The recliner seat has ruined the movie going experience. QuadCinema.com to buy tix to Kareem’s film
Summary
A recliner seat takes up the square footage of four normal movie theater seats, according to one rider who argues that luxury seating has killed the moviegoing vibe. Kareem disagrees at first, defending the comfort, but his companion makes a compelling point about romance. How are you supposed to share popcorn or steal a first kiss when you're spread out like you're in separate living rooms? The argument shifts when they acknowledge indie theaters deserve different rules, which conveniently segues into a plug for their own film playing at Quad Cinema on 13th Street from August 26th to 28th. No recliners there. They'll be doing Q&As with Jerry Saltz and Daniel Arnold for their walk-and-talk movie in the vein of Before Sunrise and My Dinner with Andre.
Full Transcript
So, what's your take? The recliner seat has ruined the movie going experience.
100% disagree. I happen to like the recliner. Of course you do.
What is that supposed to mean? Of course I do. Of course you like to lay back like you're in your own living room. It's a public place.
Yeah. Let's all lay together.
Okay. No, but there are data points and there are vibe points.
What are the data points? The recliner takes up the square footage of four normal movie theater seats.
So, they have to charge more.
So, they charge more and there's less seats.
Okay. I'm understanding. I'm understanding the vibe part about it. How are you going to like accidentally brush your hand up against someone's leg if you're on a first date or share popcorn or share a cheeky first kiss? It's so far away. That is true. First date at a recliner movie theater, you cannot do that.
You can't do it. You can't do it because you need you need the you need the
Wait, it starts with this. [Laughter] If we're in a recliner, it would be like,
"Okay, the other thing is like if you have to go to the bathroom, you're doing the
Are you kidding me?"
Okay, the recliner did kill the vibe. I'll say that. I'm selfish and I'm like, I want I'm old. I only want to go to the theater with recliners. But there are certain situations in which I would go see a movie that has no recliners. Like when you go to an indie movie theater,
Support the local indie cinema. I'm in.
Here's the thing is that people can go to the indie cinema and also watch our movie.
Oh yeah, we have a movie that we wrote together.
We have a movie. It's called Or something.
It's playing at the Quad Cinema in New York City on 13th between 5th and 6th, August 26th to 28th. [Music] There's no recliners, but people should go.
People should absolutely go. No recliners here, folks.
Buy some popcorn. Bring a gal or a guy. We're going to be there opening weekend.
Yeah, we're going to be there opening weekend.
We're going to do a Q&A.
Moderators lined up.
Jerry Saltz, Daniel Arnold.
Huge.
It's a walk and talk. New York classic walk and talk in the vein of films such as
Before Sunrise, My Dinner with Andre. This has become a commercial for the movie.
And you know what? I'm okay with that.