Or maybe movie studios will take advantage of the strike down the Paramount Consent Decrees of 1948 in August and buy major theater chains. Taking in all the profits instead of splitting them, therefore quality won't drop production-wise.

I saw that! My jaw dropped. If they release all shows in that I think it will beat Netflix. I’m just bummed Sweden won’t get it until second half of next year

day 2 cant believe hbo did this emoji irl

Don’t really care about the “cinema” experience tbh. Home TVs nowadays getting big enough, and quality wise good enough, at affordable prices that, going to a theater is really just an annoying expense. I planned on buying at 65” or 75” TV for my living room within the next couple months anyways

I think they struck down that law last year.

True, but 30 feet>>>>>75 inches.

Yeah. That's what I said in my original post. Movie studios can actually buy theater chains now.

that sinking feeling >

fam I've never seen Nerve. I just threw out the name of any bland looking film as an example. Just compare how cheap and bland On the Rocks looks compared to the rest of Sofia Coppola's filmography.

This changes everything holy s***

I really hope theaters will get funding in order to survive through 2021

Tbh I like that film. But I think I’m missing the point you’re trying to make? Are you saying you would hate to see Safdie bros films scaled down in budget and end up looking like Nerve and On the rocks?

my point is that films made to be direct to streaming often have a bland or cheap digital look to them. I don't think it's a matter of how high or low the budget is either since Irishman had a decent budget and still looked like an episode of Boardwalk Empire.

I get what you saying. I just don’t think Safdie bros was a good example and why it threw me off. Really it comes down to the directors, I don’t think Safdie bros had theatrical release in mind when they made Good Time. Not even sure if it went to theaters if so it probably was super limited.

Also I enjoyed Irishman too lmaooo didn’t see anything wrong with it personally

Bro Dune gonna hit regardless because my boy Denis gonna deliver again

when i watch dune in imax and then come back home to watch again

This is what I’m looking forward to the most. Countless of times I seen an amazing movie in theaters and immediately wanted to watch the s***ty camrip at home later lol

Make sure you put some money to the side for a sound system

I know the discussion around this topic has boiled down to a really basic streaming vs theater argument, but having read through the CEO of WarnerMedia's statements about theaters and his long-term plans, it's definitely not that simple.

Theaters aren't dead and going completely to streaming is not feasible in the long-term for Warner Bros for many reasons:

cnbc.com/2020/04/23/why-hollywood-is-sticking-with-movie-theaters-and-not-streaming.html

It seems they know this is going to strain them financially in the short term, as box office is a huge part of their revenue, but they really don't have a choice but to adjust their advertising for 2021. My wife works for a company that has HBO Max as a client and I can assure you that they've been extremely busy and next year is going to be insane.

Yes but literally why not give theaters exclusivity for a week or two instead of allowing pirates to grab the film for free in 4K on day one? Lol

For sure, I feel you on this. Big companies are going to be forced to grapple with new realities now and maybe we'll see some permanent changes to the release model, but there is and for the foreseeable future will continue to be a place for theaters.

Mulan probably wasn't the best example because the movie itself was not well received, but I don't think people are ready to spend $30 to watch a movie premiere at home, and that's legit the only way anyone is going to make their money back.