On 28 Apr, 17:32, ":Jerry:" <INVA...@INVALID.INVALID> wrote:
> "The dog from that film you saw" 
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> > "Bob Howes"  wrote in message
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> >> The first half of your reply is exactly what I was saying.  Films
> >> were never meant to be seen on television at all, they were
> >> designed for cinema projection which makes the "as the director
> >> intended" argument completely specious.
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> > only for films made before home video existed.
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> Rubbish, the box office still makes or breaks any film, home viewing
> is a bonus.

That's not actually true. There are a number of films that don't do
well at the box office but later go on to become cult films and make
their money back on home viewing (DVD, PPV, etc).

As for whether films should ALWAYS be seen at the cinema, if I was to
watch the Die Hard films tonight, would I be able to do that on DVD
(yes) or convince the manager at the multiplex to show them all? (no)