Todd Phillips: Movie Theaters Should Ban Commercials Before Films
Todd Phillips: Movie Theaters Should Ban Commercials Before Films
"Joker" director Todd Phillips thinks movie theaters need to stop showing so many commercials before film screenings.
What world does that guy live in? Nobody gives a shit about what audiences think as long as the money keeps rolling.
they were called trailers for a reason
I don't think he's complaining about movie trailers. He's talking about the Coca Cola and 12 year old M&Ms advertisements that run for 10 minutes BEFORE the theater plug and trailers start.
When I went to see Deadpool and Wolverine, I think the projector fucked up and we had to watch the ad loop twice. When the movie finally started 25 minutes late, people cheered just to see the Marvel logo
That's about average now in my experience for the movie to start 20-40 minutes after the showtime. Alamo Drafthouse tends to be better than the other chains.
That was when the credits happened at the start of the film. Now that the credits are at the end, most people would walk out before the trailers could play.
I don't think I've been to a theater in 6+ years. $20+ for a single ticket, $15 for $.30 of popcorn+mystery chems, and another $15 for $.20 worth of a drink all while they pay high school children $7/hr. So that's $50 for me to sit in a dirty chair surrounded by assholes on their phones and running their mouths? I don't think that's something I'd like to pay for.
Totally get it, if it's not worth it, don't buy it.
I pay right around $20/month for unlimited movies. It made it affordable and fun to be able to go see a movie whenever I like. Sometimes my wife and I see a few movies in a week, sometimes we might just see a few movies a month. The way it balances out, we still see a ton of movies super cheap. If we want a popcorn or soda, we have loyalty points built up that cover it. We might pay $1 to upgrade to the large.
I love seeing movies on the big screen. I like that it forces me to pay attention compared to distractions at home. It's immersive. I live in a small town so the theater isn't usually packed.
That isn't a bad deal at all, especially considering the costs of a single showing.
I pay right around $20/month for unlimited movies.
I pay £17.99/month and that pays for itself if you go twice a month - I go at least twice a week and the last couple of months I've gone an average of four times a week. A friend also has the same pass to prompt him to get out to the cinema every other week.
I go to the theater perhaps once a year.
Given the costs, I go to Alamo. At least for the money I don't get rude assholes around me, I can drink a beer and have a burger.
Yep, costs more. But it's a much better experience.
I've wanted to go to an Alamo for sometime, residual because they will have releases not found elsewhere.
My nearest multiplex is 15 minute's drive and ads + trailers are 25-30 minutes. So I head out when the film starts.