Sick of going to the movies and they supposed to start and yet its twenty minutes of freaking ads.
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There used to be a scary logo animation for National Amusements that used to scare me as a child. It gives me the creeps now still.
It was all neon and then there would be a creepy screen to show you where the exits were.
https://youtu.be/xkuWSpljM5g And https://youtu.be/TK3rSOrE6L0
(Not directly related but this reminded me of it.)
I like the movie trailers. But one of the theaters i used to go to started showing 5 minutes of ads, like the premovie soda and popcorn, cars, etc. I dont go to that one anymore.
They just announced they were upping the ad content. You are seeing it in real time.
This is why I haven’t gone to the movies in many years. Add in the people who just can’t keep off their phones for 2 whole hours (or put them on silent) and that convinced me to invest in higher quality home entertainment.
Don’t forget the talkers. Two old ladies in front of me wouldn’t shut up.
Plus films are getting longer and my bladder is not getting bigger.
Well, one of the symptoms how stuff gets rid of itself. Also prices and other things.
It’s a luxury issue really and cinemas and in part the entertainment industry can cry me a river.
Growing up in Sweden, ads were not allowed in TV. So only time you got to see ads was at the movie. So ads felt special and fun to watch.
Since you get to pick your seat when you buy your ticket, I’ve been showing up 20 minutes after the start time. I catch the tail end of the endless trailers and haven’t missed any of the movie yet.
I don’t think they thought this through…
They did think it through.
The money they make from advertising is the same whether you show up on time or not. I’m pretty sure reserved seating nets them more concession stand income as people know they have ‘extra’ time to buy something and still get the seat they wanted.
The really frustrating thing back when the ads were first being shoved in was not having a consistent amount of ad time, so guessing the real start time was a pain.
I can agree that ad revenue hasn’t changed much, but it would be interesting to see how many hits each ad get, which can be determined by what time a person redeems their ticket. If anything, I’d guess that fewer people see the ads, based solely on my own experience. And also based solely on my own experience, I don’t think concession sales have changed, either.
I leave for the theater when its scheduled to start. I’m in my seat with usually a few minutes to spare. Its super nice living so close to the theater.
Turns a 2 hour movies into two and a half almost. My ass starts to hurt halfway through.
That’s why I only watch movies at home… I need comfort.
And subtitles, and the ability to pause, and home cooked meals, and and and
Just show up late. That’s what I do.
Oh yeah? I went to go see Dogma last week. The movie started right on time. I missed out the buddy christ bit because we were busy getting snacks and hitting the bathroom thinking weve got plenty of time.
You’ve got to know the policy of the theatre you’re going to.
Lol get rekt.
Buddy of mine suggested going to a theatre in anotger city. He said there will be no ads and so we hurried instead of going slow and chill.
Turns out there were the usual 20min of ads and we had plenty of time.
So not even the theatre has only one policy.Weird. It’s pretty consistent at the ones I go to.
Cinemas ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I don’t know in my cinema it’s usually max. 5-10 Minutes. Sometimes even no commercials at all.
It’s an independent one though.
Nope Life Of Chuck. 30 minutes after movie start time did it actually start. This is at a Cinimax.
I love the ads lol, new movies. Dope as hell.
Love trailers, fucking hate ads for cars and stupid bullshit played before or after trailers.
Oh absolutely.
Idk where I am I don’t see many non movie ads
Go 20 min later if you’re going to something like an AMC theater. AMC is particularly bad.
But better that, support locally owned theaters or smaller companies in general. They generally plug the snack bar, tell you to turn off your phone, then cut to trailers.
Dude my local theater does this too. I have 3 choices. B&B, AMC, or Cinemark. All three do this. Its 30 minutes of fucking ads. Movie supposed start at 10.55. Its freaking 11.25 when it started. Including trailers. Which in age of YouTube there not needed. Because I seen them all.
I should’ve clarified. Locally owned independent theaters.
That said, not everyone has those. They tend to exist in big urban areas, or very small communities. If you’re in the middle, you get the chains.
I was going to mention that this was one of the reasons I like going to the last remaining drive-in theater in my area, since it doesn’t do that. Then I realized that it’s been quite a while since I’ve seen a movie there, and decided to check what’s playing. 3 of the 4 “now playing” movies and 13 out of 15 “coming soon” movies are sequels or reboots. And now I’m mildly infuriated, too.
