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

Terence

That assumes you have an American sized front room and have invested in
some pretty hard core home cinema equipment.

For the Europeans among us the Cinema (especially the Everyman in
Hampstead, London) still offers something more than one can achieve in
our poky little living rooms ;-)

As for projectionists? Most of them can't find their arse with both
hands.

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From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Terence Curren
Sent: 07 December 2010 18:11
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: AMC theater's new scam

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 <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.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
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:20 PM, David Dodson wrote:
>
> > 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
> >> http://Hershleder.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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