tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post3853498109148112865..comments2024-03-29T14:54:15.215+05:30Comments on Known Turf: in which the producer-multiplex owner battle forces the blogger to protestAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-68681617244392263352009-08-07T03:38:35.116+05:302009-08-07T03:38:35.116+05:30It might interest you to know that Big Cinemas off...It might interest you to know that Big Cinemas offer tickets at 50 bucks all days a week. I mean, I saw Wolverine and Terminator at 50 bucks. Though i spent 150 for popcorn and drinks, i guess it's a fair deal.<br /><br />Agreed multiplex prices are exorbitant and even more on weekends. And it bites for sure.<br /><br />Ah, I'm off to Big Cinemas for watching Ice Age 3 tomorrow :) hope Pallavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597178864833810868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-38858752297460956832009-07-15T16:47:19.721+05:302009-07-15T16:47:19.721+05:30I'm so glad you wrote this post!
I used to be...I'm so glad you wrote this post!<br /><br />I used to be the movie every weekend girl and now I try to avoid them simply because of the expense. It makes no sense to me at all. Surely late night shows ought to be cheaper? If you're charging Rs. 40 for a cup of coffee, surely I should get more coffee than that thimbleful? It's crazy. If only they'd moderate their prices, I'd goSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-30078341983828402112009-05-11T18:20:00.000+05:302009-05-11T18:20:00.000+05:30Bravo, Annie, well written. Just the way a movie m...Bravo, Annie, well written. Just the way a movie maniac feels about watching films. I guess multiplexes are digging their own graves and soon what you said will come true. Who wants to go to those glass and granite repositories of boredom anymore when we can get it over the net.<br /><br />Great thought!<br /><br />JAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219760381898565039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-21996756731280341112009-05-04T20:15:00.000+05:302009-05-04T20:15:00.000+05:30Piracy is the cure! Download & watch. If there...Piracy is the cure! Download & watch. If there is someone I hate after Builders it's the Multiplex-wallahs!Amannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-70150242776610079422009-05-04T00:22:00.000+05:302009-05-04T00:22:00.000+05:30Its seriously boring without new movies around her...Its seriously boring without new movies around here. Luckily in hyd, there are still plenty of small screens very nominally priced. Also mplex prices are all at 100 except the luxury seating and cinemax and bring in the ones at outskirts of the city - the multiplexes show digital prints for 40 bucks still and now, I cant recall when I last visited them. :(<br /><br />I hope they sort out Prasoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761262579697169344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-46005569869363422542009-05-01T15:29:00.000+05:302009-05-01T15:29:00.000+05:30Hi Annie,
This is Gaurav, worked at Tehelka once....Hi Annie,<br /><br />This is Gaurav, worked at Tehelka once. This post has pricked a raw nerve of mine. I am a lover of cinema too, but multiplexes and this new corporatised cinema -- it's the 'entertainment media' now, isn't it -- has ruined my love. The films made these days seem to be heartless, but that's another matter. <br /><br />The multiplexes have just killed all the old, lovely gauravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280028075519061480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-82910557287123179102009-04-30T12:20:00.000+05:302009-04-30T12:20:00.000+05:30Vej, I agree with most of what you say. Which is w...Vej, I agree with most of what you say. Which is why I said "The gains that were made through the multiplex culture - allowing for five or six different films to show simultaneously - are lost because of unreasonable pricing. There are enough people here willing to watch almost every kind of cinema you can conceive of."<br />And when I said "I", I meant the average audience member, and have made Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-17265860291897983242009-04-27T11:33:00.000+05:302009-04-27T11:33:00.000+05:30You've hit the nail on and through the head. I nev...You've hit the nail on and through the head. I never thought there would come a day when I would actually think twice before going to see a film. I saw them all, good, bad, as long as I could afford to.<br /><br />But now I feel exactly the same way as you do. Most of the time I just want to smack the filmmaker who's given me a shoddy product in lieu of hard-earned money.<br /><br />I feel Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-54255277302162339942009-04-26T08:31:00.000+05:302009-04-26T08:31:00.000+05:30hi
it's serindipity to read your post. -but i ...hi<br />it's serindipity to read your post. -but i was having a similar conversation with a friend who is a film producer on getting people back into theatres. - my response was a 50 buck ticket multiplex. where khana costs not more than 10% more than the udupi. i would have gone to see Chandini Chowk to China if it was not for the ticket price - if only to laugh at everyone involved :)<br />harini calamurhttp://calamur.org/garginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-19313606965562212612009-04-26T02:17:00.000+05:302009-04-26T02:17:00.000+05:30Whoops!! That was a rant, not a comment. And I did...Whoops!! That was a rant, not a comment. And I didn't realise how long it was till it got posted. The little comment box is very misleading.<br />Sorry :pVijayetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232140711866493721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-37067147228370131212009-04-26T02:07:00.000+05:302009-04-26T02:07:00.000+05:30I agree with you on the exorbitant ticket prices a...I agree with you on the exorbitant ticket prices at multiplexes! But then again, where does one find single screen theaters anymore? When I was in Delhi, I watched as many films as I could in Chanakya till it was closed down. And I just felt so so sad that day.<br />Thing is, it does hurt when you pay a bomb when the film doesn't live up to your expectations. But then, of course, we don't mind Vijayetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232140711866493721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-91948351335146324862009-04-25T16:22:00.000+05:302009-04-25T16:22:00.000+05:30totally agree! bet taking a chance with a movie an...totally agree! bet taking a chance with a movie and a nice dinner, i chose the dinner.jyothy karathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668800213112480852noreply@blogger.com