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.
@Kit It’s just a different experience to see the picture on a bigger screen.
Cushioned, motorized reclining seats with footrests. Thick armrests so that you have a little personal space from your neighbors. And, they still got the drink holders. Quite different than the cheaper plastic seats from two decades ago.
I have a 65" oled tv. Pretty sure my tv has better picture quality than the movie theater. I’d much rather prefer to watch at home and not have to sit near 100 people coughing, thank you very much.
Also the quality of food at the dine-in theaters is disgusting. I ordered a chicken sandwich from my local theater earlier this year (went to see dune 2) and immediately felt nauseous and had to shit.
