Dollar Tree being only a single dollar on everything.
I didn’t know Dollar Tree existed further back in the years like the 80s. But, I didn’t discover the store until like late 2000s. That store was a godsend for my then mostly broke ass. Sure the quality of products could’ve been better and the food selection could’ve been better, but they were there for me and others who’re strapped on budgets.
And it was a good 16 years while that lasted. It is a little annoying at times to shop there and know it is no different than Dollar General and Family Dollar. But it could’ve been worse.
Lol I never went to a movie theater in my entire life. Am I missing out on anything?
I kinda hate crowds lol, and since we have the internet, I kinda have even less incentive to go one.
Honestly going to the movie theatre is an experience best had with friends/family/dates. I regularly check the schedules at a few local and not so local theatres and make plans with friends if there’s something we want to see. Usually it ends up being one of the times they replay some older films (for example many of the Studio Ghibli films get theatre time at least once a year and it’s a wonderful way to see those beautiful films) because there just aren’t many new movies I want to see coming out.
I go a few times a year. If it’s not opening weekend for a blockbuster sequel (like any main Marvel), the theater is half full at best. I wouldn’t call it a “crowd” experience because you’re all just sitting in assigned seats. It makes the movie the one thing you’re experiencing, and is being shown on a large, high quality screen with a good sound system. I went for Star Wars 1-6 reruns over time because the score is over the top for them. For me, something like Dune, Ad Astra, or Mad Max is way better in a theater for environmental immersion and some excellent audio engineering.
If you watched Interstellar on a laptop and thought it was good, then maybe theaters won’t matter to you. If you didn’t think it deserved the praise for the experience, it was the playback device.
The internet isn’t new. We’ve had home video for a long time. Pretty sure I can still find my laser discs, which played better than my VHS tapes. If you don’t have a home theater, then the commercial theater was where you go for better immersion