> The MPAA and RIAA moan about how piracy is ripping them off, how it is causing
> them to lose $x billion dollars. Local theaters talk about how people just
> don't come to see movies as much and that it must all be caused by
> cable TV, Pay Per View, DVDs, etc.
>
> BS.
>
> I suggest that the main problem is the movie experience itself. Let me
> illustrate.
>
> Last night I went to see Mission Impossible III: Going Through Puberty by Tom
> Cruise.
>
> First of all, to even get in to the theater I had to pay $8.25 for a
> ticket. Ok, I can accept prices going up as time goes on. No beef there.
>
> Next comes concessions. $4.50 for a small popcorn? $5.50 for a miniscule
> amount of nachos + cheese? $3.50 for a small candy that costs $0.85 at
> WalMart? We are told the theaters need to make money too, but why don't
> they make money from the sale of movie tickets? Why does Hollywood take
> so much of the ticket money and leave so little for the locals? I've
> heard that, in general, Hollywood gets 80% of each ticket and the locals
> get 20% for the first 4 weeks, then the percentages are reversed.
>
> This leads into my next thought: movie quality or lack thereof.
> Too much crap out now. Throughout the years there have been stupid and
> worthless movies playing in the theaters, but it seems now the ratio
> of good to garbage is way out of whack. Why is Hollywood charging
> so much for drivel? People are not coming to the movies now because of
> it, because they have the choice to watch something worthwhile at home.
>
> You finally use your credit card to pay for a small popcorn, soda, and box
> of candy. You've gotten into your theater where your movie is going to
> play. The movie starts. Now you have to listen to people on their cell
> phones, kids crying, people talking throughout the whole movie, etc.
> Saying anything to them will get a "fuck you" response and saying anything
> to management will get you a "what can we do?" response.
>
> Finally, in the movies I no longer see actors/actresses but in many cases
> political assholes, trying to tell everyone that since they played the part
> of someone, they have more knowledge about a subject than anyone else.
>
> Long live cams.
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