It's never just one thing

Posted by Troy (A) on January 7, 2004 at 10:22:43

In Reply to: One incident and you bag it? C'mon! posted by tinear on January 7, 2004 at 09:18:16:

As I said, the pee escapade happened amid a flurry of other bad cinema experiences. We were fed up. It was time.

While I understand the communal movie going experience, especially for comedies, communal also means people talking, eating, farting and text messaging. Crowd reaction can also mean some over-medicated geriatric sitting behind you repeatedly barking "What did he say?" or a pack of 1st gen immigrants having the entire movie translated to them by their kids. What I'm trying to say is you have to take the good with the bad. I'd rather not.

And viewing Cold Mountain on a 51" HD TV from a state-of-the-art DVD in a small room is quite the big screen experience. That TV fills my field of vision better than the screens in many shoe-box sized theaters these days. My speakers aren't too loud, too soft and they aren't blown. I've watched a lot of "big screen only" movies on this system and it's been terriffic. Friends coming over to watch have the same reaction too.

We still go to movies. Sometimes several times a month, depending on the season and what's out there, but not nearly to the degree we used to.

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Topic - Film Forum? Hell, - tinear 07:04:31 01/07/04 (14)

Re: Well.. - Jeff Starrs 01:12:13 01/08/04 (0)

I liked Simple Plan... - geoffkait 09:19:41 01/07/04 (0)

Let me tell ya a little story - Troy 08:36:06 01/07/04 (6)

Told ya' not to sneak in. Royalty revenge! 8^) n - albee33 17:17:58 01/07/04 (0)

One incident and you bag it? C'mon! - tinear 09:18:16 01/07/04 (4)

It's never just one thing - Troy 10:22:43 01/07/04 (3)

Here's my gripe about theaters. - dennzio 17:54:31 01/07/04 (1)

Makes you miss "crying rooms", balconies, and mean-ass litttle ladies with flashlights. n - albee33 18:55:59 01/07/04 (0)

Those are genuinely horrible movie going experiences, but having read this I'd wager... - Audiophilander 12:10:53 01/07/04 (0)

House of Sand in Fog, IMO, blew. - rhizomatic 08:19:28 01/07/04 (3)

Amazing! Your reviewer missed the political allegory of US backing - tinear 09:15:44 01/07/04 (2)

BK intimidating? See "Sexy Beast"? - albee33 17:15:58 01/07/04 (1)

Saw it...twice. - tinear 18:36:26 01/07/04 (0)

Re: Film Forum? Hell, - patrickU 07:58:52 01/07/04 (0)

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It's never just one thing - Troy 10:22:43 01/07/04 (3)

Here's my gripe about theaters. - dennzio 17:54:31 01/07/04 (1)

Makes you miss "crying rooms", balconies, and mean-ass litttle ladies with flashlights. n - albee33 18:55:59 01/07/04 (0)

Those are genuinely horrible movie going experiences, but having read this I'd wager... - Audiophilander 12:10:53 01/07/04 (0)

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