I realize this opinion is probably a result of my restlessness and anxiety but with the previews and stuff most movies are just too damn long and I just want them to end. At least at home I can take breaks if and when I want to. That said, the three times I was convinced to go to the theater this year I enjoyed it.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:09 (five years ago) link
Simple solution: walk into movies late! I haven't watched a trailer in real time in years.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:14 (five years ago) link
my local theater (the v pricey but v good violet crown) allots exactly ten minutes for trailers and has assigned seating so yeah I just do what Alfred does
― gbx, Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:22 (five years ago) link
linked/not-linked
pretty much all sporting, music, theatrical events are better on tv than live
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:22 (five years ago) link
not wholly because of ppl ruining it, but unfettered access to pause, the kettle, a seat, a loo and a good angle are all important elements
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:24 (five years ago) link
watching a movie on a couch or in a cinema is equally terrible, no one should do either
― macropuente (map), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
huh i was just abt to say that abt sporting events
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:53 (five years ago) link
i always think of how elvis would rent movie theaters so he could just watch "dr strangelove" by himself over and over
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:57 (five years ago) link
I've only been to one professional sporting event, and more than half the crowd got up and left during the last hour because their team wasn't winning
― sans lep (sic), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:58 (five years ago) link
(I've never watched a sport on a couch either though, maybe ppl turn the TV off in the same circs?)
don't really have an opinion about watching movies in a theater vs. watching at home, but I love the name Violet Crown
― Dan S, Thursday, 13 December 2018 02:06 (five years ago) link
there's the ritualistic & extremely meaningful aspect of going to movie theaters - being alone in a dark room with strangers scattered around watching the same thing - that is regularly, for me, transcendent. that goes beyond issues of sound/picture quality. But I know movies don't mean as much to everyone, different strokes. Also, thinking about it, I've had to deal with very little bad behavior in movie theaters considering how often I go. maybe because I only go to multiplexes in the morning/during the day before people have been drinking (usually - Hell or High Water was ruined by 4 drunk assholes). and if I that was something I might encounter even semi-frequently of course I'd stay home. I'll never get to see that movie for the first time again, and probably won't be able to watch it again without recalling every other idiotic or racist interjection from the crew going hard at 1pm.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 13 December 2018 04:57 (five years ago) link
I only go to the theater on dates now, I like going to empty matinees if I'm alone and it's much harder to fit those into my schedule now. There are fewer movies I'm interested in that benefit from a giant screen anyway, the big action stuff is all boring these days. I could have been wondering how long until Doctor Strange was over on my couch.
― louise ck (milo z), Thursday, 13 December 2018 05:01 (five years ago) link
just saw The Favourite at a single-screen theater and here are some things that benefited from a giant screen: the rooms, the locations, the dresses, the wigs, the makeup, the ducks, the lighting, the lenses, the intertitles and the faces.
― sans lep (sic), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:14 (five years ago) link
Hell or High Water was ruined by 4 drunk assholes
David Mackenzie and who are the other three?
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:24 (five years ago) link
But I know movies don't mean as much to everyone
I actually can be very moved by a film and would you believe it has nothing to do with being in a mall with a bunch of people I don't know?
It's actually the same exact film when you watch on your TV, same script, same actors, dialogue, plot, music, everything!
― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:46 (five years ago) link
I mean I will defer to Shakes, I admit sometimes it's hard to enjoy a film as much without taking the city bus and sneaking food and beverages into a large dark room first but I manage somehow
― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:48 (five years ago) link
there's the ritualistic & extremely meaningful aspect of going to movie theaters - being alone in a dark room with strangers scattered around watching the same thing - that is regularly, for me, transcendent
I never felt this way about movies, but I used to feel this way about rock shows, so I kinda get it. But I can honestly say if I never went to another movie, or another rock show, for the rest of my life, I'd be just fine. (Live jazz and classical, on the other hand, are more and more important to me. I are old.)
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
As long as it doesn't involve the infliction of injury on unwilling parties, I wouldn't deign to assert the wrongness of anyone's preferred method of engaging with a particular artform. If you prefer to print out each individual frame of a film and watch it as a flipbook, knock yourself out with my blessing.
