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Go on the day when they give a senior citizen discount. Kids are in school, and seniors know better than to text.
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Originally Posted by a l'ouest
I'm all about matinee showings. Less people, cheaper tickets.
We only go to matinees and only to places Alamo Drafthouse, Angelika, etc. We don't go on week-ends or during summer, spring or winter breaks, when school is out.
If a matinee showing looks too crowded, I've been known to request headsets or earbuds, they do a great job of drowning out candy bag crinkling. They help too when the characters are mumbling their lines in Brit accents or it's a dialogue-intensive talky-talky Aaron Sorkin movie.
Here in California I cannot remember ever going to a theater and having some disrespectful jerk using a phone during the movie .
It's disrespectful because other people paid to see the movie ,not listen to some stupid phone call.
P.S. the regular theater is $12. for adults $8. for seniors, and $3. at the cheap theater, and every one behaves them self, how about that.
I don't pay extra for the 3D unless I have to - I don't find them worth the expense, although I still love to go to the show and watch the big screen.
But I guess I was lucky when I went to see 'The Martian' because the theater had few people in it, and the ones who were there - surprisingly, mostly young people - remained quiet.
I'm not shy about telling people to "hush up" in theaters, though, even if I have to yell it.
I don't pay extra for the 3D unless I have to - I don't find them worth the expense, although I still love to go to the show and watch the big screen.
But I guess I was lucky when I went to see 'The Martian' because the theater had few people in it, and the ones who were there - surprisingly, mostly young people - remained quiet.
I'm not shy about telling people to "hush up" in theaters, though, even if I have to yell it.
I don't go as often, but when I do, and 3D is available I opt for that when it involves mostly space or water or mountains.
They just built a Cineplex VIP theatre in Ottawa that I want to try out. I might wait for the James Bond that's coming soon. They have high back seats, a lounge with a bar, a food menu, service brought to your seat, and some other amenities. You have to be 19+ to be in the VIP area of the theatre. A basic ticket is $24.99 Canadian.
Sounds like a better idea to me than paying a king's ransom for a small box of popcorn and a gallon of cola, although they still offer those too.
The best thing I ever did was invest in a home theater system for my home. Nothing nicer than watching a movie on a 100" screen in your very own home with awesome, mind blowing speakers and subs; sitting on your nice movie theater seats.
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