Will Watching DVDs Replace Going To The Movies?
from the possibly dept
While we were just talking about how DVDs were bringing in boatloads of cash for the movie industry, sometimes surpassing box office revenues, Salon now has an article wondering if the experience of watching a movie on DVD beats going to the movies? The article points out, of course, some things about going to the theater can't be replaced. However, the quality on DVDs - especially of remastered releases of old movies, is so much better, seeing movies "as they were meant to be seen" now might mean seeing them at home on DVD, instead of in the theater.
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And then there's the proliferations of assholes who just LOVE to ruin it for everyone else. I've gone to 3 movies recently and at everyone there were at least 2-3 laser pointers putzing about on the screen...then there's the obnoxious chatters (not quiet..but loud to the point of shouting) and kids just being kids I guess....
All that adds up to DVDs being WAY more enjoyable than the movies...especially since its only a few bucks more to OWN the damn movie.
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Since most people have never seen a green laser, and since it's so visible that you can see the actual beam cutting through the air in a dark room it tends to ilicit an immediate response and I don't see any more red dots.
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No high-resolution DVDs yet
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