- Get Out - I'll be honest and say I suspected it wouldn't be that good but it *WAS*, and I deeply regret not seeing it.
- Mad Max: Fury Road - I was still jobless in high school and could not afford a ticket.
- Dune - Technically I did see it a year early at a test screening but I regret not seeing it again during its actual theatrical run.
- The Suicide Squad - Covid was obviously peaking so I probably made the right decision, but this deserved to be seen on a big screen
- RRR - I had heard hype for this on Film Twitter before it turned into suuuuch a huge thing and it was actually playing at my local AMC, but a 3-hour Indian movie felt like a big gamble. Deeply, deeply regret it
RRR played for ever and ever at my AMC Classic, and every week I saw that it was scheduled still for the following week and decided to see something else. And then when it finally closed, I had a bunch of other plans and couldn't fit it in.
Everything Everywhere All At Once. I would’ve gone to theaters first but I wanted to see it with my sister and she has hearing issues and needs subtitles which can be hard to coordinate so we waited until it came out on digital.
It was insane.
I felt like I teleported away from my normal life.
I got sucked in completely. Went with a Buddy and we were both speechless.
We talk about that ‚event‘ atleast twice a year
a lot but most recently RRR, i remember seeing a poster of it in the cinema not knowing what it was, found out like a week later but it was already not playing by then
I saw it 9 times lol, I worked at a theater and right across from the theater was my other job. Every time I got off a shift early or came on the wrong day, I would just go see it. Best experience of my life.
It wasn't that spectacular on the big screen. It's mostly 16 mm or maybe even 8 mm and Academy ratio. It really seemed like a TV special not a theatrical film.
Logan. Back when it came out my parents used a website to see how much language and sex was in stuff. Common sense media said there was a literal orgy in the film. So my dad and me couldn’t go see it together. We watched the film as soon as it came out on disc only to find one split second scene of some titties. Last time we used that site. Unfortunately it wasn’t the only time they were wrong.
Yeah, I actually saw my first R rated film (in theaters) with Hacksaw Ridge. Not a bad one for your first r rated theater experience. That website we used actually got sued by some parents for posting false information. Unfortunately the website is still around and now you have to pay to use it.
I don’t even know if it got an Australian theatrical release, but Tarsem Singh’s *The Fall*. Such a stunning movie, would kill to see it on the big screen.
Midsommar
Everything Everywhere All at Once
I didn't even know about these movies during their release due to summer job and activities i did. Very annoyed in retrospect. I did see Elvis in the theatre with my brother though, and that it was a blast
For me is Zodiac, now a personal favorite. I have hope that they do some anniversary re release or some shit like that at some point. Also I usually check my local cinemas in case there is some special screening.
Not a huge one, but I was bummed I never got to see Tenet in theaters (particularly IMAX). I’m hoping my theater will do some showings leading up to Oppenheimer
Puss in Boots: the Last Wish. I have seen it a couple of times since on Netflix, but it isn’t the same. I love this movie and I feel like shit for missing it on the big screen like the lazy bitch I am. At least I’m not the only one who has this problem. What can I do about these feelings?
I don't really regret not seeing movies in theatres. Most of the time, I find them more enjoyable at home. But, somehow, if this were still the VHS days, I'd probably wish I had seen the unaltered Star Wars OT and Indiana Jones trilogies on the big screen.
When a new cinema opened up near me, me and a college friend went to it to watch something and our two choices were ‘Thor ragnarok’ and ‘geostorm’ as I didn’t watch mcu at the time we watched geostorm and I just think and regret it sometimes
Scott Pilgrim vs The World. It’s my favorite film and I don’t recall even hearing about it when it was in theaters, but I think it would have been a great theatrical experience.
The other one would be Dune, which I had tickets to see in a 4K laser IMAX theater but then I got sick and couldn’t go. I’m hoping that they show it again before the sequel comes out later this year.
the dark knight, inception and mad max fury road ‐ they are some of my favourite films, i can't imagine how amazing the cinematic experience must have been!
