Daily Challenge- "Skip Movie"

[poundwise]

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I just wanted to chime in on the thought posted earlier that part of the movie experience was "sharing it with all those other people." On this point, I am completely the opposite. Between the babies crying, people getting up, people talking, munching on food, and cell phones, I hate "sharing" the movie with other people.

I'd much rather watch most movies at home. Not to mention the fact that I rent movies locally for $1.25 each vs the ever-growing ticket prices at the box office.

I will admit that there are a few times when the theater experience may be better. If a movie is loaded with great special effects or the cinematography is special then to see it on the big screen may be worth it. For most movies though I am strictly an at-home viewer.

[Ima saver]

Re: Daily Challenge- "Skip Movie"

I use to rent a lot of movies. It is much more fun to watch them at home for only $2. I just don't much care for movies anymore.

[jacquelynrose]

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I use McDonald's Red Box, $1 a movie, $1 a day...I hardly watch Movies so I see no point in going to a Video Store.

Jacquelyn

[My English Castle]

but who brings in food?

I do. We go to the movies less often than we would if it didn't mean paying babysitters. But I always (zzzz)look for coupons and almost always smuggle
my own food and drink in.

[getforfree]

We don't go to the movies, same as we don't eat out, so there is no challenge for us skipping either one. Sometimes I rent free movies from BlockBuster, my friend gives me coupons, they get the movies in the mail, and get free coupons. But mostly we download movies from online, free, but they are not in English tho, already translated.

[genmed]

We don't go to the movies and we no longer buy movies. As DH and I love movies, we just joined Blockbuster. It works for us (can watch when we want and don't have to keep track of anything) in our situation, but isn't a good solution for everyone.

[Aleta]

Sometimes we look around on our dish networks movie listings for movies that are $1.99. That's not bad when you consider that you don't have to pick it up or take it back.

[baking23]

I don't go to regualrly priced movies anymore but when I get I'd always stop at the drug store and get $1 pkg of twizzler knockoffs.

[PetMom]

I like reading all the ideas here.

We do go to theaters and really love it. We go to one at a mall and it
is clean and relatively new. This is our summer activity as here it is
so hot in the summers. We actually go nearly every weekend. There
are less interruptions in a theater for us than at home, I am
prone to getting distracted or cleaning or getting up at home.

We do not buy or rent DVD's anymore to save money and we
have not gone in months to balance out our summer movie going.

Now that I am more strict with spending I might purchase a
movie I liked (hopefully at a good price) and watch it,
loan it to sisters, then keep it to
sell on ebay or have that option, when I walk out of the
theater (even at matinee prices) I have nothing tangible
to show for my entertainment dollar.

[alwaysbudget]

me and my husband go to the dollar movies probably about once every 4-5 months.. dollar movies here cost about 1.25 per person. we sneak in drinks and sandwiches and have a great time at it!!!
We usually go to friends houses to watch DVDs or borrow them from friends and parents if the movie is something that cant be seen on the big screen.

[Aleta]

alwaysbudget: You can also get movies at your library plus a whole host of different types including ones about traveling, National Geograhic. It's a good way to get little ones involved and it's a nice night out. I know that at our library, we can request books online and we can pick them up at the closest minilibrary to our home.

I've also seen that Publix rents movies, but they must be hiding it well because I don't see them.

[jaksilee]

I no longer go see movies at the theater and when I realized how much I was spending at Blockbuster I switched to Netflix. I can now get a whole month of movies for less than a weekends at blockbuster. This is one of those splurge items for me.

[Dave Rowtree]

I prefer to think of movies as a reward for saving money, not something to cut back on. I only go once every couple of months but I only go see the films that would mostly benefit from being seen in the cinema and wait for the DVD else wise.

[Aleta]

I'm not totally against going to movies. I agree with Dave that it can be a reward once in a while. I also think that going out is good for you. You can find matinee movies, not eat at the theatre, etc. It has been a long time but I will go to an action packed movie that you can appreciate on the big screen and its sound.

[shopgirl]

Movies are really expensive but I enjoy going every once in a while. And some movies are just better on the big screen. We have a cinema & drafthouse here that shows movies that are already on video, so they only charge $5. You can get beer and food...really fun way to spend time with friends if you want to get out of your own living room. I limit how many movies I go to but really do enjoy it on occasion.