Poll of the Day > This is now the NEW NORMAL in MOVIE THEATRES!! Will you go back???

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A promotional image for movie theatres in Canada and the US have released showing how the "new normal" will look in the times of COVID-19 as spread seating and less people and some with mandatory masks will now be the common when they open again late this month and July...and just as distributers keep pushing back high profile movies into August and the Fall leaving the summer season for the biggest bust in HISTORY!!

Landmark Cinemas, one of the 2 biggest theatre chains in Canada released a picture showing how people will be seated at their theatres as it shows people spread apart with less people inside. Canadian theatres have also NOT made masks mandatory given the low cases now in Canada where they have now been able to flatten the curve and cases have not been rising unlike the United States.

A stark contrast with the US movie theatres where attendees must now wear masks when viewing a movie except when eating but it's not sure how they will enforce the rules to be sure they are wearing masks unless employees come in to view the attendance every intervals.

Moviegoers will also see plexiglass behind counters at concessions and assigned seatings purchased in advance will be the norm as well with staggered showtimes to give people time to was the theatres.

Rising cases in the US means the movie release calendar will always be a work in progress as Tenet, WB's biggest summer title has been moved several times and now to August 12. Mulan, Disney's 200M franchise starter is now pushed to August 21 as even those dates are uncertain if cases keep rising.

Movie theatres have been suffering the most and are losing huge amounts of dollars with no new films and their survival is at a brink given these new restrictions and now no new movies being released by studios.

Word of mouth is no longer "was that movie good" but rather "how safe was it?" and "what was the sanitizer situation like?" as moviegoers will be cautious once they reopen fully

Will you still watch a movie in theatres if it looks like this?

Canada theatres -

https://i.imgur.com/gRtjNlF.jpg

American theatres -

https://i.imgur.com/mZYPdsk.jpg
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mrduckbear posted...

Landmark Cinemas, one of the 2 biggest theatre chains in Canada released a picture showing how people will be seated at their theatres as it shows people spread apart with less people inside. Canadian theatres have also NOT made masks mandatory given the low cases now in Canada where they have now been able to flatten the curve and cases have not been rising unlike the United States.

So Canada doesn't use masks and their cases have gone down. The US uses more masks than ever and it only increases. What the fuck is in these masks?

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honestly, if people actually properly followed the rules for that, hell yeah

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I rarely go to packed theaters anyway. Have a max of 10-15 people and space groups out well enough (like well over 10 feet) and you might not even need masks while sitting.

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How are you supposed to eat popcorn while wearing a mask?

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captpackrat posted...

How are you supposed to eat popcorn while wearing a mask?

That's actually a good question tbh.

Shove it under I guess?

ChaosAzeroth posted...

That's actually a good question tbh.

Shove it under I guess?

Popcorn enema

TheWorstPoster posted...

Popcorn enema

Look, I know people say they're screwing you with the popcorn. But they meant the prices, not literally.

Still way too many people.

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captpackrat posted...

How are you supposed to eat popcorn while wearing a mask?

With a popcorn straw?

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Zeus posted...

So Canada doesn't use masks and their cases have gone down. The US uses more masks than ever and it only increases. What the f*** is in these masks?

Canadians have generally been more compliant with infection control recommendations, including wearing masks in many other situations (despite it generally not being mandatory), and Canada's governments mounted a much faster, more decisive response to the pandemic than the US' did. Even now, Canada's only very cautiously reopening in areas that are doing very well.

The US, by contrast, has suffered from a whole lot more problems with people disregarding recommendations because "muh freedom" and/or because they believe the whole thing is a hoax, was generally quite slow to implement recommendations and testing (and even now has a president suggesting that slowing down testing to help the numbers go down so the country looks better isn't an incomprehensibly insane idea), and is being significantly less cautious about reopening everything. It's very much not just the masks that differentiate the two countries' situations, especially where I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that Canada currently has a higher mask usage rate than the US.

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Good thing all these movies coming up look like they suck

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I probably won't go until it's back to normal. Not out of any principle, I just don't go to the theater often. I went to see Sonic with my friend right before it left theaters, but I don't recall before that. Maybe Iron Man.

adjl posted...

Canadians have generally been more compliant with infection control recommendations, including wearing masks in many other situations (despite it generally not being mandatory), and Canada's governments mounted a much faster, more decisive response to the pandemic than the US' did. Even now, Canada's only very cautiously reopening in areas that are doing very well.

The US, by contrast, has suffered from a whole lot more problems with people disregarding recommendations because "muh freedom" and/or because they believe the whole thing is a hoax, was generally quite slow to implement recommendations and testing (and even now has a president suggesting that slowing down testing to help the numbers go down so the country looks better isn't an incomprehensibly insane idea), and is being significantly less cautious about reopening everything. It's very much not just the masks that differentiate the two countries' situations, especially where I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that Canada currently has a higher mask usage rate than the US.

The fact that Canada completely disregards masks and the US allowed wide-scale social gathering in the form of "protests" kinda supports the hoax claim.

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adjl posted...

Canadians have generally been more compliant with infection control recommendations, including wearing masks in many other situations (despite it generally not being mandatory), and Canada's governments mounted a much faster, more decisive response to the pandemic than the US' did. Even now, Canada's only very cautiously reopening in areas that are doing very well.

thats cause canadians like being told what to do

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They're aboots and ehs project fewer mucus vapors than American speech. Case closed.

Zeus posted...

The fact that Canada completely disregards masks and the US allowed wide-scale social gathering in the form of "protests" kinda supports the hoax claim.

Dude, he literally said Canadians are generally more compliant with wearing masks. . . but believe in your hoax, the whole world is pranking you bro.

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I stopped going to movie theaters years ago.

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The entire planet is being affected by this, Zeus, not just the US. Its not some hoax to make republicans look bad. Get your head out of your ass

I don't see the problem. Most folk will be sat quite while watching a film anyway and I like for others outside of people I know to not come and sit next to me so sure I'll be going back.

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I'm not one of those "I won't wear a mask!" people, but I would prefer to not see a movie at all if I wasn't able to be completely comfortable and enjoy it without one. My house is just fine. Masks are good for being out as a necessity.

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Depends. How will it work with the seating? If it goes back to "first come, first seve", then maybe. If there's still paid seating, then most likely not (unless I can get good seats), or on certain weekends when people are less likely to be there, (like Superbowl weekend).

Also, the mask thing is weird. I wouldn't constantly remove and put my mask back on to snack. I'd probably just let it hang...

VioletMassacre posted...

Where's the choice for "I didn't go before and won't now either"?

Probably the fourth choice...
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The theater is dead at last in the west, although it may die in Japan as well which still has 99% of films delayed for 1 year or more, despite theaters opening before even Canada. I think these films need to be released digitally, only games don't have the luxury as most console games are 50 GB+ in size.
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theyre shutting everything down. dont talk to me about movie theaters. you kiddin me?

Zeus posted...

The fact that Canada completely disregards masks

adjl posted...

including wearing masks

Are you okay, dude? You seem to be kind of coming unhinged lately, particularly regarding the intersection between BLM protests and anti-covid restrictions.

TomNook posted...

I'm not one of those "I won't wear a mask!" people, but I would prefer to not see a movie at all if I wasn't able to be completely comfortable and enjoy it without one. My house is just fine. Masks are good for being out as a necessity.

I can agree with this. Even before the pandemic, the only reason to go see a movie in theatres was it being a better experience than seeing it at home. Wearing a mask (which I would regardless of how mandatory it is, because duh) changes that dynamic and makes it less enjoyable, which means I'd rather watch at home.

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My local cinema is no longer in business.

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