Do your expectations change if you see a movie at home for the first time?

[DAR]

I just watched the Total Recall remake. To be honest I didn't see it in theaters or bother to rent it because it didn't look that good or interesting but I caught it on Starz and while it's nowhere a great a movie I was entertained. Had I seen it in theaters I can't say for sure if I would have liked it.Now on the flip side I thought Battleship looked like garbage and when I watched it it was worse than I expected. And there have been highly praised films like the Master that left me with a "that's it" type of feeling.But what about everyone else does watching a movie at home change your expectations?

Edited April 14, 2013 by DAR

[The Movie Man]

I think based on my mood, I have different feelings both at home and at a theater. So that doesn't matter much to me. But repeat viewings can, as movies usually go up or down in my estimation everytime, I see them again.

Edited April 14, 2013 by BATMAN

[Walt Disney]

I would say that my expectations stay the same. It doesn't change my enjoyment level where I watch a movie.

[Water Bottle]

I go in with almost every movie with the expectation to be entertained-regardless of where, how, and when I watch it. There are a few movies where I tend to "hype" myself for but I like to go in with as much as an open mind as possible.

[Lordmandeep]

At home you have lowered expectations and sometimes on a lazy Sunday anything with action and sexy women seems ten times better then it truly is. 

[Jack Nevada]

I often rent movies that I skipped on their theatrical runs and end up enjoying them more than I expected.

[CoolioD1]

Sure, when I see a movie I avoided in cinemas on TV one day I might like it more. I generally do like mediocre movies a bit more when I don't have to pay for them.

[Jack Nevada]

Netflix also has some new indie movies that never got released in Finland, so thats a good way to watch them cheaply