I’m thinking the average Plugger knows that it’s a lot cheaper to wait until the movie which you want to see comes on Pay Per View – And that the movies you would really RATHER see are usually Free on Turner Classic Movies! It’s just a matter of waiting till they turn up on the schedule! That way, you don’t have to dodge the Popcorn Police – and can enjoy whatever beverage suits your fancy!
Wait until it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray—but will you live long enough to see it. Better go to the movie theater and see it while you can!! (Well that was dark humor, sorry.)
Last movie I went to see in a theater was the Star Trek reboot in ’09. Before that, “Serenity.” Maybe I have a thing for actresses/characters named Zoe.
I’ve paged thru my NetFlix menu, my HULU menu and several other ‘add-ons’ and I find the choices all pretty much match up to my 200+ collection of VCR tapes I captured from Satellite when it was ‘free’… This senior geezer studying hard for his Old Fart license has trouble empathizing with Hair Rock-backed music-ed, shaven-headed, tattooed, car-crash ‘em up, 8 minute fist fights, and ’I’ll never get pregnant’ sex scenes just doesn’tget it. In my day,a bar fight never lasted more than a half-minute, girls ALWAYS got pregnant and the cops’ night-stick always left a mark. Try to drive a ’48 Ford through downtownPlattsburgh and crash it through a 3rd story window of the local Sears store and see what it gotcha..
I remember as kids down south seeing Journey to the Center of the Earth. Friends and I would stay all day in the theater and watched it two or three times. The theater wasn’t top notch like the ones they have today. Remember having to keep our feet up off the floor also because of pesky rodents that would be munching on popcorn on the dark floor.
But if you want to watch it on the big screen you can go to the first show. Eat before you do and its much less.
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I have a 55-inch home theater with surround sound at home – so I pretty much see everything on the “big screen” – even 1949 episodes of the Lone Ranger – which were originally produced for an audience of kids who had 6 inch screens and black and white sets. I was amazed when I realized that ALL of the later episodes of the Lone Ranger were filmed on location – and in color. Some of the scenery is really spectacular74 years after they were originally filmed! All I need to do is pop a recordable DVD disc into the DVD recorder and record the whole movie – so if I want to see the movie again and pick up on the little nuances I missed the first time around, I can! Also – no hassle driving around and around the block, looking for a parking spot in the same block as the movie theater. Pay Per View is great. But Turner Classic Movies is even greater! Why anyone would fork over a boatload of cash to see most of the movies currently taking up space in the average movie theater these days is beyond this Plugger!
hsawlrae about 10 years ago
I’m so old I can remember when 35 cents was more than I could afford.
LoisG Premium Member about 10 years ago
I’m thinking the average Plugger knows that it’s a lot cheaper to wait until the movie which you want to see comes on Pay Per View – And that the movies you would really RATHER see are usually Free on Turner Classic Movies! It’s just a matter of waiting till they turn up on the schedule! That way, you don’t have to dodge the Popcorn Police – and can enjoy whatever beverage suits your fancy!
pelican47 about 10 years ago
When we kids walked to movie matinees (double-feature with lots of cartoons between), the Loyola Theater was 10¢ or the Paradise was 15¢
Satiricat about 10 years ago
Wait until it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray—but will you live long enough to see it. Better go to the movie theater and see it while you can!! (Well that was dark humor, sorry.)
McGehee about 10 years ago
Last movie I went to see in a theater was the Star Trek reboot in ’09. Before that, “Serenity.” Maybe I have a thing for actresses/characters named Zoe.
Linda1259 about 10 years ago
Typo Correction: “then” not “them”
otahans about 10 years ago
My mom would give me a quarter. Ten cents for theSaturday cartoon matinee, and the rest for candy.
unca jim about 10 years ago
I’ve paged thru my NetFlix menu, my HULU menu and several other ‘add-ons’ and I find the choices all pretty much match up to my 200+ collection of VCR tapes I captured from Satellite when it was ‘free’… This senior geezer studying hard for his Old Fart license has trouble empathizing with Hair Rock-backed music-ed, shaven-headed, tattooed, car-crash ‘em up, 8 minute fist fights, and ’I’ll never get pregnant’ sex scenes just doesn’tget it. In my day,a bar fight never lasted more than a half-minute, girls ALWAYS got pregnant and the cops’ night-stick always left a mark. Try to drive a ’48 Ford through downtownPlattsburgh and crash it through a 3rd story window of the local Sears store and see what it gotcha..
rhol55 about 10 years ago
I remember as kids down south seeing Journey to the Center of the Earth. Friends and I would stay all day in the theater and watched it two or three times. The theater wasn’t top notch like the ones they have today. Remember having to keep our feet up off the floor also because of pesky rodents that would be munching on popcorn on the dark floor.
John Gibson Premium Member about 10 years ago
I remember when my wife and I and all three kids could see a movie and have popcorn for $16.00, and stop for ice cream on the way home.
LoisG Premium Member about 10 years ago
Re — Night-Gaunt49 said, about 23 hours ago
@Lois
But if you want to watch it on the big screen you can go to the first show. Eat before you do and its much less.
XXXXXXXXXXXX
I have a 55-inch home theater with surround sound at home – so I pretty much see everything on the “big screen” – even 1949 episodes of the Lone Ranger – which were originally produced for an audience of kids who had 6 inch screens and black and white sets. I was amazed when I realized that ALL of the later episodes of the Lone Ranger were filmed on location – and in color. Some of the scenery is really spectacular74 years after they were originally filmed! All I need to do is pop a recordable DVD disc into the DVD recorder and record the whole movie – so if I want to see the movie again and pick up on the little nuances I missed the first time around, I can! Also – no hassle driving around and around the block, looking for a parking spot in the same block as the movie theater. Pay Per View is great. But Turner Classic Movies is even greater! Why anyone would fork over a boatload of cash to see most of the movies currently taking up space in the average movie theater these days is beyond this Plugger!