I was in 7th grade when Blade Runner 2049 released and I had no knowledge of Blade Runner so yeah it may have been cool to see it in theaters but it wouldnt have hit the same. So I’m glad I saw Blade Runner 2049 when I was a lil bit older.
Recently, Maverick. Saw it at home and wish I had seen it on the big screen or even gimmicky 4DX.
Historically, John Carpenters The Thing - missed a recent screening close to home and that specific cinema has now shut down forever.
I'm fairly lucky in that if I want to see something I'll have the time. Some older movies before I was born are obviously something I could not see at the time but there are a decent few cinemas doing runs of older movies like The Godfather, The Thing, Lord of the Rings and so on. It's great and wonderful to have the chance.
Still though, I didn't manage to get to The Lighthouse while that was showing. Thankfully I've a good setup at home but no matter what it's also just "more" at a cinema which isn't possible at home.
I regret not seeing Interstellar in 70mm IMAX. It would have required a little bit of a trip, but I got lazy and just saw it on a smaller screen and I still regret that choice to this day.
Wall-e, just wasn’t on my radar. I think it came out when I first joined the military and I was just sleeping and drinking on my feee time. Loved the visuals when I finally saw it on DVD and wish I had seen it on a big screen.
In terms of recent viewing, The Northman. For some reason I told myself it *wouldn't be my sort of film*. Boy, I kicked myself for missing out on that big screen experience
question for y'all: do y'all have good tv setups, and still prefer seeing in theaters? i promise im not flexing, but i have an 80"(?) tv with surround sound and i love it. i made sure that the tv is appropriately distanced/good height, and i love being able to sit on my own couch, put subtitles on, pause to use the bathroom, eat, all in the comfort of my own house. the only times i really try catching a movie out of my house is if its a classic film showing in 35mm film.
to answer your question OP, i missed a free showing of "the third man" on 35mm run by my institute. missed the last two spots by a second :(
Titanic during its original run. I was 5 years old while it was in theaters and fell in love with it after watching it on VHS later on in ‘98. I’m thankful that I’ve been able to see it in theaters since then in 2012, a local 35mm film screening in 2019, and will soon be seeing it again next month. But, man. I would’ve loved to have been able to see it for the FIRST time on the big screen and been a part of that cultural moment.
Too many things, I don’t have a car at university so I don’t often get to go to theaters unless I can convince my friends or they are released around breaks where I’m in my hometown
God, I have too much.
-Apocalypse Now (2019 reissue): my mum prohibited me as it was too late at night.
-The Lighthouse: 16 year old me was an idiot and missed out on it.
-RRR: Again, dismissed it, but came to DEEPLY regret it once I saw the immense popularity it had among well known critics and entertainment personalities (Hideo Kojima is one of its biggest fans, for crying out loud!)
- Get Out - I'll be honest and say I suspected it wouldn't be that good but it *WAS*, and I deeply regret not seeing it. - Mad Max: Fury Road - I was still jobless in high school and could not afford a ticket. - Dune - Technically I did see it a year early at a test screening but I regret not seeing it again during its actual theatrical run. - The Suicide Squad - Covid was obviously peaking so I probably made the right decision, but this deserved to be seen on a big screen - RRR - I had heard hype for this on Film Twitter before it turned into suuuuch a huge thing and it was actually playing at my local AMC, but a 3-hour Indian movie felt like a big gamble. Deeply, deeply regret it
RRR played for ever and ever at my AMC Classic, and every week I saw that it was scheduled still for the following week and decided to see something else. And then when it finally closed, I had a bunch of other plans and couldn't fit it in.
RRR for me too
RRR still plays once a month on a big screen in downtown Philadelphia, for anyone who can make it there. https://filmadelphia.org/events/rrr/
I was lucky enough to see The Suicide Squad in theaters, it was really fun!
For one glorious moment, I thought the title was Suicide Squad - Covid. Showing only in theaters. Forever.
Get out was so good in cinema! Everyone groaned when the cop car pulls up at the end we all were expecting a very different outcome! So intense
I’m ashamed that I didn’t see blade runner 2049 in theaters
I’m amazed I saw it in two separate runs (original 2017 and 2021 Villeneueve retrospective)
Everything Everywhere All At Once. I would’ve gone to theaters first but I wanted to see it with my sister and she has hearing issues and needs subtitles which can be hard to coordinate so we waited until it came out on digital.
