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[daniel142005]

While that may apply for some cinemas, it certainly isn't all. Actually, you could probably report that particular one to Cinemark and they may make some changes. The ones where I currently live (fairly small town in East Texas) isn't anything special, but it's clean. Recently though I went to one in Tyler, TX where they had just recently redone it. All I could say was WOW! The screen was huge, the seats were comfortable, could recline, and were well placed so that others weren't in your way and you had more than plenty of leg room. The audio was amazing, picture quality was amazing. Basically, it's how watching a movie in theaters should be. Oh, and the price? $7.

Now that was ignoring the food, which was of course over priced, but still.

[MichaelPfeiffer]

It's quite different I think for public transport. We pay cheap fares of $1-2 per trip which can last up to 2 hours. The local cinema here for me is a drive-in cinema, where you take your car full of people into a huge area, park it and set out some deck chairs or just sit in the car and watch the movie. It's a cheap $20 per car aswell. While we also have the cinemas you are talking about here down under, the cinemas here are much more spread out through the one building, so sound from other cinemas won't affect others.

[Jamesajue]

Our multiplex mall theater offers terribly dim screens and sound that is either deafening or only just bad. Not to mention the constant assault by rude and self-centered patrons with cell phones, feet kicking the back of my seat, and those covered in some gagging fragrance product. Enough is enough!

[ronin7752]

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Why go at all? If you can't touch the exhibits and often can't get really near, wouldn't an image do just as well?

You can't touch an image in a movie, either, but viewing an object first hand gives you much more than just a 3D view. For intelligent people, viewing an artifact in person provides a sense of "presence" and "reality" that movies cannot. Neither can images shown on the Internet -- which also cannot be "groped".

[dstarfire]

I have to agree with Daniel. The cinema you're going to is definitely sub-par.

My nearby theater also recently remodeled, and it is incredible. The seats are as comfortable as my recliner at home, with plenty of space between them you can actually stretch out a bit, and walk down them without turning sideways.

They still have problems with hearing bass from adjacent theaters (especially during previews), but there's really no way to avoid that aside from turning down the bass.

As for food and drink prices, I think that should be fixed by the FTC. I mean how are their food and drink prices not a blatant abuse of the monopoly created by their 'no outside food or drink' policy?

[CannibalCat]

The one thing in this article that I agree with is "that it's all about the experience".
For general movies that I can give or take, I'll wait for the DVD (or whatnot).
But GOING TO THE MOVIES isn't just about the film, it's about getting together with friends (or lovers) and going out and having a shared experience. It's just different from watching it on the TV at home.
Same goes for museums. That's about getting some culture and seeing things first hand.
As much as I love and use Google to track down information, nothing will make me want to stop going to the museums.
Not that both theaters and museums can't use an updute, but they aren't going the way of the dinosaur (no pun intended) any time soon.

[oldschoolh4ck3r]

I agree - these venues need to offer more. But they still give you a way to get out of the house and stretch your legs.

[eXoidcom]

You seem to be oblivious of the fact that the main reason that people go to the movies has very little to do with the quality of the theatre or movie screen. It is a social affair. What teenager wants to go on a date to their parents basement to watch something? What mom and dad looking to get out are going to sit with their kids watching a movie at home? Kind-of defeats the purpose right? People go to movies because it is something to do. Sure the quality of the facility and the presentation matter, but not as much as the real reason people go there; social convention.

[KMZydhek]

All the comments made so far are great, and I do not wish to diminish them by what I am about to say. That said, if the cost of going to a cinema is too great, but you still want the social experience, save your money up and build yourself a home theater. I did, and it's a social gathering spot. Large 73" rear projection HDTV, 7.1 digital sound, comfy seating for up to about ten people... The only things we don't have that theaters do are high prices for concessions and the newest releases (we have to wait for Blu-Ray or streaming). Just a thought...

[Jimster480]

Not all cinamas are bad. There are some Here in Miami that are quite good. The only thing is that I don't typically like going to them because they are expensive as fk.

[RNR19952]

Jamesajue, on 17 September 2011 - 01:16 PM, said:

Our multiplex mall theater offers terribly dim screens and sound that is either deafening or only just bad. Not to mention the constant assault by rude and self-centered patrons with cell phones, feet kicking the back of my seat, and those covered in some gagging fragrance product. Enough is enough!

Agreed
we had to change cinemas from the local one who screens are mostly small to the larger one with the rude people

[JonSchuler]

Anyone who doesn't see the value of actually standing in front of an item millions of years old.. is an idiot.
Otherwise you would have gotten the customary chills while looking at an item once held by someone famous being right in front of you.

[WinTard]

While I appreciate any extraordinary home theater setup, and have invested quite a ridiculous and substantial amount of money in mine, I still see the beauty and appreciate the value of going to see a six-story high ultra-large screen in full IMAX glory, and almost 13,000 Watts RMS of judiciously placed high-quality sound reinforcements and ultra-high definition pictures... What a trip it is!

This is going to me my next Audio/Visual receiver. Soon! Just an addition to my other three Pioneer Elite receivers + discrete amplifiers + hand-built 3rd order butterworth active crossovers + dynamic range expanders + parametric equalizers + Sunfire Subwoofer. + hm... Too many other intricate details to mention here. It takes me a complete weekend, just to rewire or tweak the 6 inch (in diameter) cable harnesses behind my current Home Theater system...

Pioneer Elite SC-09



Looks like a 12U rack computer doesn't it? I love computers and electronic systems...

Alas my home HD screen isn't six stories high.

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