I see almost everything in theatres, but a lot of those are free screenings, so ticket price is less of an issue.

I like going to the movies. I also like watching DVDs. Overall, I think people are more distractable, and less patient.

I think I see more movies in theaters these days, because there are a fair number of movies that I want to be involved in the discussion here.

We've pretty much stopped going to the movies, except for special events. We're pretty much limited to weekends, which are crowded. And there really isn't that much we want to see.

Also, TiVo. It doesn't matter much if there isn't anything on right now that we want to see. Because we probably have several hours of stuff recorded over the past few days. And we don't have to worry if we want to see something that's on at 2:00 a.m., or at noon on Thursday -- TiVo will get it.

I'll spend $3-4 on coffee, because I get $3-4 of pleasure from it, and because it's still in the sub-$5 category of cheap pleasures.

A movie, however, costs about $10 (up from about $7.50 a few years ago) per person, isn't a sure thing in terms of the pleasure I get from it, and may require paying for parking, depending on the theatre, which brings the per-person cost up to $13-15, and for that, we could get some okay food, a DVD (hell, we can usually buy a DVD for what it costs both of us to see a movie), and not have to deal with the other humans.

Alternative theory: game consoles. Why go see a movie when you can interactively play a story or a fight scene?

But, Plei, would downloading a crappy version of the movie be worth saving the $15? I think that was bon's angle.

Why go see a movie when you can interactively play a story or a fight scene?

I go to the movies to see work other people have done. I like narrative, acting and directing. I interactively fight all the time.

Of the 18 movies playing here I want to see 4. Two I would probably be fine wiht waiting and seeing in the theater.

There are 5 remakes and from what I've read those aren't good. On my way home last night I was listening to the night time djs and they suggested renting Godzilla rather than wasting time and money on War of the Worlds.

they suggested renting Godzilla rather than wasting time and money on War of the Worlds.

If they meant the Matthew Broderick, US made version? OUCH!

I go to the movies to see work other people have done. I like narrative, acting and directing. I interactively fight all the time.

Yeah, me too, but I'm wondering what overall cultural change has affected the box office. If it's not just creative studio profit reporting getting out of hand.

I mean, most movies have always sucked.

I mean, I used to fight interactively before getting pregnant. I'm just now able to do real push-ups again, let alone take a fall.

I'm wondering what overall cultural change has affected the box office

I don't know the percentage of the movie-going public that also plays video games, but most of the gamers I know see a lot of movies in the theatre.