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Let us be somewhat fair, this is a case of Disney trying to find some way to revive their old practice of re-releasing films theatrically.
"OK, everyone already has this film on video at home. How can we get them to justify paying for their kids to see it in a theater?"
In 2012 I only saw The Avengers and The Hobbit in theaters and both experiences were marred by other film goers. I was ready to give up and just wait for dvd/blu-ray releases, then I visited the Alamo Drafthouse. We saw Iron Man 3 and Pacific Rim at the day's first showing and there was a total of 3 other people besides us for the 2 movies. They do have Sing-Along and Quote-Along screenings, but if it's a quiet and peaceful experience you're looking for- it can be found there, even on the weekend.
OK, unless the Alamo Drafthouse is charging you a few hundred dollars, I don't see your experience there as being a GOOD thing. With only three customers a showing, they'll be closing soon ![]()
As an anti-shitty patron activist, I'm gonna go on record as saying I find this excessive.
Few things on that, not to totally derail the thread.
1) The murdered man was texting his 3-year-old daughter. I assume he and his wife were having a night out and he was texting the babysitter.
2) This all happened DURING THE PREVIEWS.
EDIT: Political derailment deleted.
Can we all agree that it's okay to text during the trailers as long as you turn your phone off once the actual movie starts?
Not to get too political, but I wonder if the shooter was a fan of the movie "God Bless America" or "The East"
A lot of people like to argue that talk radio hosts should watch what they say and/or suggest because they have a lot of influence over weak minded people. I wonder if the same argument will be made about some film makers.
And no matter what the shooters motivation or frustration, what he did was absolutely sick.
I feel like the fact that this person did this in a movie theater is interesting but, overall, incidental. If someone would have pissed this guy off at Starbucks, he'd have probably whipped out his pistol there. He's a sick puppy.
It's like the cops always say: there's never a theater employee around when you need one.
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