2 things, The Ring really is that good. I had given up on watching horror movies, and this one that brought me back to the genre.
Two: whenever you (or any critic really) recommends a movie, I can not find on streaming! I have old school cable/HBO, Amazon, and Netflix; if I want to watch The Ring (and Children of Men and Mad Max Fury Road), I'm gonna pay for the single use stream... sigh.
I'll be the buzzkill. Movies in theaters can have me back when I don't have to pay outrageous amounts of money to do it. Most films are not epics that NEED to be seen in a movie house to be appreciated properly, and since I'm paying streaming fees anyway...
I really do hope Netflix rethinks their approach to theaters. Does every movie need to be on 4000 screens? No. But to use Glass Onion as an example, I went to see that Thanksgiving weekend at the Alamo in NE DC and it was completely sold-out. At some point, Netflix is going to have to realize just how much money they're leaving on the table here and adjust their strategy, at least for some films
The Apple play here is exactly right. I think I might have even said this in another comment on another post. Put movies in theaters to a) make directors happy, b) make some money back, and c) build buzz for the titles. I believe ESG has shown that films that play in theaters before going to streaming do better on the streaming platforms.
On the Best Buy note...my buddy and I used to live for the buy 2 get 1 free DVD sales at Best Buy. Just two dudes in their early twenties pumping their fist in the air while going through the Sunday paper.
2 things, The Ring really is that good. I had given up on watching horror movies, and this one that brought me back to the genre.
Two: whenever you (or any critic really) recommends a movie, I can not find on streaming! I have old school cable/HBO, Amazon, and Netflix; if I want to watch The Ring (and Children of Men and Mad Max Fury Road), I'm gonna pay for the single use stream... sigh.
I'll be the buzzkill. Movies in theaters can have me back when I don't have to pay outrageous amounts of money to do it. Most films are not epics that NEED to be seen in a movie house to be appreciated properly, and since I'm paying streaming fees anyway...
I really do hope Netflix rethinks their approach to theaters. Does every movie need to be on 4000 screens? No. But to use Glass Onion as an example, I went to see that Thanksgiving weekend at the Alamo in NE DC and it was completely sold-out. At some point, Netflix is going to have to realize just how much money they're leaving on the table here and adjust their strategy, at least for some films
The Apple play here is exactly right. I think I might have even said this in another comment on another post. Put movies in theaters to a) make directors happy, b) make some money back, and c) build buzz for the titles. I believe ESG has shown that films that play in theaters before going to streaming do better on the streaming platforms.
On the Best Buy note...my buddy and I used to live for the buy 2 get 1 free DVD sales at Best Buy. Just two dudes in their early twenties pumping their fist in the air while going through the Sunday paper.