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**Jeritron** · 01-25-2011, 03:30 AM

I prefer seeing just about everything in the theater. To me, it's always the better experience.
I don't seem to notice or get turned off by the crowds like a lot of people seem to complain about. So many friends and people I know seem to feel that going to the movies is intolerable if there are other human beings there.
But even though I like watching movies at home, I still want to go out and see them. Watching them in my house "isn't the same."

For me, the theater is all pros. I feel like the theater is a fully different experience, and I enjoy and often become immersed in the movie way more. Even if it's one I've seen 1,000 times.
Just last year I saw Halloween and Back to the Future, and a few other classics (and a Hitchcock marathon) on the "big screen," and they were so incredibly different.
If it's a movie you haven't seen, you are getting the proper experience. If it's a movie you've seen, you are far more likely to uncover new things on-screen or in the film (didn't want to say sub-text. Sounds mad pretentious.)
It also makes it easier to pledge my complete attention.

I kinda like to envision certain movies as they exist(ed) in a theater too. That's how they're concieved.

For big event pictures, horror movies, comedies and cult classics, I also feel the bigger the crowd the better.
I tend to enjoy a large, raucous crowd for those types of movies. Especially since the crowd tends to know when to be active and when not to, rather than just being annoying.

I care less about the crowd for something like a drama or thriller, since it's a different experience. I actually value seeing certain films in theaters with next to no audience.
Or no audience at all, besides me.
I enjoy seeing a movie "alone" in the theater, a lot. I've done it quite a few times, or with a handful of random solo viewers.

So it depends, but always in the theater.

01-25-2011, 03:30 AM	#20
Jeritron Get a poke on Posts: 35,234	I prefer seeing just about everything in the theater. To me, it's always the better experience. I don't seem to notice or get turned off by the crowds like a lot of people seem to complain about. So many friends and people I know seem to feel that going to the movies is intolerable if there are other human beings there. But even though I like watching movies at home, I still want to go out and see them. Watching them in my house "isn't the same." For me, the theater is all pros. I feel like the theater is a fully different experience, and I enjoy and often become immersed in the movie way more. Even if it's one I've seen 1,000 times. Just last year I saw Halloween and Back to the Future, and a few other classics (and a Hitchcock marathon) on the "big screen," and they were so incredibly different. If it's a movie you haven't seen, you are getting the proper experience. If it's a movie you've seen, you are far more likely to uncover new things on-screen or in the film (didn't want to say sub-text. Sounds mad pretentious.) It also makes it easier to pledge my complete attention. I kinda like to envision certain movies as they exist(ed) in a theater too. That's how they're concieved. For big event pictures, horror movies, comedies and cult classics, I also feel the bigger the crowd the better. I tend to enjoy a large, raucous crowd for those types of movies. Especially since the crowd tends to know when to be active and when not to, rather than just being annoying. I care less about the crowd for something like a drama or thriller, since it's a different experience. I actually value seeing certain films in theaters with next to no audience. Or no audience at all, besides me. I enjoy seeing a movie "alone" in the theater, a lot. I've done it quite a few times, or with a handful of random solo viewers. So it depends, but always in the theater.