# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 86
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1702 "2023-01-24T02:30:45Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Brian Wilson and Ray Davies deserve to be on the list, even though I wouldn’t have voted for them over McCartney. I almost put them on it but the list was getting a bit unwieldy. I had to draw the line. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1703 "2023-01-24T03:12:49Z")
When McCartney dies there will have already been dead Beatles. If Dylan dies before me I’ll be seriously bummed. If I die first, I won’t know it, verdad¿ ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1704 "2023-01-24T05:34:01Z")
Eric Clapton hasn’t been interesting since the '70’s, and yet we still pay attention to him. His death will paradoxically be the most heralded. I’m relieved everyone here has eyebrows. 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1705 "2023-01-24T18:24:25Z")
Paul McCartney’s death will unquestionably make the biggest splash of all those musicians (may it be many, many years from now!). I wonder if he and Ringo have had any awkward conversations about who will be The Last Beatle Standing. Of the 2023 Best Picture nominees, I’ve only seen _Top Gun: Maverick_ and _Triangle of Sadness_. Neither of them are remotely worthy of being thus nominated IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1706 "2023-01-24T18:48:01Z")
I haven’t been in a movie theater in the past ten years, preferring to wait for Netflix/Amazon to stream it. If movie theaters ever offer movies with closed captions on, I might reconsider, but there’s still the issue of the other theater goers and their cellphones, talking, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1707 "2023-01-24T18:57:59Z")
Humph. I seldom if ever have a problem with distractions from an audience, even a large one. It’s too bad when people abandon public spaces. Go to a movie, this weekend, and report back your experience. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1708 "2023-01-24T19:07:29Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Humph. I seldom if ever have a problem with distractions from an audience, even a large one. It’s too bad when people abandon public spaces. 👍 I go to 100+ movies a year in theaters, across a gamut of genres, times, audiences. I very seldom run into distracting audience behavior (though I make allowances for children in movies like _Puss in Boots_). Maybe we’re just more civilized in Los Angeles (but I doubt it). Can’t help with the closed captions, though foreign language films essentially have this (and if you haven’t watched RRR in a theater, you’re missing out) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1709 "2023-01-24T19:13:08Z")
I don’t mind other theater goers. But going to a movie is a drag. I need to drive, park, fight for a seat, sit through a lot of ads, and i can’t pause it if i need to pee or cough or something. There are a small number of movies that are really better on a big screen, but mostly I’m happy to watch at home. And if i had a larger TV, there might be no movies that tempted me to the theater. I do love live theater, though. I should do that again. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1710 "2023-01-24T19:16:31Z")
The wife was never a huge fan of going to the movies pre-covid, and since the pandemic (you may have read about it in the papers), I’ve been thinking she may never want to go again. It’s a problem because I would go 2-3 times a week if I could. mmm ETA: I always try very hard to see all of the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars. This year, I have not seen _any_ of them yet. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1711 "2023-01-24T20:23:58Z")
I’ve only seen _Everything Everywhere All at Once._ ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1712 "2023-01-24T21:25:42Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > I very seldom run into distracting audience behavior (though I make allowances for children in movies like _Puss in Boots_). This is totally random but it reminds me of the last time a child was distracting at the movies. We were watching _Shazam_ (which was quite endearing and heartwarming, btw) and it got to the part where the villain seems as if he’s defeated the hero. This little kid cries out, with genuine anguish, “He’s gonna die! First the Avengers and now this!” Apparently The Snap completely broke his faith in the good guys always winning. Poor little guy. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1713 "2023-01-24T21:49:21Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Go to a movie, this weekend, and report back your experience. Without captions it’s a waste of money. The crowd is secondary to my hearing loss. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1714 "2023-01-24T22:07:35Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Without captions it’s a waste of money. The crowd is secondary to my hearing loss _RRR_ is being rereleased in February. It’s subtitled. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1715 "2023-01-24T23:14:49Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I always try very hard to see all of the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars. This year, I have not seen _any_ of them yet. AMC used to screen all of the nominees over the course of two Saturdays for one ticket price. I did that several times and it was always a blast. They’re still advertising a “[Best Picture Showcase](https://www.amctheatres.com/events/best-picture-showcase),” but it looks like ala carte ticketing and they’re not even necessarily playing at the same theater. Not the same thing, sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1716 "2023-01-24T23:35:37Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Without captions it’s a waste of money. The crowd is secondary to my hearing But most movies now have an open caption option, meaning if you inform the theater ahead of time, they may run it that way for you. Also many places have headphones you can borrow, and set the level to where you want. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1717 "2023-01-25T01:28:46Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > AMC used to screen all of the nominees over the course of two Saturdays for one ticket price. I did that several times and it was always a blast. They’re still advertising a “[Best Picture Showcase](https://www.amctheatres.com/events/best-picture-showcase),” but it looks like ala carte ticketing and they’re not even necessarily playing at the same theater. Not the same thing, sadly. We did that every year from 2010 up through Covid, though we missed a few weekends here and there. I was very disappointed to see their bullshit BPS announcement. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1718 "2023-01-25T02:52:42Z")
I don’t go to the movies, and I don’t cook. But I do read a fair amount and I listen to lots and lots of music. So I didn’t know how to answer the question. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1719 "2023-01-25T03:35:59Z")
> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2711): > > me feel like a loser. I don’t read many books. I don’t cook much. I don’t know much about music. I don’t watch movies much (I almost never watch a movie twice). I read a lot of books but most of them are tawdry romances. I like music, but most of it is pop, or middle eastern. I don’t cook much. But i’m not a loser and neither are you. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1720 "2023-01-25T03:54:59Z")
Yeah, I had a problem with the choices on that one too. @Procrustus may well be doing other things that they find interesting and/or useful. Nobody has to pick the same things to be into that everybody else does. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380/1721 "2023-01-25T03:57:35Z")
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