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LogGrad98 said:
There are movies I would rather watch in a theater for the large screen experience. Also I don't have to make my own snacks or clean up the mess and I get out of the house for a while. In some ways it is the experience and it is somewhat nostalgic for me as it was an event when I was a kid. I will never forget seeing Star Wars and E.T. and other films like that on the big screen with my family. So that plays into it as well. I definitely don't go to the movies as often as I once did, but it is a nice escape once in a while.
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My wife has the same get out of the house attitude. I just don't think it's getting out of the house in any meaningful way that's different than staying at home. Either way you are sitting in the dark to watch a flick.

However, in one situation you can control the environment and in the other you are at the mercy of the theater and crowd. Movie theater experiences to me are wasting time driving through bad traffic, waiting in line to buy a ticket, waiting for the ticket check to accept you in, waiting through the endless commercials and previews, dealing with annoying people in the theater, spending $7 on a bucket of popcorn that tastes like stale ball sweat, then driving back home through bad traffic.

I'd rather stay home and save the $50 for some excellent steaks or a ton of pizza and ice cream, or, buy some 7-11 nachos and some Orville Redenbacher's and pretend I was at the theater. And is there really that much to clean up after yourself at a home movie event?
 
ONE LOVE said:
I judge each movie based on its merits... I always avoid reading what critics say before watching a movie.


But since you think highly of what critics think here's what Wikipedia say:
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It gets a 6.2 on imdb. That is mediocre as hell. That coupled with the fact that it looked retarded steered me clear.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
It gets a 6.2 on imdb. That is mediocre as hell. That coupled with the fact that it looked retarded steered me clear.
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I don't go by imdb neither, but that's just me.


However, I suspect it's a pretty average movie if you're not watching it on 3D IMAX, hence the low score.
 
franklin said:
My wife has the same get out of the house attitude. I just don't think it's getting out of the house in any meaningful way that's different than staying at home. Either way you are sitting in the dark to watch a flick.

However, in one situation you can control the environment and in the other you are at the mercy of the theater and crowd. Movie theater experiences to me are wasting time driving through bad traffic, waiting in line to buy a ticket, waiting for the ticket check to accept you in, waiting through the endless commercials and previews, dealing with annoying people in the theater, spending $7 on a bucket of popcorn that tastes like stale ball sweat, then driving back home through bad traffic.

I'd rather stay home and save the $50 for some excellent steaks or a ton of pizza and ice cream, or, buy some 7-11 nachos and some Orville Redenbacher's and pretend I was at the theater. And is there really that much to clean up after yourself at a home movie event?
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I can only watch movies at home naked in the pitch black with a huge bag of cheetoes and whoppers. Yes the cleanup can be daunting.

And apparently I am not as well versed on the taste of ball sweat as you are. I will take your word for it.
 
ONE LOVE said:
I don't go by imdb neither, but that's just me.


However, I suspect it's a pretty average movie if you're not watching it on 3D IMAX, hence the low score.
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I hate 3D. Not only the fact that I wear glasses which do not play well with the stupid 3D glasses but then the film maker feels obligated to create all the fake in-your-face 3D moments that completely yank you out of the story. I still have hope it is a passing fad. The only movie I have seen in 3D in which I felt the 3D did anything at all to improve the movie (as in most of the time 3D just wrecks the movie imo) was the movie Up. It was non-intrusive, didn't have a single in-your-face fake moment, and actually added some depth to an already pretty good movie, pun intended.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
It gets a 6.2 on imdb. That is mediocre as hell. That coupled with the fact that it looked retarded steered me clear.
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I find imdb to be a terrible measure of the quality of a film, let along a gauge as to whether I will enjoy said film (and yes there is a difference. I can appreciate that there are good movies out there that I simply didn't like. I do not pretend that my taste in movies is the only measure of a "good" movie).
 
