Why movie theaters are dying

[Harry Dresden]

Not a lot of good conservative directors and producers. I thought Tarantino would be a con but not even he is. But like you, he's worried about WOKE.

• 2024 Election: In August 2024, Tarantino expressed support for Kamala Harris, telling Bill Maher he would vote for her regardless, but urged her to avoid sit-down press interviews to focus on "winning" in a high-stakes "war mode" election environment.
• Israel Solidarity: Tarantino, who married Israeli singer Daniella Pick in 2018, has moved with his family to Israel. He has expressed deep commitment to the country, calling it his permanent home. Following the October 7, 2023, attack, he visited Israeli military bases to boost the morale of IDF soldiers.
• "Woke" Hollywood: In 2022, Tarantino expressed concern over ideological correctness influencing modern filmmaking, suggesting that the drive for ideological conformity can stifle artistic creativity.
• Support for Hillary Clinton: In 2015, he expressed strong opposition to Donald Trump and support for Hillary Clinton, criticizing the "ridiculous" nature of Trump's comments at the time.

bobo this is about movie theaters dying.....not tarantino....

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Not a lot of good conservative directors and producers. I thought Tarantino would be a con but not even he is. But like you, he's worried about WOKE.

• 2024 Election: In August 2024, Tarantino expressed support for Kamala Harris, telling Bill Maher he would vote for her regardless, but urged her to avoid sit-down press interviews to focus on "winning" in a high-stakes "war mode" election environment.
• Israel Solidarity: Tarantino, who married Israeli singer Daniella Pick in 2018, has moved with his family to Israel. He has expressed deep commitment to the country, calling it his permanent home. Following the October 7, 2023, attack, he visited Israeli military bases to boost the morale of IDF soldiers.
• "Woke" Hollywood: In 2022, Tarantino expressed concern over ideological correctness influencing modern filmmaking, suggesting that the drive for ideological conformity can stifle artistic creativity.
• Support for Hillary Clinton: In 2015, he expressed strong opposition to Donald Trump and support for Hillary Clinton, criticizing the "ridiculous" nature of Trump's comments at the time.

The politics of a director should not make any difference in the first place if their goal was to make a good movie. The problem is that they see their role as promoting ideology over art.

 

[Mac-7]

It's not just because of big screen TVs. I stopped going to my local movie theatre 5 years ago. Here are the reasons:

1. $10 - $20 tickets
2. Too many cartoon movies
3. Too many computer-generated special effects
4. Not many movies with real people, doing real things.
5. $12 buttered popcorn - and it's not even real butter.
6. People trying to sign you up for rewards programs - that don't reward you much at all!
7. Pushy upsells. "Are you sure you don't want to include (fill in the blank) with that?
8. Too much radical inclusion. i.e. there were no black people in 12th century England, but - - If you don't put a few in there, you're a racist!
9. Ticket sellers who want you to download the app. (I'd need a phone with a 12-foot screen to fit every app I was told to get!)

For the price of 1 ticket, I can pick out what I want, buy the DVD, spend $3 on popcorn and drinks, watch at home (when I'm ready) and skip the theatre B.S.

Did you mention bad remakes of classic movies?

 

[Harry Dresden]

I was watching Project Hail Mary in the theater. I fell asleep. Next thing I know I wake up and he's hanging out with a rock alien. I freakin missed the most important part! Where did this alien come from? F ME!!! Now I have to watch it again when it comes out on cable tv.

you fell asleep in the theater and you have a post saying why old people cant sit through a movie?.....you just said you must be one of them...lol....

 

[EvilCat Breath]

You make a good point. My dad CAN NOT watch a movie. I told him there is a Tom Hanks movie (Otto) that is almost exactly about him. He lost his wife and he wants to kill himself so he can go be with her. And then he meets this woman and her family who change his life. Suddenly he has reasons to live. It would be so good for my dad to watch this movie but he REFUSES. Not because of the theme, he just can't get himself to sit and watch and pay attention for 2 hours. He's 81 now.

It is common for some people in their 70s and beyond to struggle with watching full-length movies, often due to declining cognitive abilities, hearing loss, or reduced attention spans. Complex moder plots can cause fatigue or frustration, leading many to prefer familiar, shorter, or less challenging content.

Good for your dad. I saw Otto. It wasn't merely a woman and her family. I saw it. It was an immigrant family rescuing this old man from his quiet life. It was a disgusting and unfortunate movie your dad was correct in rejecting. It was far more propaganda than entertainment.

 

[hadit]

I just don't want to be around a bunch of people making noise and sit in a seat that's been farted on a thousand times.....Make drive-ins great again....I'll sit in my own farts.

I was very disappointed the last time I went to a drive-in. I went to see "Closed for the Winter", the most boring thing ever. But at least I got a good parking spot.

 

[citygator]

I enjoy the movie experience. The deal is that generally it is very expensive to go so people only really go for "Event Movies"....a big blockbuster. My wife and I have a monthly subscription which they tried to solve the cost issue with a subscription option but not many people take advantage.

The immersive experience of the movies is way better than home no matter how awesome your set up is.

I think covid messed people up and generally they are more anti-social than ever before then add up most people are broke and it is expensive and you have a down trend in movie going. Sad if you ask me.

