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In Reply to: NO MORE AT THE MOVIES posted by warrenh@optonline.net on December 23, 2004 at 07:30:58:
While I enjoy the big screen and the communal experience (and attend mostly matinees since I am retired) I have to agree that watching a well transferred DVD or laseridsc at home on a calibrated display with state of the art sound (Magnepan all around for me) has many advantages. In addition to the creature comforts you mention, one can rerun a passage if you missed a line, start the film whenever you want, adjust the volume as necessary, etc. With 1500 movies in my collection plus a very enlightened public library which stocks recent and classic films on DVD in their correct aspect ratios, I am truly in paradise.
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I'll agree with you there! I haven't gone to a theater in years... many reasons... travel is a hassle, the sound levels are usually so high that they actually hurt my ears, I hate the selection of munchies sold at concession stands (no, I don't eat popcorn nor do I care for the soft drinks they sell), then there is the talking, the kids and the whole mess. Not to mention that most of the films I like rarely show up at theaters around here (mostly classics like Dr Strangelove and Asian cinema... oh god "subtitles!")I'm quite content to plop down on the floor in front of my 48" widescreen, also surrounded by maggies, with a bowl of oatmeal or box of cheerios and some hot tea (in fact, I may be becoming quite set in my ways ^-^)
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