Hard disagree. There are trade-offs for both, but the movie-going experience can’t be beat. The large screen and the atmosphere cannot be replicated at home unless you want to literally build an actual theater in your basement. And even then it’s a pale comparison.

But a decent home theater had the benefits of not dealing with crowds. Not paying concession stand prices. Watching when you want. And not driving.

But arguably all those points (aside from the price) are also benefits as part of the experience.

I saw Dune in the theaters and it was the first time in years because of covid. There’s no way that movie would have the same impact of I watched it at home.

This is something people don’t appreciate about at home vs theaters. Most movies are filmed and framed for an extremely large screen, like a theater. Unless you have a large 80"+ screen at home, it doesn’t have the same effect.

You can see the difference by comparing the framing of TV shows to movies. Especially shows from 10+ years ago, as more modern shows have started to accommodate the sightly larger average 40" screen.

But you still see the TV show style framing in modern shows. One example I’m thinking of is the Wheel of Time show. Many of the shots of the characters were full face close up shots. In a movie meant for theater screens those shots would have been a bit further back. And full face close ups are reserved for emotional expression (like Dr Grants face in Jurassic Park when he first sees the brachiosaurus).

Ultimately, going to the theaters is awesome.