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Mon Jan-04-10 09:18 PM Original message |
My top 5 reasons for not going to a movie theater... |
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CaliforniaPeggy
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. My dear Archae! |
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Archae
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yeah, feature-length ads. |
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Skittles
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. people who arrive late |
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Iggo
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Tue Jan-05-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
56. Oh, damn. I hadn't thought of that. |
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CBHagman
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Wed Jan-06-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. And now there are people who insist on coming in late... |
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femmocrat
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. I agree with all of your reasons, plus they are just too damn loud! |
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GoCubsGo
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Tue Jan-05-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. Loud isn't the half of it. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. See, all that applies when I see them at home, too. |
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rcrush
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. I used to be a manager at several theatres for years and years |
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kayakjohnny
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. Nope, you're right. |
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rcrush
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It wasnt an old copy |
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kayakjohnny
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Yes, I figured such. |
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mwdem
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Tue Jan-05-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. If you saw the digital version, |
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begin_within
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. And the kid sitting behind you that won't stop kicking the seat, and the |
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dysfunctional press
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Mon Jan-04-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. there are some movies i prefer to see on a BIG screen... |
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pokerfan
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I agree to a point |
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yawnmaster
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Also, lice - its happened....that being said... |
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gratuitous
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. When I hit the lottery |
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Iggo
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. ...and you will open this theater in my town. |
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BlueCollar
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Wed Jan-06-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
61. will you teach them to hand the loose change over first? |
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gratuitous
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Wed Jan-06-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Everything will cost a buck or multiple thereof |
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pokerfan
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. 6. sitting through a half hour of commercials/previews |
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Iggo
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm with ya on 2(a), 2(b), 4, and 5. |
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Deep13
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Back in my day, the Showcase Theater in Worcester, MA's upstairs theater... |
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flvegan
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Mon Jan-04-10 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. I haven't been to a movie in a theater in years. |
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fizzgig
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Mon Jan-04-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. those are among the reasons i don't go to the theaters anymore |
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gmoney
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Mon Jan-04-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. I like going to the movies, but just wish the snacks were even semi-reasonably priced |
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valerief
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Tue Jan-05-10 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. Cologne that makes you gag. |
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MilesColtrane
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Tue Jan-05-10 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. Number 5 is the main reason. |
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JVS
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Tue Jan-05-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Can you imagine how annoying it would be if they did pause the movie when anyone needed to pee? |
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Lance_Boyle
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Wed Jan-06-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
63. Movies longer than 2 hours need intermissions. |
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quakerboy
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Tue Jan-05-10 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
24. My rebuttal |
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TrogL
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Tue Jan-05-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
51. Where do you get the button monitors? |
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LeftyMom
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Tue Jan-05-10 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. I like the drive-in. |
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Mad_Dem_X
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Tue Jan-05-10 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
26. I'm with you. |
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rurallib
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Tue Jan-05-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
27. One more - my seat at home is much more comfortable |
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GoCubsGo
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Tue Jan-05-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. And, you don't stick to the floor. |
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raccoon
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Tue Jan-05-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. How 'bout (6) Nearly all movies suck nowadays. nt |
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blueamy66
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Tue Jan-05-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
29. I will add |
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Frosty1
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Tue Jan-05-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
30. I only have 1 reason |
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Iggo
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Tue Jan-05-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Wow. I never even thought of that. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Tue Jan-05-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. May I suggest foreign films? |
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EndersDame
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Tue Jan-05-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. At all of the theatres in austin you can request CC |
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Iggo
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Tue Jan-05-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. How do they do it? |
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EndersDame
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Tue Jan-05-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Talk or sign to the projectionist or manager |
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EndersDame
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Tue Jan-05-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Wiki To The Rescue! |
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madinmaryland
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Tue Jan-05-10 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
31. I haven't been to a theatre in 15 years. I refuse to pay that much, and would |
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Pool Hall Ace
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Tue Jan-05-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. 2001 was the last time I was in a theater. |
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Midwestern Democrat
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Tue Jan-05-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
34. I still enjoy the movie theater experience - the dark room, the big screen, |
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DainBramaged
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Tue Jan-05-10 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
37. You are being cranky. |
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MissMillie
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Tue Jan-05-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
38. Believe it or not, I don't go because I'm afraid I'll bother other people |
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av8rdave
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Tue Jan-05-10 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
39. The only time I like the theater is when I go to our local movie tavern |
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cbdo2007
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Tue Jan-05-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
40. We have a special at the AMC Theater's in Kansas City here on Wednesdays.... |
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bikebloke
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Tue Jan-05-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
41. I haven't set foot in a cinema for 10 years. |
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EndersDame
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Tue Jan-05-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
43. Every Movie Theater should be like The Alamo Draft House chain in Austin |
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Alexander
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Tue Jan-05-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
46. My friend is a manager at a nearby theater. I can bring beer in and wach movies for free. |
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Tue Jan-05-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
47. There is a second run movie theater in my city where you can see moives for $3. |
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WillParkinson
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Tue Jan-05-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
48. #3.... |
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TrogL
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Tue Jan-05-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
49. The only movies I go to now are IMAX and 3D |
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kwassa
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Tue Jan-05-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
50. the other reason: 95% of new movies are not worth paying anything for. |
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tonysam
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Tue Jan-05-10 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
53. +1,000 |
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MindPilot
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Tue Jan-05-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. I won't touch the food. |
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BlueIris
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Thu Jan-07-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #54 |
68. "He's told me things..." |
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triguy46
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Tue Jan-05-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
58. Wife and I have not been inside a movie theater since 1991... |
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BlueIris
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Wed Jan-06-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Ouch, what a film to end your theater-going career on. |
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sakabatou
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Tue Jan-05-10 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
60. People at the theater.... |
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azmouse
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Wed Jan-06-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
64. I've never eaten at the movie theater. Ever. |
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EOTE
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Wed Jan-06-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
67. There are still some drive-ins available. |
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