Do you find it acceptable to sneak candies and other foods into your local movie theater when you attend? I think its understandable why someone would do this..... The movie theaters is so bloody espensive!! I dont really go to the movies anymore because most of what comes out these days is just perverted garbage...
Haven't been to a theater in ages. At least a decade or two. Yes, it's all overpriced now. In fact there's few movies worth seeing anymore, imo. I don't need to watch violence, zombies, vampires, Dystopia, the rest is fantasy crap for kids. No wonder the world is fucked with angry attitudes.
I certainly agree with you about the content today, in my opinion the film industry is all but dead. To make matters worse, film theaters are automated, so their is zero presentation of the film and no control during the presentation or staff to assist the audience. Few people understand the situation regarding ancillary sales. The film production take the bulk of the box office, on certain blockbusters around 90%. This leaves the theatre dependant on ancillary sales. The more they sold, the greedier the film companies became, so it was a catch 22 situation. On one production, the film company took 100% of the box office, meaning that if the customer paid by credit card and bought nothing, it was costing the theatre 16 pence to have them in the theatre. In 1987, the ancillary sales in London exceeded £5 per person, while a £4 box of popcorn cost the theatre 17p. I opposed all this, when I opened an upmarket theatre in the London suburbs, by not allowing food or drink into the auditorium. We satisfied the film production company by rising the ticket prices to west end. The admissions compared with similar theatres almost doubled, partly because we took advanced bookings for reserved numbered seats. As you can see, I also designed the building and staffed it to attract people. Sadly, following Richard Attenborough's death the theatre was sold.
Yes I do. And I don't care. Why should I pay for overpriced treats, when I can go get the same crap at the dollar store? The movie theater is already charging me extra for uncomfortably overstuffed seats, and sometimes painfully loud speakers that damage people's eardrums. Nearly 20 bucks for two at the cheap matinee? That's crazy. But my defiance is small potatoes. I applaud the legendary people who claim to somehow smuggle in full meals. That takes talent!
wow, that was a nice theater. Is it still open? I don't think there's anything to compare in the US. Radio City is the fanciest "movie" theater Ive ever been to. Of course that's not just a movie theater.
Thank you for your compliment, from conception to completion took me 7 years and a lot of Richard Attenborough's money. It was built from scratch in a car park below an office block. It is still open and run by Curzon, but they hate me because it puts most of their own theatres to shame. It all started for me, when I renovated this old Odeon, making it one of the most popular film theatres in the UK. Fred Zinnemann loved it and treated it like home, bringing all his friends along to open there. These included David Putnam, Franco Zeffirelli, Barbara Streisand and Mel Brooks. It also became Ken Russell's home from home. Those were the days. .
I prefer online streaming so you can skip the slow parts, fast forward, backup, etc. Most movies are cranked out like hot dogs in a factory.
I could not agree with you more. After 30 years in the industry, I parted company in 1991, when the whole lot fell apart. Up until then, a single screen had 5 engineers looking after an running the theatre, this dropped to 1 running 12 screens within the next decade. Films start on a timer, rather than when the audience are seated, adverts play at +6db, because their is no sound desk or engineer in the auditorium. Lighting and curtains are no longer used, neither is planned incidental music. Many theatres just switch to a popular music channel via the internet. Few people realise, that the entire UK film industry is now owned and run by the Chinese Communist Party. When did you last see opening credits like this on a film. I rest my case. PS. I worked with Billy Williams who shot the film for many years. He also flew over to help me with the London opening. Dave Grusin. also helped with the incidental music..
