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Movies in theaters at home for $30 per viewing

Apr 1, 2011 11:58PM PDT

I just heard on the 4/1/11 and had heard some other discussion as well that Sony Pictures is going to allow people to watch movies at home that were recently in the theaters about a month ago for $30. I agree that this is costly, because unless you have a great theater, you do not get the theater experience. I do question why hotels can offer movies with a similar window for $12.95 or so, and you and your family who are staying in the same room can watch the movie for much less, on someone elses television. Of course, this is part of the home experience.

This would make much more sense to me if it were priced similarly to what hotels are charging, and if you have a great system, you get to watch it in hi def with great sound. If they did the release simultaneously with the theater release, this premium makes sense. After a month, it makes little sense to me pricewise and it is again studios looking to free us from our hard earned cash.

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Apple TV has had a few films for rent before they
Apr 2, 2011 1:19AM PDT

were even released in the theater (Monsters and Freakonomics were available last fall that way). They were priced at 9.99 and 12.99 for an HD rental.

The only way I'd consider one of these deals is if it was a movie that I was super excited about and I had a group of people at my house watching with me. And if its going to be a month after it hits the theaters then I'd just wait till I could buy or rent it on DVD or Blu-ray. 30 dollars just to see something a month or two before you could rent it for 4 or 5 seems really steep to me.

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Nice idea.
Apr 2, 2011 7:29AM PDT

If you factor in the price of soda and treats at the theater and that you are willing to pay a premium for early viewing this is a great idea.
Bob

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If I ever catch myself paying 30 dollars for a movie...
Apr 2, 2011 3:11PM PDT

...and just a movie, remind me to kick my own ***.

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People routinely do it for worse things.
Apr 3, 2011 8:23AM PDT

Wrestling pay per view?