Going To The Movies

Stang · 11-04-2002, 05:12 PM

I have noticed lately that when you go to a movie they like to play commercials before even starting the movie previews, WTF?

I dont pay $7.50 a person to go to a movie theatre and watch commercials on a huge screen when I can see the same ones at home!!! What do they think something is missing cuz they are on bigger screen? If they are going to add 5 mins. of commercials then bump down those prices damnit!!

I go to a movie to see a MOVIE not commercials!!!

Aluscia · 11-04-2002, 05:27 PM

$7.50??? We pay $13 here.... it's gross. Yes, the ads before the previews before the moviesa are terribly disconcerting...

Spinning Hat · 11-04-2002, 08:36 PM

The Commercials are ad revenue for the Theatre, and it keeps the concession prices a little lower. A Theatre does not make any money on the sale of a ticket. All their revenue is from the Ads, and from Concessions.

KitZune · 11-06-2002, 03:28 PM

They take 5 minutes.

They're not THAT painful... I don't watch TV very often, usually these commercials are new to me.

XMENAhamkarA[DTM · 11-06-2002, 03:43 PM

I rarely go to movies.
I prefer to cuddle up with the wife in front of the T.V and the fireplace.
Besides cant get kicked out for petting too heavily in public then..

Ghryphen · 11-06-2002, 04:10 PM

Not 5 minutes at the movie we gust went to. It was probably 15 or 20 before the movie started. The comercials did take about 5 minutes, but at 30 seconds a piece, that is a lot.

Stang · 11-06-2002, 04:50 PM

Thats the point they dont need to be at the theatre, keep them on the tube but not when I go and spend money to watch a movie on a big screen.

Cerberus · 11-06-2002, 05:58 PM

Good point, your not spending 7.50 to watch NYPD blue, so I can live with comercials. What they should do is started charging movie companys' to play their trailers.

KitZune · 11-06-2002, 08:20 PM

They already make money on trailers... but there's only so many trailors that you can put infront of a movie before it becomes blurry which movie it is that you came to see.

Commercials help keep theatres in business. (period) They are there to make sure that the theatre can grow and be prospurous so that it will be there for you to enjoy when you want to. Frankly, I don't mind the commercials because they don't take that long, they can inform you of something you didn't know about... and very often the ones at the theatres are different than the TV ones.

If you're REALLY bored with it, just talk with the person beside you or yell out things to insult the companies in the commercials or something, occupy your time. No one cares if you talk during the frickin commercials. If you're really impatient, come to the theatre a little bit later (buy your tickets earlier) and buy some food or something, by the time you're in there the commercials are over.

Bottom line... I am willing to sit through 5 minutes of commercials before the trailers if it makes my nachos cost less than $5

But that's just me... I understand that there are people who absolutely hate commercials, and commercialism.

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 11-06-2002, 09:55 PM

I always try to buy my goodies at the store before going in. Wear some baggy clothes or a coat, and you're good to go!

I don't mind the commercials, I usually get there late enough that I miss them. (About 5 minutes after the movie 'start' time.) Then some previews and on to the movie.

Ghryphen · 11-06-2002, 10:40 PM

I hate commercials, I am very rarely influenced by sales pitches by commercials. And dancing nachos and raisonettes don't give the the urge to buy concessions for that matter as well, if I want concessions I'll get it before I sit down. Wonder how many people sit down, see a dancing Coke and go, mmm I'm thirsty, or omg I forgot a Coke, better head back out to the 10 cash registers I totally didn't see on the way in.

Cerberus · 11-06-2002, 11:08 PM

Aluscia · 11-07-2002, 05:32 AM

Yeah, well... I guess I shouldn't complain about any of this too much... I totally agree with Kitz, since the local theatre pays my Sister to floor manage, and lets me in for free when I go to see a movie with her... As for the ads, Kitz and I usually just made fun of them. Like the Movietickets.com, or whatever... I always mention that the kid that tripped in one of the earlier ads, the one they said "Leave him" about, has never returned.... Pretty macabre for a bradybunch family, ne? And what's up with the Axe effect? "It's ok that you forgot my birthday, I'll still jump your bones..." What? What woman in her right mind would say something like that because of a cologne? That's retarded...

Anyway, I'm sure you all know what I do when I go to the movies now... All I have to do is remember to pee after drinking 2 litres of water and ordering a bladderbuster 3000 at the front desk... Red Dragon almost made me wet myself.

Stang · 11-07-2002, 04:21 PM

The commercials they play up here are the ones you see on TV, like car ads. Im not talking about the trivia ones and movie mixed up words to spell the movie name those are cheesy but are fun to mess around with when you have a group.

They really need to change up that stupid rollercoaster ride thingy that plays right before the movie starts, that thing has been around too long! They should update like every year at least.

Spinning Hat · 11-07-2002, 05:37 PM

I like Sex.

