I guess I'm old. This isn't for me. If we're talking about all movies at home, then the extremely high premium cost of a new release buys you one, and only one thing. You get to see it sooner. I don't know about the rest of you, but it has been a very long time since I was excited enough about the release of a movie that I would be willing to pay a lot more just to see it a month or two sooner under the exact same setting (IE on my TV).
When you decide to watch a movie at a theater, the only thing that mo
Just wait a few years without watching a new movie (like, say, in a pandemic).
Then all the "new" movies to you are several years old, so they cost much less, are out on the formats/service you want and you don't have to fight families who "must see" that movie on the first day.
Not for me (Score:2)
I guess I'm old. This isn't for me. If we're talking about all movies at home, then the extremely high premium cost of a new release buys you one, and only one thing. You get to see it sooner. I don't know about the rest of you, but it has been a very long time since I was excited enough about the release of a movie that I would be willing to pay a lot more just to see it a month or two sooner under the exact same setting (IE on my TV).
When you decide to watch a movie at a theater, the only thing that mo
Re:Not for me (Score:2)
Just wait a few years without watching a new movie (like, say, in a pandemic).
Then all the "new" movies to you are several years old, so they cost much less, are out on the formats/service you want and you don't have to fight families who "must see" that movie on the first day.