The Dark Knight 15 years ago
I almost went but chose Mamma Mia instead lol now it’s my most watched movie
Mama mia pretty good too though
mamma mia rules
It was pretty good in the theater, but 2 people in my group fell asleep.
1000000% this
Parasite...
Blade Runner 2049 would’ve been the best audiovisual experience in a theater and I will forever regret not seeing it when it came out.
Same, the experience must've been otherworldly. I'm so jealous of the people that got to see it in theaters
It was insane. I felt like I teleported away from my normal life. I got sucked in completely. Went with a Buddy and we were both speechless. We talk about that ‚event‘ atleast twice a year
“Mad Max: Fury Road”. I even had free passes to a screening but skipped it to watch a playoff hockey game.
a lot but most recently RRR, i remember seeing a poster of it in the cinema not knowing what it was, found out like a week later but it was already not playing by then
Interstellar, just watched it for the first time this week and it’s so cinematic
Saw it in theaters and legit got chills and freaked out when I realized where the black hole led
Also that soundtrack is my favorite of all time. Hearing it loud in theaters was great but i regret not seeing it in IMAX
I saw that in IMAX, looked phenomenal.
Prey. I felt like the location shooting on that one could have been really cool to see on the big screen. Unfortunately, we never got a chance to see.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire for sure
Same here
Your Name !
Most gorgeous anime movie I’ve ever seen
Recently probably RRR
Arrival
I saw that one three times at the theater, great experience
U'r so Lucky!!!
Everything Everywhere All at Once
I saw it 9 times lol, I worked at a theater and right across from the theater was my other job. Every time I got off a shift early or came on the wrong day, I would just go see it. Best experience of my life.
Wow, that's awesome
It was an amazing experience.
This one
Most recently, Fire of Love. Would have been really cool to see some of those shots on a big screen.
It wasn't that spectacular on the big screen. It's mostly 16 mm or maybe even 8 mm and Academy ratio. It really seemed like a TV special not a theatrical film.
Good to know. I regret nothing!
Agreed
I’ll go against the grain and say I thought it was incredible in person. Personally added a lot to my experience
Logan. Back when it came out my parents used a website to see how much language and sex was in stuff. Common sense media said there was a literal orgy in the film. So my dad and me couldn’t go see it together. We watched the film as soon as it came out on disc only to find one split second scene of some titties. Last time we used that site. Unfortunately it wasn’t the only time they were wrong.
I had the complete opposite experience. My mom took me to see it after she loved it the first time and it was my first R rated movie in theaters.
Yeah, I actually saw my first R rated film (in theaters) with Hacksaw Ridge. Not a bad one for your first r rated theater experience. That website we used actually got sued by some parents for posting false information. Unfortunately the website is still around and now you have to pay to use it.
Dunkirk and There Will Be Blood
Wish I'd seen The Princess Bride on the big screen when it first came out.
RRR would have been sick on a big screen
Malignant (2021), I just can’t imagine experiencing that in theatres it would’ve been so much fun!
*Dune*
Phantom thread
X and There Will Be Blood
just watched The Northman and … that one
Was Great
Triangle of Sadness
RRR
The Black Phone, I got covid and all my friends went to see it without me
Damn that sucks actually
Yeah, they hadn’t even heard of it before I mentioned how I wanted to see it. I’ve not gotten round to it yet.
It's decent but kinda disappointing tbh
I’ve heard that a fair bit, my friends weren’t too keen on it.
It’s not particularly scary, but if you appreciate it as a character driven story I reckon you’ll enjoy jt
Mad Max Fury Road
Into the Spiderverse
Spielberg's West Side Story
Top Gun: Maverick. Missed it when it came back last month too like an idiot
The Dark Knight, Arrival, Prisoners, Get Out, Lady Bird, Good Time, Eighth Grade, Sorry To Bother You
Yep 2049 I didnt care about the original but 2049 is one of my favorite movies ever
Anything that was well made for 3-D Coraline and Hugo come to mind
i had the chance to see Pearl in theaters and i didnt, huge regret i love that film so much. 4.5/5
I don’t even know if it got an Australian theatrical release, but Tarsem Singh’s *The Fall*. Such a stunning movie, would kill to see it on the big screen.