11-04-2002, 05:12 PM	#1
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Going To The Movies I have noticed lately that when you go to a movie they like to play commercials before even starting the movie previews, WTF? I dont pay $7.50 a person to go to a movie theatre and watch commercials on a huge screen when I can see the same ones at home!!! What do they think something is missing cuz they are on bigger screen? If they are going to add 5 mins. of commercials then bump down those prices damnit!! I go to a movie to see a MOVIE not commercials!!! __________________

11-04-2002, 05:27 PM	#2
Aluscia Emo Queen 1000th Thread Main Forum Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: In a subterranean complex. Age: 41 Posts: 2,346	$7.50??? We pay $13 here.... it's gross. Yes, the ads before the previews before the moviesa are terribly disconcerting... __________________ Favourite Song of the moment - Pyramid Song - Radiohead

11-04-2002, 08:36 PM	#3
Spinning Hat Toupee Cover Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA Age: 44 Posts: 755	The Commercials are ad revenue for the Theatre, and it keeps the concession prices a little lower. A Theatre does not make any money on the sale of a ticket. All their revenue is from the Ads, and from Concessions. __________________ Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill

11-06-2002, 03:28 PM	#4
KitZune Transgendered Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Ontario (Near Toronto) Age: 42 Posts: 1,079	They take 5 minutes. They're not THAT painful... I don't watch TV very often, usually these commercials are new to me. __________________ She's named after Judas... Not a CARROT Click here to view my artwork

11-06-2002, 03:43 PM	#5
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11-06-2002, 04:10 PM	#6
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	Not 5 minutes at the movie we gust went to. It was probably 15 or 20 before the movie started. The comercials did take about 5 minutes, but at 30 seconds a piece, that is a lot. __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

11-06-2002, 04:50 PM	#7
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Thats the point they dont need to be at the theatre, keep them on the tube but not when I go and spend money to watch a movie on a big screen. __________________

11-06-2002, 05:58 PM	#8
Cerberus One bad mofo'n Hound Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	Good point, your not spending 7.50 to watch NYPD blue, so I can live with comercials. What they should do is started charging movie companys' to play their trailers. __________________ Tribes:Ascend Play it today for free

11-06-2002, 08:20 PM	#9
KitZune Transgendered Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Ontario (Near Toronto) Age: 42 Posts: 1,079	They already make money on trailers... but there's only so many trailors that you can put infront of a movie before it becomes blurry which movie it is that you came to see. Commercials help keep theatres in business. (period) They are there to make sure that the theatre can grow and be prospurous so that it will be there for you to enjoy when you want to. Frankly, I don't mind the commercials because they don't take that long, they can inform you of something you didn't know about... and very often the ones at the theatres are different than the TV ones. If you're REALLY bored with it, just talk with the person beside you or yell out things to insult the companies in the commercials or something, occupy your time. No one cares if you talk during the frickin commercials. If you're really impatient, come to the theatre a little bit later (buy your tickets earlier) and buy some food or something, by the time you're in there the commercials are over. Bottom line... I am willing to sit through 5 minutes of commercials before the trailers if it makes my nachos cost less than $5 But that's just me... I understand that there are people who absolutely hate commercials, and commercialism. __________________ She's named after Judas... Not a CARROT Click here to view my artwork

11-06-2002, 09:55 PM	#10
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	I always try to buy my goodies at the store before going in. Wear some baggy clothes or a coat, and you're good to go! I don't mind the commercials, I usually get there late enough that I miss them. (About 5 minutes after the movie 'start' time.) Then some previews and on to the movie.

11-06-2002, 10:40 PM	#11
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	I hate commercials, I am very rarely influenced by sales pitches by commercials. And dancing nachos and raisonettes don't give the the urge to buy concessions for that matter as well, if I want concessions I'll get it before I sit down. Wonder how many people sit down, see a dancing Coke and go, mmm I'm thirsty, or omg I forgot a Coke, better head back out to the 10 cash registers I totally didn't see on the way in. __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

11-06-2002, 11:08 PM	#12
Cerberus One bad mofo'n Hound Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	__________________ Tribes:Ascend Play it today for free

11-07-2002, 05:32 AM	#13
Aluscia Emo Queen 1000th Thread Main Forum Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: In a subterranean complex. Age: 41 Posts: 2,346	Yeah, well... I guess I shouldn't complain about any of this too much... I totally agree with Kitz, since the local theatre pays my Sister to floor manage, and lets me in for free when I go to see a movie with her... As for the ads, Kitz and I usually just made fun of them. Like the Movietickets.com, or whatever... I always mention that the kid that tripped in one of the earlier ads, the one they said "Leave him" about, has never returned.... Pretty macabre for a bradybunch family, ne? And what's up with the Axe effect? "It's ok that you forgot my birthday, I'll still jump your bones..." What? What woman in her right mind would say something like that because of a cologne? That's retarded... Anyway, I'm sure you all know what I do when I go to the movies now... All I have to do is remember to pee after drinking 2 litres of water and ordering a bladderbuster 3000 at the front desk... Red Dragon almost made me wet myself. __________________ Favourite Song of the moment - Pyramid Song - Radiohead

11-07-2002, 04:21 PM	#14
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	The commercials they play up here are the ones you see on TV, like car ads. Im not talking about the trivia ones and movie mixed up words to spell the movie name those are cheesy but are fun to mess around with when you have a group. They really need to change up that stupid rollercoaster ride thingy that plays right before the movie starts, that thing has been around too long! They should update like every year at least. __________________

11-07-2002, 05:37 PM	#15
Spinning Hat Toupee Cover Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA Age: 44 Posts: 755	I like Sex. __________________ Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill

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