Oh okay, but isn't a little interference worth the theatrical release? What other interference would they impose besides the look of the movie and less budget?

Oh okay, but isn't a little interference worth the theatrical release? What other interference would they impose besides the look of the movie and less budget?

Oh okay, but isn't a little interference worth the theatrical release?

But if that is the case, then why doesn't every movie go there, and theaters just shot down then?

It just seems odd to me how a lot of movies which you think could go to theaters are going to Netflix. The Irishman for example. A Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino, as well as these other stars? Seems like theatrical distributors would want that one. But no, straight to Netflix.
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Oh okay, but isn't a little interference worth the theatrical release? What other interference would they impose besides the look of the movie and less budget?

It just seems odd to me how a lot of movies which you think could go to theaters are going to Netflix. The Irishman for example. A Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino, as well as these other stars? Seems like theatrical distributors would want that one. But no, straight to Netflix.

El Camino... Breaking Bad is probable the most popular TV show in the history of telivision or at least top 3 I would say. Even The Untouchables and The Fugitive got movies based off their shows that hit theaters instead of going straight to video. But the Breaking Bad movie, only six years later from one of the most popular shows ever, if not the most popular, does not get a theatrical release, and goes straight to Netflix.

Or The Night Comes For Us. The movie has the same actors in from the Raid movies and looks just as high budget as those ones. The Raid movies went to theaters all over the world, but for some reason this one goes to Netflix. Why?

Or there are other movies with big stars in like Bright or Bird Box, and yet Netflix is preferred over theatrical distribution interest.

Is Netflix better than theaters? But if that is the case, then why doesn't every movie go there, and theaters just shot down then?

Oh okay, I didn't know that Netflix gave more creative freedom. In fact a lot of the Netflix original movies I see are very restricted in their stories, so I thought that Netflix perhaps had more restrictions therefore, unless it's just the filmmakers restricting themselves of course.

I have friends that won't sit in a theater for the run time of some movies. Audiences can start and stop a Netflix stream at will. Therefore, everyone will prefer to watch some things from the comfort of their own couch with the pause button at the ready.

That’s me. I will not go to a movie theater. Mostly because the other patrons disturb me with their chatting, etc.

But really, people just have different priorities. That's the answer to 90% of these kinds of questions.

Nobody else would finance, make, and distribute The Irishman. Think on that - one of the greatest directors of all time, reuniting some of the greatest actors of all time, could not get a single studio to make his next big epic.

But hey at least we'll have 'Waspman 7' next year, or whatever dire superhero is next.

Bird Bod

Nobody else would finance, make, and distribute The Irishman. Think on that - one of the greatest directors of all time, reuniting some of the greatest actors of all time, could not get a single studio to make his next big epic.

But hey at least we'll have 'Waspman 7' next year, or whatever dire superhero is next.

It's probably true for the version we got, at the budget we got, but I don't think there's any serious doubt he couldn't get some version of it made. Maybe just for, like, $90 million, with a sub-three-hour run time, or something, since the budget he did get is kinda nuts for this type of film, and the run time is kinda daunting even if you're a huge fan.

Views. Disney basically owns every movie theater so your film is more likely to be seen on Netflix than it is in theaters. With The Fugitive, original stuff had a bigger chance at being seen back then. Martin had just gone done talking mess on Marvel. And be honest with yourself, who would see Bright or Bird Box in theaters? No one would've even heard of it if it weren't for Netflix. Or Blue Ruin? Lord knows, that masterpiece would've been hidden from the masses.

I don’t know where you get that Disney basically own most theatres.
They don’t own Regal nor AMC theatre chains which are pretty big.

Yep, co-sign all that. I love the theater experience when people aren't ruining it...but they so often do.

Theaters really should throw people out more often. How come it's gotten worse than it seems to have been before. Have theaters become too lenient on the issue?

I meant in terms of when their movies come out they dominate at the box office

Probably, but it can't really be on the theaters anyway. It's asking a lot for them to clamp down on it unless people are already keeping it rare enough to be manageable. If it's happening constantly it's just not going to be plausible for them to contain it. The change, in other words, is the audiences.

Best theory I've heard is that the last few generations have grown up with home video, and are used to watching movies however they like. Throw in the ubiquity of connectivity with phones and it takes a fairly conscientious person not to contribute to the problem.

Well it's just that places like bars and nightclubs have no problem throwing out anyone who is misbehaving at their own discretion, so could theaters learn to have that kind of confidence in doing so?

Then there's the weirdos. You just don't know what kind of wackadoo is sitting near you. And that was the case with watching Joker. Some weirdo, alone, just two seats from me would practically jump out of his seat laughing obnoxiously loud....at scenes that are not even intended to be funny. No one else was laughing. It was really distracting and pretty much ruined the movie experience.

I have my 75 inch Sony android TV, good sound system, Netflix, HBO Now, and Disney Plus. I'm guessing it will be at least another year before I'm inside a theater again.

Nothing lasts forever. There were predictions of doom for theaters when television was introduced, but it survived. The same for the introduction of home video, many claiming it was the death of theaters, yet they still survived. It might be different this time with streaming combined with millennials, the theaters' majority customer, are declining in attendance significantly. Millennials have adapted their lifestyle to a 3 inch by 6 inch screen....or whatever size their smartphone is.

A lot of trends are dying that Gen X and Boomers hold dear. Classic cars - when's the last time you seen a millennial driving a classic car or muscle car? And music. I don't know a single millennial who's picked up a guitar, playing in garage bands, or learning drums, etc. I mean, there are exceptions to these dying trends that a handful of millennials have taken interest, but overall, I've seen very few and far between. Quite possible theater going will be one of the casualties of the Millennial era.

I don't fault them for it. We had our time, our interests (I'm assuming the majority here are Gen X and Boomers). It's the Millennials turn.

A couple centuries ago, there was probably some older folk saying, "I don't understand today's generation. I thought sitting in a tea room watching a guy in a white powder wig playing a harpsichord would be an entertainment that would last forever, but kids today are fascinated with those new talking pictures. That's not real entertainment. What a shame."

...Classic cars - when's the last time you seen a millennial driving a classic car or muscle car?

...(I'm assuming the majority here are Gen X and Boomers). It's the Millennials turn.

Minor quibble, but talking pictures have only been around for less then a century.

I was queuing for DKN coffee Thursday a.m. & the 20-something nurse in front of me told me “not to come in her personal space”. I had a good laugh about this later with friends (hey, I’m British - I never stand close to anyone), but one friend immediately said “Millennials, that’s the kind of thing they say”. No clue if this is true or not.