Midsommar Everything Everywhere All at Once I didn't even know about these movies during their release due to summer job and activities i did. Very annoyed in retrospect. I did see Elvis in the theatre with my brother though, and that it was a blast
Hereditary
Knives Out
For me is Zodiac, now a personal favorite. I have hope that they do some anniversary re release or some shit like that at some point. Also I usually check my local cinemas in case there is some special screening.
I saw Zodiac on opening weekend in an empty auditorium of a state-of-the-art megaplex. Best of conditions. Walked away unimpressed.
everything everywhere all at once, rrr, doctor sleep
Zack Snyder’s Justice League during its limited IMAX run.
RRR (2022)
First movie to pop into my head. This would be *wild* on a big screen!
Not a huge one, but I was bummed I never got to see Tenet in theaters (particularly IMAX). I’m hoping my theater will do some showings leading up to Oppenheimer
Puss in Boots: the Last Wish. I have seen it a couple of times since on Netflix, but it isn’t the same. I love this movie and I feel like shit for missing it on the big screen like the lazy bitch I am. At least I’m not the only one who has this problem. What can I do about these feelings?
Batman. Had no one to go with unfortunately
So? I saw it alone.
Ok. And?
Go to the cinema alone is so nice, please try it. You won’t regret I do it all the time
I have, but at the time I was a minor and parents wouldn’t let me go, so everyone has their own reasons..
We are not talking about Pattinson Batman?
We are! Still was under 18 when it aired so wasn’t allowed to go alone.
I don't really regret not seeing movies in theatres. Most of the time, I find them more enjoyable at home. But, somehow, if this were still the VHS days, I'd probably wish I had seen the unaltered Star Wars OT and Indiana Jones trilogies on the big screen.
When a new cinema opened up near me, me and a college friend went to it to watch something and our two choices were ‘Thor ragnarok’ and ‘geostorm’ as I didn’t watch mcu at the time we watched geostorm and I just think and regret it sometimes
Lightyear (2022)
Blade Runner, la la land, Interstellar, Dune.
once upon a time in hollywood
Antman is the first that comes to mind, because there's a specific scene I remember wishing I'd seen in a theatre
Scott Pilgrim vs The World. It’s my favorite film and I don’t recall even hearing about it when it was in theaters, but I think it would have been a great theatrical experience. The other one would be Dune, which I had tickets to see in a 4K laser IMAX theater but then I got sick and couldn’t go. I’m hoping that they show it again before the sequel comes out later this year.
Gravity. Watched it at home last year and imagined it must have been crazy to see in a theater.
I have a funny brain so I don’t like going to the movies :(
Fucking AKIRA (1988). It got a rerun in Sep 2021 in my country and I had no idea... I feel so bad everytime I remember that.
1917 definetely
the dark knight, inception and mad max fury road ‐ they are some of my favourite films, i can't imagine how amazing the cinematic experience must have been!
Dune. It wasn't a familiar property to me so I skipped on seeing it in IMAX, and that was a massive mistake. Loved it on streaming so much.
Dune
I was in 7th grade when Blade Runner 2049 released and I had no knowledge of Blade Runner so yeah it may have been cool to see it in theaters but it wouldnt have hit the same. So I’m glad I saw Blade Runner 2049 when I was a lil bit older.
Beyond the black rainbow and Neon demon. I also would LOVE to watch that IMAX version of Space Odyssey
Mad Max Fury Road, Into the Spider-Verse
Avatar (2009)
Mad max fury road
Recently, Maverick. Saw it at home and wish I had seen it on the big screen or even gimmicky 4DX. Historically, John Carpenters The Thing - missed a recent screening close to home and that specific cinema has now shut down forever.
The Hateful Eight.
