Fear and loathing in Hollywood at streaming companies' stranglehold

“Fear and loathing”

Over a streaming service?

I can hear the audience breathe, it gives me the pulse of to what extent my film excites people.

In Australia I can hear the audience talk, eat and let their kids kick the back of my chair. Don't get me started on teenagers who can't afford a hotel room. For $20 a ticket? And the price at the candy bar? Flip that!

Movie theatres need to provide a better experience and so far, they haven't. Consumers have been voting with their wallets, either to download movies or to pay for a streaming service.

Convince me that your service is superior and I will happily pay. But when I can have a better experience at home, at a time of my choosing, with snacks of my choosing, with company of my choosing, why would I pay more to recieve less?

@OzBurger

I feel your pain, most Western theaters are basically zoos nowadays.

But in a Japanese theater, if you go to see a film that isn't that popular you will have a nice, peaceful, old-fashioned time. I went to see the Downton Abbey film last Christmas in a Tokyo theater, and it was only about 20% full and I had none of the problems you described. The only problem was that I was the only one laughing at the jokes, which was a bit weird.

@EgoSum

I totally agree about visiting Japanese theatres. No noise, people quietly enjoying the movie. Of course laughter and tears, but not anti-social selfish creatures. I didn't want to point this out in my original comment for fear of becoming fodder for JCJ.

Also agreed about laughing alone, sometimes the jokes are too subtle and non-native speakers tend to miss it.

I feel your pain, most Western theaters are basically zoos nowadays.

It wasnt always this way. What went wrong?

It wasnt always this way. What went wrong?

Yes, it was. When I was 12 I remember being hit in the back of the head with a Jaffa (Google that of you don't know).

When I was a teenager, I too was anti social at the cinema and cringe at those memories. Good times, but not who I am now.

They still are animals, like ever, but now people have more options to see new release movies. No longer do you have to wait to rent a movie three to six months after the cinematic release, to watch on your square TV with pizza and a 50c fee if you forget to rewind the tape.

Now you can watch movies simultaneously along with release, on your Hidef Widescreen TV on demand. Western society is full of degenerates, and you don't have to endure them to enjoy a movie anymore.