Sick of going to the movies and they supposed to start and yet its twenty minutes of freaking ads.

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[–] 45 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Just go in 20 minutes later? Been doing it for years at this point.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Worth pointing out this wasn't really a possibility before theaters switched to reserved spots. I remember having to be ass in seat before the projector even fired up if you wanted a good spot on a premiere weekend. Sucked an hour suffering through preshow trivia, ads, and trailers.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I do this at un-reserved theaters too. Just gotta be more flexible with your seating. Unless the theater's absolutely packed and you get stuck at the very front, most of the seats are going to give you a good experience. It's what the theater's designed for.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Fair, I'm probably bit more picky I can't stand being anywhere outside the center radius. Too close to walls bugs me because the audio volume and balance is off lol

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If the balance is off, by which way? I.E if you're seated too far to the left, will It be too loud in your left ear, or too quiet?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    If seated near the left wall, the sounds that should be mixed to the left side of the scene are too loud, overwhelming the whole precievable audio mix and sounding more mono than it should. Sort of loses the whole "immersive surround sound" aspect that I'm spending my dollars for.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I’m lucky that my city has a true IMAX theater and unlucky that it doesn’t have reserved seating, in this day and age. So I have to arrive an hour early just so I can stand in line and get a good seat.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Is it always 20 minutes? Or is it sometimes 15 minutes and sometimes 25 minutes?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    It can vary. I haven't been to many movies lately, but 25 minutes of ads was pretty standard at the chain cinemas with the popular movies. Smaller theaters and/or smaller movies could be as low as 10 minutes sometimes. Just gotta keep in mind the context and plan accordingly.

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Seems pretty simple to me. Some folks just need to be mad at their own lack of cognitive faculty.

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