[Film] £15.99 to watch a film in your own home.

DumLum · Mar 31, 2020

Am I wrong in thinking the people that set pay per view prices aren't getting it right? Record numbers illegally streaming boxing instead of paying £25 and now with cinemas closed £15.99 to watch a new film on your own tv.
They claim it's cheaper than a trip to the cinema with your family. If you use The Dome in Worthing or Orion in Burgess Hill it's not. I'm sure many will respond that I don't have to pay that if I don't want to. The thing is I won't but I would have if it had been cheaper.

halbpro · Mar 31, 2020

£15.99 is a little cheaper than any of the cinema chains if you've got more than one person watching though. Tickets are normally £8-£12. Cinema you're paying for the experience though.

Westdene Seagull · Mar 31, 2020

halbpro said:
Cinema you're paying for the experience though.

And what experience would that be ? The opportunity to buy a stale bag of popcorn for £17.50 ? Or possibly the chance to sit behind a chav family that insist on talking through out the film ? I could even buy a handful of cheap sweets for the kids at 10 times the normal price. Nope, cinema is dead and it's brought about it's own demise because of greed - for a very reasonable price I can setup a home cinema system, buy the DVD/Blueray and not have to mix with the plebs.

Mackenzie · Mar 31, 2020

DumLum said:
Am I wrong in thinking the people that set pay per view prices aren't getting it right? Record numbers illegally streaming boxing instead of paying £25 and now with cinemas closed £15.99 to watch a new film on your own tv.
They claim it's cheaper than a trip to the cinema with your family. If you use The Dome in Worthing or Orion in Burgess Hill it's not. I'm sure many will respond that I don't have to pay that if I don't want to. The thing is I won't but I would have if it had been cheaper.

It’s £14 for a family in the market hall cinema Brynmawr, although I’d concede that the travel costs may outweigh the ticket price for most of you.

halbpro · Mar 31, 2020

Westdene Seagull said:
And what experience would that be ? The opportunity to buy a stale bag of popcorn for £17.50 ? Or possibly the chance to sit behind a chav family that insist on talking through out the film ? I could even buy a handful of cheap sweets for the kids at 10 times the normal price. Nope, cinema is dead and it's brought about it's own demise because of greed - for a very reasonable price I can setup a home cinema system, buy the DVD/Blueray and not have to mix with the plebs.

I go to Dukes at Komedia generally, and admit I'm lucky to have a good cinema (and no family trying to go with me). Don't have issues with people chatting or using their phone etc... Buy sweets before you come in, and while fresh popcorn is nicer you can happily buy some from the supermarket as well. That's mostly what we did as kids, I don't think I often had anything from the counter until I was buying for myself as a teenager.

Home cinema setups are good now, but they're never going to be as good as a decent cinema.

schmunk · Mar 31, 2020

What are you trying to watch, and with which provider? It seems a bit toppy, given the various options available.

Give Youtube a try - films are typically about £3-5 to rent or £15 to buy and keep.

Stat Brother · Mar 31, 2020

As is customary:-

£4.50 any film any time Bognor Picturedrome.

I haven't set foot in a chain cinema for years.

Whitechapel · Mar 31, 2020

Westdene Seagull said:
And what experience would that be ? The opportunity to buy a stale bag of popcorn for £17.50 ? Or possibly the chance to sit behind a chav family that insist on talking through out the film ? I could even buy a handful of cheap sweets for the kids at 10 times the normal price. Nope, cinema is dead and it's brought about it's own demise because of greed - for a very reasonable price I can setup a home cinema system, buy the DVD/Blueray and not have to mix with the plebs.

The reason cinemas charge so much for food is because they make next to no money on showing the films.

Cinemas are going to go to the wall, but it’s not entirely down to their own greed.

Bold Seagull · Mar 31, 2020

DumLum said:
Am I wrong in thinking the people that set pay per view prices aren't getting it right? Record numbers illegally streaming boxing instead of paying £25 and now with cinemas closed £15.99 to watch a new film on your own tv.
They claim it's cheaper than a trip to the cinema with your family. If you use The Dome in Worthing or Orion in Burgess Hill it's not. I'm sure many will respond that I don't have to pay that if I don't want to. The thing is I won't but I would have if it had been cheaper.

That's to own it isn't it and watch it as many times as you like? Aren't most rentals £5 and below?

A £5 rental now is the equivalent of renting a VHS for £1.68 in 1985.

Official Old Man · Mar 31, 2020

I think you've got it wrong. £15.99 would be to view plus purchase the DVD.

Bozza · Mar 31, 2020

DumLum said:
Am I wrong in thinking the people that set pay per view prices aren't getting it right? Record numbers illegally streaming boxing instead of paying £25 and now with cinemas closed £15.99 to watch a new film on your own tv.
They claim it's cheaper than a trip to the cinema with your family. If you use The Dome in Worthing or Orion in Burgess Hill it's not. I'm sure many will respond that I don't have to pay that if I don't want to. The thing is I won't but I would have if it had been cheaper.

