Isn't the plot the same as in the remake? My memory of the movie is very vague right now. I've watched it 3 years ago or something like that. Anyway I think I'll watch the original today.
Probably the biggest disappointment about the remake is that it was supposed to be made from the story but they obviously used the first movie as main source. (I've read the story.) So aside from a few new elements like The Fall (which was actually a decent idea, in lieu of sending characters to Mars), they swiped too much from the original without necessarily improving it and maybe could have taken things in very new directions. I don't think the original took itself so seriously, while the second was too serious about itself while not quite earning it.
Holy crap. 17? Is that a theater price? (I only watch movies at home, now.) I wanted to see Jobs when it came out, but I waited and paid 5 bucks for a 2-day rental using my cable service. I want to see Transcendence, too. It sounds interesting.
It depends on what kind of movie it is.
If you see an IMAX 3D picture, yeah, it can run you $17-20 depending on what city you're in and what theater you go to.
My normal ticket price for a regular movie is somewhere around $10-11, I think. I think in the more rural place I lived a few years back, it was $8.50-9.
Saturday morning movies are a great deal, I think I get into a regular movie for $6 or so and one of the high-end movies for only $10-11.
I usually RedBox stuff for $1 a movie, or I find it streaming on a few sites I trust even if the quality isn't as great as I'd like. I've also got Netflix streaming.
My TV/3D player has some streaming movie services, but they are typically charging anywhere from $2-6 for a movie that I possibly can get off RedBox for $1. I was looking for a streaming service for just-released movies, do you know of any? That's the only way I'd be willing to pay a stream service $6 for a movie at home.. if it was a picture still in theaters and not on home release. At that price, it's still a discount.