Some people say they prefer to download movies / buy DVDs (or copies).. because the movies are expensive. So here's my question:

Would you go more to the movies if it was cheaper, or even free?

I already go to the cinema a lot and I would go probs the same amount of times even if it was cheaper.. Still, I sometimes download movies and stuff because its  "comfortable" to see them at home, or even invite some friends over..

So what's your excuse?

EDIT: Note that this is not in Poll Center. I had to edit poll (and consequently reset votes) because I had put two "NO"

Well, tbh, I go to the cinema if it's a good film, but if it's a really good film I'll... aquire, a copy of it to watch again and maybe rip to a DVD. If it was cheaper it would make no difference to the amount of times I actually went.

so long as its chap, cinema ftw! i dont download movies really, my computers fucked

If my download speed was faster...

But I go to the cinema for films I really want to see, others I can't afford ;p

Sometimes I d/l, sometimes wait 'till parents buy DVD or it comes onto Sky Movies.

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Originally posted by q25
Would you go more to the movies if it was cheaper, or even free?

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Originally posted by ICD
so long as its chap, cinema ftw! i dont download movies really, my computers fucked

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After my ISP threatening me with a lawsuit and jail time I don't download anything period.

I only buy them. I don't download, neither do I go to the cinema to watch. <3 genuine.

Cinema is better, it's a social occasion. I wouldn't go on my own. If I wanted to watch a film suited more for me, I would watch a DVD .

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

The Cinema's in Amsterdam can't get any cheaper tbh , I'm paying €17,50 a month to see an unlimited amount of movies...

So I almost never download movies, only if I really want to see one that isn't in the theater anymore and can't find it in any rental places or stores.

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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 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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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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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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Originally posted by aNILEator
I love watching the credits,

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The reason I do not go so often to the movies is simple, the only time me and my friends can actually meet, is pretty late (around midnight..) by then, there is no movie playing..

I rarely download movies, only series, and i go to the cinema like once every two weeks... i watch movies more often on PPV pirate tv ftw
* Voldemort runs from dishnetwork

Cinema rules tbh. I don't download much movies and when I do it's crap quality.

Cinema ftw.

But yeah.. I would go a lot more if it was cheaper. It's £4 here for a child, £4.20 for a student and £4.50 for an adult, so quite expensive I think.