While all these things may help, the whole theater experience kind of just sucks vs home viewing. If it’s not a masterpiece of visual art meant to be experienced at scale (think Dune), then having to travel, being on someone else’s schedule, in a room full of people with widely varied movie etiquette, paying $10 for a box of candy, and sticking to the floor is generally a no go.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

People suck. At the most emotional scene in Project Hail Mary, some assholes phone started ringing with a duck quack ringtone, and she didn't stop it for half a minute, then she walks out of the theater while having a conversation. This is the problem with theatres, not the overpriced sugar products.

And poor projector quality is getting on my nerves.

[–] ericwdhs@discuss.online 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't had a noise problem in a long time, but my last two theater visits (both PHM) both had seat kicking incidents.

And yes, I always drive to a theater a town over because of visual quality. I saw Dune with some friends at a local theater, and all the bright desert shots were ruined by wrinkles in the screen.

At this point, I'm probably averaging less than one theater visit per year.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

They have been enshittifying theatres since the 90s and wondering why no one wants to go any more.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Went to see the 99-min Mario shillfest, some kid had his bare feet on the little table where they place your food.

And the projector screen wasn't cleaned.

Theater quality has gone down the fucking tubes.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I picked up a bed bug at the last theater I visited.

[–] ericwdhs@discuss.online 16 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks for the new fear.

[–] paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Can't control the volume, can't pause to go to the bathroom, can't rewind to see a cool scene again or hear that word you missed, can't take a screenshot to share with friends in the moment, etc.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I found that last part funny because to me watching a movie in a theatre is all about being in the moment, precisely because you have to pay attention and can't rewind.