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<blockquote data-quote="lejackal" data-source="post: 536109" data-attributes="member: 6689"><p>I worked in cinemas for a few years, both front of house and as a projectionist (when they still had actual film, not digital downloads). Before that I went regularly, 90s to the turn of the century and when I worked there I watched pretty much every new release (it was free or in some cases I was paid to do so. Post 2001 when I changed jobs I still went a couple of times a month but only for stuff I really wanted to watch, after probably 05-07 ish that dropped down to just watching big films, Marvel/Star Wars/Hobbit etc. Now (pre pandemic) it's still the big films plus the occasional kids film, although I only normally take the kids when they have the cheap showings- I'm not spending £50 plus to walk out before the end because they're cocking about. Post pandemic I'll probably revert to the same, although now I've got a 4K tv I'm pretty sure the picture quality in my front room is just as good as the cinema, if not better. </p><p></p><p>It could be the end of the cinema but if it is does that also mean the end of the big blockbuster movie? They still make tens or even hundreds of millions in ticket revenue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lejackal, post: 536109, member: 6689"] I worked in cinemas for a few years, both front of house and as a projectionist (when they still had actual film, not digital downloads). Before that I went regularly, 90s to the turn of the century and when I worked there I watched pretty much every new release (it was free or in some cases I was paid to do so. Post 2001 when I changed jobs I still went a couple of times a month but only for stuff I really wanted to watch, after probably 05-07 ish that dropped down to just watching big films, Marvel/Star Wars/Hobbit etc. Now (pre pandemic) it’s still the big films plus the occasional kids film, although I only normally take the kids when they have the cheap showings- I’m not spending £50 plus to walk out before the end because they’re cocking about. Post pandemic I’ll probably revert to the same, although now I’ve got a 4K tv I’m pretty sure the picture quality in my front room is just as good as the cinema, if not better. It could be the end of the cinema but if it is does that also mean the end of the big blockbuster movie? They still make tens or even hundreds of millions in ticket revenue. [/QUOTE]
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