Of course the co-ceo of Netflix is going to say to release on streaming. Why listen to someone who has a very vested monetary interest in not having theatrical releases?
I mean I don’t disagree with him. I’ve only ever wanted to go to the theaters for a big action movie or something like that. I don’t see the point to watching a quiet, slow burn drama or rom com in a movie theater. It’s a waste. I would say a good 50% of movies that go to theaters, should not be there and would be fine releasing on streaming
Just give me the 4K disk. Then I can just load it into my Jellyfin server and I don’t have to worry about “release windows” or “am I signed up for the RIGHT streaming service to watch this”.
Cinemas would be great, if it wasn’t for the other people there. Watching a movie in the comfort of my own home, with the ability to enable subtitles, pause to go to the bathroom or grab a drink, control the volume, etc. is just a much better experience these days. The only thing you miss out on is the huge screen and the overpriced popcorn.
