I think we're closer to the saturation point than Marvel realizes. They are fun movies but even the nerds that grew up on the comics are starting to get weary of the same thing over and over.
As for seeing movies in theaters, it's great, except for the people in the theater. Over 90% are great - courteous, considerate, mature. But that 10% killed it for me over the years. They fall into several categories:
- the "narrator" that can't shut up during the movie - dude, we're NOT in your living room
- the "rattler" who remarkably cannot get a piece of licorice out of a bag without a six minute battle - honestly, your hand doesn't need to stay in the bag and move constantly
- the "texter" - you do not need to be engaged in social media constantly - instagram will wait
- the "oblivious cell phone user" - more than once I've been in theaters and people have actually answered their phones and started conversations
- the "kicker" - trust me, I know the leg room isn't ample, I'm six inches taller than you are but I still manage to not constantly kick the snot out of the seat in front of me, or worse, put my freaking feet up on the back of the chair in front of me
The strangest things I see though are those that bring their babies or young children to movies that we all know are going to be loud and scary - hey mom your two year old will not sit through The Return of the King
So yeah, there's a reason I have an 80" Sharp in my basement along with some damn fine speakers and a kick ass Yamaha receiver.