― Home Despot (Old Lunch), Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link
My take on this is that my favourite sustained listening period is when I was living in a grubby house in Sydney and literally had a pile of tapes and a shitty $1 tape player from a thrift store - ie the mode of delivery is kind of meaningless, it's the experience etc. But now I love listening on a good stereo. So there's room for both and it needn't be one or the other: as long as the cinema isn't full of cunts, watching films projected is fantastic. As is watching at home.
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Thursday, 13 December 2018 15:57 (five years ago) link
Which is a garbled way of saying it's not a zero-sum game.
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Thursday, 13 December 2018 15:58 (five years ago) link
yea don't get me wrong I love watching movies at home, too. & i should've said "the theater-going experience isn't as important to everyone"
― flappy bird, Thursday, 13 December 2018 17:45 (five years ago) link
projecting on to the far wall of the living room, surround sound system, few cunts in the room with you, jobs a goodun
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 December 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link
I will only go to see talkies. No reason to spend extra money for the orchestra. When you factor in streetcar fare and a cherry phosphate, all in all it's a pleasant and inexpensive night out (though at times I prefer to stay indoors with the stereopticon).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 December 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
Bed is a great place to eat crackers
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 14 December 2018 07:24 (five years ago) link
Specifically up to one entire sleeve of Keebler Club crackers is great to eat in bed
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 14 December 2018 07:32 (five years ago) link
you are dangerous and im no longer comfortable with the level of support this community is providing for your radical ideas tbh
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Friday, 14 December 2018 07:35 (five years ago) link
redux https://newrepublic.com/article/152658/ethical-post-pictures-kids-instagram
In France, a child can sue her parents for posting pictures of her on Instagram. On any social media network, in fact, it is the responsibility of the French parent to protect a child’s image. The Gendarmerie have even posted on Facebook about it: “Préservez vos enfants!” The law rests on the principle that the images you post of a non-consenting child will endure in the future, and thus may distress or shame the child in the years to come.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 20:51 (five years ago) link
Evangelical Christianity is a risibly silly religion
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Sunday, 23 December 2018 23:18 (five years ago) link
Not a controp
― flappy bird, Sunday, 23 December 2018 23:29 (five years ago) link
Not even amongst Christians...
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Sunday, 23 December 2018 23:34 (five years ago) link
How DARE you sillby
― circa1916, Sunday, 23 December 2018 23:46 (five years ago) link
Yeah I feel like at this point it’s a sect that the general populations just has to... deal with. Pat them on the head and treat them like adults while our eyes quietly roll out our skulls.
― circa1916, Sunday, 23 December 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
i can’t imagine taking any religion fully seriously, they are all silly and make ridiculous claims
― marcos, Monday, 24 December 2018 00:07 (five years ago) link
(not controp just responding to recent comments)
― marcos, Monday, 24 December 2018 00:08 (five years ago) link
so im assuming you don't have a colander on your head rn
― flappy bird, Monday, 24 December 2018 00:18 (five years ago) link
christmas is good
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 17:35 (five years ago) link
It’s bad
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
shhh silby let them have their special day we have tons they get like two
― Mordy, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
Maybe in America they only get the two.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
It’s not like I don’t like going to the movies but it’d be nice to have options is all
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
who the fuck is "they", bucko?
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
the ppl celebrating christmas
― Mordy, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:04 (five years ago) link
poll the best feastdays imo
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
Aren’t there 100-odd, you’d need two tranches
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
can only speak for the culturally catholic paddies we only have about forty
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
America taught me that all Christians are Protestant.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
we have a thread for that im sure
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 December 2018 18:45 (five years ago) link
We would be ok without any of it:
1. The current bloated Walmarty "Christmas" that lasts from October into January and incorporates door-buster sales, bows on cars, etc.
2. The artificial inflation of (comparatively minor) Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Neopagan solstice celebrations, and occasionally Ramadan so they can be roped in to an ostensibly neutral "holiday season".
2(a). Said roping-in being entirely to assuage qualms/guilt about secular and cultural Christians indulging in (1).
(3). Arguments about whether Santa, Rudolph, Frosty, "Jingle Bells," etc., can be truly secular (and thus universal) or whether they inherently derive from Christian lore, and are thus not nearly as "neutral" as culturally Christian white suburban ppl want them to be acknowledged as.
― Anne Frankenstein (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 26 December 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
nothing makes me steamed than holiday messages that incorporate chanukah literal weeks after the end of chanukah
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Wednesday, 26 December 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link