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I am 18 and till this day I have never been inside a cinema, its not like i dont watch movies. I watch movies on amazon prime, but recently I was thinking of watching oppenheimer(sorry if theres a spell mistake), should I go to cinema (Its not about the movie its about should i try going to a cinema) ?? And if yes then should i go alone or with a group of friends ???

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's expensive. And, a lot of times people are inconsiderate. There are bad smells. Sticky floors. Screaming children. Can't pause and go to the refrigerator or bathroom.

A lot of people like it. Maybe you will, too. Try it. But, I prefer to stay home and wait to watch movies in the comfort of my own home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How expensive is it where you are? I’m not in the west and cinema costs me USD 5-10. Which means I can easily watch one or two every week

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to have a subscription for about ~17 a month, all 2D shows were free, 3D cost a couple bucks and discounts on IMAX. Also discounts on food.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

AMC A List is good if you want to see at least two movies a month. A group of friends and I all have it and we see movie once a week.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel similar and here I pay about 11€ for a movie, 14€ if it’s 3D (which most available viewings are) and any popcorn and drink is also overpriced. Though I would say I could afford it technically, the bigger factor for me avoiding the cinema is the other people. I had too many shitty experiences in my life with people hitting my seat, being loud, being ill and coughing the whole movie, stinky people, etc

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Where I live it's not crazy expensive, but it's definitely not throwaway money, though if the price is a consideration, it's probably better image and sound quality than what you can get at home (assuming it's a nice one, I have one in my city that has awful audio)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something tells me there probably won't be screaming children at an Oppenheimer screening lol

I don't go often but I haven't had a bad movie theater experience since...the 2000s maybe? Then again, I generally only see movies "made for" cinema so the audience demographic is skewed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There was screaming children at the van Gogh exhibition, I wouldn't put it past some to bring them to see Oppenheimer.