Two things have happened lately that have really got me thinking. First, I set up a sweet new HD home theater. Second, I had yet another lousy moviegoing experience at my local New York City megaplex, complete with gum snappers, seat shakers, cell phone talkers, and mid-movie conversationalists. As I sat there I wondered how much more of this I could tolerate. Do I really need to see this movie NOW and see it HERE? Do I need to pay $12 and sit with all these terrible people when I can wait six months and have Netflix (or cable On Demand, or the Internet, or whatever) deliver it to me at home, where I can watch it in delicious privacy for a total cost of $2 to $4? Now I realize that this is an old debate, but the arrival of great and cheaper-than-ever home entertainment technology and the ever-narrowing gap between the big-screen release date and the DVD release date gives it new urgency. I also realize that for some people, “going to the movies” matters more than than the movie itself. It’s a social occasion. As for me, I’m feeling more and more ANTI-social (and middle-aged I guess), and soon there are going to be millions more like me. What’s going to happen? How is this going to shake out? Your thoughts?