I think you're showing how often you go (or don't go) to the cinema there - it's not been a fiver for adults at The Dome for some time.

We went just before restrictions started coming into play on March 11th (and doesn't that feel a long time ago now?) and it was £18.40 for 2 adults @ £6.70 and 1 child @ £5.00.

I'm not aware of the story behind this, but I'm guessing it's been suggested that films that should be hitting cinemas soon-ish may go pay-for-stream instead. If that's the case, doesn't it really come down to whether you want to support film production or not? If you do, and it's a film you may have gone to the cinema to see, then surely you'd consider paying £15.99 to support the studio and give them a chance of coming out of this alive?

It's not dissimilar to the box of bread, pastries and cakes we had delivered today from our local independent coffee shop. It cost £32. Now, it's really good stuff but, in normal times, I wouldn't pay £32 for it. These aren't normal times though, and I want to be able to visit this coffee shop in months to come, so I'm supporting it NOW to try and ensure that remains possible.

Westdene Seagull · Mar 31, 2020

Whitechapel said:
The reason cinemas charge so much for food is because they make next to no money on showing the films.

Cinemas are going to go to the wall, but it’s not entirely down to their own greed.

That may well be the case but it really is a case of taking it too far. I'll admit that I haven't stepped foot in a cinema for a few years - the last Bond film was the last time I went but when we used to take the kids we'd take our own food. The tickets themselves were pricey enough - far more than waiting a few months for the DVD - so to charge excessive prices for basic food, and we're talking multiples of what it costs elsewhere, really is taking the piss. If it had been a 'reasonable' price we might actually have brought something for the kids so by over pricing they actually lost out on business.

southstandandy · Mar 31, 2020

That price seems quite good for the 4 of us and we'd have the luxury of no travel and better seating and better food. Cool. Might get a movie in this weekend.

Robot Chicken · Mar 31, 2020

I have an Unlimited card for Cineworld and I go to the one at Brighton Marina maybe 2 or 3 times a week sometimes. When they aren't showing a particular film I'll go to Crawley Cineworld, which also has 4DX, Screen X and Imax, for a small extra premium. It costs £17.40 a month and seeing as though 1 single Imax film for a non-Unlimited card holder could cost up to £20 or so, the Unlimited card cost is a bargain. I would only want to see a new film at the cinema as it's still an event going. If I watch on a small screen at home I tend to multi-task. I can only fully "switch-off" at the cinema.

Greg Bobkin · Mar 31, 2020

DumLum said:
Am I wrong in thinking the people that set pay per view prices aren't getting it right? Record numbers illegally streaming boxing instead of paying £25 and now with cinemas closed £15.99 to watch a new film on your own tv.
They claim it's cheaper than a trip to the cinema with your family. If you use The Dome in Worthing or Orion in Burgess Hill it's not. I'm sure many will respond that I don't have to pay that if I don't want to. The thing is I won't but I would have if it had been cheaper.

It's probably a lot to do with 'supply and demand' economics. People don't HAVE the option of going to the Cinema, but they want to watch the latest releases, so I can understand (but still refused to pay that for Frozen II the other day), why providers have pitched it at that price.

If you look at it on a cost per minute basis, it probably works out at a lot 'cheaper' than PPV boxing matches – and the Box Office channels do pretty well out of those.

n1 gull · Mar 31, 2020

I miss the cinema

RossyG · Mar 31, 2020

Whitechapel said:
The reason cinemas charge so much for food is because they make next to no money on showing the films.

This is said often, but I asked the CEO of Cineworld when I worked there (as a mere projectionist) and he said it's an urban myth. Cinemas make a lot from snacks, but they do make money from films, too. If you buy a £10 ticket at the Brighton Odeon, for example, then the cinema will get a couple of quid out of it.

thedonkeycentrehalf · Mar 31, 2020

Bozza said:
It's not dissimilar to the box of bread, pastries and cakes we had delivered today from our local independent coffee shop. It cost £32. Now, it's really good stuff but, in normal times, I wouldn't pay £32 for it. These aren't normal times though, and I want to be able to visit this coffee shop in months to come, so I'm supporting it NOW to try and ensure that remains possible.

Sorry to go O/T but where are you getting these from? I know Honeycomb Cakes are delivering locally.

Bozza · Mar 31, 2020

thedonkeycentrehalf said:
Sorry to go O/T but where are you getting these from? I know Honeycomb Cakes are delivering locally.

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Meade's Ball · Mar 31, 2020

I dropped off supplies to the sister in law yesterday, and she works for Universal studios. She was to race back indoors to have a long meeting with her manager how they could make money out of this situation, charging stupid amounts for people to watch at home. She's uncomfortable with this oh so regular moneygrabbing manner, but this seems their unpleasant way.
I wouldn't and won't pay that amount to see a movie at home, and certainly not from a studio that made Dr Doolittle and Last Christmas and Cats in recent times.

I use Mubi for films, or whatever is to record late night on Filmfour. Mubi have a few old films to stream uploaded this week that i quite fancy.

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