12 Things We Miss About the Way Movie Theaters Used to Be

I really like film theaters. For my cash — and I spend a variety of my cash in film theaters — it’s nonetheless one of the best ways to see a movie. Give me an enormous display, booming audio system, a soft chair, and a great flick and I’m a contented man.

Nonetheless, even probably the most die-hard film fan like myself should admit that theaters aren’t what they was. In just a few methods, that’s for the higher; I feel the general high quality of projection has improved in the previous couple of years, and the sound programs in most trendy multiplexes are mind-bogglingly good. (Once I noticed Twisters over the summer time, the sound was so intense, i might really feel it in my butt.)

It’s additionally nice that you would be able to purchase most tickets upfront. That’s an unlimited enchancment over the previous system, the place you’ll drive to the theater hoping the film you needed to see wasn’t offered out. (If it was, you had three selections: You would anticipate the subsequent displaying, see one thing else, or go residence.) And for those who needed to know the showtimes and couldn’t discover a newspaper you would need to decide up your landline telephone, name the theater, and take heed to a prerecorded message from a pimple-faced teen who labored there, reciting the day’s showtimes on an infinite loop.

All of these modifications are enhancements. However there are elements of that previous, much less high-tech moviegoing expertise that I do miss. Some contain the general environment, ambiance, and decor; different contain the meals and leisure choices. Others contain the kinds of theaters — and kinds of screenings — that was prevalent and now barely exist.

The disappearance of the 12 gadgets on this checklist under aren’t going to discourage me from going to the theater; I’ll nonetheless be there, virtually each week, having fun with the newest launch and possibly a big Cherry Icee. That doesn’t imply I don’t additionally look again fondly on the way in which issues was.