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Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by HWR_14 »

mikestew wrote: post #88
HWR_14 wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You already paid for it. Might as well try and watch it. Trailers seem to have only a loose connection to the movie itself. They're made by different teams, sometimes with different (unused) footage.

Your point is well taken, but the trailer would have to be pretty disconnected from the actual movie for it to be worth the time, IMO. :-)

You could also check out reviews. But I think I recall Ragnorak having a very disconnected trailer from the actual movie. Like the MCU uses the same trailer people for each one and they never got that the Thor storyline was supposed to be funny.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by midoridensha »

rhapsodic wrote: post #105
mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #89

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At least in some areas, it's common for rental suites to forbid guests. So if you want to see a movie together with friends, a movie theater is often the best way.

I've never, ever heard of a rental home or apartment or even hotel room that forbids guests. I'm not saying your assertion is false, but can you provide any evidence that it's true? I think at one time there were women-only boarding houses that forbade male guests, at least there were in old movies, but that's about it.

>I think at one time there were women-only boarding houses that forbade male guests, at least there were in old movies, but that's about it.

These still exist in Japan: there's women-only apartment buildings where men are not allowed in at all (except maybe contractors). I think even delivery people aren't allowed in: they have to meet the resident outside. Women can be evicted if they bring a male guest or relative inside.

These are of course entirely voluntary; any woman who doesn't like this is free to just rent a normal apartment like anyone else, and there's plenty of those. I don't know if there's any price advantage to renting a women-only apartment.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by djitz »

midoridensha wrote: post #84
sircastor wrote: post #81

This is one of the reasons why I’ve all but sworn-off theaters. It used to mean a lot more to me to see something in the theater but I’ve traded that for subtitles, pausing, multi-day-viewing, picture quality, manageable volume, whatever food and snacks I want, and -surprisingly high up on the list - talking through the movie with my wife. I guess I’ve gotten old (and also own my own house and can buy whatever equipm…

I live in an small (by American standards) apartment and I have a reclining sofa and 65" TV. You don't need to own a house to have a decent viewing experience. All the other stuff I completely agree with. Movie theaters are obsolete, as far as I'm concerned.

> You don't need to own a house to have a decent viewing experience.

My subwoofers disagree

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by swores »

bmitc wrote: post #98

I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater. I absolutely love going to the theater, but for the most part, I go to locally owned, independent theaters. Prices are good, including for the snacks. Yes, yes, your home theater setup is awesome or whatever, but that doesn’t replicate the theater experience. All of my most enjoyable movie experiences have been at the theater. Even something as dumb as…

> I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater.

Maybe you're just talking hyperbolically, but that sentence really screams not having grasped that, with so many millions of humans around us, in any topic there will be many who have completely different preferences/views than you.

That said, I'm a hypocrite because I'll never understand people who don't like ice cream!

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by doubleotwinner »

There are big cultural differences in this type of behaviour. In Finland, I would estimate the percentage of peers during a movie in a theater is probably 1-2%. No one really plans around it and it's seen as quite annoying behaviour which is avoided.

In Canada, where I lived for a while, the number was probably 10-20%. It was more of a norm and just a thing that a lot of people did.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by mitthrowaway2 »

TylerE wrote: post #110
mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's common for rental suites . If you rent a whole home, you can usually invite whoever you want. But if you live in a rented room, a sharehouse, a rented basement suite, etc, then no-guest provisions are very common. These rental suites are common in expensive cities. For example, Surrey BC: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/roo/d/surrey-upper-leve... (I just picked this randomly, it didn't take more than a minu…

In the US (and probably Canada as well) that is blatantly false. They can bar specific individuals with reason, but not a blanket ban like that.

I don't know about the US, but this is perfectly legal in Canada for a rental in a shared living space (sharing a kitchen or a bathroom with the landlord). The rules are quite different in that case as you are not legally considered a "tenant". It's a very common arrangement, and I know people who have lost their rental for having a visitor.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by bmitc »

swores wrote: post #115
bmitc wrote: post #98

I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater. I absolutely love going to the theater, but for the most part, I go to locally owned, independent theaters. Prices are good, including for the snacks. Yes, yes, your home theater setup is awesome or whatever, but that doesn’t replicate the theater experience. All of my most enjoyable movie experiences have been at the theater. Even something as dumb as…

> I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater. Maybe you're just talking hyperbolically, but that sentence really screams not having grasped that, with so many millions of humans around us, in any topic there will be many who have completely different preferences/views than you. That said, I'm a hypocrite because I'll never understand people who don't like ice cream!

Of course I understand that people have their own perspectives, and so yea, it's a bit hyperbolic. I do of course watch movies at home too and have a decent TV and speakers in my living room (no insane setup for sure though).

I'm just providing some other perspective when it seems so many have vitriol towards theaters. The person I responded to said "I’ve all but sworn-off theaters", and someone else said "Movie theaters are obsolete, as far as I'm concerned". I think for the most part, they probably go to the wrong theaters. Also, I do realize I am lucky in that my local theaters are in old buildings that were either actual theaters or are just old movie theaters from back in the day, so they have a lot of character. But they have actually upgraded the theaters to be nice and show a lot of unique stuff and events. I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey and a few other movies in 70mm at my local theater. You're not going to get that experience at home.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by bmitc »

mozman wrote: post #103
bmitc wrote: post #98

I’ll never understand people who don’t like going to the theater. I absolutely love going to the theater, but for the most part, I go to locally owned, independent theaters. Prices are good, including for the snacks. Yes, yes, your home theater setup is awesome or whatever, but that doesn’t replicate the theater experience. All of my most enjoyable movie experiences have been at the theater. Even something as dumb as…

I can’t stand talking, phones, mastication sounds, etc. Ruins the movie for me. My home system is inferior to all theaters but it’s easier for me to get lost in entertainment.

The independent theaters I go to monitor phone usage, talking, and sounds.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by tristor »

TylerE wrote: post #110
mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's common for rental suites . If you rent a whole home, you can usually invite whoever you want. But if you live in a rented room, a sharehouse, a rented basement suite, etc, then no-guest provisions are very common. These rental suites are common in expensive cities. For example, Surrey BC: https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/roo/d/surrey-upper-leve... (I just picked this randomly, it didn't take more than a minu…

In the US (and probably Canada as well) that is blatantly false. They can bar specific individuals with reason, but not a blanket ban like that.

Actually, this is pretty common in the US as well. Generally though, they structure it (more reasonably) around parking provisions, and have visitor parking limited to 2 hours and no overnight guests. This is /incredibly common/ in rental units in the US, partly because landlords charge a fee per occupant for shared services like sewer, trash, etc. and have limited parking.

Nearly any rental, including whole apartments, will have rules around overnight guests in the lease with some limitation if not an outright ban to prevent shadow occupancy or subletting.

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