Comments on: Frequent Moviegoers Now Extinct

By: Michael Neno

Michael Neno — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:32:19 +0000

I enjoy adult dramas. There are, admittedly, not many released during the summer, but this year there are fewer than ever. When the theatres start again showing movies like A Separation, Melancholia, Drive, Young Adult, Carnage, Margin Call, The Ides of March, Michael Clayton, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, The Tree of Life, etc. I’ll have my wallet open.

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:09:08 +0000

I wear glasses, and I really hate the whole 3-D movement, because having to wear one set of glasses over my own gives me a headache. The main reason I can’t go to as many movies in the theater is family dynamics – my husband, younger son, and I must babysit older son’s baby a lot, and older son and his wife work different shifts.

By: takingitoutside

takingitoutside — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:33:51 +0000

Another thing to consider: theatres’ emphasis on 3D. I live within walking distance of a big theatre (16 screens, I think). For the last month or so, half to three-quarters of those screens have been filled with 3D films – which cost more than the already expensive 2D films – every weekend. The theatre pushes 3D films so strongly that the films I am interested in get pushed out too quickly for me to watch (or never make it into the theatre to begin with).

I’ve seen the occasional 3D film, but they’re a once-a-year kind of thing. If there aren’t any regular movies to watch, I won’t go.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:55:48 +0000

“…poor quality product, movies being too expensive, a bad experience in theaters (talkers, cellphones, ads), or some combination of all of the above.”

Bingo. Why can’t the studio execs see this? Have they actually been to a theater?