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   Movies

   

   flickpicker, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 1:46am

   
   

   The real point is that cinemas are now such crappy places - most are too small. Seeing a movie in a big, wonderful, old fashioned movie housr is an experience that no DVD will ever replace.

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   No high-resolution DVDs yet

   

   Anonymous Coward, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 2:25am

   
   

   That's why I only buy music video DVDs

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   Re: Movies

   

   thecaptain, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 6:08am

   
   

   Not all cinemas are small, HOWEVER, its unfortunate that the newer megaplexes popping up everywhere, where the seats are normal size are so damn expensive. Around here its 12.50 (can. funds) per movie...and lets not mention the food prices. A night at the movies with my gf easily goes up to 50$ when you add in food and taxes.
   
   And then there's the proliferations of assholes who just LOVE to ruin it for everyone else. I've gone to 3 movies recently and at everyone there were at least 2-3 laser pointers putzing about on the screen...then there's the obnoxious chatters (not quiet..but loud to the point of shouting) and kids just being kids I guess....
   
   All that adds up to DVDs being WAY more enjoyable than the movies...especially since its only a few bucks more to OWN the damn movie.

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   Re: Movies

   

   Anonymous Coward, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 6:29am

   
   

   You forgot the people eating popcorn and such

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   Re: Movies

   

   thecaptain, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 6:44am

   
   

   nothing wrong with eating popcorn or anything else, as long as you're not throwing it around...which some ppl do.

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   Re: Movies

   

   Anonymous Coward, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 7:48am

   
   

   They make noise

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   Re: Movies

   

   Oliver Wendell Jones, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 8:19am

   
   

   I bought a green laser pointer. It has the same energy output as a red laser, but it's about 50x brighter to the human eye. Now when someone is playing with a laser pointer in a theater, I turn around watch to see where it's coming from, then light them up with my own laser.
   
   Since most people have never seen a green laser, and since it's so visible that you can see the actual beam cutting through the air in a dark room it tends to ilicit an immediate response and I don't see any more red dots.

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   DVD

   

   Mike, Nov 14th, 2002 @ 10:24am

   
   

   I smoke (ay). Drink. I Like to really relax in near horizontal positions while watching a movie. Oh, and think that spending 10 bucks plus 10 bucks for some popcorn and a movie is quite silly.

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   Re: DVD

   

   mm, Nov 15th, 2002 @ 12:21am

   
   

   Dollar for Dollar popcorn at the cinema is one of the most expensive substances on the planet.

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