1. They should come out on DVD the moment they're released into cinemas.

Maybe they could do a deal where only cinemas are allowed to sell the DVD's for the first month or whatever.

Posted at 3:36PM on Nov 5th 2009 by Kurt Munro

2. Ok, so you say the box office has risen 3.4%, but does that take into account inflation AND then fact that ticket prices have gone up. At least, that is what I know here in the US. In France, perhaps they live in a bubble?

Posted at 4:27PM on Nov 5th 2009 by cablebfg

3. VOD and DVD hasn't changed my movie-going experiences because I consider them basically seperate and no movie viewed at home can immerse you in that created world like at the theater. However, a lot of other people don't seem to see the difference and actually prefer to watch at home. Further proof that those in the 50's who said television would ruin cinemas were correct; is just took 5 more decades.

Posted at 4:32PM on Nov 5th 2009 by Felicia

4. Divestiture. Oops, I meant Désinvestissement.

As with all things in life, and in death, they change over time. So, instead of whining (pleurnicherie) they should divest into other areas.

Posted at 10:22AM on Nov 6th 2009 by BarkingGhost

5. And here I thought for a second that they were protesting the draconian and potentially illegal processes that would be carried out against the accused. Silly of me to think they'd care about anything but their bottom line. Because a protest in support of the movie-watching public might actually increase their business.

The fact is that a movie theatre is good for tow thing - films that should be watched BIG and LOUD, and films that should be watched with a crowd. The smaller films, the dramas, the indies, etc., are perfectly suited for a night at home on the couch.

What France, and everyone else, needs to do is adapt to this paradigm, not fight it. Studios make hundreds of millions on home movie sales. Theatres need to find revenue streams that draw people to them for the experience.

Posted at 10:28AM on Nov 6th 2009 by Astin

6. Nicely said.

Posted at 9:26PM on Nov 7th 2009 by ?

7. Hey, I have an idea for Hollywood and maybe French filmmakers also: Make some decent movies! Not, copy-cat ideas and remakes of old wonderful movies and turn them into "cartoons, like "Stepford Wives" Lousy movies based on 70's and 80's TV shows. Where's the creativity, originality or at least historical accuracy?
Not stupid sex/love, change partners, sex/love, switch again flops, and Disney and other kid movies laced with Liberal propaganda. Where are the movies like THE PASSION, The English Patient, Saving Private Ryan, Philadelphia, and some leading men who are not girly boys with blond curls, but REAL men! Epics like Gone with the Wind based on factual history, not revisionist History

Posted at 11:30AM on Nov 8th 2009 by Bonnie

8. one thing going to see a movie cost to much and they get released to dvd or video to fast

Posted at 10:07PM on Nov 7th 2009 by mark

9. If theaters would block cell phone signals so I didn't have to listen to people on their phones all the time, I would start going to the movies again.

Posted at 12:17AM on Nov 8th 2009 by Lisa