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I'm surprised there are still so many cinemas around in this day and age when streaming services have changed the game to the extent of rendering the old model of movie-watching almost obsolete.
I don't go to the cinema any more, unless I'm dragged there against my will to fulfil some social obligation I can't wriggle out of.
What am I missing, the 'ambience' and 'group experience' that I wouldn't be able to recreate otherwise at home? No thanks.
I'll tell you what I don't miss: being trapped in the dark in a concrete cavern with hundreds of coughing, sneezing, masticating, restless noisemakers for up to two hours at a time.
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I get to avoid irritants that drive me into a murderous rage in the middle of a movie, like mobile phones going off and loud chewing because people must talk and stuff their faces with popcorn the entire time.
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