This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: AMC theater's new scam

That and at a theater you have to share your couch with a couple of
hundred other mouthy, texting, inconsiderate jack***s, instead of just
the ones you live with. And my Tivo remote doesn't work for crap in a
movie theater.

Of course, my favorite theater to go to is Alamo Drafthouse. Good
food. Good beer. And showtimes where they exclude children.

Jay

On Dec 7, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Terence Curren wrote:

> That's because theaters are just becoming large television screening
> rooms. The differentiation between a home theater and the AMC with
> digital projection is basically one of size.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Eric J. Gleske" <eric@...> wrote:
>>
>> In a somewhat related note is this article from Slate.com: "In an age
>> when studios claim that box-office salvation will be found in new
>> projection technology like Imax and 3-D, projectionists themselves
>> are
>> facing complete and total annihilation."
>>
>> <http://www.slate.com/id/2266654/>
>>
>> Eric Gleske
>> Somewhere in Oregon
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>> On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:20 PM, David Dodson wrote:
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>>> What this whole thing smacks of is unabashed desperation by
>>> exhibitors. They simply have no idea WHAT to do, and so are trying
>>> anything, even patently fraudulent and feckless marketing to get
>>> people to come in.
>>>
>>> Stunning that the exhibitors don't see the fundamentals of clean
>>> theaters, bright projection and clear sound as being the cornerstone
>>> of their business. After that, it's the Industry making movies that
>>> people actually want to see, rather than tired retreads and a
>>> bizarre, almost fetishistic obsession with super heroes.
>>>
>>> See, was that so hard?
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Benjamin Hershleder wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I got this surprise a while ago too Terry (at the AMC 16 in
>>>> Burbank) and it was for the big-screen, enhanced-sound worthy, film
>>>> epic "Get Him to the Greek"!
>>>> It made no sense that that movie was shown in that space.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> B
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Benjamin Hershleder
>>>> http://ContactBen.com
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>>>> On Dec 5, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> www.alphadogs.tv
>>>>> www.digitalservicestation.com
>>>>>
>>>>> www.editorslounge.com
>>>>>
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