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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: SourdoughStomper on September 04, 2018, 03:44:01 PM
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I don't watch many movies or even television, I suppose. It's a tie between watching a movie on my television or my tablet though.
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I prefer to watch movies at home on my own television. I swear it looks better than the theater and plus you know privacy, pause button, and quiet.
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Hesitated between picking laptop, but theatres don't have the luxury of being able to pause, watch with internet friends, or be incredibly comfy in bed with a very comforting movie!
It's too small on my phone and I'm on my laptop most of the time anyway!
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These days I use my PS3 for Netflix and DVDs more than games :lol:
Going to the theater is so expensive and too much of a gamble if the movie sucks. I think the last movie I saw that way was Split since I figured I would like it (I'm a shameless Shyamalan fan) and I'd like to see Glass in the cinema too.
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I watch most of my movies at home, generally rented via YouTube. But I picked going to the theatre because that's something Jay and I do when he visits and I love it. It's not necessarily the most practical way to watch a movie, but it's an experience and its unique and generally memorable for me.
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Most are watched at home (either on TV or the computer), select movies are seen at the theatre, and each summer we go to the drive-in.
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Some movies I’ll go to see in theatres. But it’s just easier and more comvinenet for Dad to find a copy online and download it.
Also, I don’t have to pay absurd amounts for popcorn that tends to give me an upset stomach. Something in the topping they put in just isn’t right. Without the topping though, it tastes like cardboard. The two evils of the movie theatre.
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I like watching movies on my television. The screen is nice and big, and it's wall-mounted, so I don't have to look down like I would with my laptop screen.
I enjoy going to the movies every now and then, but it's pricey, so it has to be a movie I really want to watch.
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We don't have a proper cinema in my town anymore and keeping up with new films (well, new anything, really) got exhausting a long time ago - there's too much everything!!! - so I just took up residence under a nice, cozy rock and mainly watch things on my laptop with a cup of tea and something to nibble on. Pretty much the only films I still watch are the Mind's Eye films, that are kind of like montages of early 90s cgi animation; they have a really optimistic vibe about them that always chills me out. They were released in physical media, but it was Laserdisc, and I'm not going down that treacherous road just to be able to watch something on my TV, as fascinating as failed/defunct formats are, so profoundly rubbish laptop screen it is. XD
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I prefer sitting at home watching the TV. I've been to our only IMAX once and was not impressed, but I love going to the cinema in general and go once or twice a month. But for me nothing beats sitting at home on the couch with a blanket, a candle and large cup of tea, complete silence from all around and being able to take breaks when I need it.
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I prefer to watch movies on my computer. Computer screens are easier on my eyes than any other option, which is important. I also don't watch them full-screen, for the same reason - an option that isn't available anywhere else. I can also control the volume as need-be, use headphones, pause to go to the bathroom (which isn't public, because I'm at home!). It can't be beat!
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I like it at the movie theater and at home. Not into IMAX, youtube, streaming services, tv, etc.
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I like it at the movie theater and at home. Not into IMAX, youtube, streaming services, tv, etc.
Pretty much this for me too with films. I actually don't watch that many films, but if I want to see them it's somehow more fun and absorbing to see them in the cinema. It's weird because as a kid I was scared of the cinema because it was so loud and there was this really obtrusive smell of popcorn that I had real issues dealing with...but as an adult I like going. There are some films I really like, though, and have watched several times on DVD/TV at home.
I don't do streaming or youtube or internet movies. Although that said, sometimes off Netflix, if that counts as streaming. But that's on my TV too, so...
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I have not gone to the movies in over a year, the good ones are too out of my way and expensive. Netflix and my lap top is cheaper, or I have my DVD player.
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I have not gone to the movies in over a year, the good ones are too out of my way and expensive. Netflix and my lap top is cheaper, or I have my DVD player.
I agree! In fact, when I think about it, the last movie I saw in theaters was The Peanuts Movie back in November of 2015, so it's been three years for me!
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I said TV but I will pay to see really good movies (SW franchise for example) on the big screen. I usually go to the movies about 1-2 times a year so I'm mostly a TV fan :D
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It's easiest to cuddle with someone if you watch on a TV. The only down side (or up side to some) is that it's also easier to fall asleep.
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I usually watch it at my tablet, but there is nothing that beats the theater! ;)
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My TV because I can get better-closed captioning and I don't need to wear those ridiculous CC glasses. Plus there might be a movie I can't watch in the theater because of flashing lights. I can watch it at home during the day, with every light on in the room. No missing out on the blockbuster fun.
Plus the snacks are way cheaper, intermission is whenever you want, and the seats are way comfier. That aside, it's expensive to go so I usually save it for my birthday or one of the big summer blockbusters.
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On television via my PS4 or Xbox One. Usually DVDs or Blu Rays.
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Lately, its been on my phone. But netflix is banned in China so bleh. I need to sign up again for amazon prime.
I like the 3D movies and ther eis an IMAX theater here but I cant speak mandarin.
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It depends.
For a lot of movies, I *love* the big screen experience. I love going to see the big movies on the biggest, best screen I can find when they first come out. And with all those limited releases of old movies they've been doing lately, I *really* love going to see some of my old favorites on the big screen again(I get to see Jurassic Park next week!).
However, I don't like seeing horror movies on the big screen unless I've seen them before. Modern horror movies can be a bit too much, and I don't want any nasty surprises.
