For me i prefer to watch at home

In Cinema :
PROS:
1)Larger screen
2)Maybe better sound system ?
3)More ppl company u ? (laugh and cheers with u ?)
4)JBL sound system

CONS:
1)Noisy (kid crying)
2)Q up for ticketing and entering
3)expensive for movie ticket?
4)Head blocking ur view?
5)Parking
6)Time frame

At home:
PROS:
1)Blu-ray quality
2)Sit wherever u like
3)Eat whatever u want
4)Pause the movie anytime for toilet
5)Smoking for smokers

CONS:
1)Smaller screen
2)Alone
3)Neighbour or family complain if too loud ?

My personal view

depends on the types of movies.
if lots of CGI, definitely theater but since i m into foreign language movie .. no choice , hv to buy dvd and watch at home

i like going to the cinema from time to time but one thing I can't understand...

why must they put on the audio volume so blardi loud till it hurt the ears.

majority of cinema goers suffer from hearing impairment?

Yes sometimes is quite loud like James Bond. The firing sound.
Oh ya 1 more PROS in CINEMA : 3D XD

Home definately, environment makes the biggest difference when watching a movie, kids crying ruins the entire experience, this will prob be reversed if you have your own kids :-P

ya agree. Kid crying in cinema makes u got extra surround

Some other pros and cons :

Cinema : latest movies / Home : have to wait BD release

Cinema : big screen but the screen not clear sometimes, like the film got scratched or something, irritating 3 languages subtitles
Home : BD very clear with 1080p tv, selectable subtitles.

Have not been to our local cinemas for quite a long while ago.

Not trying to brag, my audio system is better than cinema even the previous system that I had at home. HM complained about poor AQ of QoS when we watched in cinema and also the PQ since we watched CR BD at home the day before to 'refresh'. And that was the last time we went to cinema.

No doubt Home Theater is getting better by the day. I prefer home theater too simply because of reasons such as no censorships, control every aspect of the movie viewings, and ultimately we still own the show after that.

But for those who has watch the great Italian movie Cinema Paradiso would have realised that going to Cinema is more than just the movie. its the overall experience of the whole thing, buying ticket, food before that, snacks, the chair, and the whole ambiance of Lights-out, sit back, the cinema went silent before the previews etc..

Cinema is still better, especially for our kids. Oh.. and they censor the part not meant for kids too ! Good for kids, bad for us ... ahem.

Last movie in the cinema was Toy Story3 in GSC cinema. The PQ sucky! Not as clear as at home 40"!
And yes, why la these cinema operator thinks most of its customer have hearing impairment!

The blurry PQ is what make me feels most dissatisfied when watching at cinema. And movie that have been released 2/3 weeks totally not worth to watch, with all the amount of scratching at the film..

But since new movie only releaer in cinema 1st, so no choice still have to go..

i dont mind watching the movies that are screened in the 2D halls, the PQ is quite good

else, the scratches are quite distracting since i gotten use to watching BDs.....

for me i prefer watching at home.

cinema:
pro - big screen, LOUD, latest film available, the atmosphere of outing with friends/family
con - NOISY KIDS/MOVIEGOERS (crying, wailing, handphone, talking, telling the WHOLE plot, describing every scene to partner), public area so cleanliness of seats/floor, inconsiderate people eating smelly food, trying to get tickets, sometimes the film quality sucks, cannot pause to go to loo hehe

home:
pro - can pause/repeat etc, can control loudness, can sit where i like, clean, can eat anything i want, no need to queue for tickets, look for car park or spend more cos you are sure to spend extra for dinner/lunch or shopping hehe
con - no latest movie, blu-ray expensive/download takes time, smaller screen but quality may be better (if hd)

Other than d quicker release of mv in cinemas.. I see no reason why there are any pros for cinemas.. I jus saw narnia 3[technically its d 5th series in d book] n d pics sux.. but wat to do bds is not even in wrks yet..

Yeah, the hardest part about watching at home is waiting for the BD to be released!

Otherwise, the sound and picture quality at home can be better (plus the other pros already mentioned above)

I HATE malaysia movie censorship! that is why I watch bluray or DVD at home.

Home theatre for sure. Since 1995 only watched King Kong, Quantum of Solace and Exorcist at cinema. Not because of free tickets given, I would not be watching them at cinema.

No doubt, over these years, cinema improves a lot but nothing compare to HT, especially decidated HT.

Few days back, went to cinema watch movie. Damn never go again coz picture quality was so blur. Until someone need to walk out the cinema and inform the staff there.

But the sound system was impressive coz is JBL !!!

at home i get more comfy seats, a 92" screen, bluray quality plus i can watch movie in my underwear, sip on my single malt and pause the movie anytime i need to take a shit...



oh... and if the movie sucks at least i dont have to curse that i wasted $$$ on a movie ticket...

but having said all this... there is a romance about queuing up and buying tickets and popcorn at the cinema... they wifey always complains why i never bring her out to watch a movie (feels more like a date to some people)

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Jan 8 2011, 01:09 PM

I prefer the cinema screen size but home environment. Perfect scenario is if I'm the owner of the cinema with my preferred choice of equipment and only invited guest. Really need a huge house to get the same cinema size. Hmm ... Need to earn more money so that can have a room as big as a cinema!