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I love films but I fucking hate the cinema. If someone came up to me and offered me the opportunity to pay between 10 and 15 quid to sit in a dark room, a gnats dick away from total strangers and listen to them whisper at each other, listen to them eat the noisiest foods ever conceived by man (a high percentage of which will also stink), watch them play on their mobile phones or hear they're hilarious ring tones but in return I'd get to see 30 minutes of adverts followed by a film...well, I'd punch that someone in the face. I really hate the cinema.
Fairly obviously this limits my exposure to new films and I can't understand why. I don't know how the movie distribution business works (aside from the idea that cinemas don't make much money showing the film but selling the extras - no idea if that is true) but I don't understand for the life of me why film producers like Warners, Universal, Disney etc don't have their own online platform for showing new movies at release.
Not even their own platforms (which, given the example of Origin might not be a great idea anyway), but third party providers have some huge companies operating them. Surely there is more competition between Netflix, LoveFilm, Amazon, Zune etc than there is between Odeon and another cinema chain I can't actually name because I've only ever been to an Odeon. I can't really see any way that releasing movies online at the same time as theatrical releases wouldn't make producers more money as more people would be able to see the film. I can't be the only person who would prefer to watch new releases from the comfort of my own home?
I understand that the cinema is an 'experience' that you buy into these days, but too often it is a pretty bad one. With the amount of connectivity in the world and the penetration of online streaming in many homes shouldn't we start seeing major films released online?
This rant contains a genuine question somewhere.
Edited by Shikasama at 15:08:24 23-07-2012
Edited by Shikasama at 15:09:05 23-07-2012
Surely it's time for simultaneous releases? (I really hate the cinema)
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I don't like cinemas either. I don't like American upselling, being bombarded with other questions when I buy something. Just give me a fucking seat. And popcorn. And that 7ft tall bloke that always sits in front of me.
Well, it's moving that way. there are more simultaneous releases than ever. Ok, most of these are lower-budget fims, but the window from cinema release to DVD/Blu-ray is smaller than ever too, generally about three months.
Maybe you should plan your cinema visits more strategically? It's never possible to escape the dickheads completely, but you can minimise the problem. Also, more folk need to stop moaning and take action on offenders. We've become too scared as a nation to speak out - we think everybody carries a knife, when that's far from the truth. Complain to the manager and get others to sort it if you're worried about intervening yourself.
Edited by BinaryBob101 at 15:15:18 23-07-2012
If you are in the position to do so, shop around at cinemas. Some employ ushers, some have rules, and some sell non crunchy foods etc.
I normally go to see films on last showings or on a thurs a week after release and its normally only a couple of people in the cinema. It's bliss.
Last night was the first time in a while were i been in a packed cinema (Dark knight rises) and there were no issues really. no phones going off, complete silence. It was actually nice to sit in a room before hand and sort of take in the atmosphere of the anticpation of the film, and actually during the film as well. I do miss that, but i rather have a qieut viewing where i can sit on my own. in a pratically empty cinema.
Its probably a difficult times for cinemas. It def a experience place which needs to stay, but the core of its is dying as it. Projectors are become digital, the whole motion of cinema in that regard is dying. There seems to be few places that play classics, or have double bills, or even film seasons. Where i live in cornwall, theres not really a art house cinema either, sometimes falmouth has wider releases, but bus times are shit and i can't really see them.
I think studios would lose money if they had open release platforms as you suggest like that. In a sense, as it now, you are sellign a film twice, once in the cinema, and again on dvd/blu ray release. Its quite a big thing now, especially with the notion of home cinema. Projectors are cheapish, hd tvs are now affordable. I think film studios need that double release. First weekend sales would shoot up for sure, but maybe over all sales would be down.
Edited by joelstinton at 15:19:34 23-07-2012
As a father of young kids, the opportunity to watch the latest releases at home would be massively welcome. We don't get a night off often so there is obviously some enjoyment from the occasion of visiting a cinema, but the pitfalls you list can genuinely ruin the experience and these days it aint cheap.
Too often I sit in a cinema thinking that I'd get a better audio and visual experience sitting at home. Watching TDKR on Saturday I kept thinking "I'd get deeper blacks on my TV".
The challenge is that the studios like people to pay twice for watching the film. Simultaneous releases would significantly reduce the number of cinema punters and you can bet your life the cost of DVD, Blu-rays and digital downloads would go up to compensate.
