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Are you ok with not going to a movie theater for the remainder of 2021? Because I don't see myself going back.
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Assuming we get the majority of the country vaccinated and no more resistant variants are circulating, numbers are under control, and all other relevant factors are in place, then I am absolutely watching Spiderman in theaters on Christmas day. Hell, I hope that by summer we can have parades and block parties to celebrate victory over this thing.
I voted "other" purely because it's impossible to predict where we'll be throughout the year. There are too many unknowable variables. Months from now what % of people will be vaccinated? Will we have a better understanding of vaccines' ability to prevent vaccinated people from spreading? Will that be good enough? It's impossible to know.
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it could be "well covid taught me I don't need to go to the theater" as opposed to the hard no of there is still a pandemic.
I would go to drive-in's though. I'll keep doing that this summer.
I would be fine not going back for the year. Obviously, I hope it doesn't come to that, because I love the theater experience and new movies and very much want to go back. But I'm not anxious or impatient to go back. It'll happen when it's safe again.
I basically only went to matinees even before then, and it was rare, so this won't change much for me.
There's no better way to watch a movie than in a great theater with a great crowd. Home viewing gives you more control and less potential for annoying people, but it's a completely throwaway experience. Great theatrical experiences you never forget, and can help define a movie in your memory forever.
Once I'm vaccinated and there's something to see in theaters, I will go see it.
Once I'm vaccinated and there's something to see in theaters, I will go see it.
This is me 100%. I love the social outing a movie, and grabbing dinner with some close friends before/after a movie to discuss it, as there are a ton of food options really close to my local AMC. Reserved seating is perfect, especially sometimes if it takes a bit longer, it's not like we ever miss out on our seats.
I'm so used to being at home this whole time that I've adjusted to it, purely out of adaptation, but I realllllly can't wait to get out again :(
When you're dirt poor, you learn to be more or less "ok" going without a lot of things. I love film and I love the cinema experience, but I can obviously do without it.
Likely won't be returning to the theater until finances improve. (Which will likely not be before the pandemic abates.)
Likely won't be returning to the theater until finances improve. (Which will likely not be before the pandemic abates.)
I'm vaccinated. I'll go see Spider-Man.
Unless the new variants do some shit, but I'm choosing to keep positive.
Unless the new variants do some shit, but I'm choosing to keep positive.
I think a lot of people here like watching movies by themselves on their HDTV at home, and there is nothing with that.
But for me I look forward to dinner and a movie with my wife or friends. Less so for the kids movie and lunch but even that is better than staying at home IMO.
I just finished watching the first two films of my local film festival's online screenings.
I would have been in there today if they were open.
I would have been in there today if they were open.
I don't even go to movie theaters often anymore but yes I will be going to movies at the end of the year as long as vaccinations stay on track. To me movie theaters and other large social gatherings (sporting events etc.) is to me a sign of normalcy; there is a psychological component to having certain things return to normal and just deciding "Hey lets go to the movies" is something I want to return to as soon as I feel it is safe to do so. I may go back to only going to a movie like 4-5 times a year again but I just want to feel like its not a major concern again to go back to it.
Shouldn't the answer be maybe? I don't know how things are going to look 6 months from now let alone what things will be like in December. I'll make the call depending on what the current situation is like. If things look safe, then ya, I'll go back; if not, I'll wait. It's only February so how are we supposed to see into the future for the rest of the year?
Depends on if I'm vaccinated and what the numbers look like. I'm upgrading my home theater later this year so that might hold me over.
I already went and saw Promising Young Woman this year
the only thing stopping me from seeing movies, as usual, is the lack of anything interesting to watch
the only thing stopping me from seeing movies, as usual, is the lack of anything interesting to watch
The Cinemagic chain just went belly up two days ago, so there's no theaters in my area now. Oh well.
Yeah, there's a lot of people on here that either really hate theaters, or just have the preference to watch at home. I still watch a good amount of movies at home, but I like the socializing and just getting OUT factor, plus a giant screen with good sound. My 'home theater' can only replicate it so much.
If anything, I think the poll should've been more directed to theater-people, since the "no" answer seems to be more skewed towards people that barely/never went before, anyways.
It's not that I don't want to. It's that I don't see a reason to. I have Disney+ and YouTube. Between the two I have all my media needs met.
There has not been a single non-Disney movie announced that had me interested enough to go to the movies for it. And the Disney ones I can catch on Disney+.
There has not been a single non-Disney movie announced that had me interested enough to go to the movies for it. And the Disney ones I can catch on Disney+.
Other - Once I am vaccinated I will be going back to the theater, with a mask of course.
There's a surprising number of people that sound like they aren't going to return to some sense of normalcy even after they get the vaccine.
I plan on at the very least hitting up some movies and eating out, two things I have sorely missed.
There's a surprising number of people that sound like they aren't going to return to some sense of normalcy even after they get the vaccine.
I plan on at the very least hitting up some movies and eating out, two things I have sorely missed.
I just upgraded my home theater and I love movie nights on the weekends with the family. Its pretty awesome having a great set up at home, but socially it is never the same and I miss that.
Also I am going to be a snob here and say there is nothing wrong with watching a movie at home, but the discussions people then have online with strangers about movies are generally powered by an immense amount of stupidity. One day you are all going to be old and you might regret the amount of time you spent online complaining about Star Wars or Superman.
Not that the conversations me and my friends have are very intelligent, but there are less of us and somehow it tends to be way less stupid when you strip away the anonymity.
It's honestly fine if you go at like 3pm on a weekday. At least in my town you have the whole auditorium to yourself
im at much greater risk at my day job
i love the theater experience, my home set up will never be superior for me. I love that the film consumes all my senses and there's no temptation to look at my phone or pause the film to break focus
im at much greater risk at my day job
i love the theater experience, my home set up will never be superior for me. I love that the film consumes all my senses and there's no temptation to look at my phone or pause the film to break focus
I quit going years ago. I find the whole concept kind of gross and overpriced. I have a nice home theater and sound set up and little need to see movies the moment they come out. A good thing to come from the pandemic is it has made movies available day 1 at home making it even better so if there happens to be a movie I want to see right a way, I can without having to go to the theater.
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