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Are any of you guys movie fanatics? I’m sure most of you watch movies once in a while since almost all households have a dvd player now. Of course renting DVDs or pirating them (like me) saves you a huge fraction of the price of watching the movie in the theaters, but some of you may still like the joy of purchasing some popcorn and soda and sitting in the theater either by yourself or with company. These recently years have just been crazy though. Why do I say that? The prices of movie tickets here in the Los Angeles county went from around $6.50 MATINEE to $8.50 and $9 EVENING up to $12 just for one damn flick. People that purchase tickets to watch a movie usually purchase some popcorn and soda, which adds up to quite a huge amount of change. The result of all this? You probably just watched a crappy movie and spent anywhere from $15-30 for something you wish you received a refund from.
Worth The Popcorn is a daily feed for movies worth your popcorn. We post a movie every day. Shannon mostly does the Pink Popcorn Fridays. And as you can see, she did a special Pink Preview last Sunday too. The other days are mostly done by me, James. By posting every day, we try to build a list of movies that are worth checking. To get to know what our readers think about the movies, we end every movie impression with a small poll. So, I’d like to introduce ‘worth the popcorn’ by doing a recap of the last movies. If you like it, have a look and take a fun poll. 
American Splendor
“Combining documentary with fiction, animation with realtime and a voice over by Harvey Pekar himself, this movie doesn’t want to be put in a box.”
(Special) Sex and the City: The Movie
“Now that there is a movie on the way it makes me wonder, are they just desperate for money or is it going to be a movie that really adds something to the tv show?”
Where In the World Is Osama Bin Laden
“Seeing the trailer did not bring up the question of entertainment of this movie, but rather the depth.”
Juno
“It’s always good to see a movie, where the only special effect is sketched texts, manages to impress you in the theatre. ”
Bridget Jones’s Diary
“Bridget is just so clumsy and always speaks her mind, which is getting her in embarrassing situations (she actually kind of reminds me of myself in some ways).”
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
“This perfect display is combined with a profound and touching story about the life of a Buddhist monk.”
Capturing the Friedmans
“If you are convinced your average documentary is manipulating you, Capturing the Friedmans should convince you otherwise.”
This is England
“Mixed with a documentary style, it is engaging and funny, but frightening at times.”
Requiem for a Dream
“So if you take it this movie isn’t for the light-hearted, it’s impressive on almost every level.”
The Dark Knight
“Batman isn’t the kids’ toy anymore.”
Cloverfield
“A rollercoaster of thrills.”
The Devil Wears Prada
“It makes you feel bad for the assistant, but at the same time you want Miranda Priestly to make things even worse.”
A Dirty Carnival
“He makes it painfully clear a gangster life and a casual life don‘t mix well together.”
Murderball
“Not looking back, but coming out with more than they had before.”
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
“Tommy Lee Jones not only impresses with his direction, but lets you feel the pain of Pete Perkins.”
Stranger Than Fiction
“It’s not every day a story so fresh, quirky and original entertains without being too shallow.”
Defiance
“It’s interesting and unlike the general passive victims portrayed in your average war movie.”
I Am Legend
“It’s not the best movie about this subject I have seen, but definitely worth the cinema popcorn!”
The Notebook
“This is what real love feels like.”
Make sure you check out Worth The Popcorn if you’re a movie fanatic. My wife and I watch movies occasionally and this blog would actually make us reconsider watching some movies. I must say that when we watched Cloverfield, I didn’t think it was worth the bang for the buck. Paying to get into a movie that made me almost want to puke was my worst decision ever! Of course the movie wasn’t that bad though (as some of you reviewed).
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Very interesting post. I like the list, and would have taken you a while to put this all together.
Good post. I need a site like this, I’m sick of being dissapointed at the theater
I personally love going to the movies its the whole outing thing. Pack up the kid get him all hyped for a show, go blow a ton of cash on pop corn chocolate bars over priced coke. Star bucks if I go the right theatre here in town.
This site a good idea!! think I may visit it before my next outing Thanks adding that site as a review, good find
Until about two years ago, I used to hit the theater at least 3 times every week. Sometimes more. I love movies, but the cheap theaters keep closing, and the price of tickets continues to rise. We’ve been hit with a sharp incline in pricing in recent years which parallels the normalization of the fuel market. Groceries, fast food, even movie rentals seem to have increase in price.
Does this mean I watch less movies. You bet. Unfortunately, that is the case. Unlike many of you out there, including the author here, who is a self-proclaimed intellectual copyright pirate, I would no sooner pirate someone’s hard work than I would syndicate the articles on this site without permission.
I understand the argument against high prices, but the reason prices continue to climb is in direct proportion to the ease of piracy. If we want to keep our supply of movies coming, and we don’t want things like the writer’s strike to affect our entertainment, then we better be willing to compensate those who are hard at work to bring us the material. Steal their movies and they don’t get paid, and then what do we have?
I’ll pay for a blockbuster on occasion, but the low cost of home theater equipment makes it much more enjoyable to stay at home for a fraction of the cost while still honoring the artists’ intellectual copyrights.
Mike - those of us who cried when Sex and the City ended will tell you that the movie will be worth ten times the ticket price.
“Steal their movies and they don’t get paid, and then what do we have?” In my opinion, less crappy rehashed stories.
@Steven - Thank the writers of “Worth The Popcorn”
@Ty - Likewise
@make money - You’re welcome!
@Apprentice + Catherine - remember this was a guest post
@Work-at-home - lol
Hi Mike! is it you? LOL. Its great we still see you around EC. This is nicely done. Worth the Popcorn really do well in their niche. More power to them and to you.
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I really enjoyed this post. I love movies but lately I seem to wait until they come out on DVD more and more. And I can’t wait for Sex in the City, that is one I will see in the Theater.
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