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witteefool t1_j1bv5nx wrote

Why? Of all movies, why?

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toxodon t1_j1cexqh wrote

It's not about the movie dude, it's about going to a crowded theater again post-pandemic. People miss the experience of it. Watching movies with only a few people at home is a really different experience. We lost a lot of theaters to the pandemic and it's good people are supporting them again.

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ILikeCrabbyRobots t1_j1cs8ux wrote

Yup, I LOVE the experience of going to the movies.

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somegridplayer t1_j1cxyak wrote

"Thank god, I can sit around a bunch of people I would never want to be near but here I am paying for it. What an experience!"

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COVID_2019 t1_j1d53u4 wrote

Go in the middle of the week after a workday and not on opening week. Literally you and maybe one other person. Or just don't go.

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claimsnthings t1_j1d7s54 wrote

I rewatched some ridiculous comedy from the early 2000s on streaming the other day. I thought back to the days of seeing comedies in theaters and how fun it could be. It was an experience, laughing with strangers, getting out of the house, shared experience kind of thing. Idk. But I also miss going to Blockbuster so maybe I’m just NUTS

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DinkandDrunk t1_j1dtgv2 wrote

Depends on the movie and the crowd. If you can promise me a crowd that will react to the movie appropriately but otherwise SHUT THE FUCK UP, then I love the movies.

I’m not even that old, but at 32 I’ve basically limited myself to middle of the day movies where there are little to no other people there. Much better experience when there isn’t chatter in the background or worse yet, teenagers just dropping all pretense of being respectful of others experience.

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fiercealmond t1_j1c4lt3 wrote

Has anything even close to watchable come out in the last decade?

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witteefool t1_j1cb8fc wrote

Nope is fantastic, so is the new Knives Out.

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YeaItsBig4L t1_j1cfl09 wrote

So are you asking why people are lined up to see the sequel to the biggest movie of all time? Is that really a why that you have to ask?

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bostonbananarama t1_j1ck1m2 wrote

> biggest movie of all time

Please say highest grossing, there is nothing special about Avatar. For as much money as it made, it has had zero cultural significance. It was an entirely forgettable movie.

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rosie2490 t1_j1dcbm1 wrote

But the Unobtainim! It’s almost impossible to obtain!

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YeaItsBig4L t1_j1ckdhb wrote

are you a robot? If you’re not a robot you’re really just made a comment that was like full of generic statements that have been regurgitated hundreds and hundreds of thousands of times by now. btw forgettable, is subjective, I’ve seen the movie at least 80 times in the past 13 years. So no I didn’t forget anything. And just a heads up, yes being the biggest grossing movie of all time, Literally makes it special. plus All of the other technological advances created to make the films. That also make it special. Hey my guy it’s just a movie it can’t hurt you, it’s OK. You’ll be OK. I’m sorry people enjoying things upsets you.

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bostonbananarama t1_j1cm97h wrote

> are you a robot?

No.

> If you’re not a robot...

I just said I wasn't a robot, I can pick stop lights and crosswalks out of photographs and everything.

> ...you’re really just made a comment that was like full of generic statements that have been regurgitated hundreds and hundreds of thousands of times by now. btw forgettable, is subjective,

Hundreds of thousands of people saying a movie is forgettable certainly isn't a good thing.

> I’ve seen the movie at least 80 times in the past 13 years. So no I didn’t forget anything.

That's sad. See different movies, there are lots of better movies out there.

> And just a heads up, yes being the biggest grossing movie of all time, Literally makes it special.

Not really. If you adjust for inflation, it's not the highest grossing movie. If you don't adjust for inflation, it will be surpassed in the next few years.

> plus All of the other technological advances created to make the films. That also make it special.

Yes, it was technically impressive, that's literally the only positive. That's almost exactly the critic consensus from rotten tomatoes.

> It might be more impressive on a technical level than as a piece of storytelling...

Technically impressive, but as a film it's rather pedestrian.

> Hey my guy it’s just a movie it can’t hurt you, it’s OK. You’ll be OK. I’m sorry people enjoying things upsets you.

Good to know. Like whatever you want. I was simply pointing out that saying that it was the "biggest movie" of all time, is really an overstatement.

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YeaItsBig4L t1_j1cmjhy wrote

Now ask yourself, what makes anything you think you have to say, important enough for me to read any of that? Hey, I liked avatar I don’t care if you didn’t enough people did to make it the biggest movie ever. You can’t change that. I love every second of this new one. If you are reading this and you are upset that someone else likes a movie that you don’t. you are a sad human. Nothing you can say you can change that, you have a good evening.

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bostonbananarama t1_j1cna0r wrote

> Now ask yourself, what makes anything you think you have to say, important enough for me to read any of that?

Because you did. Not only that, but you responded. The worst of all, you know I'm right.

Have a good night!

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YeaItsBig4L t1_j1dj6hb wrote

Yeah, I responded with a generic message that wasn’t specific to anything you said I’m sure. You really are full of yourself huh dude, or given the level of cuntyness. You’re either a really zesty man or you’re probably a woman. either way I hope that translates well IRL.

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GaleTheThird t1_j1djsom wrote

> For as much money as it made, it has had zero cultural significance. It was an entirely forgettable movie.

But it looked amazing and was a great movie to see in the theaters, and people are likely expecting the same here. I'd say it absolutely meets that bar

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