 tapeloopNot bad at all, really.Premium
join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
kudos:1 | do the math... Renting the DVD when it comes out 6-8 months later (yes I can wait that long) is about $3 a pop at my local non-Blockbuster video store. (If I wanted to get a Netflix subscription, it's that and probably 5-6 other films for $12 more a month.) I've got a decent screen and pretty good (DTS) speakers. Throw in a bottle of my favorite soft drink (or red wine  ) and some snacks for another $5 or $10. Movie night will run me about $15 tops for two: refreshments, comfort and convenience included.
Not one byte of download involved.
So answer me this MPAA: why would I want to pay $20+ for a pair tickets and $4 each for a small popcorn/drink at a cramped theater where cell phones are ringing, people are talking and the actual movie doesn't start until I've sat through 10 minutes of ads and 15 more minutes of trailers (that I could easily watch for free on Apple's Quicktime site)? 
I think that the MPAA knows they're fighting a losing battle, and it's not the p2p that's their biggest threat... |
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flynlrPremium
join:2002-12-02
Salt Lake City, UT | "Renting the DVD when it comes out 6-8 months later (yes I can wait that long) is about $3 a pop at my local non-Blockbuster video store. "
I am cheaper then That . when a New DVD releases our local library usually has it available within a week. price=free.
on a side note yesterday when at the movies watching SW III
my ticket was 5.25 BUT! my hot dog and a coke = almost 8 bucks.
WTF is wrong with that picture?> |
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tapeloopNot bad at all, really.Premium
join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
kudos:1 | can't beat free! Flynlr: forgot about the library! I usually get my PC and Cert manuals from there rather than paying $50 at B&N. Would go there for the free flix all the time back when I had a VCR; their DVD selection is not as broad IMHO. And they wouldn't necessarily have all those high-brow cinema classics like "Team America: World Police" that I like to watch from time to time. 
I feel you on the hot dog ripoff man. It's widely known that theaters make their profits off concessions, but lately it's just gotten ridiculous... |
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flynlrPremium
join:2002-12-02
Salt Lake City, UT | reply to tapeloop
Re: do the math... our library is pretty good. for instance they ordered 35 copies of team america  |
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tapeloopNot bad at all, really.Premium
join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
kudos:1 | said by flynlr:our library is pretty good. for instance they ordered 35 copies of team america 35? Wow...I would have expected that sort of stuff to be banned in SLC. |
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