Quote Originally Posted by recoveryone
Hey Topspeed you live near Irvine, thats the only fully digital theater I know in So Cal. I saw SW II (AOTC) there and it was the best time I had in a theater since I was a kid. The wife and I caught a mid day peek and we were the only ones in there. Just like being at home.
Actually, I live in the Central Valley, you know...where all the cows and oranges are. We're just lucky enough to to have a state of the art theater along with our dairies .

This has turned into an interesting thread, although it seems to be more about the merits of movie quality than ht vs. movie theaters. Someone (perhaps Troy?) mentioned the importance of seeing a great comedy in the theater, and that is something that cannot be overstated. There is a certain bonding that happens when a large group of strangers are sharing the same emotions concurrently. This is something that will never happen in the confines of our beloved HT's. It's supposed to be an event or even an escape. If I'm watching a movie on my HT, it's just not the same thing...and I'd like to think I've got a decent HT.