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[–] 7 points 1 week ago

I go to the movies every week as a ritual, but it’s not a Netflix competitor to me?

…Honestly, our TV looks better. I can eat whatever I want. I can watch anything on Earth, including serial TV. It costs exponentially less. Theaters cant compete with that.

But the theatres have:

  • A different form of curation, stuff I wouldn’t necessarily pick but am glad I went to see.

  • Decent, fun restaurant food (at our Movie Tavern).

  • The social “get out of the house” factor, friendly staff.

  • The “seen a popular movie” social factor.

  • In the case of IMAX, a truly unique viewing “form factor.”

Netflix can’t offer that.

I view them as two completely different things.

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