Movie Theaters - Worth The Money?

Movie Theaters - Worth The Money?

I recently read an article about the movie theater in my city being renovated and opened after being shut down for several years. In response to the article, a man replied and said that he had gone the night before, and spent sixty dollars on him and his family, which bought admission and snacks for them all. And that was just alarming for me.

Sixty dollars?! For that amount, you could go to Wal-Mart, and buy, like, twelve of those super-discounted DVDs. And some of those DVDs are pretty good. Or, better yet, you could go to Blockbuster and rent a handful of new releases, as well as a video game, popcorn, and candy.

And I'm really not a movie person, but the idea of being comfortable in my bedroom and watching a movie - where I can control the volume level, the temperature, and everything else - sounds a lot more appealing than being stuck in a sticky, too hot/too cold theater with crying children and/or immature, talking teenagers. And if you REALLY like the movie, you can get the DVD and watch all the extra features like deleted scenes, cast interviews, and bloopers. Who doesn't love bloopers?! Can't do that at a theater, can you? Plus, do you even WANT to think about what people have done in those theater seats before you were sitting there?

So why spend the money to go to the theaters? So you can say "Yeah, I went and saw Indiana Jones" before everyone else? I just don't get it. Why not just wait a couple months until you can rent or buy it?

About two years ago, I went to the movies quite a bit - like every-other weekend, and I used to get nachos. Just guess how much a TINY packet of extra cheese cost me. Really, guess. $1.75! For a tiny little thing of (usually cold) nacho cheese! Before the whole thing was over, my two hours at the movie theater cost me no less than twenty dollars. And I know that's not a WHOLE lot, but for that price, I'd rather just wait for the Special Edition DVD to come out.