Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011

Fonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com – 889 points –
Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011
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Right? Yeah, piracy is the reason people don’t go to the movies. It has nothing to do with the overpriced, nasty concessions (cold, overly salty popcorn), dirty floors, uncomfortable “reclining” seats, gimmicks (4DX, RPX, XD), staff that can’t be bothered to turn off the lights at showtime or properly configure the sound systems. All while you’re paying $15 per ticket and $30 on snacks.

These morons live in an entirely different world.

Not to mention the comparison between watching a movie at home, where you know it will be silent, versus the risk of having at least one (but often more) groups of people who will not shut the fuck up the whole time.

The gap between reality and what corporate shills who probably don't even use their own product think is reality is ever widening.

It's funny because we subscribe to the AMC A-List and go to the movies quite a bit (obviously this is in the US). But it's because a) we have a couple of AMC theatres close by, and b) it's just me and my spouse, no kids involved. So it's something that to us is worthwhile (having a night out a few times a months to see a movie on the big screen). Also, we never buy concessions. I can't imagine how an average family with a bunch of kids can just go and drop over 100 bucks on tickets and concessions on any given night.

I think they are short staffed aka underpaid.

Agreed. That means that the current business model for movie theaters is unsustainable.

Yup. Where I'm at two tickets and two popcorn will be 60$...sixty fucking dollars, that's a lot of fucking money to sit in some shitty seats listening to other people eat and slurp.

It has nothing to do with the overpriced, nasty concessions (cold, overly salty popcorn), dirty floors

Ugh, this just reminds me of all those times I went to the theater, and no matter where I walked I would hear the squish sound from my shoes coming into contact with something sticky... I do not miss that at all.