Bad Movies and D Box Seats: The Perfect Plan For a Saturday Night

Today going to the movie theaters is a special kind of pass time that requires you to put down your phone and immerse yourself in storytelling. Critics of our current cinema space stress that so many bad movies have come out recently, which is partly true, but I would argue that going to a bad movie over a good movie can be just as good of an experience. 

Last month, in a post-Neon Grill haze, I sauntered into the Celebration Cinema of Benton Harbor with friends ready to watch the movie Argyle. Based on what I deduced from the trailer and movie poster, I thought the cat was a detective and Dua Lipa was the main character. Boy was I wrong, and so was everyone else in the theater. Over the course of the 2-and-a-half-hour run time, I laughed so hard I induced an asthma attack, got whiplash from all the plot twists, and marveled at this magical piece of modern-day cinema. Despite my suspicions that the movie was written by Chat GPT, and Henry Cavils haircut freaking me out, I left the theater with a contagious giggle. 

What made this experience so special you may ask? Well, my friends and I sat in D box seats. This changed everything. The movie was outrageous without being shaken around like a maraca, but with the moving seats, my friends and I were along for the ride. 

“The best part of Argylle was the color explosion dance fight scene. It was hilarious. My friends and I were thrown around for every spin, punch and kick. We honestly couldn't stop laughing.” Reilie Netzley, 12 said.

 There is no doubt that films like Saltburn or Poor Things are being made and watched, so leaving space in cinemas for bad movies should be encouraged instead of frowned upon. Movies like Argyle or Madame Web give you a great opportunity to cook on the Letterboxed app and they make you take cinema a little less seriously. There is no need to criticise movies everyone agrees are awful, it's like kicking someone while they’re down. They’re clearly not coming back from their box office numbers looking good. 

“I think bad movies are good for cinema. They make you appreciate the good movies more.” Reilie added. 

In the words of Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman, “We come to this place for magic, we come to AMC theatres to laugh, to cry, to care, because we need that, all of us.”