Comments on: Accio good theaters! http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/ progressive politics from Madison, Wisconsin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sean http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/#comment-65112 Sean Thu, 17 May 2007 19:09:27 +0000 http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/#comment-65112 As I note in <a href="http://www.dane101.com/arts/2007/05/12/opening_day_at_sundance_608_good_news_and_bad_news">this piece</a>, I think that's a somewhat dangerous thing to think because we're acknowledging that the market-dictated ticket price for our region is an appropriate amount to pay for a less-than-acceptable experience. If we don't make a fuss every time a screening goes wrong when we're at Star (which has already had the best reputation among the local multiplexes for quality), then our only input into the matter is voting with our dollars to justify an ever-diminishing status quo. As I note in this piece, I think that’s a somewhat dangerous thing to think because we’re acknowledging that the market-dictated ticket price for our region is an appropriate amount to pay for a less-than-acceptable experience. If we don’t make a fuss every time a screening goes wrong when we’re at Star (which has already had the best reputation among the local multiplexes for quality), then our only input into the matter is voting with our dollars to justify an ever-diminishing status quo.

]]> By: Ben Brothers http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/#comment-65103 Ben Brothers Thu, 17 May 2007 17:53:23 +0000 http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/#comment-65103 The IMAX is pretty good, as is the ultrascreen at Point, the terrible popcorn excepted. I do wonder if there's a market in town for a Sundance-quality theater that shows major studio releases, perhaps along with smaller arthouse movies. I have some doubts -- would enough people pay the extra ticket premium for the nicer experience, when it's in direct competition with your average multiplex? With Sundance, the choice usually isn't that explicit, and Westgate is not exactly a top-notch theater these days. The IMAX is pretty good, as is the ultrascreen at Point, the terrible popcorn excepted.

I do wonder if there’s a market in town for a Sundance-quality theater that shows major studio releases, perhaps along with smaller arthouse movies. I have some doubts — would enough people pay the extra ticket premium for the nicer experience, when it’s in direct competition with your average multiplex? With Sundance, the choice usually isn’t that explicit, and Westgate is not exactly a top-notch theater these days.

]]> By: Sean http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/#comment-65082 Sean Thu, 17 May 2007 16:01:06 +0000 http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/05/16/accio-good-theaters/#comment-65082 The selection is very limited, but the Star Cinema IMAX is good for this. Ticket prices are comparable to Sundance, the projection is first-rate and the popcorn ... well, OK, not real butter. It's not "properly projected" in that the film wasn't designed for that format (and the overwhelmingness of the IMAX experience), but I saw Harry Potter 4 and V for Vendetta there and I don't think those movies suffered for the IMAX blow-up. It's be where I see Spider-Man 3 and Harry Potter 5. And I'm pretty sure that there are no commercials. The selection is very limited, but the Star Cinema IMAX is good for this. Ticket prices are comparable to Sundance, the projection is first-rate and the popcorn … well, OK, not real butter. It’s not “properly projected” in that the film wasn’t designed for that format (and the overwhelmingness of the IMAX experience), but I saw Harry Potter 4 and V for Vendetta there and I don’t think those movies suffered for the IMAX blow-up. It’s be where I see Spider-Man 3 and Harry Potter 5. And I’m pretty sure that there are no commercials.

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