Quote Originally Posted by Lensman
Sounds like a reasonable plan. As much as I love movies, I've grown to increasingly dislike theaters. The type of seating is the least of my concerns and even type of audio is low on my list of gripes. What annoys me most is the profound lack of courtesy in the audience and the lack of emphasis theaters place on imposing the rules they display in their flashy on-screen intros. This is followed by the late starts of the films, the untold minutes of advertising I'm essentially paying to see, the lack of training of the projectionists on how to focus an image, the rapidity with which the mishandled film prints get trashed, and the aforementioned extortionist prices of snacks and drinks. Not a few of my local theaters will also change schedules before they change their advertised showings and times.

In light of all this, I'm among the estimated 75% of Americans who prefer to stay home and watch DVDs. I have a friend who now never goes to theaters - ever. For me, going to movies has gone from a casual pasttime to a carefully considered decision.
I agree with you on the lack of courtesy from the audience. I went to see harry potter the other night and the theater was half full of high school kids and they was raising hell from the start to the finish of that movie, and they where in and out of the theater ever 5 min. Now i know kids will be kids but it was just plain ridiculous. Thank god i have a nice HT system at home, but there is a movie now and than i like to see on the big screen.