When you can't see the angles on the wall you're in trouble.
It would kill cinemas overnight. Can't get tickets for the day of release? ok I'll just stream it to my TV and not see it at the cinema. The cinema is 20 minutes away? fuck that, I'm not getting off the sofa.
Also �10-�15 for one viewing in a house with potentially any (reasonable) number of people or �7-�15 per person at the cinema (granted the studio won't get all of that).
Cinemas can be a great experience and it's not one I'd like to see disappear.
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I should probably clarify something - in my original post I was actually envisioning keeping the same time scale between release - dvd - Sky - TV. I really do mean it in it's simplest form in that at release, you could watch it online for a number of weeks, then it'd be taken down as per a normal staggered release schedule. So in essence Netflix would be the cinema type of thing.
I definitely don't see how more people seeing films at release could result in less people seeing the film or lower DVD sales, but I don't think I made what I was on about very clear.
How much would you charge for a Day 1 viewing then?
Mr-Brett wrote:The bolded part is something I hadn't actually considered and is a good point.
It would kill cinemas overnight. Can't get tickets for the day of release? ok I'll just stream it to my TV and not see it at the cinema. The cinema is 20 minutes away? fuck that, I'm not getting off the sofa.
Also �10-�15 for one viewing in a house with potentially any (reasonable) number of people or �7-�15 per person at the cinema (granted the studio won't get all of that).
Cinemas can be a great experience and it's not one I'd like to see disappear.
As for the killing cinema sovernnight bit, (obviously) my personal opinion is one of not caring for the reasons above. It's like the arguments that were used for the comic industries excruciatingly slow adoption of a proper digital service in that it would kill comic book shops.
It isn't their business to keep cinemas alive for the sake of it, it's their business to make money. People who genuinely love the cinema would still be able to go. It might be that they make such oodles of cash out of cinemas that they wouldn't consider anything else I just find that quite hard to believe.
Edit: BinaryBob - Whatever, keep it exactly the same if you want. Price isn't my beef.
Edited by Shikasama at 15:36:52 23-07-2012
I agree completely. What fucks me off these days, is that so many films show trailers of the film you're about to see. Before The Avengers I was treated not only to a trailer of the film (which spoiled almost every action sequence) but a short 'behind the scenes' interview with the cast.
I had a similar thing with Indiana Jones 4, where they had trailers and cross promotions that all featured the famous theme tune. Some arseholes even started "singing" along to it. Fuck the cinema.
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I love the cinema, enjoy the whole experience. I will watch specific movies at quieter times if I am particularly interested, others I am happy to sit in a full theatre.
I am with Mr-Brett.
You make some valid points about the negatives of the cinema experience and I do understand, a film can be ruined in those situations but I was just adding my own opinion that I think there are substantial benefits too.
I'm not saying the cinema has to survive or that it's anyone's but their own job to keep them open, merely that it might not be great for the industry and I would not welcome their closure.
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I can't see film studios getting behind something that makes pirating new films even easier
Fish fingers and chips pretty straight forward.
Shouldn't let the threat of piracy get in the way of progress. I think it would also serve to reduce piracy in some ways, too.
If you go at slightly more anti social times then this isn't much of an issue. Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings are great.
Going Friday/Saturday evenings is just asking for trouble, other people are going out as groups to have fun together.
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Simultaneous releases will happen. It'll do the pirate industry a lot of damage, although that's probably mitigated by the drop in cinema attendance.
Same problems at home just not total strangers. If anything it's worse, as the phone/tablet/laptop comes out, knocks at the door, kids crying, pets getting in the way, pause for piss breaks etc..
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I love my cinema!
I think Shikasama just has a rubbish cinema, that's all ...
... : )
In reality, what is the advantage of seeing a film at the cinema?
I have comfier seating at home, MUCH cheaper snacks, better viewing experience when watching a Blu-ray, can see it in 3D and my system has comparable sound. I don't need to spend money on petrol to get there and I don't have to worry about sitting next to a psycho (depends on the mood of the missus though I guess). Hell I can even go for a piss and not miss anything.
That just leaves the experience of seeing it with a group of people.
The more I think about it, the more I'm for simultaneous releases.
When you can't see the angles on the wall you're in trouble.
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I only go to smaller cinemas, where I wear a beret and pour red wine all over myself as I laugh at the wonderful wit of French existentialist rom-coms.