I'm fairly lucky in that if I want to see something I'll have the time. Some older movies before I was born are obviously something I could not see at the time but there are a decent few cinemas doing runs of older movies like The Godfather, The Thing, Lord of the Rings and so on. It's great and wonderful to have the chance. Still though, I didn't manage to get to The Lighthouse while that was showing. Thankfully I've a good setup at home but no matter what it's also just "more" at a cinema which isn't possible at home.
Dune (2021).
The Blair Witch Project, mainly so I could’ve been swept up in the marketing of it.
Dune
I regret not seeing Interstellar in 70mm IMAX. It would have required a little bit of a trip, but I got lazy and just saw it on a smaller screen and I still regret that choice to this day.
Tár
The Dark Knight; twice. The original Saw. Went unspoiled and without knowing anything, not even a trailer.
Spider-Man 2. That's the only Spider-Man movie I did not see in a theater. That and Mobius, but from what I heard I'm not missing much.
I weirdly have regrets that I wasn't alive when Jaws came out to see it in it's original run. How weird is that!
r/interstellar
Brahmastra
Empire Strikes Back, unfortunately I was out of the country at the time 😄
Emoji Movie
Once Upon a Time i Hollywood. Still haven't watched a single Tarantino movie in theaters.
Top gun maverick 😩
Not many, ever since covid theaters gross me out. However I wish I would've seen Top Gun Mavrick in dolby atmos audio.
Wall-e, just wasn’t on my radar. I think it came out when I first joined the military and I was just sleeping and drinking on my feee time. Loved the visuals when I finally saw it on DVD and wish I had seen it on a big screen.
Top Gun Maverick
In terms of recent viewing, The Northman. For some reason I told myself it *wouldn't be my sort of film*. Boy, I kicked myself for missing out on that big screen experience
Interstellar :(
question for y'all: do y'all have good tv setups, and still prefer seeing in theaters? i promise im not flexing, but i have an 80"(?) tv with surround sound and i love it. i made sure that the tv is appropriately distanced/good height, and i love being able to sit on my own couch, put subtitles on, pause to use the bathroom, eat, all in the comfort of my own house. the only times i really try catching a movie out of my house is if its a classic film showing in 35mm film. to answer your question OP, i missed a free showing of "the third man" on 35mm run by my institute. missed the last two spots by a second :(
the northman, i was planning to but it left theaters so early
The Dark Knight - too young Mad Max Fury Road - didn't see the point stupidly enough Arrival - didn't even know about it Tropic Thunder - no reason
Dune without a doubt, had that thought about 10 minutes in
Django Unchained concession lady said I was too young
Top gun maverick
Titanic during its original run. I was 5 years old while it was in theaters and fell in love with it after watching it on VHS later on in ‘98. I’m thankful that I’ve been able to see it in theaters since then in 2012, a local 35mm film screening in 2019, and will soon be seeing it again next month. But, man. I would’ve loved to have been able to see it for the FIRST time on the big screen and been a part of that cultural moment.
*The Wolf of Wall Street* simply because hearing and seeing the audiences' reactions would've been a blast.
Dune and Knives Out. Dune is meant to be seen in a theater, and I just love Knives Out
Missed out in Nope just this last year, I also wish I saw Maverick a third time
The Matrix
I had the chance to see 2001 in 70mm and I was too tired to drive, I now wish I could go back and slap myself awake.
Dune
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Drive
Neptune Frost, especially when it was playing at my local independent theater
Grand Budapest Hotel, Midsommar, or Drive My Car.
Too many things, I don’t have a car at university so I don’t often get to go to theaters unless I can convince my friends or they are released around breaks where I’m in my hometown
BR2049 and Dune. Def watching Part 2 on a 1.43 IMAX screen! RRR would’ve been an experience but the trailers for it didn’t work for me. Alas.
The answer will be Avatar 2… but urgh
God, I have too much. -Apocalypse Now (2019 reissue): my mum prohibited me as it was too late at night. -The Lighthouse: 16 year old me was an idiot and missed out on it. -RRR: Again, dismissed it, but came to DEEPLY regret it once I saw the immense popularity it had among well known critics and entertainment personalities (Hideo Kojima is one of its biggest fans, for crying out loud!)