With the Advent of reserved seating I don’t get why this is an issue anymore. Buy the seat you want, let the companies buying ads subsidize your ticket price, and show up after they’ve played. There’s no reason anymore to be stuck in your seat for 20 minutes before show time.
My local theater:
Ticket window opens 10 minutes before the start time.
Cash only.
No reserved seating.
No commercials. It’s a blank screen until the trailers start.
We get two new first run movies a week to choose from.
I think the regular ticket price is $7. We always go during matinee so it’s only $5.
Going to my local theater is like walking into the past where everything except the movie showing is a throwback to the 80s.
Don’t assume all theaters have reserved seating or any other modem thing.
Because you dodn’t actually know when “showtime” is. I’ve never seen a ticket that listed the amount of time the commercials were going to take so I’d know when to be there. Ticket says 5:00, but actual movie didn’t start until 5:37.
Has arriving at the specified showtime not worked out for you? Usually that’s enough time for me to get there, use the washroom, get snacks, and sit down before the movie actually starts. But I don’t go to the theatre often or usually see movies when they first come out.
Not really TBH. Getting snacks only tastes like 2 minutes usually and nothing else is typically needed before the show. I don’t go to the theater much anymore as I’m pretty happy with my home setup now so take what I say with a huge grain of salt.
With the Advent of reserved seating I don’t get why this is an issue anymore. Buy the seat you want, let the companies buying ads subsidize your ticket price, and show up after they’ve played. There’s no reason anymore to be stuck in your seat for 20 minutes before show time.
My local theater: Ticket window opens 10 minutes before the start time. Cash only. No reserved seating. No commercials. It’s a blank screen until the trailers start.
We get two new first run movies a week to choose from.
I think the regular ticket price is $7. We always go during matinee so it’s only $5.
Going to my local theater is like walking into the past where everything except the movie showing is a throwback to the 80s.
Don’t assume all theaters have reserved seating or any other modem thing.
Ok, but you also didn’t mention ads.
I thought that was covered under “No commercials.”
The how is your anecdote even relevant? By your own admission there are no ads.
Because you dodn’t actually know when “showtime” is. I’ve never seen a ticket that listed the amount of time the commercials were going to take so I’d know when to be there. Ticket says 5:00, but actual movie didn’t start until 5:37.
Has arriving at the specified showtime not worked out for you? Usually that’s enough time for me to get there, use the washroom, get snacks, and sit down before the movie actually starts. But I don’t go to the theatre often or usually see movies when they first come out.
Not really TBH. Getting snacks only tastes like 2 minutes usually and nothing else is typically needed before the show. I don’t go to the theater much anymore as I’m pretty happy with my home setup now so take what I say with a huge grain of salt.
Ah, I see. That’s definitely not my experience; snacks take like 10+ minutes and are usually the reason if I’m late to the show.