The first part is true, and makes it much more fun for me.
Edited by RedSparrows at 16:13:26 23-07-2012
Blakester wrote:The screen, sound and blacked out room. No distractions so you can lock in to the film properly. All in theory anyway, if you can find the right cinema the home setup just isn't comparable.
In reality, what is the advantage of seeing a film at the cinema?
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CharlieStCloud wrote:Is there a deluxe ticket where patron Clive Owens will gob you off in the back row?
I love my cinema!
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I absolutely detest the cinema too. How a human being can't be the fuck quiet for 2 hours is beyond me. It reminds me of times in school when you'd get to watch a video during a lesson, and no matter how shite the video was, every cunt in the room would completely over emphasise their reaction towards it. "OOOOH!, AHHH!", singing along to the theme tune and shouting out what happens next if you've already seen it. You wouldn't act like that at home, shut your fucking arse.
I'd just be happy if BluRay/DVD releases were a bit sooner after a cinema release. I know the stagger between Cinema/Home release is getting a bit closer these days, but I can't tell you how many times I've really wanted to see a film when it is first released at a cinema, but completely forgetting about it when it hits no mans land 3-4 weeks after release. By the time it eventually comes out on BluRay, my interest has waned and I never end up picking it up.
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Went to see TDKR this morning, student VIP seat was 6 quid and the number of people there was bearable. Sometimes the cinema experience can be brilliant - big screen action, comedy where everyone in the room is laughing, cult films where everyone's there cos they love the film. Or it can be shit - quite a few people I know just go out of habit and they probably don't care about the experience or annoying other people.
disusedgenius wrote:Well it is comparable if I can replicate the same experience or better in my own home.
Blakester wrote:The screen, sound and blacked out room. No distractions so you can lock in to the film properly. All in theory anyway, if you can find the right cinema the home setup just isn't comparable.
In reality, what is the advantage of seeing a film at the cinema?
Big HDTV, decent surround system, lights off, kids asleep. How's that not comparable?
I would also argue that taking the viewing distances into consideration, my TV would give a better picture.
When you can't see the angles on the wall you're in trouble.
Blakester wrote:It's not big enough, loud enough or blacked out. Not unless you have an actual cinema in your house, of course.
Big HDTV, decent surround system, lights off, kids asleep. How's that not comparable?
Edit: I'd also argue that it's a too familiar environment and that the distance from the screen actually makes quite a difference in terms of viewing the image, negatively in terms of having a smaller, sharper image right in front of you. It doesn't quite create the same kind of vista effect.
Edited by disusedgenius at 16:42:53 23-07-2012
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I'm all for simultaneous release -- it'll mean more people will stay home and there'll be fewer people in the cinema to bother me with their mobile phones and oversized heads.
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New electrical generating facilities are needed in downstate metropolitan New York City and Long Island where there is limited existing transmission for importing additional power. The construction and operation of new fossil-fueled generating plants in these areas would exacerbate pollutant emissions and contribute to greenhouse gas carbon dioxide production. Generating plants using biomass or municipal waste as fuel, which are greenhouse gas neutral, still emit particulates and hazardous gases. Solar power is expensive, only available during daylight hours, and energy production is reduced on cloudy days. Wind energy is intermittent, unpredictable, and increasingly exposed to siting opposition.
Tidal flow in the vicinity of New York City and Long Island may offer a predictable source of non-polluting renewable energy. Under a previous NYSERDA project with Verdant Power, LLC, a ten-day in-stream tidal energy demonstration of a kinetic hydropower system (KHPS) was carried out in the East River near Roosevelt Island. The project employed a single 10–foot diameter, three-bladed axial propeller, proof-of-concept turbine to generate electric power from the reversing tidal flow. This project will continue with the technology development and permitting for eventually installing a 10 MW underwater renewable kinetic hydropower field at Roosevelt Island.
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The Contractor will design a 100 - 150 kW in-stream generating system using axial turbines having propeller diameters of 16 feet. A single prototype 30 kW turbine will be constructed and tested at the East River site. Performance results will be evaluated and used to modify the multi-turbine design as necessary. A streamlined Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing procedure is to be developed with FERC staff and other permitting agencies. Environmental studies required for licensing will be identified.
