I know they have been doing it for a while now, but I really hate theaters playing commercials before the movie. Trailers for coming releases I totally understand, in fact I even look forward some of them. I have been know to make a final decision on whether or not to see a movie based on the trailers I will get to see. Commercials on the other hand are just wrong.

I know why the advertiser want the commercials played, where else do they get such a captive audience? It’s not like you are going to get up out of your seat and come back when they are over (like with tv commercials). They’re so loud and you can’t even ignore them really, you just have to sit and watch. Now, so will say, “there are only a couple, does it really hurt that much,” but that is not really the point. I am a big fan of movies and go see them quite regularly. I already put up with the fact that movie prices seem to increase more often than I change my socks. Or the fact that I have to pay $5 for about $0.10 worth of popcorn (I can get twice as much for just over $1 from a local rental store). You would think that the theaters make enough money as it is, but no, they need to sell commercial time to make even more. Maybe someday that money will go to price reductions on tickets and concessions. Okay, maybe not, but a guy can dream can’t he?