Comment Re:Also (Score 1) 865
We have the same problem in our town of 60K; the "big" theater here usually only carries 3D versions of new-releases. Sometimes farther down the release chain the 2D version may show up for very popular movies, or they will be in 2D when they move to the second run theater across town.
I *LIKE* going to the movies, but as has been mentioned so many times above, its much more convenient and affordable to stay home and watch moves on our TV. I don't mind paying $8.50 or $9.50 to see a first run movie on opening weekend, but paying $13.50 for 3D is silly. I'm kind of mixed on 3D, I've seen a few movies in 3D that benefited from the extra dimension, but I've seen quite a few more that the 3D was distracting (Alice in Wonderland 2010, I'm thinking of you). I would prefer to see 2D most of the time, and with 16 screens available don't see why they couldn't run both or interleave them at different times in the same auditorium.
As for cell phones in the theater, they are a bother but I can tone them out--years of practice toning my wife and daughter's texting addictions helps with that. Don't even get me started on the $15 popcorn and soda combo though!