh33lhop
              R3V OG
              • Feb 2009
              • 11705

              #66
              Originally posted by Restoman
              Moron, dumbass. Really, I'm not going to the theater to see the movie so why not get a good idea of the storyline by watching a cam version. I watched a cam version of The Hangover for about 15 minutes, in mind you horrible video and audio. On a Tuesday a promptly found movie times and was out the door. My wife and another friend enjoyed a 1:30 showing of the film and could not stop laughing. Sorry guys, I'm just not a fan of this type of film. The fantasy genre does not appeal to me. I'm out of the thread so everyone else can have a good time here. I figured with so much positive attention from the board I might like it.
              Yeah, because the Hangover was such a visual masterpiece. You are basically trying to experience a live concert by calling your friend and listening to it over the phone and then saying it sucked.

              Originally posted by Massive Lee
              Running a theater is extremely costly. It's fine when attendance is at full capacity, and you even make your week by just selling popcorn and soda on Saturday. But most of the times, seats are unoccupied. The current technology already allows to send films in digital high resolution directly to theaters. And soon, everyone will be able to pay and download high resolution home copies of new releases with a limited life span. It already exists in a slightly different form and in medium resolution.

              So, the same way we have already stopped buying vinyl, we will stop buying CDs and will only get music from iTune online shops. The exact same scenario (pun intended) will happen to movies. Basically, it will be pure profit for film companies. They won't have middlemen anymore (theaters or movie rentals). A wire straight from the distributor to your living room.

              So, when will this happen? Probably only when all of North America will be high speed internet compatible or on cable. Whoever will control the cable distribution will control entertainment at $100 per household per month... Lots of money to be made. And when analog broadcasting will be a thing of the past and that a digital standard will have been established. Therefore, it's only a few years away.
              Sure, polarized IMAX 3D will be outdated when we all have cable internet. Makes sense.
              paint sucks

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              • Massive Lee
                R3V OG
                • Sep 2006
                • 6782

                #67
                Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                Sure, polarized IMAX 3D will be outdated when we all have cable internet. Makes sense.
                Since when IMAX 3D makes 100% of theater attendance? It accounts for one jerk-off in the sea. There will always be some novelty viewing processes, and they will have a very minor impact on the overall "big picture".
                Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

                massivebrakes.com

                http://www.facebook.com/pages/Massiv...78417442267056





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                • silversleeper
                  R3VLimited
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 2032

                  #68
                  After leaving that show I officially wanted to have me some alien sex with giant blue women.
                  Claus Luthe is my hero.

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                  • Alkasquawlik
                    R3V Elite
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 4557

                    #69
                    Originally posted by silversleeper
                    After leaving that show I officially wanted to have me some alien sex with giant blue women.
                    weird.
                    That was the most awkward scene in the whole movie. The whole alien sex thing didn't go over well with me.

                    SC*AR

                    Originally posted by JamesE30
                    And with a car looking like yours I imagine the balance shall tip in the favor of insult, like a big fat fucking retarded fucking black girl on a see-saw, opposite... a dwarf.

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                    • Wh33lhop
                      R3V OG
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 11705

                      #70
                      Originally posted by Massive Lee
                      Since when IMAX 3D makes 100% of theater attendance? It accounts for one jerk-off in the sea. There will always be some novelty viewing processes, and they will have a very minor impact on the overall "big picture".
                      Going out to watch a movie with a bunch of people is a completely different experience than sitting at home, no matter how you slice it.
                      paint sucks

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                      • Jand3rson
                        Banned
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 37587

                        #71
                        Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                        Going out to watch a movie with a bunch of people is a completely different experience than sitting at home, no matter how you slice it.
                        I would rather watch the movie at home on my 50" DLP on my own comfy furniture with all of those same people, than pay $12 per person to sit in super-uncomfortable chairs at the theater. I want to be comfortable while I'm watching movies, and I never am at the theater.

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                        • LBJefferies
                          Banned
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 1690

                          #72
                          Originally posted by Janderson
                          I would rather watch the movie at home on my 50" DLP on my own comfy furniture with all of those same people, than pay $12 per person to sit in super-uncomfortable chairs at the theater. I want to be comfortable while I'm watching movies, and I never am at the theater.
                          Most new digital theaters have comfortable reclining seats

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                          • Miasma
                            R3VLimited
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 2009

                            #73
                            I am lucky that I have the Alamo Drafthouse within walking distance of my house. So I got comfortable seating, Good food, And great beer whenever I watch a new movie.

                            18+ unless with a guardian. No one under the age of six.




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                            • Maluco
                              R3V OG
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 6572

                              #74
                              Where the hell are these movie theaters you guys are attending? There are a number of nice and new theatres which are located in nice communities where you don't have to worry about the lack of common sense and consideration. Bottom line, there are movies that must be seen on the big screen and you don't have to go at night nor the weekend or the week of it coming out. I can relate to some of you guys' complaints but as reasons to not go enjoy a flick at the theatre, no. There are ways around it unless you just live in some small ass town...

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                              • Massive Lee
                                R3V OG
                                • Sep 2006
                                • 6782

                                #75
                                Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                                Going out to watch a movie with a bunch of people is a completely different experience than sitting at home, no matter how you slice it.
                                So, you seem to particularly enjoy those group activities in theater where you can jerk each others off. Is that what you are refering to? ;) No thanks for me...
                                Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

                                massivebrakes.com

                                http://www.facebook.com/pages/Massiv...78417442267056





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