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2002 was a record-breaking year of the movie business. However, it also boasted the lowest number of movie-goers in more then a decade. So, how is it possible that less then half the people went to the cinema, yet the business raked in double the earnings?
Simple. Double the price tag. Going to a movie is no longer a cheap date. You’ll be lucky to get away at under $20 a person. Going to a Friday or Saturday night show (the most poplar time slots) ranges in price from around $7 to $12, depending on the city and the theatre itself. After that is the ever famous money-hungry concession stand. Your average popcorn comes in at around $3 while your medium drink is even more at closer to $5. And heaven forbid you want any Gobstoppers or Lemondrops to go with that, or you’re talking another $2 - $3 for a small box of candy you could pick up at the 7-11 for half a dollar. When you add this all up and multiply it by a small family of four, you’re shelling out a serious chunk of change for 2 hours of (hopeful) entertainment.
Of course, there are obvious ways around this. For the avid movie-goer such as myself, here is a simple, yet effective, “Cheat Sheet” for not breaking the bank at the show:
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While a DVD player and most DVD’s run at a slightly higher price tag then VCR’s or VHS tapes (a high quality DVD player starts at around $175 and can go to anywhere around $600+, while a DVD comes in at around $20 to a VHS’s $15), it is still worth it in the long run. All the money you save in a year on popcorn and junior mints could go towards funding a very high-tech home theater system that could easily rival your nearest AMC in sound and picture quality. Also, without “Persistent Hacking Cough Man” or “Hungry, Grumpy, Crying Baby” playing into the fun.
No rewinding is ever needed of the DVD disc. In fact, the DVD disc has no moving parts what-so-ever. VHS tapes are on two reels that must move freely or the tape will jam. If you leave the tape no rewound, creases form in the tape that result in large sound bars to appear during playback. A protective lid over the tape itself is another moving part that must open and close freely while inside your deck. Too much to go wrong, and trust me, it does.
ve to a small city with one theatre that shows last month’s big movie and charges about a buck for admission (think “The Trail”). If this isn’t possible, (or you just have to see Star Trek episode #8927 on the opening weekend), at least try to work your schedule so you can see a Saturday or Sunday afternoon matinee. Chances are you’ll be able to park closer, get right in, and no be forced to sit next to someone who has obviously never learned about the phenomenon that is “soap”, or behind the man who decided to come donning an Abe Lincon-esque top hat. And most importantly, the movie itself will only cost you around $4, that is more then enough for a Big Mac on the way home.
With all of this said, I don’t honestly believe people should stop going to the movies. Quite the contrary. The DVD is simply an amazing advancement in technology that allows us to recreate the environment of excitement you get in viewing your favorite movie, it’s like the “first time, every time” concept.
DVD has twice the picture quality of a VHS. If you look closely at your TV (you know, the way you used to do before your parents told you that would make you go blind) you’ll see hundreds of single lines, your lines of resolution. A VHS tape will use, on average, 240 of these lin
Some topics in this essay:
Surround Sound,
EBay DVD,
Home Theatre,
Gobstoppers Lemondrops,
Ziplock Ok,
Crying Baby”,
Abe Lincon-esque,
Simple Double,
VCR’s VHS,
VHS DVD,
home theatre,
vhs tape,
vhs tapes,
life expectancy,
vhs tape magnetic,
magnetic fields,
graskin home,
average life,
price tag,
tape magnetic,
tape magnetic particles,
graskin home theatre,
average life expectancy,
city theatre,
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