When I was a teen, I would watch stuff mostly on my phone and sometimes a low-end laptop that’s like 1366x768 resolution, cuz that’s all I had.
Now I have slightly better displays, I use headphones now, but still I’m probably not going to a movie theater any time soon, mostly because I’m not used to it, and also because the Post-Covid fear still lingers, not to mention, a crowd of too many people making me anxious, and various factors (mostly anxiety of other people, but also: yaRrr 🏴☠️). I mean, its just something I never experienced so its too much anxiety for me, and home viewing experience is more relaxing, even if it isn’t the IMAX experience.
(btw: Does anyone actually enjoy theaters? 🤔)
For me, it depends on the movie. For something moody or really heavy, I’d prefer to watch it comfortably on my couch. But for cheesy action movies or something, I like the big screens and the crowds for the energy they provide.
There’s also something special about theater junk food. Giant bucket of popcorn drenched in not-legally-butter, hot dogs, nachos, a gallon of Coke so that you’ll definitely need to pee right when the third act starts…