See i used to love to going to the theater and knowing when a movie is to be seen on a HUGE screen... now days i dont wanna go to the theater. This is a mix of alot of things. Be it the crowd is wont be quiet. The Screen is slightly out of focus and the motion blur hurts my eyes. And more and more i just want to watch something on my TV or PC. Which i think in the long run is what i miss the most of the Theater experience. The last time i had a "perfect viewing" was Endgame... and since then i dont have the same feel anymore.
One theater in my area is a retro refit. They took a theater from the 80/90's which was never designed for "stadium" seating and not giving a damn about sound. There are pillars by the screen that off set it. So they cheapen out trying to repurpose it for Surround formats. As for theater experience, saw Furiosa opening night, wasn't full at all. No one really reacted to it. Saw Bad Boys 4 opening night, it had more filled seats and the audience seemed to be more vocal. But it's nothing like it was pre-pandemic. Where every showing on opening day was packed and the audience was engaged with the movie. A few reasons for the huge change is price. Was going to see Dune 2 opening night but it was $50 for two IMAX tickets. Poked around on AMC's app and saw they have A-List $20/month for 3 movies/week. So I've signed up for that and max out my viewings just about every week. The biggest reason why people no longer go is because streaming that day or few weeks later they can watch it at home, on their way to work, or in the bathroom. We, the people, have chosen convenience rather than going out.
Yeah, man, you brought up some great points. Streaming and price definitely have something big to do with it. I should've brought those up. And I'm super jealous of your retro theater, I need to find one of those near me!
