>Or bring snacks from home (or a convienence store which is a bargain compared to a theatre)
Movie theaters almost universally do not allow outside food or drinks, so that isn't really an option. But these days if I ever go to a movie I pretty much exclusively go to a dine-in theater(alamo drafthouse, studio move grill, etc) because at least there I'm getting decent food instead of a paying $20 for tub of popcorn and soda that cost them probably less than a dollar, not to mention they have comfy recliners instead of those awful padded seats most theaters have.
Just break the rules. I have gone to the movies with food and beer in my back pack over one hundred times and never been searched, or caught in the theatre.
If I'm to just break the rules in order to improve the viewing experience, why should I not go the whole way and just torrent the latest movies to watch at home?
That's true, but as I said before, I've delayed my movie timetable by 6 months, so that doesn't really affect me. Here's the thing I would have those who's job it is to design the movie theater experience understand:
If going to the cinema was free, I would still choose to wait for movies to be released for in home viewing. The cinema experience is /that/ bad.
It depends where you are and how you do it, but copyright infringement is often a civil matter, not a criminal one, just like ignoring the posted conditions of entry of a cinema by sneaking food in.
Movie theaters almost universally do not allow outside food or drinks, so that isn't really an option. But these days if I ever go to a movie I pretty much exclusively go to a dine-in theater(alamo drafthouse, studio move grill, etc) because at least there I'm getting decent food instead of a paying $20 for tub of popcorn and soda that cost them probably less than a dollar, not to mention they have comfy recliners instead of those awful padded seats most theaters have.