I also like watching movies at home. I have a pretty big DVD/Bluray collection. I do have Netflix, but it has surprisingly made me want to buy disks even more. I get used to watching my favorite stuff on demand, and then suddenly they do another purge and I just lost X-Files or something.
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I don't watch many movies these days, but I definitely prefer the comfort of my own home and television.
It's cheaper, more cozy, and I don't have to worry about a kid (or an adult...) talking loudly through the climax of the movie which has happened with 3 out of 4 of the most recent movies that I've seen at the cinema. It just spoils the whole experience, especially since it's so darn distracting.
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I usually watch movies through my DVD or blu Ray (depending on which room I'm watching it in) or DVR or Netflix. I very rarely go to the theater. Most movies I don't want to pay the ticket price for. Infinity War was the last one I saw in a theater and before that I can't even remember what the movie was (that's how long ago it was lol).
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I'm a big fan of watching movies on my own tv. Haven't been to a theater in more than a year. Hubby and I have quite the DVD collection. I love grabbing movies on VHS that you don't find on DVD from the 70's-80's.
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I love the big screen experience and still go for movies I reeeeaally want to watch :lovey: , but I go at quiet/very late times because I can't stand all the peeps with their phones out instead of watching the movie these days ! :(
usually I get DVDs and watch on my home TV :awake:
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We need a wall/projector option!
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I don't own a TV so I watch all movies on my laptop. I love to be able to watch a movie in the comfort of my own home in my jammies. Plus I like having subtitles on and I can always pause it when I want to get a snack! Total win all around! :lol:
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Ahhh VHS, I no longer have a player but I'm always on the lookout for tapes. Anyone here old enough to remember watching E.T. on VHS when it was brand new? That was quite the thing, we had to go to my godparent's house so I could watch it. As we didn't open a tape player or even a TV that would have supported one.
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Ahhh VHS, I no longer have a player but I'm always on the lookout for tapes. Anyone here old enough to remember watching E.T. on VHS when it was brand new? That was quite the thing, we had to go to my godparent's house so I could watch it. As we didn't open a tape player or even a TV that would have supported one.
I'm not quite that old but my family does have it on VHS!
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Why isn't the Drive-in an option? I love the drive-in.
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These days I use my PS3 for Netflix and DVDs more than games :lol:
Going to the theater is so expensive and too much of a gamble if the movie sucks. I think the last movie I saw that way was Split since I figured I would like it (I'm a shameless Shyamalan fan) and I'd like to see Glass in the cinema too.
I'm looking forward to Glass! I wasn't expecting a sequel at all.
Why isn't the Drive-in an option? I love the drive-in.
I still have never been to one, I think the last one in our state is up in the Wisconsin Dells. Not many exist anymore :(
I mostly watch at home. I usually only go to see the new Disney in the theater or if my one friend needs someone to go with because he's too embarrassed or needs a second opinion (like captian underpants I loved the books as a kid and he is far too old when they would have come out in print). He reviews every film that hits our local theater opening week. :shocked: I have a hard time sitting down and watching new things. I have a hard enough time playing video games! Winter time when I have less to do outside is typically the only movie watching I get in, and then it's a lot of rewatching holiday favorites.
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That's a shame Jazz. I enjoy the drive-in so much. I like being outside. The concession stand is fun and they serve decent food at the one I go to. Also, you get two or three movies for the price of one, but it's hard to sit for three movies.
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I use my VHS player because my nearby market gives away free VHS tapes.
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I use my VHS player because my nearby market gives away free VHS tapes.
I still have a VCR in my room so that's how I watch my obscure old tapes. I got a bunch of free ones when a local movie store was clearing out their stock that wouldn't sell, like cartoon show tapes with 2 episodes on them.
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On our TV at home! It cost way to much to go to the theater to see it! And you have to deal with crying kids and laughing loud people. I always miss what they are saying cause the people are so loud!
We also like to rent from Vudu and get a movie from Red Box time to time. That is when we have some extra cash and something is worth paying for! Otherwise we watch out free tv threw antenna.
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I'm hearing impaired, and the only thing guaranteed to have subtitles is Netflix. Few tv shows and theatres offer subtitles. I'm not totally deaf so I can get away with it for the most part but it's tiring to do.
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I wish there was one more option for "more than one of the above" because for me it's both the computer and TV :) (I don't like mobile devices and I don't go to theaters) Sometimes I like to watch a movie while sitting in front of the computer and know that once it ends I can just go right back to browsing the Internet or doing other things, and sometimes just lay on my bed and watch something on the big TV. In fact, my TV has HDMI connections to the cable box, the DVD player AND the computer, so it allows me to either just watch cable, something from my DVD collection (like G1 releases from Shout Factory :biggrin:) or even something digital stored on the computer when I don't feel like sitting at the desk. But since I can only choose one option, I just went with television ;)
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"On my television, it's better than the noise and cost of the theater"
At most, I would see a movie every two years. Thing is: it costs too much to go to the theatre and it takes time and effort. I rather have my own movie night at home.
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Adding, if there's a special showing of ballet or the opera. Around here Fathom events hosts "live from the Met, the NYC Ballet". The show is in real time, so you feel like you're right there. I'm going to see The Nutcracker on Sunday. Tickets are more expensive but I feel it's warranted. Plus it's typically shown in the one with reclining seats and better sound.