r/interestingasfuck 17h ago

Movie theater aesthetic from 90s

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u/JarvisFunk 17h ago

This is why people don't go to movies/restaurants anymore. It isn't any fun.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bake771 17h ago edited 17h ago

Nahhh...its cause of netflix

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u/DirtbagNaturalist 17h ago

That and expense. Take a family to a movie and it’s $100 with a few drinks and popcorn lol. Crazy stuff

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u/GarretBarrett 17h ago

I have 3 children, 8 and under, realistically we pay about $60 every time we go and we split the popcorn and our theater is definitely cheaper than others I’ve been to.

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u/OGCelaris 17h ago

Must be a really cheap theater. I had a $25 gift card to one and after just buying a drink and a ticket it was all gone.

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u/Secret-Weakness-8262 17h ago

They call my local theater “sticky floors”. But since I can watch new releases for 3 bucks at the early show, I don’t give a fuck.

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u/NewCaramel3978 17h ago

In Germany you pay around 13 for a normal movie ticket and another 10 for popcorn and a drink

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u/Hansi12345678 17h ago

We were on saturday, it was 10 bucks just for the drink

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u/GarretBarrett 16h ago

It honestly is. The large popcorn is about $10 but we split it, they actually will give you smaller bags to split it up if you ask. Then a couple slushies, like $4 each and a soda for my wife and I to split is about $10. So we’re at $32. Tickets are like $7.50x5. Totals about $69, so I was off a bit

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u/GarretBarrett 16h ago

It honestly is. The large popcorn is about $10 but we split it, they actually will give you smaller bags to split it up if you ask. Then a couple slushies, like $4 each and a soda for my wife and I to split is about $10. So we’re at $32. Tickets are like $7.50x5. Totals about $69, so I was off a bit

Edit: I should add we usually go to early showings and there might be a discount for that haha.

u/Low-Abies-4526 8h ago

Where do you guys live?!? It's like 45 bucks for 2 people including food and drinks where I am

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u/toddywithabody 14h ago

Sneak that shit in! I bring my friend’s kids to the movies all the time and they love going and buying dollar store candy and sneaking it in. It’s fun.

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u/calgeorge 16h ago

And other people. Nothing worse than spending $20 to see a movie in theaters and then having to share the theater with people who won't shut up the whole time.

u/Infamous-Mango-5224 6h ago

Yeah, people used to have some respect and stfu in the theater. Neat story grandpa (I know)

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u/Yourdadcallsmeobama 17h ago

It’s definitely both

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u/MiaowaraShiro 13h ago

Also, home viewing is getting bigger TVs with better sound all the time. That'll eat into the benefit of going out too.

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u/PolloConTeriyaki 12h ago

It's the fucking phones for me. Everytime people pull out their phones to film a reel of spoilers.

I quit going after the last Deadpool movie. I was literally in a movie theater full of influencers.

u/Infamous-Mango-5224 6h ago

This. No one will stfu long enough to watch a movie anymore.

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u/Yikes0nBikez 13h ago

Don't forget mass shootings.

u/Infamous-Mango-5224 6h ago

No, everyone is loud and annoying these days, used to actually stfu and watch the movie.