People talking at the movies!!! Come Vent With Me!
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rodneyfaile
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I have had far more great experiences at theaters than bad ones. Sometimes there will be someone who laughs harder at a one liner, and I begin to laugh more and perceive it as funnier, just because of how much everyone else is enjoying it.
Most recent example, a one liner from Iron Man 3. I've only seen it one time, so I'm not sure this quote is exact, but when the kid is talking to Stark, it goes something along the lines of:
Stark- "Where are your parents?"
Kid- "Well my dad went out to buy a scratch card. He must have won, because that was 6 years ago."
I chuckled when I heard the line, but a lady a few rows down let out such a loud burst, that I, along with the rest of the theatre let out a second wave of laughter. To me, that added to my enjoyment of the movie.
Another time I can remember was JJ Abrams Star Trek. I had avoided all spoilers because I didn't want to ruin the movie. I had no idea Tyler Perry was in the movie. As soon as his face popped on screen, before I could even stop myself, I let out "What?!" The rest of the theater laughed. Maybe I inadvertently added some enjoyment for others that day.
I guess I just like the theatre atmosphere. I would hate to see theaters die out the way video game arcades have.
Most recent example, a one liner from Iron Man 3. I've only seen it one time, so I'm not sure this quote is exact, but when the kid is talking to Stark, it goes something along the lines of:
Stark- "Where are your parents?"
Kid- "Well my dad went out to buy a scratch card. He must have won, because that was 6 years ago."
I chuckled when I heard the line, but a lady a few rows down let out such a loud burst, that I, along with the rest of the theatre let out a second wave of laughter. To me, that added to my enjoyment of the movie.
Another time I can remember was JJ Abrams Star Trek. I had avoided all spoilers because I didn't want to ruin the movie. I had no idea Tyler Perry was in the movie. As soon as his face popped on screen, before I could even stop myself, I let out "What?!" The rest of the theater laughed. Maybe I inadvertently added some enjoyment for others that day.
I guess I just like the theatre atmosphere. I would hate to see theaters die out the way video game arcades have.
Ronan87
Sr Member
People that talk is thankfully rare. Only a few time's i'v had to shhh someone, and maybe 2-3 time's get the staff.
People that check their phone, with brightness at 100% every 5 mins, we get those almost every time.
I usually kindly tell them to please stop because it's distracting people behind them.
They usually apologize and stop.
Oh they aren't kids/teenagers either, but people in their 20's and 30's... I'm surprised they haven't figured out by then that it's rude.
It's not a nice feeling though, to have to tell people to hush up or turn their cell phones off. I'm not their parents. You also never know what kind of nutcase you are talking too, and from this thread, their seems to be plenty enough. I don't go to the theater to pick fights with people, disarm knives from hooligans or tackle down hyperidiots while the police arrives...
Edit: Oh and babies... why are you bringing a baby at a late night showing of a serious/action movie? What do you think is going to happen?.............................
People that check their phone, with brightness at 100% every 5 mins, we get those almost every time.
I usually kindly tell them to please stop because it's distracting people behind them.
They usually apologize and stop.
Oh they aren't kids/teenagers either, but people in their 20's and 30's... I'm surprised they haven't figured out by then that it's rude.
It's not a nice feeling though, to have to tell people to hush up or turn their cell phones off. I'm not their parents. You also never know what kind of nutcase you are talking too, and from this thread, their seems to be plenty enough. I don't go to the theater to pick fights with people, disarm knives from hooligans or tackle down hyperidiots while the police arrives...
Edit: Oh and babies... why are you bringing a baby at a late night showing of a serious/action movie? What do you think is going to happen?.............................
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Bigdaddy
Master Member
I saw Avatar: The Last Airbender opening night (my daughter wanted to see it BAD!) we had the whole theater to ourselves! :lol I told her I reserved it for her birthday 
I can't understand all the people being threatened with violence over this, it boggles the mind, I've never been threatened by anyone but my brothers :lol
I can't understand all the people being threatened with violence over this, it boggles the mind, I've never been threatened by anyone but my brothers :lol
Mike Rush
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I get very perturbed by the rudeness of people at the cinema these days. Being English I'm not really equipped to do anything about it though. My wife teases me because she says she can feel my hand gripping the armrest harder whenever someone talks, or starts texting. Fortunately we don't go much because it's so expensive - we'd rather stay at home and rent via the PS3 for a fraction of the price.
