I enjoy watching movies, and I get all excited by movies when they are released. I admit that the promotional campaigns work on me.
BUT, it is difficult to find a good babysitter for my 2 small children, so I actually only get out to see a movie twice a year - in a good year. By the time the movies are released on DVD my enthusiasm has often waned, and I simply don't buy or even rent them. If they were available for purchase on release day, or even the following Tuesday I'm sure that I would pick it up on the way home from the office.
They may complain that they lose theater revenue to DVD purchasers, but they likely won't have ANY of my $$$ for their movies anyway.
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I enjoy watching movies, and I get all excited by movies when they are released. I admit that the promotional campaigns work on me.
BUT, it is difficult to find a good babysitter for my 2 small children, so I actually only get out to see a movie twice a year - in a good year. By the time the movies are released on DVD my enthusiasm has often waned, and I simply don't buy or even rent them. If they were available for purchase on release day, or even the following Tuesday I'm sure that I would pick it up on the way home from the office.
They may complain that they lose theater revenue to DVD purchasers, but they likely won't have ANY of my $$$ for their movies anyway.