What’s Better Than 3D? 4D Movies Soon to Make Their U.S. Premiere

“Theaters today are under pressure to compete with a broadening array of home entertainment delivery systems – like the DVD/Blu-ray-based Redbox, and popular streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Redbox Instant, Hulu, and others. Smart TVs and inexpensive hardware devices designed to enable HML- and HDMI-port equipped standard televisions to wirelessly stream online content have made it increasingly convenient for viewers to stay at home and away from the cineplex.” I am one of many who for varying reasons – cost, content, comfort, etc. – no longer go to movie theaters. The last movie I saw in a theater was Thelma and Louise. I saw it with my sister and we were the only people there. Abandoning movie theaters isn't a new trend, though today's technologies are certainly a game-changer. It is far more pleasant to watch movies at home where you can view at your convenience, have a glass of wine or a margarita or two, enjoy a smoke, don't have to fight traffic, and other comforts and conveniences great and small. I'm not sure even 4-D can compete with that enough to make any long-term profit difference.