I first saw Waltz in Inglorious Basterds. What a smooth, suspenseful actor!
I saw Django Unchained in the theater and want to watch it again. My stubborn nature won't allow it.
Technical tricks notwithstanding, It irks me that I now must either a. Buy a copy, b. rent I on cable or c. Break the law and download it from a rogue site. I realize that's the direction of the industry; to suck every penny out of the movie-goer possible. I just can't bring myself to buy a copy of wahlberg's The Fighter or Silver Linings Playbook for 17 bucks three years after The Fighter came out and a year after SLP came out. Yet... My wife rents Love Actually every Christmas for 3.99 for 48 hours... And then it's gone.
I just sent to see The Wolf of Wall Street last night and there wasn't a seat available in the theater. What is it about going to the movies that is the big draw? We have things like Netflix, Hulu+, Amazon Instant Video, DVDs, premium cable channels, on-demand films, and for Xmas someone got me a Chromecast. Still, like an eight-year-old I went to the movies; I just hadda see this flick NOW, not next year, but now! To some extent it's the social event, going out, but there's something more, and it Ain't just me. Interesting to analyze the change in the movie business.
I' m curious to see what others think on the subject.
PR