We do still make the effort for 'special' films though, like Star Trek or Prometheus. In fact it was at Prometheus that I had my one 'outburst'. There was a couple next to us, early twenties maybe, and the guy just kept talking to the girl during the film. I don't know if he thought he was explaining it to her... I remember when David says his line about small beginnings, this person repeated it. Out loud. Yeesh. I think I went 'ssh' at one point, but it didn't make any difference.
He carried on, and a while later I just boiled over. I leaned across - in front of the girl - and said "Are you going to talk all the way through this?" He said something I found really odd: "This is a great film!" :confused I said "It would be great if I could hear it!" He responded, "Oh yeah? All right, what did I say?" Now, that's such a bizarre and childish thing to come out with, I felt immediately more confident. I launched into a brief lecture on how this wasn't his bedroom, people have paid money to be here, you don't talk during the film, and he should grow up and learn some manners! To my amazement he just went quiet for the rest of the film. :thumbsup
Afterwards I couldn't really believe I had done it. Normally I'm far too reserved to say anything, but it was like an out-of-body experience - so I can't take credit. I must say though... I impressed myself. Later I asked my wife if she heard the exchange, and she said "not really". Darn! :lol
We do still make the effort for 'special' films though, like Star Trek or Prometheus. In fact it was at Prometheus that I had my one 'outburst'. There was a couple next to us, early twenties maybe, and the guy just kept talking to the girl during the film. I don't know if he thought he was explaining it to her... I remember when David says his line about small beginnings, this person repeated it. Out loud. Yeesh. I think I went 'ssh' at one point, but it didn't make any difference.
He carried on, and a while later I just boiled over. I leaned across - in front of the girl - and said "Are you going to talk all the way through this?" He said something I found really odd: "This is a great film!" :confused I said "It would be great if I could hear it!" He responded, "Oh yeah? All right, what did I say?" Now, that's such a bizarre and childish thing to come out with, I felt immediately more confident. I launched into a brief lecture on how this wasn't his bedroom, people have paid money to be here, you don't talk during the film, and he should grow up and learn some manners! To my amazement he just went quiet for the rest of the film. :thumbsup
Afterwards I couldn't really believe I had done it. Normally I'm far too reserved to say anything, but it was like an out-of-body experience - so I can't take credit. I must say though... I impressed myself. Later I asked my wife if she heard the exchange, and she said "not really". Darn! :lol
I have zero tolerance for people leaving their phones on during a movie, unless they are parents of young children, in which case I understand it (most of them are considerate enough to put the phone on vibrate). It's the backbirths that receive and MAKE (!!!) phone calls during a movie, or spend the entire time texting, and/or playing games that really cheeses me off.
Last time someone someone spent time talking on the phone during a movie (obnoxiously loud talker, laughing the entire conversation), I got up, grabbed his phone, told the person on the other end that he'd have to call them back after the movie was done, hung up, turned off the phone, took out the battery, and dropped the whole thing in his lap.
This is why I like going to the Alamo Drafthouse. They strictly enforce movie theater ettiquette. In fact, there was a famous angry voicemail by a customer who was booted for texting that the Alamo Drafthouse uses as a pre-movie PSA. I'm gonna post the censored version here for all to enjoy...
Last time someone someone spent time talking on the phone during a movie (obnoxiously loud talker, laughing the entire conversation), I got up, grabbed his phone, told the person on the other end that he'd have to call them back after the movie was done, hung up, turned off the phone, took out the battery, and dropped the whole thing in his lap.
This is why I like going to the Alamo Drafthouse. They strictly enforce movie theater ettiquette. In fact, there was a famous angry voicemail by a customer who was booted for texting that the Alamo Drafthouse uses as a pre-movie PSA. I'm gonna post the censored version here for all to enjoy...
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Oh another fun little thing that irritates me is people who deliberately park wrong (I only put this here because it happened at a movie theater).
So this stellar example of the boundless intellect of mankind decides to drive his brand new pickup truck (all the bells and whistles, jacked up to the point where a stepladder is needed to get in the damned thing), which is perfectly fine.
What is NOT fine is when you park this new truck in such a way that FOUR PARKING SPOTS ARE TAKEN.