LogGrad98 said:
I hate 3D. Not only the fact that I wear glasses which do not play well with the stupid 3D glasses but then the film maker feels obligated to create all the fake in-your-face 3D moments that completely yank you out of the story. I still have hope it is a passing fad. The only movie I have seen in 3D in which I felt the 3D did anything at all to improve the movie (as in most of the time 3D just wrecks the movie imo) was the movie Up. It was non-intrusive, didn't have a single in-your-face fake moment, and actually added some depth to an already pretty good movie, pun intended.
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Yeah I hate the 3D glasses too, even more so because I wear glasses and I have to put the 3D glasses over my own glasses. It also seem to make the movies appear 'darker' than the original. I always choose the 2D version given the choice. However in animations and live action like UP or Beowulf, I think the 3D version can sometimes be better than 2D.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I find imdb to be a terrible measure of the quality of a film, let along a gauge as to whether I will enjoy said film (and yes there is a difference. I can appreciate that there are good movies out there that I simply didn't like. I do not pretend that my taste in movies is the only measure of a "good" movie).
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To each their own. I've found it to be quite accurate. You just have to know the nuances. Most movies are high (Nolan films are notorious for this) and then their score goes down over time. If a movie is sitting around a 7.9 after two months of having been released, it'll usually be sitting around a 7.2 or so a year later. Maybe a little like a 7.3-7.4, possibly as low as 6.7-6.8. You get the idea. But in general, from the commercials and large population of scores on imdb, I find myself having a general framework of if the movie will be decent or not.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Did you go to a crappy imax theater? I went to the one at the Jordan Commons (is that where it is? the Larry Miller theater there by crab shack or whatever) and I thought everything about it was top notch. I had seats dead center in the middle of the theater (if anyone has been to this particular one, right at the top row of the lower seating area). It was an unbelievable experience watching The Dark Knight there. Just sucked you in in a way I have not experienced much in movies at all. One I will never forget.
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Same. The Dark Night in IMAX is probably the best movie experience of my life. Actually not just probably, it definitely was/is
 
ONE LOVE said:
I judge each movie based on its merits... I always avoid reading what critics say before watching a movie.


But since you think highly of what critics think here's what Wikipedia say:
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I liked it.
 
When semi drivers park their rig (trailer and all) about 20 feet from an intersection. It makes seeing oncoming traffic an absolute bitch. All this so the driver can run into Beto's for his morning breakfast burrito.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I hate 3D. Not only the fact that I wear glasses which do not play well with the stupid 3D glasses but then the film maker feels obligated to create all the fake in-your-face 3D moments that completely yank you out of the story. I still have hope it is a passing fad. The only movie I have seen in 3D in which I felt the 3D did anything at all to improve the movie (as in most of the time 3D just wrecks the movie imo) was the movie Up. It was non-intrusive, didn't have a single in-your-face fake moment, and actually added some depth to an already pretty good movie, pun intended.
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I was also going to mention that Up was the best 3D movie I've ever seen.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I find imdb to be a terrible measure of the quality of a film, let along a gauge as to whether I will enjoy said film (and yes there is a difference. I can appreciate that there are good movies out there that I simply didn't like. I do not pretend that my taste in movies is the only measure of a "good" movie).
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Interesting. I find imdb to be the single best predictor of whether I will like a movie or not. Score greater than 7? Probably will like it. Less than 7? Probably won't.
 
colton said:
Interesting. I find imdb to be the single best predictor of whether I will like a movie or not. Score greater than 7? Probably will like it. Less than 7? Probably won't.
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Yeah it is an aggragator of opinions basically, so there is a decent likelihood a lot of people will have similar opinions. I happen to not match up with it very often, but that is just me. There are a few critics with similar tastes so I usually check them out if I am iffy about a movie. Or I just wait, torrent it, and if I like it then I buy the blue-ray.
 
I generally find I enjoy a movie more if I do not read any reviews before I view it. Probably some unconscious confirmation bias or something going on when I have read opinions about it. But the same is true even if the reviews are generally positive. So maybe it is the surprise factor. Reading reviews removes some of that even if there are no overt "spoilers".
 
LogGrad98 said:
I find imdb to be a terrible measure of the quality of a film, let along a gauge as to whether I will enjoy said film (and yes there is a difference. I can appreciate that there are good movies out there that I simply didn't like. I do not pretend that my taste in movies is the only measure of a "good" movie).
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Anyone who uses an IMDb score to judge movies is dumb. Go see it for yourself.

I mean, I get if something is getting lower than a 2, but 5 and above usually mean the movie is of some quality potential and subject to personal opinion.

There have been plenty of movies that have had poor critical acclaim and have been very good or enjoyable movies.

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