The Brain Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Would you and or your family feel safe going into a movie theater any time soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Yes, but, there are no interesting movies coming out in theaters soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
media_junkie Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, The Brain said: Would you and or your family feel safe going into a movie theater any time soon I think me and my family will be part of the group that honestly I don't know if we ever go back, and if we do it will be rare. Granted we only saw 5 or 6 movies a year at the theater before, so we weren't exactly propping up the studios to begin with, but i see that being cut to maybe 1 or 2 (if that) a year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Denis Villeneuve Dune coming soon! I may go see it. 1950's war comics, ▫️ and D84 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 nope, sorry Christopher Nolan I'm a hard pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, The Brain said: Would you and or your family feel safe going into a movie theater any time soon? We can't do it. Sorry. Some have shown they can't think of others with their behavior and sacrificing for others. D84 and Mr Sneeze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) I would go. I think the movie theaters have now been painted as so dangerous that even when they open the majority of people will avoid them. More room for me to be nice and distanced. I am starting to think that movie theaters may be dead in general. The days of billion dollar tent poll films may be a thing of the past. Edited August 18, 2020 by drotto 1950's war comics and ▫️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I've been thinking about this and I have to say I'll be willing to go check it out and see how the safety procedures stack up. If I can sit in my seat with my mask on and feel confident people are not going to be coughing around me without a mask on then I'll occasionally go. but we use to go once a week and I don't think i will go unless it's a movie a really want to see on the big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brain Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) Me, personally I would go. I enjoy the whole movie experience. There is one overriding problem. I help care for my 97-year-old mother. If I become systematic, it would be a death sentence for her. So I will wait, get the Blu-ray on release, and pray we find a workable way to get back to a "manageable normal" soon. Edited August 18, 2020 by The Brain 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo_Phillip Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Eventually, but to not anytime soon. It's "wait and see" for us too. Movie theater sounds a lot better than a plane, though. Not sure when we're going to fly again but it'll probably be a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 hours ago, vheflin said: Denis Villeneuve Dune coming soon! I may go see it. Yup, I must see Dune and Tenet in IMAX. vheflin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I had a heart transplant and have a compromised immune system. So definitely no. alexgross.com and Bosco685 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 what about flying on a plane? not to derail the original post but i was looking at 2 short flights recently as opposed to two 16 hour drives, and i'm just wondering how unsafe that really is or is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buzzetta Posted August 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2020 How has it changed for me? I went to the beach last month. It was a five mile bike ride that I went on early in the morning and once I walked to the shoreline I plopped myself down for a nap in the sun. I woke up with this guy a couple of yards away hacking and spitting into the sand. People are effing animals. I don't trust strangers in a closed environment to cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze. They cannot keep their damn mouth shut during a screening of a film so no, I will not be going back for the foreseeable future unless I pick a Sunday matinee. The only reason I would have done that would be for a part of the Marvel Thanos saga. That has passed though, so I have no problem waiting for anything else. I know what people say. You have to live your life. However I also believe in personal risk assessment. I don't go ice skating anymore because if I fall a certain way on my left arm, I lose the use of it. So... risk vs reward... I don't need to ice skate which I always fall. I don't ride a motorcycle. I don't ride a bike in traffic. It is not worth it. So, it is bad enough I will be taking the LIRR and Subway each day. If I elect to drive then I must prepare myself for a 2hr trip each direction. I am not selling the house and moving CLOSER to the city. I am exposing myself to it more than necessary as it is. There is no need to add to the stack of odds against me. D84, The Brain, Key Largo Comics and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post evilskip Posted August 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2020 We won't even go out to eat indoors, so movies are way down the priority list. People have little to no respect for others, so the less I'm around them, the better it is for me. comix4fun, Larryw7, Ken Aldred and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 37 minutes ago, evilskip said: We won't even go out to eat indoors, so movies are way down the priority list. People have little to no respect for others, so the less I'm around them, the better it is for me. I cannot agree more than this. The gf and I went out to eat at a restaurant for the second time since quarantine. Here is the criteria: The restaurant MUST have outdoor seating. The outdoor seating cannot be sidewalk seating as many places are cramming small tables and chairs outside on the sidewalk which pedestrians need to pass by. We do not want pedestrians hovering over our food or us. Tables must be spaced apart. Now, apparently this means many different things for many restaurants. We went out to eat last year at a place in the city where the tables were so close I read the menu of the dining party next to me as they reviewed it while we were waiting for our own menus. (They kind of forgot about us). I was bumping elbows with the dining party next to me. Yeah... that close. So when they move tables away it seems they are moving tables to what is the normal distance apart. So... place that normally have patio seating and are then spaced apart. Reservations are idea but many places are not taking reservations. A few places I like that are taking reservations are booked on weekends for the next 2-3 weeks. So this weekend we went to one place and found a guy standing in the road that flagged us down. It was part of the staff of the restaurant and they had their waitlist full for the remainder of the night. They closed at 10 and this was at 6:45. Luckily we found a place on the way back which turned out to be very good... good enough to go back. We figure we will be cooking all winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I maybe went once a year. I’d much rather pay $10 and stay to watch on my TV and eat snacks that don’t cost triple the ticket price than sit in lice infested movie chairs while Joe and Jane Blow’s kids kick my seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I live in a city and area that has had less than 25 cases since this all began and I still have no desire to go out more than I already do. Groceries and the odd restaurant take out to support the local ones is good enough for me. Socially distanced visits with a few friends. Contact with my core group of family. All I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Never really liked the movie theater thing pre-pandemic. Normally uncomfortable (but now they have upgraded reclining seats), sticky floors, overpriced concessions, people I don't know sitting way too close. Meh....Home theater is where it's at for me. I can wait months before I see a new release, it doesn't bother me. I was even able to avoid any Avengers spoilers the last two movies, before I saw them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Larryw7 said: I had a heart transplant and have a compromised immune system. So definitely no. What if they threw in free popcorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
