I used to be "friends" with this dude who would clap his fucking hands off at a movie. At the most inappropriate times. I asked him why he does it, got a reply to something along the lines of he paid his money and can clap if he wants. This guy wasn't someone you wanted to argue with, because you were just wasting your breath. He eventually pissed me and a bunch of other people off so much that we just ignored him when he'd come around bugging us to hang out with him.
Attention starved really hits home~
>>*I would rather watch a movie at home*
I don't care how big your Wide Screen is, or how clear your Digital Sound is. Movies like LoTR and other special effect bonanzas were ment to be seen in Movie Theatre.<<
Bullshit. Home theatres can look better, sound better, smell better, and feel better, than the majority of any public movie theatre. Unless you enjoy being in a room that has funny smells, god knows what stuck to the floor, audio that may be too low or too high, packed seating with a tall bastard in front of you (saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon like this...fucking subtitles..I didn't even know they were there
), all filled with people you don't know who may be crazy, violent, and looking for a reason. Vest Boy armed with a Mag-lite isn't going to be able to do anything when it comes to a guy with a gun.
Movie Theatres are okay. If you like movies, enjoy technology, and can afford it, you can put together a home theatre that will blow away a "professional" movie theatre. I would rather watch a movie at home, at my convenience, without standing in lines, without spending crazy amounts of money on tickets and concessions, and without having to put up with asshole people who are inconsiderate of others. Entertainment is supposed to be entertaining, and when Joe Kid starts throwing popcorn and playing with a laser pen, I'm not entertained, I'm annoyed. I paid to see a movie, not to go find a walking Vest to deal with a fucking asshole who failed to learn respect in Kindergarten.
Also, what is the deal with "Broke Box-Office records this past weekend..." shit? Haven't ticket prices gone up so astronomically, that less people are seeing movies but paying more? When E.T. made billions in 1979 or whatever, that was an accomplishment. When Titanic made billions, what was the difference between the cost of tickets between that movie and E.T.? I guess everyone all around just likes to hear high $$ figures. Though what would matter more to me, as a consumer, is how many people went to see a movie, not how much bling it put into the pockets of those who made it.