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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
waste of money/time, too many people in one room, cant do what you want

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Its cinema, all your suppose to do is watch the movie. scratch ur ass.

relax n chill.

althou i ain't been in a while. but shall be going to watch transformers because i love that lmao well use to as a kid. movie looks awesome. the type of effects best to see in cinema or watch on HD!!

i usually work and/or eat* while watching a movie to save time

*real food, not the crap they sell at the cinema

erm, i simply do not watch movies. where's the option for that?

I even don't wanna vote in this poll as I find the "buy dvds" and "download movies" two very extremely different things which can not be compared at all. Even the title brings a big EEEK to me. Buying DVDs is not the same as downloading illegal stuff, in any way...

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As for the going to the cinema, the prizes here (see flag ) are very cheap already, you can't buy a dvd from that (or even be bothered to d/l a very crappy copy).

I useually only go the the cinema for the movies which you 'need' to see on the big screen to get the full effect and experience. Viewing a normal thriller (even if it is a so called blockbuster) in the cinema is a total waste of money (even with the low rates here) in my opinion. You can just as well watch that on tv in stereo.

I buy a lot of dvds on a very regular basis.

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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
waste of money/time, too many people in one room, cant do what you want

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I can relate to that a bit.

When I go to the cinema to view an 'epic' movie I usually go in the last days it is screened. Reason being, you don't get destracted from the massive amount of people oooh'ing and boo'ing, that couple behind you who find eachothers ears and nostrils more interesting, that little girl in front of you crunching on some chips 'n cookies, that dude next to you who can't sit still and goes to the toilet every 5 minutes, etc...

The best movie experiences I've had were the ones where I was more or less alone (together with no more than 10 people) in the room. You are really sucked into it then, and you don't get a strange look when you stay in your seat to view the end titles...

Living in Australia we get a lot of movies weeks sometimes months apart from the US. So that also plays a role in the 'cinemas vs downloading' game.

I love going to the movies. What I do hate are people who talking during. Or play with their mobile phones. Don't ever get on my bad side when I am watching a movie. I've been known to throw cups of coke at people who ruin my expierence and others.

I wish movies were cheaper. Tickets cost around $10 ($7 on cheap tuesdays) and popcorn and coke can amount to nearly another $10. Big rip off if you ask me.

So the answer to the question, I would rather watch a good movie at a cinema. Downloading can have its benefits though like wanting to watch a movie on DVD but can't because it takes months for it to reach Australia. Then I go buy the DVD.

I would definitely go more to the movies if it was cheaper, however I download and buy movies sometimes simply because I missed them in theatres, or because it's an older film.

If it was cheaper, and easily accessible, then I would.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I even don't wanna vote in this poll as I find the "buy dvds" and "download movies" two very extremely different things which can not be compared at all. Even the title brings a big EEEK to me. Buying DVDs is not the same as downloading illegal stuff, in any way...

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Dont think he was particularly affiliating the two as equivalents, he's just asking if you would go to the cinema or not go to the cinema respectively.

That being said, I used to go to the cinema quite often but I don't really go much anymore. The only things which I go to the cinemas for are things which I absolutely have to see the day they come out (yep, that means Revenge of the Sith ) and some of those 3D movies (yes, I know that the target audience of Chicken Little was little children but it was in 3D!).
I also occasionally go with friends to see movies but that doesn't happen too often, only once every couple of months or so.

I agree with linx05 though that the gap between Australian releases and the US can at times be quite frustrating (eg. Lord of War which was released on DVD in the US months before it was released in aussie cinemas) so I do at times use alternative means to obtain them.
I also agree with the fact that the food and drinks at the cinema are horribly overpriced - a small box of popcorn is like $4 or something silly like that.

I just think it's a lot more comfortable to sit at home and to be able to pause to go to the kitchen to get more snacks and such. However, almost every movie I've downloaded I most likely would never have seen in my life (unless it came on TV and I was watching the right channel at the right time).

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

When I go to the cinema to view an 'epic' movie I usually go in the last days it is screened.

The best movie experiences I've had were the ones where I was more or less alone (together with no more than 10 people) in the room. You are really sucked into it then, and you don't get a strange look when you stay in your seat to view the end titles...

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Same here.

shame it's waaay too expensive in England to enjoy really.

I love watching the credits, infact I was really pissed off once as they cut it off before the music/clips from X video were shown as i wanted to find out what a certain song and video clip used were from

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Originally posted by aNILEator
I love watching the credits,

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hmm,
And there are also some special clips and stuff after the credits sometimes.