We watched the Academy Awards, or Oscars, on Sunday night \u2014 we actually watched the entire thing to the finish. I didn\u2019t know a lot of the \u201cfamous\u201d people and hadn\u2019t seen any of the movies nominated for best picture. I could have probably made the same statement about last year\u2019s telecast, and the year before\u2026..<\/p>\n
If you didn\u2019t already know, you\u2019ve probably figured out by now that I don\u2019t go to the movies very often anymore. There are a number of reasons \u2014 one reason is people. People in the movie theater don\u2019t go to watch the movie anymore, it\u2019s a social event. I don\u2019t like people all around me talking while I\u2019m trying to watch the movie. Then of course, there\u2019s cell phones \u2014 I know that people are asked to turn them off, but people talk and text constantly during the movie. Apparently, most theater chains don\u2019t care how the audience acts \u2014 I\u2019ve never seen anyone called down for disturbing others in the theater. Another reason \u2014 the commercials. You pay money to see a movie, you shouldn\u2019t have to sit through 20 minutes of commercials in addition. The last movie I watched was downstairs. It was on a 60-inch screen, had stereo sound, I sat in a comfortable chair, the food was good and I had a glass of wine \u2014 and \u2014 if Claire decided to talk on the phone, I had a Pause Button. The downside? I could have seen the movie sooner if I\u2019d gone to the theater. Seems to me that the theater business has a lot to figure out \u2014 but I did enjoy the Oscars, even if I didn\u2019t know anyone\u2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We watched the Academy Awards, or Oscars, on Sunday night \u2014 we actually watched the entire thing to the finish. I didn\u2019t know a lot of the \u201cfamous\u201d people and hadn\u2019t seen any of the movies nominated for best picture. … Continue reading
\nI\u2019ve read a lot lately about the movie industry bemoaning the fact that people aren\u2019t going to the movies because they\u2019re at home downloading movies. I think maybe they\u2019re missing the point \u2014 there are a lot of entertainment options available and it\u2019s not so much the movie, but the experience<\/em> of going<\/em> to the movie that people miss. Remember when a date used to be to go to the movies? I\u2019m pretty sure the movies aren\u2019t the first thing dating kids think of nowadays. I haven\u2019t even talked about the cost. Movie tickets are expensive and add in a bag of popcorn and a drink and it becomes outrageous. One last thing \u2014 the movies themselves. Maybe it\u2019s age, but neither myself or Claire get particularly excited to see a movie when its announced.<\/p>\n
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