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TOP TEN: Things Needed If I Am Going To Pay $35 To See A Movie

What would it take for you to pay $35 for a movie?

Airline style ticketing

Along with comfortable seats I want an assigned seat and I want to not have to worry about rushing into a theater or even standing in line. If I buy a ticket online I want to pick my seat and show up five minutes before the film, walk in, find my seat and sit. You know why? Because that shit would be awesome!

No ads and a 3 trailer maximum

Theaters are now making money by showing us ads on the screen before the movie even starts, then ads once the trailers start and then something like 10-15 minutes of trailers. What the shit is that? If the movie is supposed to start at 7 PM that means the trailers should start promptly at 7, then you show us only three of them. After the first one no one else is allowed into the theater and after the third one the film begins. If you want to replace one of the three trailers with an ad, go ahead, but three is the minimum. I also don't want to see animated film reels telling me it is the feature presentation or dancing concessions telling me to go buy a Coke. I am a human being, I can figure this shit out for myself.

Private booths/suites

Instead of balcony seating I want pimp suites and booths. Yeah, they may cost a little extra, but they would be fun as hell. It would make the extra money worth it if my feet didn't stick to the floor and I didn't have to worry about the drunks getting up to go piss or the stinky person to my right bumping or nudging me while I try to enjoy the $35 I just spent.

A minimum of 5 ushers per screening

Two in front, two in the middle and one roaming usher will be assigned to immediately eject someone if their phone rings or even lights up. If they are caught talking, warned and then talk again they are ejected. They help the people that come in during the late grace period to their sit quickly and quietly. Basically they make sure the theater is silent. What's that? You snuck a baby in? It better not cry or you are getting tossed.

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Can I exchange no. 2 Ushers with Snipers?

Cellphone ringing? Not for long.
Thinking you're funnier than the movie and need to make it heard? There's your punchline.
Teenagers with superfluous hormones? The scene in AVP2 with the girl in underwear got a few lonely teens a bit noisy. If you can't get a girl than jerk off regularly (at home!) so you won’t bother other cinema visitors everytime you see a bit of skin.

A few points to make towards this:
1. I know silencers dont make the shots that quiet and decrease range but it's a lot shorter noise than the average ringtone and the range doesn't matter, no cinema is that big.
2. At least you know where the extra money goes. Their wages and cleaning cost.
3. If you're gonna get the boys and girls out of the middle east they'll need jobs. No need for them to end up living on the streets like the vets from gulf war 1.

- RaTTleR_NL
( April 11th, 2008 | 10:05 am )
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Quality list. The images are above and beyond. I just don't get why theaters suck so hard these days… what about a member's only theater chain? If you can by season tickets why can't you go to a place where you know idiots will be excluded?

- Laremy
( April 11th, 2008 | 2:24 pm )
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Snipers? Could work but the blood spatter would be an issue.

Exclusion of idiots? Hmmmm, but I would like to go.

- bradbrevet
( April 11th, 2008 | 2:45 pm )
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1) NO kids (of any age)
2) NO obnoxious teenagers, unless they are alone (therfore liable to get a beating)
3) No People that touch my seat (my murder instinct cames full back to life when this happens)
4) No People who already saw the movieand can't keep their mouth shut
5) Complimentary first drink and pop corn
6) No problems with the film
7) No adversiment about coming to see "Paw Paw" and crap like such
8) No people who fidget on your same line of seats
9) No latie
10) Presidential permission to shoot cell phone talkers on he spot

- Romin2003
( April 11th, 2008 | 3:13 pm )
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well i want the movie to be good ….. if im not satisfied i get my money back …. for them to kno that your not lieing you get a lie detector test after the movie for anyone who seriously didnt enjoy the movie. Becasue yea you can get all the nice seating and ushers etc. but to spend $35 and then not like the movie you have just wasted $35 on crap.

- ranman14
( April 11th, 2008 | 3:39 pm )
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yo, great list. $35 is still too high, but I might pay $20 if the theatres worked to get rid of some of the annoying behavoir that ruins the movie going experience.

- stevendavis10
( April 13th, 2008 | 10:10 pm )
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blood spatter eh, should be contained with the big bucket seats.
Maybe the right angle can contain the splattering to a single seat area as well.
Look its just an idea so far, we'll have to extensively try and test it first.

Otherwise just invest in your own cinema room in your house. Good sound system and beamer. Nice seats. Fresh popcorn and such.
Plus, you'll allways know who you'd be beating up for that annoying ringtone.

- RaTTleR_NL
( April 14th, 2008 | 7:55 am )
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There just isn't anything right now that could possibly make a movie experience worth $35/per viewing.

However, commenting on the list…
I would hope those seats have (silent) massage and heat controls :D, and there definitely should be free drinks and snacks included :popcorn:.

Personally, I can't understand why most of these "rules" aren't already enforced. They are exactly why I rarely go to the theaters, and prefer to wait for PayPerView or DVD. Exceptions are BIG blockbusters, but only during the lunch mid-week – long lunch hours are perfect to see a flick and avoid all the "problems."

:rockon2:Keep up the great list!

- melsgirl
( April 14th, 2008 | 1:41 pm )
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