I arrived to the theater with about half an hour to spare, saw this, then got back in my car. I drove to the Walgreens (just a bit down the road) and bought a bottle of white shoe polish.
I can't imagine that he was too happy to come outside and see this written on his windshield...
THE WAY YOU PULLED IN MAKES ME WISH YOUR FATHER HAD PULLED OUT.
So this stellar example of the boundless intellect of mankind decides to drive his brand new pickup truck (all the bells and whistles, jacked up to the point where a stepladder is needed to get in the damned thing), which is perfectly fine.
What is NOT fine is when you park this new truck in such a way that FOUR PARKING SPOTS ARE TAKEN.
I arrived to the theater with about half an hour to spare, saw this, then got back in my car. I drove to the Walgreens (just a bit down the road) and bought a bottle of white shoe polish.
I can't imagine that he was too happy to come outside and see this written on his windshield...
THE WAY YOU PULLED IN MAKES ME WISH YOUR FATHER HAD PULLED OUT.
Russ257
Sr Member
I went to a Dana Carvey show and the tickets were $50. Further down the isle there was a guy who was constantly on his phone. I mean I glad you have so much money you can pay that kind of money to not pay attention. Unfortuanly he was too far away for me to yell at him without being disruptive. I wanted to flag down an usher but none happened to come by.
Zombie_61
Master Member
Years ago a friend and I went to a midnight showing of one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and the gent sitting next to us was the father of one of the young female moviegoers sitting elsewhere in the theater. He explained that the "kids" (i.e. the teenagers and early-20s crowd) are texting throughout the movie because they're doing a real-time review (of whatever movie they're seeing) for their friends. :rolleyes Of course, this doesn't explain it for everyone who texts during movies, and probably doesn't explain every "kid" texting during a movie, but it is an explanation.
Clearly this nitwit has never heard the business saying, "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone."
Trues17
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Lol that video was awesome. Now I'm wondering, do people really not realize that it's not just the phone's sound that bothers others? It's also the distracting light!
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Zombie_61
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Which begs the question--if they knew, would they care? My money's on "no".
pandatrooper
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I hate when people talk / use phones at movies, its a huge pet peeve of mine.
First off, seeing movies is expensive. In my area, a ticket is $13 for the base ticket, before taxes, no 3D etc. Second, my wife is at teacher, so this limits when we can see movies. Now that we have a newborn, its even harder as we need a sitter etc. I just think it's plain rude when people talk or use phones (there's usually 2 different announcements before and after the trailers to tell people to turn their phones off) and others have to use so much effort just to even go to a movie.
I have absolutely no problem with public shaming of people that use phones. If someone "forgot" to turn theirs off, OK - it's mistake and I let it go, first strike. If you're checking your phone 3 times to text etc, I have no problem yelling "Hey, turn your phone off". People don't look at me, they look at the goofball with his face aglow with his smart phone on.
The worst incident I had was watching the Amazing Spider Man and a group of teens, probably 6 of them sat in front me and my wife, it looked like they had an older family / guardian with them, like an older uncle or something. 2 kids are using their phones during the previews. I let it slide, since it's not happening during the movie.
Throughout the first 30mins, they are constantly chatting. I do the embarrassingly loud "EXCUSE ME, could you guys keep it down please?". They stop start constantly amidst "Shushes" from the audience. One guy busts out his smart phone at least 3 times to text in open view, and I do the "Do you mind turning your phone off?". Proceeds to hide it and then starts texting while bending over. I ask again and again until he finally stops.
On top of this, the group of teens are constantly heckling the screen characters lines and making fart sounds. Seriously? You guys paid good money to watch this movie to heckle? I finally unloaded on them and yelled "Do you guys mind, we're trying to watch a movie here!" and they finally shut up the last 15 mins of the movie. I complained to the manager and got a pair of comp tickets, he also asked if we wanted a drink or food as consolation, we just took the tickets for another time.
I kind of wished the ushers or whatever would stick around after the movie starts and check to make sure things are going smoothly. I think they used to do it back in the day, but not any more.
First off, seeing movies is expensive. In my area, a ticket is $13 for the base ticket, before taxes, no 3D etc. Second, my wife is at teacher, so this limits when we can see movies. Now that we have a newborn, its even harder as we need a sitter etc. I just think it's plain rude when people talk or use phones (there's usually 2 different announcements before and after the trailers to tell people to turn their phones off) and others have to use so much effort just to even go to a movie.
