The Cinema
Is shit isn't it? Was considering going to see Watchmen this weekend, I'm sure it'd be great at the Cinema, but then there are all the downsides.
- Cost. For two of us to go to the cinema costs more than a Blu-Ray disk of the film
- Home set-ups for TV, sound etc. are now really good. Not as good as a cinema but still v. good.
- The snacks are a complete rip off. The sweets are ok but massively expensive. I have once had a hot-dog and once had nachos... these are things you wouldn't think it was possible to get so wrong. Even a hot-dog at the football is much better. And how can you fuck up nachos!
- You have to watch with a load of other people, 5% of whom are wankers.
- On-demand films, and DVD releases a couple of months after cinema release.
- Crap timings if you don't go in the week of release. Especially for a 3 hour film like watchmen.
- You can't have a beer whilst watching (or smoke if you are a smoker).
1 comment:
Even if you could have a beer or two, you can't pause the movie to go take a leak.
I can imagine how much more painful the marathon ending of Return of the King would have been if I'd sat down with a beer at the start. The bad guy's dead, roll credits!
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