It got to 15 minutes past the movie time, still lit, still nothing on
the screen. People started getting up to check, and the manager came in
to announce that the "projector couldn't validate (sic) and they were calling tech support". We ended up taking a refund, as they're planning
on re-releasing a director's cut next week with 16 more minutes added.
I'd heard about digital projection systems before with DRM and authentication, heard about some 3D theaters leaving the projector in 3D mode for 2D movies because they didn't want to risk locking out the projector when they switched modes.
Not quite a dystopian nightmare of Gibsonian proportions, but still a
pain in the ass.
I took my son to see Backrooms. Movie timing is odd nowadays - you don't
No, but there is something dystopian about DRM and some of the other "digital only" things going on lately.
I had not heard of theatres having issues before but am not surprised.
:(
happen, and people actually _go_
to movies, rather than just
happen, and people actually _go_
to movies, rather than just
Getting people into the seats has always been a complaint for movie theaters.. at the same time, though, it costs like $20 (almost?) for one ticket, and the same price for any concessions. Yeah, I'd rather watch it at home and use that money on sushi or something ;).
Getting people into the seats has always been a complaint for movie theaters.. at the same time, though, it costs like $20 (almost?) for one ticket, and the same price for any concessions. Yeah, I'd rather watch it at home and use that money on sushi or something ;).
were always a bit expensive, but they were still a lot cheaper back then too,I only see like 2-3 movies at this new price point. Its becoming
compared to today. I'd go see a movie in a theater if tickets were still $3.25, or even $6 or so, but with ticket prices near $20, and expensive concessions, I'm with you, I'd probably rather skip it and watch it at home.
happen, and people actually _go_
to movies, rather than just
Getting people into the seats has always been a complaint for movie theaters.. at the same time, though, it costs like $20 (almost?) for one ticket, and the same price for any concessions. Yeah, I'd rather watch
it at home and use that money on sushi or something ;).
...and people actually _go_ to movies, rather than just watching at home.
I remember when people were able to afford to see a movie twice a month.
...and people actually _go_ to movies, rather than just watching at hom
Thanks to the skyrocketing price of tickets (even matinaes), at least I can afford to stay at home.
Dumas Walker wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
No, but there is something dystopian about DRM and some of the other "digital only" things going on lately.
I had not heard of theatres having issues before but am not surprised.
:(
niter3 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I took my son to see Backrooms. Movie timing is odd nowadays - you don't
This was an awful movie. :D
I remember when people were able to afford to see a movie twice a month.
I used to hit a local dollar theater every weekend, sometimes even during the week. When they closed in 2019, after some 40 years of operation, it was one of the saddest days of my life. That was my social outlet. I'd catch a show, maybe two, have dinner afterwards, hit a DQ on the way home...it was great, especially during warm weather.
...and people actually _go_ to movies, rather than just watching at hom
Thanks to the skyrocketing price of tickets (even matinaes), at least I can afford to stay at home.
...but can you afford the ever-increasing cost and quantity of streaming subscriptions, or the rocketing cost of hard drive space?
Soon we'll probably have to take up _reading_, or *shudder*, talking to people.
Back when 3d movies were a thing, I'd read that the movie theaters had
to log into a site to install and remove the 3d lenses from the
projection system. They were worried about locking out the projector, so they usually left the 3d lens system in - which made 2d movies dimmer
than they should have been.
...but can you afford the ever-increasing cost and quantity of streaming subscriptions, or the rocketing cost of hard drive space?
Then again, I found Battleship more entertaining that it should have
been.
Soon we'll probably have to take up _reading_, or *shudder*, talking to people.
Oh dear God, no! :D
There was what had been a first-run theatre that became a dollar theatre just down the street from my high school. It became one of the Friday/Saturday haunts during high school and early college. At some point, it went up to $1.50 and, sometime after I left the area (1997), I think it eventually shut down. :(
I only see like 2-3 movies at this new price point. Its becoming
severely regressive. I remember when people were able to afford to see a movie twice a month.
...there were a lot of shows in the late 90s that seemed darker than they > should have been. I remember needing to turn the brightness up on the TV.
...a whole bunch of them are made by people who hate me so I'd rather not
uy tickets from their movies.
Re: Re: Backrooms? Not tonight
By: Dumas Walker to Adept on Tue Jul 07 2026 15:46:28
Soon we'll probably have to take up _reading_, or *shudder*, talking to people.
Oh dear God, no! :D
I've always been a reader. My library is well stocked so no worries there.
the real reason is probably just that VHS sales killed it. movie companies used to make real money on VHS tapes so they probably wanted to strictly control the timeframe to make sure the movies were "newly valuable" (not overexposed, etc.. like that weird 'vault' stuff Disney used to do). i'm not sure what bluray sales are like but it's probably a joke by comparison.
speaking of .. it's actually kind of funny, we didn't have any second run theaters for a very long time and then like 10 years back they spent a couple years building a really nice theater attached to the mall.. hyped it up as if the mall could be your one-stop destination for dining, a movie, and some light shopping. and then the big local chain with the deep pockets bought it immediately and made it a second run theater so it wouldn't compete with their main locations. so wasteful..
Re: Re: Backrooms? Not tonight
By: Dumas Walker to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jul 07 2026 15:48:54
...there were a lot of shows in the late 90s that seemed darker than they > should have been. I remember needing to turn the brightness up on the TV.
If you're referring to series programs, I noticed such a thing, but it's a safe bet it wasn't because of 3D conversion.
I take it you're talking about local (to you) filmmakers, 'cause I'm pretty sure Steven Spielberg or Christopher Nolan aren't out to get ya.
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