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‘Dune,’ ‘Matrix 4,’ and Every 2021 Warner Bros. Film to Debut on HBO Max and in Theaters at Same Time
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Yeah, I hope that changes but Sky have basically bought their catalogue, so Sky Atlantic is HBO over here I think more or less. Shame, hope the contract runs out and we can get in on this.
Pretty crazy but awesome. Some of those I still would want to watch in theaters assuming things were safe by release but having the option is great.
Not everyone has a 20k dollar home threatre setup at home like the average ERA user.
Can someone please explain to me how movie theaters are going to survive another year? Because at this rate...
I'm still seeing the big movies in theaters after I get the vaccine. It's just not the same at home.
I have a 55 inch TV not a 65 foot screen? That's probably how I'll justify it.
The same thing that happened to video stores.
Once consumers get a taste for watching day 1 releases at home, a large number are never going back.
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i will still go to my local art house theater
especially to watch bona fide classics
but i wont be sad about giant megaplexes showing transformers 9 with sticky floors and yelling kids dying
I don't get the math; this is alot of cash 'wasted' to take on Netflix...unless they think theaters are that dead and might as well re-purpose what they have basically gathering dust in a vault.
Like now ill say something like Matrix I NEED to see in a theater...until i realize popping into HBO Max to watch old episodes of The Wire it's sitting right there
Like now ill say something like Matrix I NEED to see in a theater...until i realize popping into HBO Max to watch old episodes of The Wire it's sitting right there
Fuuuuuccck. So long movie theaters. You had a good run.
And don't give me that 'people will still crave the theatre experience' nonsense. Not the majority, they won't.
Time and time again we've seen convenience trump quality.
And don't give me that 'people will still crave the theatre experience' nonsense. Not the majority, they won't.
Time and time again we've seen convenience trump quality.
I am with you there, I still prefer to watch on the big screen but I think are willing to compromise. It's way cheaper to watch HBO max on the couch instead of buying tickets for the whole family at a theatre.
If they own the distribution channel I don't see why it would be.
I wonder if we'll eventually get a ruling similar to the one back in the day where studio's couldn't own movie theaters anymore, except for streaming platforms.
HBO max continues to be THEE superior platform. The content is outstanding. Theaters are going to have to systematically change the way that they handle or being in customers to even survive if they're not already done
When studios stop putting the movies on their streaming platforms in 2022.
Would love HBO Max (in 4K HDR) in Canada. Crave is a jokefest.
As for the strategy, it's sound. I for one would (even outside of a pandemic) much prefer to pay to watch movies at home instead of theatres. The experience of a theatre is just gross to me, good screen and audio yeah, but it smells, people are annoying, the chairs usually suck, and if you don't get the perfect seat the whole thing is uncomfortable.
I would be willing to pay a considerable premium to be able to watch films at home day 1 in highest quality.
As for the strategy, it's sound. I for one would (even outside of a pandemic) much prefer to pay to watch movies at home instead of theatres. The experience of a theatre is just gross to me, good screen and audio yeah, but it smells, people are annoying, the chairs usually suck, and if you don't get the perfect seat the whole thing is uncomfortable.
I would be willing to pay a considerable premium to be able to watch films at home day 1 in highest quality.
Disney's new CEO has made a similar plege is a more non-specific manner, ie, he said something about giving customers "choice" about how they want to consume all future Disney movies.
So yeah, Disney will certainly be following, along with Comcast (Universal Pictures, DreamWorks) most likely.
It's probably gonna be like with wonder woman and go to sky
Funny enough cinemas are closed here so basically they're releasing it into thin air and go to sky a month after
I think HBO Max is the most likely service to rise to Netflix levels, given its content library and existing production pipeline.
They are calling it a "one year plan," but it's clearly a beta test for the future.
Same however it seems like more Roku TVs just got updated with airplay (idk about the sticks though) and I'd think google cast still works so that's a semi decent work around
screensize is valid but WW is gonna be the first 4k Dolby Atmos movie on HBO Max, I'm assuming these others will follow suit