KHPS technology uses an energy resource that is renewable, sustainable, and indigenous, consumes no fossil or imported fuels, creates no pollutants or greenhouse gases, does not require dams or impoundments, has predictable and dispatchable power production, and is scalable. Commercial acceptance of the technology would result in a new manufacturing business with employment opportunities.
The project resulted in the manufacturing and installation of the first two test 5-meter (~16 ft) KHPS turbines in the East River on December 11 and 12 of 2006. This demonstration and test represented the world's first grid-connected kinetic hydropower turbine delivering electricity to an end user: Gristede's Supermarket. This installation was preceded by detailed site analysis of the east channel of the East River near Roosevelt Island in New York City, as well as obtaining three project permits for the installation and operation of a six turbine field at the site. Project permits were issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the New York State Office of General Services' Lands Underwater Program. The U.S. Army Corps and the NYSDEC permits required ongoing environmental monitoring during turbine operations.
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A sixth-year pro, Hobson was cut by the New England Patriots just before the regular season began. He played five years for the New York Jets, making 58 starts that included 14 of 16 games last season.
He had 62 tackles with two sacks last season. For his career, Hobson has 334 tackles, 11 sacks, three interceptions and five fumble recoveries.
The 6-foot, 250-pound second-round draft pick from Michigan joins a team that has lost a half-dozen defensive players to injury. The latest was safety Marvin White, who tore knee ligaments in Sunday's 34-3 loss to Baltimore.
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PLAYERS: Chris Arreola, Tomasz Adamek, Joey Abell, Friday Ahunanya, Raphael Butler
In 2009, undefeated prospect Chris Arreola was adorned the crown of "Great American Heavyweight Hope." While he wasn't considered a sure thing, he was (at minimum) the best real hope America had at the time for dethroning a Klitschko brother any time soon. On September 26, 2009, though, that crown was forcefully removed by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitsckho over 10, brutal, one-sided rounds. Coming into the fight a robust 251 pounds, Arreola was beaten to the punch at almost every turn, losing virtually every round of the fight until the contest was mercifully halted at the end of Round 10. After the setback, he rebounded nicely to destroy journeyman tough guy Brian Minto in four rounds, but then faltered when he faced former cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek. It was a good old-fashioned rumble, but ultimately it seemed the again-too-heavy Arreola just could not compete in the championship rounds. By the end of the contest, his punches seemed sapped for strength, and he ended up losing a close, but fair, majority decision. When he came into his next contest weighing 256 pounds, he appeared to be heading toward heavyweight obscurity. But after going the distance against overmatched Manuel Quezada, Arreola decided to rededicate himself to his craft. He decided to get fit and stay that way. After defeating Quezada and the equally unimpressive Joey Abell, Arreola beat up journeymen heavyweights Nagy Aguilera, Kendrick Releford, Friday Ahunanya and Raphael Butler to bring his winning streak up to six fights. While it hasn't exactly been a "murderers' row" of opponents, his consistency on the scales has renewed enthusiasm in his once promising career. Instead of battling the bulge to stay under 250, Arreola has stayed between 234-241 pounds quite comfortably over his last four fights. Even Vitali Klitsckho is taking notice. Speaking to the media recently in preparation for his Feb. 18th battle with Dereck Chisora, Klitschko made remarks indicating a rematch with Arreloa could very well be on the horizon. "The United States is the Mecca of boxing," said the champion when asked about fighting in the U.S. again, "but for that we need just one important point -- a good American challenger." When asked specifically whether he'd consider fighting Arreola again, Klitsckho was clear and concise. "Sure, why not? I'd be happy to give him second chance." Thanks to hard work and rededication, Chris Arreola is dangerously close to once again being recognized as the "Great American Heavyweight Hope." In fact, his promoter, Dan Goosen, believes he already is. "I'm tired of hearing we don't have any American heavyweights. Arreola has fought five times in a short period of time last year, he's gotten his weight down ... if anybody overlooks him ... they're making a mistake." "He's out there to win the title, whether there's a Klitschko there or not." Very likely, there will be a Klitschko brother "there" to face Arreola someday soon. If not Vitali, then IBF, WBO and WBA champion Wladimir, who has expressed interest in fighting Arreola in the past. For now, though, Arreola remains on the cusp of being right back where he was in 2009: America's best hope for heavyweight glory. Chris Arreola is scheduled to face Eric Molina (18-1, 14 KOs) this Saturday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event will be broadcast live on Showtime Extreme at 8 p.m. ET.
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