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hlthe2b

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12. Rarely and always matinees. I did see the Top Gun sequel in a theater. That might have been the last...

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2024, 09:32 AM

Jun 2024

I used to go to a historic old theater in Denver that tended to show more indie and artsy films. But that was quite some time ago. I can enjoy a matinee, but the crowds bug me--more so after COVID...

I don't want movie cinemas to go the way of the DODO. More social isolation with people staying home to stream movies is not a great thing, IMO. Still, I admittedly am not leading the way.

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how many of u have seen a move in a theater or is that going by the wayside? [View all] AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 OP

I'm going to a matinee today. sinkingfeeling Jun 2024 #1

To me, a movie is *always* better in a theater. n/t Mister Ed Jun 2024 #2

I stay home and watch Netflix. I'm on a fixed income. Meadowoak Jun 2024 #3

i understand , im right there with you. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #11

We're going more since we got one of those theaters... Mark.b2 Jun 2024 #4

is that dinner and a move? AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #10

Haven't gone since before MOMFUDSKI Jun 2024 #5

When movie tickets are $20, many families can't afford to go dlk Jun 2024 #6

I go all the time. Nanuke Jun 2024 #7

I was just this morning debating going to see a movie this afternoon. Xavier Breath Jun 2024 #8

I go for certain movies Bok_Tukalo Jun 2024 #9

Rarely and always matinees. I did see the Top Gun sequel in a theater. That might have been the last... hlthe2b Jun 2024 #12

Not since I need to pause the movie to visit the loo. House of Roberts Jun 2024 #13

i really miss when they would give a short, a cartoon , then a feature . shove u in and shove you out .now. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #15

Boys in the boat was my last film I saw in a theater. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #14

My local independent theater is being converted into a Planet Fitness JoseBalow Jun 2024 #16