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[–] Anivia@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I pay 6€ for cinema tickets and just don't buy any snacks and drinks. The fact that you can't pause the movie, or check your phone, is worth it for me, I just get distracted too easily when watching movies at home. And ads are easy to avoid by just showing up 20 minutes late.

I do avoid big Hollywood productions mostly though, and try to stick to indie productions or documentaries.

The only major annoyance I have is that I frequently get patted down because they assume I'm smuggling in my own food from outside

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

get patted down because they assume I'm smuggling in my own food from outside

If my local theaters did this I would never return. Its not a fucking airport.

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If my local airports did this I would never return. Its not a fucking church.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You go to a church that does patdowns? Where's the faith?

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I have faith that I'll get to receive a patdown.

(𓁹‿ 𓁹)

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah our theater is so understaffed that they hardly ever check for tickets. Matinees are still affordable once in a while at around $10.