Dollar Tree being only a single dollar on everything.
I didn’t know Dollar Tree existed further back in the years like the 80s. But, I didn’t discover the store until like late 2000s. That store was a godsend for my then mostly broke ass. Sure the quality of products could’ve been better and the food selection could’ve been better, but they were there for me and others who’re strapped on budgets.
And it was a good 16 years while that lasted. It is a little annoying at times to shop there and know it is no different than Dollar General and Family Dollar. But it could’ve been worse.
Movie theaters. Post-pandemic, tickets are more expensive, cinemas are more run-down, and movie theater etiquette has gone out the window.
i spent most of my teens and 20s at the movies, 5 bucks a movie was easy to justify. i went religiously every other week.
now it’s 20+ bucks and there are always assholes kids on their phones or talking during the movie. i go maybe once a year now. i rarely have a good time. my 4K OLED tv w/ 4K is a way better picture than most every theatre. i have a better time going to the library to rent a blu ray for free than I do going to the movies.
I actually experience the opposite.
Theaters have great movies, indie films, and showing old movies again. Everyone has been super respectful, and there’s been a few renovated theaters around me. And tickets (at the one I go to) i think are 8 or 10 dollars if you pay cash. The fancy theater is like 18 but I dont go there. Even the renovated original theater is only 10 dollars and has recliners!
And I dont even live in a city. More of a town.
I hope the trend of showing old movies continues for a long time. It gives people the opportunity to experience what it’s like to watch good classics on a big screen.
Sadly, true.
I make it a point to go to matinees on a weekday because of it, though we’re lucky here in Kansas City to have a local movie theatre chain that’s really good. I just hope they last through the coming years.
I would have put there demise as being good somewhere in the 90’s. Multiplexes instead of big theaters.
Lol I never went to a movie theater in my entire life. Am I missing out on anything?
I kinda hate crowds lol, and since we have the internet, I kinda have even less incentive to go one.
I go a few times a year. If it’s not opening weekend for a blockbuster sequel (like any main Marvel), the theater is half full at best. I wouldn’t call it a “crowd” experience because you’re all just sitting in assigned seats. It makes the movie the one thing you’re experiencing, and is being shown on a large, high quality screen with a good sound system. I went for Star Wars 1-6 reruns over time because the score is over the top for them. For me, something like Dune, Ad Astra, or Mad Max is way better in a theater for environmental immersion and some excellent audio engineering.
If you watched Interstellar on a laptop and thought it was good, then maybe theaters won’t matter to you. If you didn’t think it deserved the praise for the experience, it was the playback device.
The internet isn’t new. We’ve had home video for a long time. Pretty sure I can still find my laser discs, which played better than my VHS tapes. If you don’t have a home theater, then the commercial theater was where you go for better immersion