Sick of going to the movies and they supposed to start and yet its twenty minutes of freaking ads.
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Well, one of the symptoms how stuff gets rid of itself. Also prices and other things.
It’s a luxury issue really and cinemas and in part the entertainment industry can cry me a river.
I like the movie trailers. But one of the theaters i used to go to started showing 5 minutes of ads, like the premovie soda and popcorn, cars, etc. I dont go to that one anymore.
Turns a 2 hour movies into two and a half almost. My ass starts to hurt halfway through.
That’s why I only watch movies at home… I need comfort.
And subtitles, and the ability to pause, and home cooked meals, and and and
I don’t know in my cinema it’s usually max. 5-10 Minutes. Sometimes even no commercials at all.
It’s an independent one though.
Nope Life Of Chuck. 30 minutes after movie start time did it actually start. This is at a Cinimax.
There used to be a scary logo animation for National Amusements that used to scare me as a child. It gives me the creeps now still.
It was all neon and then there would be a creepy screen to show you where the exits were.
https://youtu.be/xkuWSpljM5g And https://youtu.be/TK3rSOrE6L0
(Not directly related but this reminded me of it.)
I was going to mention that this was one of the reasons I like going to the last remaining drive-in theater in my area, since it doesn’t do that. Then I realized that it’s been quite a while since I’ve seen a movie there, and decided to check what’s playing. 3 of the 4 “now playing” movies and 13 out of 15 “coming soon” movies are sequels or reboots. And now I’m mildly infuriated, too.
Go 20 min later if you’re going to something like an AMC theater. AMC is particularly bad.
But better that, support locally owned theaters or smaller companies in general. They generally plug the snack bar, tell you to turn off your phone, then cut to trailers.
Dude my local theater does this too. I have 3 choices. B&B, AMC, or Cinemark. All three do this. Its 30 minutes of fucking ads. Movie supposed start at 10.55. Its freaking 11.25 when it started. Including trailers. Which in age of YouTube there not needed. Because I seen them all.
I should’ve clarified. Locally owned independent theaters.
That said, not everyone has those. They tend to exist in big urban areas, or very small communities. If you’re in the middle, you get the chains.
Oh yeah? I went to go see Dogma last week. The movie started right on time. I missed out the buddy christ bit because we were busy getting snacks and hitting the bathroom thinking weve got plenty of time.
You’ve got to know the policy of the theatre you’re going to.
Lol get rekt.
Buddy of mine suggested going to a theatre in anotger city. He said there will be no ads and so we hurried instead of going slow and chill.
Turns out there were the usual 20min of ads and we had plenty of time.
So not even the theatre has only one policy.Weird. It’s pretty consistent at the ones I go to.
I leave for the theater when its scheduled to start. I’m in my seat with usually a few minutes to spare. Its super nice living so close to the theater.
This is why I haven’t gone to the movies in many years. Add in the people who just can’t keep off their phones for 2 whole hours (or put them on silent) and that convinced me to invest in higher quality home entertainment.
Plus films are getting longer and my bladder is not getting bigger.
Don’t forget the talkers. Two old ladies in front of me wouldn’t shut up.
Growing up in Sweden, ads were not allowed in TV. So only time you got to see ads was at the movie. So ads felt special and fun to watch.
I like to see the ads so I know what to get excited to see. I also like it as late protection where if we are late we know the movie still hasn’t started. Add 15 mins for the “real” start time.
It’s fun to try guessing what brand the ad is for (up to a point). I hate when they tease me as if the movie is about to start and then start playing more ads instead.
Movie trailers are good though. Have seen some that I’d never have watched without seeing a trailer there.
Yeah that pisses me. They say now enjoy your movie and get another 10 minutes of ads.
You’ll figure it out some day.
Got a laugh! OP, it’s been like this since I was a teenager, in the 80s.
No wasn’t like that where I watched movies in the 80’s and 90’s. Hell even in the early part of the 2000’s it wasn’t. You had your trailers sure, but we loved that. Now its freaking ad, after ad. Or the stupid movie trivia.
Oh I get you. Yeah the ads are relatively new. Previews were better than the ads imo.
Movie previews make sense to see before a movie. “Here are some other movies you might like to see later.”
Trailers are not ads?
Not the kind of ads I am bitching about. Talking about the shit ads you are forced to see without an ad blocker online.
Since you get to pick your seat when you buy your ticket, I’ve been showing up 20 minutes after the start time. I catch the tail end of the endless trailers and haven’t missed any of the movie yet.
I don’t think they thought this through…
They did think it through.
The money they make from advertising is the same whether you show up on time or not. I’m pretty sure reserved seating nets them more concession stand income as people know they have ‘extra’ time to buy something and still get the seat they wanted.
The really frustrating thing back when the ads were first being shoved in was not having a consistent amount of ad time, so guessing the real start time was a pain.
I can agree that as revenue hasn’t changed much, but it would be interesting to see how many hits they get, which can be determined by what time a person redeems their ticket. If anything, I’d guess that fewer people see the ads, based solely on my own experience. And also based solely on my own experience, I don’t think concession sales have changed, either.
