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In reply to the discussion: When was the last time you went to a movie theater? [View all]Xolodno
(6,604 posts)53. For the Rise of Skywalker...
...on IMAX. Prior to that was The Last Jedi, on IMAX. Think you can see a pattern there. Most movies we wait when we can buy it at home, for example Mulan.
There are few reasons why I would spend extra to get into a car, spend money in the form of gas and wear and tear, pay for overpriced popcorn and soda (didn't buy it last time, the line moved up by one in 20 minutes...you lost a sale Cinemark by not being adequately staffed), try to hold my bladder for two hours, then run to the over crowded bathroom because everyone else was doing the same and then drive back home.
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Walking out of a movie requires a special kind of bad, reserved for the worst movies
Polybius
Dec 2020
#31
Yep, I have no problem waiting for most movies to be available streaming or on disc.
tanyev
Dec 2020
#29
I guess the only downside is finding out that Bruce Willis' character is a ghost...
NurseJackie
Dec 2020
#30
Oh, man! THAT was such a Intense Reveal! Saw it in the theater several weeks in.
electric_blue68
Dec 2020
#56