Well , as someone who doesn’t go to the theatre too often (Have only gone to see movies maybe three times in the last seven years) there is nothing better than buttered popcorn in my opinion.  My family and I have a popcorn maker that we occasionally use, with butter added it is just as good as the popcorn you’d get at the movie theatre.  I just wish it wasn’t so expensive to go to the movies now of days.  I miss the days that my dad worked concessions at a flea market that doubled as a drive-in theatre at night. 

When I wasn’t in school he would take me for two nights, there were two screens one on each side, each would play two different movies for a week. So you would see four new movies in two nights for a week than on the weekends they’d get different movies.  So he would take me and park on either side on different nights.  Besides the concessions being free for us it was really enjoyable. 

The price of tickets to go to the movies isn’t really an issue but it’s the concessions that make it an expense.  Some people can go to a movie without any food or drink but I’m not one of those people.  I feel that  concessions especially popcorn are part of the movie going experience When I went to see Die Hard 5 earlier this year though I ended up paying close to $60 for my dad and I and our concessions. Fortunately for me I had saved a couple of gift cards that took care of it but there have been times where I have paid that much without the benefit of gift cards. If concessions were cheaper I’d probably go to the movies at least once a month.

  I wonder how things might change in upcoming years because of the rising popularity of streaming services like Netflix.  I use  five streaming services including Netflix and I’m wondering if eventually some of those services will be looked at as a viable option for studios who are releasing new movies in the theatres.  I know that VuDu for instance has offered some movies on occasion that are still in theatres on 24 hr. rentals so think it is a possibility for the future.