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Yeah the last time I watched a movie in a theater was Top Gun Maverick which had a Tom Cruise intro. There was a teenager sitting near that was trying to make jokes throughout the entire movie; they were as unfunny as they were loud. The theater's great sound system doesn't really matter when you can't hear it over obnoxious audience members.
I wonder what the future of theaters looks like. I hope they realize that home is just a better way to watch movies, and start pivoting into the 'experience' aspect; start serving quality food, or add a live host, or regularly have themed events. Imagine if there was one next to a convention center - if there was e.g. an anime convention they could show a bunch of anime films to tie into it.
Those aren't the best examples, but something along those lines is the only way I see myself watching a movie at a theater again. If they give me a reason to go I'll go, but right now, there just isn't one.
There are very few movie that are better in cinemas. Dune and avatar comes to mind, and only on late night shows where people is usually more calma and quiet
IT parts 1 and 2 were amazing in theater, the whole audience reacting (and behaving properly) really enhanced the experience
I saw avatar 2 in theater. And while I'm sure I've been at least once since avatar 1 came out, it's the last thing I remember seeing in theater before 2. I loved same day digital releases. In fact, I kept HBO Max subscribed until they stopped doing them. 99% of the time, home is just a better experience. And I just have a basic 5.1 set up.