I have absolutely no problem with public shaming of people that use phones. If someone "forgot" to turn theirs off, OK - it's mistake and I let it go, first strike. If you're checking your phone 3 times to text etc, I have no problem yelling "Hey, turn your phone off". People don't look at me, they look at the goofball with his face aglow with his smart phone on.
The worst incident I had was watching the Amazing Spider Man and a group of teens, probably 6 of them sat in front me and my wife, it looked like they had an older family / guardian with them, like an older uncle or something. 2 kids are using their phones during the previews. I let it slide, since it's not happening during the movie.
Throughout the first 30mins, they are constantly chatting. I do the embarrassingly loud "EXCUSE ME, could you guys keep it down please?". They stop start constantly amidst "Shushes" from the audience. One guy busts out his smart phone at least 3 times to text in open view, and I do the "Do you mind turning your phone off?". Proceeds to hide it and then starts texting while bending over. I ask again and again until he finally stops.
On top of this, the group of teens are constantly heckling the screen characters lines and making fart sounds. Seriously? You guys paid good money to watch this movie to heckle? I finally unloaded on them and yelled "Do you guys mind, we're trying to watch a movie here!" and they finally shut up the last 15 mins of the movie. I complained to the manager and got a pair of comp tickets, he also asked if we wanted a drink or food as consolation, we just took the tickets for another time.
I kind of wished the ushers or whatever would stick around after the movie starts and check to make sure things are going smoothly. I think they used to do it back in the day, but not any more.
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Zombie_61
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My favorite line is, "Did you really pay (insert inflated ticket price here) to sit in a dark room and be an ***hole???" So far it's worked every time.
Sandman0077
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Me and my wife went to see Oblivion last Tuesday and the theatre was about half full. No one was sitting near the top row so we thought 'Awesome, let's grab these up.' 5 seconds before the movie starts playing these jack--- college kids roll in and OF COURSE sit in the row in front of us. Then they all have to do some last minute texting and food opening, which they all found HYSTERICAL. Finally everything calms down and not 5 minutes later the guy in front of me checks his facebook and then spits/sprays his drink all over the couple in front of them over something he found hilarious on his phone. Needless to say the guy that got it all over him made it perfectly clear he wasn't happy with the ---- for brains group behind him. Then the spitter gets up and leaves (presumably to grab the couple some napkins or something), only to come back with another drink and zero napkins.
I dont think I've ever come so close to screaming in someone's face at the movies before. My gods people are such pricks these days.
I dont think I've ever come so close to screaming in someone's face at the movies before. My gods people are such pricks these days.
I'm one of those terrible people that "deals" with these sorts of issues in a very elementary school manner.
I like see how many times I can nail the offenders with popcorn.
No they don't really get the hint, and yes my methods are childish and waste popcorn, but it makes me feel better for the time being.
I did personally speak to one guy when I went to see Chernobyl Diaries in the second run theater. The theater itself was pretty narrow and the speakers were not the best and this guy comes in late and almost immediately starts commenting on everything happening in the movie.
I considered for a minute on getting a staff member, but I found in the past that it usually only keeps them quite for a moment then the offender goes right back to what they were doing.
Instead I crouched next to his seat. "Sir, the characters in the movie cannot hear you, but everyone in the theater can, and I for one find it very rude."
He actually apologized and aside from the occasional snort, grunt, or gasp was quite through the rest of the movie.
When someones phone rings one day I want to have the balls to yell out "ARE YOU A DOCTOR?"
I like see how many times I can nail the offenders with popcorn.
No they don't really get the hint, and yes my methods are childish and waste popcorn, but it makes me feel better for the time being.
I did personally speak to one guy when I went to see Chernobyl Diaries in the second run theater. The theater itself was pretty narrow and the speakers were not the best and this guy comes in late and almost immediately starts commenting on everything happening in the movie.
I considered for a minute on getting a staff member, but I found in the past that it usually only keeps them quite for a moment then the offender goes right back to what they were doing.
Instead I crouched next to his seat. "Sir, the characters in the movie cannot hear you, but everyone in the theater can, and I for one find it very rude."
He actually apologized and aside from the occasional snort, grunt, or gasp was quite through the rest of the movie.
When someones phone rings one day I want to have the balls to yell out "ARE YOU A DOCTOR?"
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