> 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.
>
I for one don't live with that so easily. If the damn percentage of that rise in prices would actually go to the teather to help them invest in better equipment and such, i wouldn't mind, but when 80% of as you said, goes back to Mr. big bucks hollywood, i say fuck these rising prices.

> 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.
>
Fuck them, i refuse to buy anything from them, it's a robbery. Unfortunatly my girlfriend doesn't have such strong beliefs on the subject so when we go together, i'm fucked getting her some stuff...

> 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.
>
Damn true. I used to watch an average of 3-5 movies per month a couple of years ago, even when i had the option of waiting a few months and watching them in the comfort of my home, just because i felt they were worth watching in the silver screen. Now? I barely watch 1 movie per month and have no quarrels about waiting a while for those so-so movies.

> 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.
>
My god i can't possibly agree more, i harbor such a loathing for such people i can't describe it.

> 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.
>
Nah, long live home theather sollutions, DVDs with extra content and an overall boycott to the shittastic movies that seem to be the norm nowadays.

All work and no play makes me..., well, you know the rest.