It's Tea Time

Why can't we? There have always been bootleggers, and now with the internet in full swing world wide, it seems that getting a bootleg copy of a movie is that much easier.

I get that movie makers really want folks to head out and pay those extra bucks to see it in a theater, but will that many people really stop going out to see movies? It seems to me, and maybe I'm completely wrong here, that most people go out to see movies in a theater for the experience itself. It's a social thing, a date thing, or just a quality of experience thing. I doubt allowing movies to just be watched at home the moment they're released in theater's would hurt that much, and call me crazy but I really believe a lot of people who otherwise wouldn't have will pay to see the movie at home.

I know for me, I have zero issue paying for a movie. It's the right thing to do. Folks put in a lot of time, effort, and money to make the movie happen, you should give a little back for the experience. However having to wait for DVD releases, or "On Demand", is just plain annoying.

I don't like movie theaters. They seem to be filled with a copious amount of jerks now a days. Whether it's someone bringing their toddler (or younger) to a 10PM showing of a very adult movie, someone talking throughout the whole movie, someone taking phone calls, or someone constantly bumping your seat, the whole experience generally sucks.

Case and point, once at a movie with my girlfriend my seat began to be kicked from behind. I let it go until about the third kick, then turned around to see what was going on. This person, for whatever reason, was changing their shoes. This is not made up. I just looked at him with a bewildered expression, he apologized, and we moved on. Still, it's things like that that make the whole experience just a flat negative.

Please movie industry, I want to give you my money. Stop making it so damn hard on me to do so!