june gloom on 8/1/2013 at 23:05
Let me tell you something about hearing loss.
It makes watching movies without subtitles not a lot of fun. Especially since the sound is way, way up and everything is booming and it's hard to follow.
SubJeff on 8/1/2013 at 23:14
They don't have subtitles at your cinemas? A lot of ours have subtitling facilities and audio description facilities for people with visual problems.
Renault on 8/1/2013 at 23:15
Aren't theaters with captioning and special equipment for the deaf more common now? I thought I read somewhere that most large theater complexes usually have at least one captioned theater.
june gloom on 8/1/2013 at 23:34
If there's one anywhere in this ashtray, I haven't found it. The last time I asked for accommodations (which I hate doing for a variety of reasons) they brought out this ancient headphone/receiver set that looked like it was new in 1995 and didn't even work. Subtitled shows are usually special events for kiddie movies. So I don't bother anymore.
icemann on 9/1/2013 at 00:27
Movies I watched last year (still feels weird referring to 2012 as last year):
American Reunion - After how bad American Pie 3 was I was completely expecting to hate it. Turned out to be the best AP in ages. Loved it.
Cabin In The Woods - From the trailer I completely expected this one to be a generic "bunch of people in a cabin in the woods" style horror flick. Which it was far from. Surprisingly good movie.
Seeking a Friend For The End of The World - Odd but enjoyable. Steve Carrell and Kiera Knightley have a good chemistry. Surprising. Was surprised that Seth off the OC was in it also. Unique sort of movie.
TED - Very funny movie. Loved it.
The Avengers - Quite good. Nothing ultra unexpected.
The Bay - Since I quite like camera feed style horror flicks I quite liked it. Enjoyable.
The Dark Knight Rises - Doesn't hold a candle to the 2nd movie but it was alright. Not one I'd rewatch in a hurry.
The Expendibles 2 - 80s style action overload. Awesome movie.
Scots Taffer on 9/1/2013 at 01:18
Quote Posted by dethtoll
What amazes me is that you have the time to go see these movies. Personally I avoid going to the theater -- hate theaters, and for the rare movie I do want to see I can never make the time for -- and I can't get anyone else to go with me.
I don't see all of these in the cinema, a fair few of them are downloads.
As is pretty damn obvious, I love cinema. I love feeling like a kid again when the lights drop and the movie starts. Like Brethren says, it feels like an event, and for many movies the big screen play makes a world of difference.
But it took having 2 kids for me to get used to going to the cinema myself. I wasn't comfortable with the idea (eating alone on the rare occasion still bugs me when travelling with work) but after a couple of times I realised it's absolutely fine.
Going to see Gangster Squad tonight (with the wife this time)! :cheeky:
icemann on 9/1/2013 at 04:29
3 of mine were from downloads (cabin, seeking a friend and the bay). Seeking and the bay never came out over here (in Australia) for some odd reason. Personally I far prefer the cinema experience to sitting at home. Though at home you don't get the annoying people common in cinemas atleast.
faetal on 9/1/2013 at 11:58
Glad I'm not the only one who hates eating at a restaurant alone. I remember when I used to do systems testing and I was sent to the Isle of Man (half expected Christopher Lee to burn me in a giant effigy) for a week and was excited about my expenses budget for food. Ate out the first night and have never eaten alone at a restaurant since. Depressing experience.
henke on 9/1/2013 at 12:18
Heh, eating alone is alright if it's in a diner or pizza joint or something and you can sit and read the paper or sit next to the window and look out. But if it's a fancy place and you're sitting in the middle by yourself with nothing to look at but the people around you I imagine it can be pretty awkward.
faetal on 9/1/2013 at 12:38
Yeah, I can do a café or something with a book or even just phone browsing, but proper restaurants? I feel like I've been stood up.
