Do You See What I See?
I had a conversation with Ben, our DVD rental club manager, today. He and his wife have 4 kids, so when they decide to go to a movie, it’s a big investment for them. Ben’s decision is based on whether the
film is one that is a “must-see” on a big screen. He listed Pirates of the Caribbean, any comic book film, and Lord of the Rings. Because of rising ticket prices, he will pass up seeing romantic comedies in the theater and wait for the DVD release.
Nora, on the other hand, spent a few years working in a movie theater in Florida. She knows as much about film projection as anyone I know, and she has no children, so she attends movies pretty frequently. She is an avid Science Fiction fan, so anything in that genre is a must for her. She also reads ravenously and will go see anything that is a book adaptation. Economics doesn’t really affect her decision, but the quality of the theater does. She’d rather go down to Los Angeles, pay $25 for a reserved seat in a nice theater, popcorn and a drink, than buy a ticket at matinee price in a dirty theater with poor projection quality.
How do you decide? Do you have to see every movie that comes out? Are there certain filmmakers or actors that you will see on opening weekend? Are there certain ones you avoid? I’m curious. Share your list with me, and I’ll share my list of must-sees in a future post.
I actually don’t visit the theatre but a few times a year…”Blades of Glory” was my only must see in theatres and any Jackie Chan flick…otherwise I enjoy viewing the DVD in the comfort of my own home. It’s just too expensive to pay $10 per person to visit the theatre-for me the wait to DVD is easier than paying the ticket prices…not always, I did see “end of the spear” in theatres of recent Christian films…non of the other major ones hit our theatre..
June 15th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
This is an area that seriously needs a major change for the better and our company has just developed a unique pricing and marketing strategy to reduce the cost of the cinema tickets and the DVD sale. Some Cinemas in the UK are doing an amazing deal where they charge a flat fee of nine pounds and ninety-nine pence (that is the equivalent of 20 US dollars)per month for one year and you can see as many films as possible every month throughout the year. We personally think that that is not the best but at least it is a step in the right direction. If we don’t like something as believers we can pray and ask the Lord for wisdom how to do it better. We as believers are here to make life better so that the world will know that the Lord is good to His people. On that note I prefer quality over quantity and cheapness. I love to watch movies in high quality environment and make it habit to see movies after a very hard working period (which is once every three months) the rest of time it is on DVD and even that is controlled but for our own good.
June 18th, 2007 at 7:08 am
Writing about me in your blog I see. Yes as you know for me any film with big sfx I try to see on the big screen. I like a good drama on the big screen as well. It is mainly the comedies that I skip at the theater and wait for DVD. However if my choice is see a movie in a theater that is dirty or has problems with projection I will wait for the DVD.
June 21st, 2007 at 11:15 am