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"the theater experience" and
what viewing movies at home can't hope to match.
There's always somebody who (to me at least)
feels their theater going way of life is
threatened by HDTV, home theaters and the like.
As a result, there is a list of reasons why
movie theaters rock. I was quite unsatisfied
with his list so of course, I made my own.
Why home theaters rock:
The little screen: No bad seats in the
house. Last time I went to see a movie on opening night, I
showed up late and ended up in the first row needing a neck
brace. No such thing here, my favorite seat is always
available and perfectly positioned the way I want it.
Someday all theaters will have digital projectors for a
consistently high quality show, but not yet. If you need
something larger, grab a projector and find the largest wall
you have, problem solved.
No interruptions
(unless I want
there to be):: If a cell phone goes off during a
movie at home, I don't have to wonder what idiot forgot to
turn his phone off, I know who it was and I can answer it if
I want, the movie goes on pause and waits dutifully for my
return. Try getting the projector operator to back up a few
minutes because your mom wanted to know how you're doing and
why you never call.
Big sound: I've got big speakers and a
little apartment. Only the best theater systems rumble the
seats in a similar fashion (with bonus banging from my
downstairs neighbors). Ok seriously, this is at best a push,
movie theaters may have better sound systems, but mine is
personally calibrated to my liking and I can usually get a
DVD commentary or two.
The loner factor: When I've
got a movie I really want to see, I'd rather see it by
myself without anyone else around to know that I cried at
the end of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. On the rare
occasions I do want to watch movies with others, I can, but
only the people I want to, and not that one guy who always
wants to talk about a review of the movie he read while
watching the movie.
Any food I want: And this time, my
mother didn't have to sneak an overfilled purse past the
usher to get it. That popcorn he's drooling over? Costs like
5 bucks at the theater, a third of the price and always just
right at home. And all the Jujubes I want. |