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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 09:59 AM Original message |
Poll question: Why Don't You Go To The Movies Any More? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. We only pay matinee prices for movies |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. $10 here, $7 for us Seniors |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well, let's see... |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Ad disruptors. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I've disrupted ads occasionally |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Good for you! |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
23. I'm with you, terrya. |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
69. No commercials at our theater complex (The Ritz 16) |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. My dear arwalden! |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Hard to find a babysitter |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
6. The kid factor |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. Same here... |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. A word about concessions |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. You left out an important option.... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 10:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
75. I agree. Most movies are stupid. Who wants to pay for that? |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. This is pathetic, but... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I get nervous going to the theater even with my husband |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. I used to go alone a lot. |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. All of the above. |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. other |
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retrospective66 (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. For me, it's a toss up between the PJ ban and travel |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Hi...retrospective66 |
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retrospective66 (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Thank You |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. Welcome to DU!! |
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retrospective66 (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 07:30 AM Response to Reply #45 |
65. Thank You |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. All of the above. |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
18. Other: nothing worth watching |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Bingo! |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. yeah, definitely...but I voted for "ticket prices" |
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Lady Effingbroke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
21. noisy people. |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
22. Other: My local theaters have failed to keep up with technology |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. How about... |
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riona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. Several reasons |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. Oh, several reasons |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
28. because they are over-test marketed, |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Makes you wonder when these geniuses will figure out it's not working. |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't know about the rest of ya all, |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. The damned screen is too big |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
32. All of the above |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. I decided I will make ONE exception this coming weekend |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
34. It cost my husband and I almost $25.00 |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. Clueless American shitbags who can't eaet silently, mostly. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
37. Other - "Fatherhood" |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. it is not so much ticket prices |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. went last night but go less often than a few yrs. ago |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. Combination of ticket/concession price... |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
41. I was a projectionist for three years... |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
42. I get all the movies I want at Blockbuster for one price, no late fees |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
44. Nothing worth going out to see. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. I need captioning, hard of hearing, and cost |
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SnohoDem (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
47. I hate the freaking commercials - |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
48. They're crap |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. Just aren't that many that I can't wait for |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. The theater manager said nobody there wanted to see my genitals |
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SethInUpstateNY (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
52. Mainly because most of the movies |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. All the above |
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951-Riverside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
54. Its filthy, people talk over the movie and the prices are WAAY too high |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. Other: All of the above. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
56. lousy tripe! |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. Because I can own the movie in 3 months! |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
58. I go once, sometimes twice a week |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Good for you! We see about 20 movies a year! |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
59. I still go. I enjoy movies. |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
60. Part of it's the kids |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
61. Other: |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
62. Other - Can't mute the commercials |
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Dave Reynolds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
63. Too much money. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
64. A combination of factors |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
66. I would rather cuddle up on my own couch in a blankie and watch |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
67. Without a doubt talkers |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
68. We Still go. Of course, we have the RITZ 16..an island of civility |
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nickgutierrez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
71. Other - the movies suck, with few exceptions. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Yep |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
72. Other (Though I still go to the movies sometimes). |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
73. Talkers |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
74. The theaters are full of... "Fucking Groupies!" |
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mduffy31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-22-06 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
77. By the time I pay for parking, tickets and popcorn... |
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