Good for you for walking out! I've given up on any big chain or multiplex theater going, if for no other reason than the abusive, imbecile action trailers. I went to see "No Country For Old Men" and was treated to five trailers for horror/action/fantasy/adventure (i.e - teenage boy movies) for about fifteen minutes. They were so loud I literally had to cover my ears. Then the feature started, with that medium wide shot of highway and prairie that opens the movie, and the print was so scratched that for a second I thought it was some cheesy pseudo-archival effect. I had gotten to the point of wondering what the hell had happened to the Cohen brothers when it started to clear up, and I understood that the hideously scratched print was simply another gesture of complete contempt directed at the theater audience.
Shirley
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From: Terence Curren <tcurren@aol.com>
To: FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com; Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Dec 5, 2010 11:39 am
Subject: [Avid-L2] OT: AMC theater's new scam
Took the family to AMC to see a movie yesterday and was introduced to the AMC
theater chain's new money grabbing scheme. They have what they call the
"Enhanced Theater Experience" which actually means they are charging you 4
dollars more per ticket. What do you get for that? According to their press
release:
"ETX includes a 20-percent larger screen, 3D technology, digital projection and
an upgraded sound system. "
Okay, this movie was not in 3D, and a bigger screen should mean you sit farther
away, but these are existing cracker box theaters so that isn't going to happen.
And the "upgraded sound system" is twice as many speakers with higher wattage.
In other words, either their sound systems were already sub par, or they will
now make sure you leave the theater deaf.
This blatant rip-off is just another reason that they are going to kill
themselves by ensuring folks stay home to watch movies.
And yes, I refused to pay the extortion fee and went to another theater chain to
see the movie.
Terence Curren
Burbank, CA
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