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This is just survivorship bias. Nobody remembers the bad movies from the 80s but there sure were a lot of them. Think of all the movies you pass by in the thrift store. They’re trash. We still get good movies today. Think of Everything Everywhere All At Once, or Oppenheimer, as examples that will define this era in film.
Nobody remembers the bad movies from the 80s but there sure were a lot of them.
Bologna! There's a whole community practically dedicated to the terrible movies of the 80's over at B Movie Bonanza. :P
That's where I get all my movie recommendations. I've seen most of them but once in a while I find a new one and get way too excited.
I love garbage movies.
If you haven't seen it, since you like garbage ~~movies~~, check out Trash Humpers.
I've never watched it except for several clips at a local dive bar, where they have the movie on replay on small TVs around the bar. I think there are even sequels!
Okayyy you have a point; I'm just referring to the general public.
Focusing solely on the movie-going experience, I would love to live in a city like LA or NYC where they have a few theaters with added technological features, like 70mm IMAX and/or 4K projectors and/or rumble seats (those must have been amazing with something like Mad Max: Fury Road).
There's at least one 60FPS theater in NYC, it must be wild to watch a film like that just by itself, or even WILDER, in 3D.
But I believe there are a few theaters in Asia - probably in places like Singapore and Shanghai, but don't quote me on that - that screened Ang Lee's "Gemini Man" in the incredible-sounding combination of 120FPS in 4K and 3D, they said it was like the screen dissolved and you were watching the action happening through a huge rectangular hole in the wall.
No, survivorship bias is real, but this is late stage capitalism. Disney owns it all, and the occasional worthwhile film sneaks under their writing by committee bullshit
There's plenty of good movies that future generations would happily watch... But proportionally? The number of movies made a year has exploded, the number that make an impression for even a year has dwindled
The Regal theater here is letting all their projectors go to shit 😡
I have a spreadsheet going of which theater numbers we need to avoid seeing a movie in because the projector is missing the color red and other such issues.
Whoa I thought you were exaggerating, but that's pretty bad. I would just show black and white movies in that theatre
Last Regal I went to had to replay the after-credits scene 4 times due to the projector restarting.
That’s surprising, the regal theater by me is by far the nicest and they do a good job of keeping it that way.
The competing theater closed around 3 years ago, so the Regal got complacent and has been downhill since then.
The quality line shouldn’t be so straight! Lots of excellent new big budget sci fi this year (PotA, Mad Max, Dune, quiet place, Alien soon) and even some non sequel/prequel ones (Wild Robot, Megapolis, Slingshot). The PRICES to go and get a bucket of popcorn and a drink to share have started to approach undoable though.
I haven't been to a movie theater since 2009. What makes them so special nowadays? I've been tempted to go but it's hard to beat my setup at home.
Nothing makes them special. The picture quality is worse than my setup at home (I have a 65" HDR OLED TV.) You're sitting with like 100 people in a large room, half of whom are caughing nonstop and probably have covid. The food is disgusting and overpriced. The price of tickets are ridiculous now. The audio is WAY too loud. Like seriously, way too fucking loud. I had to cover my ears during the previews last time I went. Pretty sure the volume was legit hearing damage level. I see no good reason to go to a theater ever. They're trash.
The only benefit the theater has over my living room (5.1 setup) is the dolby atmos or whatever setup. But you can't even appreciate it because they blast the volume at ear drum shattering levels.
Not everyone has a good setup at home and people want to go out.
What makes them so special nowadays?
I guess they are much emptier these days which might make them somewhat bearable.
"Back in my day" post, if I've ever seen one.
Jokes on you (meme) I only go to the theatres for old movies and indies these days
Really? I think it’s the opposite.
Lots of good content (possibly more improvements in shows than movies) and yet the theatres are shit. Expensive, bad projector quality, sticky floors and no arm rest room (got to share that).
All while my home theatre has improved to a whole new level.
Most cities have torn down or sliced up the old movie palaces. They really were magnificent, especially when you realize that movies used to be cheap entertainment. Five cents would let you walk into a wonderland.
https://www.vulture.com/2015/01/loews-kings-theater-renovation-photos.html
It's the other way around
Cinemas are best for dates. They often provide a moment for a kiss to be shared. Sometimes I wouldn't even care about the movie.
Why would you need to pay for a cinema ticket, just to hide a kiss without being seen. Is this the 1950s!?
No, that's not it. Movies with romantic moments ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I don't actually like those big recliners they have in movie theaters. They're too plush to be comfortable (if that makes sense) and the droning whine of the electric motor is annoying when someone adjusts their seat during a screening.
