I do understand people wanting to stay at home to watch a movie, but I've always felt that the true cinema experience is communal. I still recall going to see Jaws when it first opened and the audience collectively shrieking when something happened on screen. I also recall seeing Casablanca (after several TV viewings) in a large auditorium of cinephiles. That gave me a new appreciation for how truly great that movie is. Even seeing the first Scream entry with an audience member yelling "don't go in there!" at the screen was preferable to my last experience of seeing Judy with the couple who wanted to discuss each plot point as it occurred. That said, I have noticed far less talking without reclining seats. My experience seeing Joker was stellar. My wife and I were the oldsters in the audience and the young people were very well behaved--but we saw it in a theater without recliners.