There is a lot of good movies that arent super hero movies.

This is the year to go to the movies:

Thread 'Will 2026 Be The Biggest Movie Year Of The Century?'

Jan 5, 2026

With the stacked lineup of 2026 movie releases will it be the biggest movie year of this century? It definitely wont be the biggest dollar year likely due to people's new habit of being homebodies since COVID who just wait for streaming. However the line up is pretty loaded.

What other releases are you looking forward to? Particularly the new and original films at the bottom.

Major Sequels, Reboots & Franchise Entries:

• Avengers: Doomsday: Marvel's next big team-up.
• Dune: Part Three: The conclusion to the epic...

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[sealybobo]

bobo this is about movie theaters dying.....not tarantino....

Blaster said too many WOKE movies.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Blaster said too many WOKE movies.

yes he did...and you went into a tarantino tribute...

 

[DennisPTate]

Too many WOKE movies.

That is an excellent analysis as to what is happening to movie theatres.

Yes, Hollywood is going too "Woke."

There is also the problem of the Neo-Malthusians using Compound Interest Over Time to make ninety nine percent of us poorer and poorer and poorer, [relatively speaking at least], so we tend to settle for a movie in front of a Big Screen TV owned by a family member or friend, as opposed to going to a theatre that would cost at least three hundred percent more!


"Do Malthusians use Compound Interest Over Time to make us poorer?"

Malthusians and Neo-Malthusians do not traditionally use compound interest on financial assets to make people poorer; rather, they utilize the mathematical concept of exponential growth—often referred to as geometric progression—to argue that population growth will inevitably outpace resource production, thus keeping humanity in a state of subsistence poverty.
The Borgen Project +1
While modern interpretations suggest compound interest on capital amplifies wealth inequality, the foundational Malthusian argument centers on demographics rather than financial mechanics.

The Core Malthusian Mechanism: Exponential Growth
Thomas Malthus (1798) argued that population, if unchecked, increases geometrically (e.g., 2, 4, 8, 16), which is equivalent to compound interest over time. Conversely, he believed food production only increases arithmetically (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4)

• The Trap: Because population grows exponentially (like compound interest) while resources grow linearly, humanity is trapped at a subsistence level.
• "Checks": When population exceeds resource capacity, "positive checks" such as famine, disease, and war reduce the population, which in turn reduces average wealth by forcing labor competition.
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Modern Distinctions: Neo-Malthusianism

• Neo-Malthusians share the belief that exponential population growth leads to poverty, but they support family planning and birth control rather than the "moral restraint" or natural checks Malthus advocated

The analysis by A. I. on this question was exceptional and now with this new information I have to admit....... that it is really the "Neo-Malthusians" who are using "Compound Interest Over Time " to turn most of us into Economic Gerbils running faster and faster on an endless economic treadmill.

The lecture "Innovating to zero" made Mr. Bill Gates The Poster Boy for the Neo-Malthusians.

 

[sealybobo]

yes he did...and you went into a tarantino tribute...

I was going to say Tarantino isn't woke but even he's a little woke. LOL.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Everything is freely available via streaming in your own home now and new releases come out much sooner than they used to. I seem to remember as a kid a new premier at the theater could take a year before it was available on HBO, Cinemax, or a regular cable channel and then you had to remember to be home to watch it or set the VCR to record it. Technology changed the game.

 

[sealybobo]

Everything is freely available via streaming in your own home now and new releases come out much sooner than they used to. I seem to remember as a kid a new premier at the theater could take a year before it was available on HBO, Cinemax, or a regular cable channel and then you had to remember to be home to watch it or set the VCR to record it. Technology changed the game.

I don't like it how the prices to order a movie at home has gone up. New ones $20. It used to be real cheap to order the latest movies.

Movie rentals on DIRECTV typically cost around $5.99, but prices vary based on the content provider, often ranging higher for new releases or lower for older titles.

 

[Concerned American]

I just don't want to be around a bunch of people making noise and sit in a seat that's been farted on a thousand times.....Make drive-ins great again....I'll sit in my own farts.

We still have a drive in movie place in our county. I went a number of years ago only to learn that the speakers and poles were a thing of the past. There wasn't much organization to the way people parked but attendance was sparse so it didn't create a problem. The biggest problem I had was the speakers being gone and using your car radio for sound. I was in a rental car and the radio kept timing out and I'd have to restart the car to reset it. That problem doesn't seem to exist in newer models though. As the OP said, movies are garbage now so it will inevitably lead to the demise of theaters.

 

[Rocko]

I still go to the movies, but they don’t make them like they used to that’s for sure.

 

[Dekster]

A lot of the reasons people cited are why I don't miss theaters, but the reality for me is that I stopped enjoying them when smart phones and unlimited minutes came around and dumbasses would sit in the theater on their phones yapping all movie.

 

[Papageorgio]

I always saw the problem as ticket and concession prices. Also, now, people can watch new releases from home.

Yep, for the money I can watch 10 movies and drink 50 sodas, and eat 100 tubs of popcorn and never leave my home. Plus if the movie sucks, move on to the next.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Sticky icky floor
Loud people

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Fortunately there are decades of good movies available to watch with streaming TV.
A lot of them are free.
You can do a search for best movies by the year.
There are plenty of good movies to watch.