For $20K You Can Watch Theater Movies at Home

[millerm84]

Personally my 50in Plasma and a Bluray player seems like a better option. $20-25 for new releases, or just rent from Netfilx for $15/month, and I don't have to put up with crap in the theater. Last movie I went to the theater for was Harry Potter me an my wife waited a full week and went to a late Monday night show to avoid the tweener teenie-boppers and their phones. Now if I could just convince my wife that staying home with a new disc was better then fighting the movie crowd I'd be set.

 

[lamorpa]

[citation][nom]kinggraves[/nom]I have a service that allows me to watch any movie before it's even out in theaters, it's called a torrent, and it doesn't cost me 500 dollars. Thankfully for them, Hollywood doesn't put out any movies that are worth being in a rush to watch, so they need not worry about piracy.[/citation]
In your first statement you are promoting an illegal activity for which you deserve to be prosecuted for. Your second statement is contradicted by millions of people every day. Anything else to add?

 

[guruofchem]

8 million millionaires is a bit of a deceptive statistic, since a lot of those folks have the assets in relatively non-liquid investments, ie retirement accounts, real estate, etc. Realistically, maybe the top quarter of those millionaires are liquid enough to fund such nonsense, meaning you'd need better than 10% penetration of the market segment, which is pretty ambitious. Don't know - got a feeling at that price point they will be in trouble after they burn through the initial venture capital...

 

[christop]

For 20g I could build a decent movie theater room in your house.

 

[lamorpa]

[citation][nom]christop[/nom]For 20g I could build a decent movie theater room in your house.[/citation]
And? What is your point?

 

[monkeysweat]

I have a friend who's bf runs a theater and celebrities quite often will "buy" every seat in the theater for special late night viewings, Justin Timberlake and a couple friends, for one rented it out after a concert, only cost him 5 hundred and included a couple snacks, so not quite as expensive and is a real theater, not your livingroom,,
perhaps movie theaters just need to start doing special rentals for just small groups,,

 

[jgiron]

for less than that you could rent a theatre for a few hours just to watch the movie.

 

[gm0n3y]

I go to see a movie every couple of months (whenever something good is out) and I actually don't mind the theatre. I can't remember the last time somebody texted or even used their phone during a movie. Talking is also pretty rare and the food they sell isn't the noisy kind. I'm not in the US though, maybe movie-goer's manners aren't the same there.

 

[n00bxqb]

If I were a multi-millionaire, I would be all over this. $20,000 + $500/movie is chump change to these people.

 

[rhino13]

1. Take part-time job cleaning theater restrooms.
2. Negotiate pay decrease in exchange for watching movies in a theater by yourself after guests have left.
3. Point at people who buy into Prima's system.
4. Laugh at people who buy into Prima's system.

 

[wild9]

Please, can something be done about these God-Damn spammers?

 

[xerroz]

"we can't imagine there's a quarter of a million people willing to pay $500 per month"

Lmao, there's about 3 million idiots who are willing to throw away $800 for an Ipad. Im sure there's enough to achieve the 250k customers that company wants

 

[STravis]

[citation][nom]distanted[/nom]I'm pessimistic that most of the people who have the kind of cash to spend $500 on a single movie 1) have two hours of free time to watch Hot Tub Time Machine 2) wouldn't see a $25 Blu-Ray six months later as the smarter investment.But, maybe I just don't want to imagine that there's 250,000 people in my country that have nothing better to do with their money than to pay $500 for a first-run movie, on top of the $20,000 cover charge, while I have to run a cost assessment of feeding my daughter's Christmas hamster over the next three years.[/citation]

LOL - dude you rock; the cost assessment bit got me laughing my ass off.

 

[Rab1d-BDGR]

[citation][nom]bob_white[/nom]Why not just buy out every seat in the theater[/citation]

The way cinema ticket pricing is going, this solution will soon be cheaper!

 

[lamorpa]

[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]I go to see a movie every couple of months (whenever something good is out) and I actually don't mind the theatre. I can't remember the last time somebody texted or even used their phone during a movie. Talking is also pretty rare and the food they sell isn't the noisy kind. I'm not in the US though, maybe movie-goer's manners aren't the same there.[/citation]
Many times on a Friday or Saturday evening I will stroll into my local downtown to check out my local shops and converse with the proprieters about recent events on the local and world stage. More often than not, people will be curteous and kind. Cell phone use usually doesn't interfere with our conversations. Once in a while I get an ice cream. Chocolate is my favorite. Do you find this narrative interesting? Did you think we would find your personal narrative interesting? Do you want to contribute a comment relevant to this article's topic?

 

[TheCapulet]

[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]I go to see a movie every couple of months (whenever something good is out) and I actually don't mind the theatre. I can't remember the last time somebody texted or even used their phone during a movie. Talking is also pretty rare and the food they sell isn't the noisy kind. I'm not in the US though, maybe movie-goer's manners aren't the same there.[/citation]
It's a bit of an exaggeration for here too. Noisy people and people flashing cellphones are chucked out on their face. If they cause even the tiniest bit of trouble while being asked to leave, the cops are called and they're escorted off the property either by choice or by force due to trespassing charges. (Once they tell you to leave, you don't have a choice) Overall, I usually find it an enjoyable experience. But there hasn't been a movie worth seeing in years.

Oh and Jane, I take it they don't have smoking laws in public places where you're from? In the last 20 years that I've been taken to and have gone to theaters, I can't recall ever seeing someone smoking anything, let alone sitting next to me with a cigar.

 

[thearm]

Since 90% of the movies that come out are junk, this does seem bonkers to me.

 

[dark_lord69]

lets see... a car or a movie...??? HRRMMM tough choice..
Seriously, don't poeple have better things to spend thier money on?

 

[wild9]

I would imagine this is useful to rich Americans who also have access to more personal space, although even cheaper houses seem to offer decent amounts of space compared to breadline Britain.

Would I go for this, even if I could afford it? No, and for the following reasons:

1. I wouldn't pay to go to a cinema to watch Hollywood tripe, let alone view it in my living room. I prefer older media.

2. For this price you could build one kick-ass home cinema setup; indeed, some members here have already done just that. Tom's once showed you how to construct a cheap projection unit, too 😉

There is naturally the potential to avoid the problems associated with normal cinema viewing: crowds; unruly and downright ill-mannered people and of course, the astronomic price of food and beverages. You should see what prices are being charged at some of the cinema's here in the UK, you'd have a heart attack.

But I just couldn't see myself wanting to go to this extreme just to watch modern films. What market is this aimed at, specifically..corporate clients? Spoilt rich brats, living it up in Beverly Hills thinking they're better than everyone else? Walk to a bloody cinema why don't you, or help your country by helping the less fortunate, the one's who can't afford to feed their kids or keep their homes in this economic climate.

There will always be a section of society that can afford the convenience this service brings to their living rooms. Me personally, if I had the money I'd spend it elsewhere. I don't like a lot of the utter crap Hollywood spits out, or some of the people behind it. So from the start that's a big reason for me not to want to bring all that rubbish to my screen, rather than me having to travel. I'd rather get me a good projector, customised sound system and a truckload of DVD's I can keep - and watch more than once.

 

[tim sutton]

My local cinema has three screens. One of these screens seats 50 people, on 2 seater leather sofas. And they bring you alcohol to your seat. And a ticket is £8.

This won't be as good 🙂