Scrapping ads and lowering prices would make a difference for me. I don't go to the theater anymore and a large part of it is because it is insulting to pay prices that high then also have to sit through ads

I also wouldn't mind previews to be scrapped. I can watch previews whenever I want, but fitting a movie in my schedule when I can't just look at a real start time on the website is part of the problem.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I look forward to the genuine previews. Its the coke and wirless commercials that strait piss me off. I don't mind seeing previews of movies i may have interest in.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I saw a straight-up depressing ad at my last visit to the theater. A couple of guys are out back of a restaurant talking, and a third guy joins them.

Guy 1: What are you doing with your tax refund?

Guy 2: I'm going to buy some recording equipment and start that podcast I've always wanted to!

Guy 1: Nice. I'm putting it back into this truck that I have so I can keep making money making deliveries to restaurants! How about you, [Guy 3]?

Guy 3: [Smiles ruefully, opens his phone to...]

And the ad is for an app that invests your money in crypto currencies. So the ad is shitting on the idea of pursuing your creative dream or owning your own real-world business, and endorsing the idea of taking all your money to the crypto casino.

Fuck. That. Shit.

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess it depends on how long and how relevant. I find myself just wanting the movie to start, but that could partially be because I just had to sit through ads as well

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

It's more a nostalgic thing for me. Movie previews used to be the only way to see new movie previews. You may see cut down versions on tv at the time but full length trailers were rare on tv.

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I noticed this last time I was at a theater too, the giant concessions stand and the multiple soda fountains were not enough of an advertisement apparently. There were also ads for multiple different sodas shown before the movie.

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

It would help if previews didn't spoil the movie so often

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

If we could walk in and just watch a movie that would be amazing. Trailers im a little meh on. I don't see them ever stopping those.