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nycfan said:
Went to see Project Hail Mary today. We got to see maybe one movie in the theater each year at this point and this was well worth it.
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We saw it last night, also. It was pretty long but definitely worth seeing.

The way the story was told, as it relates to past and current events, was a nice touch.
 
ZenMode said:
We saw it last night, also. It was pretty long but definitely worth seeing.

The way the story was told, as it relates to past and current events, was a nice touch.
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It was very true to the novel (including that story-telling structure).
 
nycfan said:
Went to see Project Hail Mary today. We got to see maybe one movie in the theater each year at this point and this was well worth it.

My husband and I both loved the novel, so we were predisposed to like it, but still worth it.

That said, when you don’t go often the sticker shock is something. Two rpx seats at early (11:40 am) matinee , one bottle of water and one small buttered popcorn just over $55!!!!
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How much does a ticket cost?
 
nycfan said:
No, that’s in NC.
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Ok yeah, I thought it sounded like a “bargain.” About $20-25 has become the range around town for a standard new release in regular digital format. You can do better than that with matinee or other deals.

But I just checked Project Hail Mary in IMAX 70mm, it’s a whopping $33.50 a pop. All fees included, but still. By the time you buy that small popcorn and water, you’re at $80.

WTF.
 
duluoz said:
Ok yeah, I thought it sounded like a “bargain.” About $20-25 has become the range around town for a standard new release in regular digital format. You can do better than that with matinee or other deals.

But I just checked Project Hail Mary in IMAX 70mm, it’s a whopping $33.50 a pop. All fees included, but still. By the time you buy that small popcorn and water, you’re at $80.

WTF.
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I’ve worked in two different movie theaters in my life, one during the summer of 1993 and the other during the summer of 1995. Both in Charlotte. I remember during the summer of 1993 the theater I worked at raised ticket priced to IIRC $5.50 (would be equal to about $12.50 today). At every showing after that, you could count on multiple people complaining about the “high” ticket prices and threatening not come out to the movies anymore.

I remember during that summer I served concessions to Dell and Sonya Curry who came to see some movie with another couple. They were talking about their little kids. I didn’t think much about that conversation a the time, but it’s funny to think that one of those little kids would go on to become one of the greatest basketball players of all-time.
 
duluoz said:
Ok yeah, I thought it sounded like a “bargain.” About $20-25 has become the range around town for a standard new release in regular digital format. You can do better than that with matinee or other deals.

But I just checked Project Hail Mary in IMAX 70mm, it’s a whopping $33.50 a pop. All fees included, but still. By the time you buy that small popcorn and water, you’re at $80.

WTF.
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Yeah my son and I saw Kiki’s Delivery Service last week in IMAX on the UWS and with fees it was just under $26 a ticket.
 
We just saw Project Hail Mary today - I had read the book and really enjoyed it - stayed very faithful to the book - saw it with my wife and son and they hadn't read the book and they both enjoyed it as well - really hope that Ryan Gosling gets some serious award consideration because he was phenomenal in this movie
 
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I watched Sinners this weekend. It was alright. Somebody in here said it was Django Unchained meets From Dawn til Dusk. That's about right. Tarnantino light...
 
hedge said:
I watched Sinners this weekend. It was alright. Somebody in here said it was Django Unchained meets From Dawn til Dusk. That's about right. Tarnantino light...
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I think this way underplays the layered symbolism and representation of Deep South black culture of the time.
 
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