So mad about the people at the movies!

[blas]

Well, bf ruined it for me when we got home and went to bed....periodically through the night, as I was having a hard time sleeping as it was, he would keep tapping or pounding the wall or whispering my name into my ear.

But he got his last night at Daybreakers.

I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but there's a little creepy something something at the very beginning, and he jumped. Oh, did I laugh at him.

[Andara Bledin]

At Paranormal Activity, there were some stupid teenage girls there.....and I think they were just doing it to be retarded, but every single time the demon spirit thingy did something, they would SCREAM....

It's an insipid thing teenage girls like to do to get their boyfriends to play hero for them, or some carp like that.

They pull the same lame stuff when going through haunted house mazes, too, and ruin it for everyone else within earshot.

^-.-^

[Pagan]

When we went to see "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", I wish it had just been people talking. We wound up with a fight. Stopped the movie and we all got the choice of being moved to another theatre or getting vouchers for another showing. We to the other theatre option. It was somewhat behind the one we had been, so we got to see what we had missed during the altercation.

Then a couple of weeks ago, someone got shot during a screening of "Avatar". Some genius got the idea that it was a good idea to bring his .22 with him. Unfortunately, he dropped the damn thing and it went off shooting some poor woman in the ankle.

[Mystic]

I've really enjoyed going to the dollar theater, never more than 5-10 people there.
Also wasn't Regal doing those handheld devices that you could put in a code and it would request a manager to come in, you could even put in what row and seat the trouble makers were in? was that something that had already started or maybe I saw it on tv as some cool new thing that might be implemented some day??

I could see too many kids/teens abusing it.

[BarbieGirl]

I've really enjoyed going to the dollar theater, never more than 5-10 people there.
Also wasn't Regal doing those handheld devices that you could put in a code and it would request a manager to come in, you could even put in what row and seat the trouble makers were in? was that something that had already started or maybe I saw it on tv as some cool new thing that might be implemented some day??

[Mystic]

My wife and I go to matinee shows a couple weeks after release. More than a few times we end up being the only ones in the entire theater. It's wonderful because I can't stand people who talk during movies. Really, we all paid our hard earned (unless your a teenager who has parents who pretend to love you) money to watch it. STFU or GTFO.

[bainsidhe]

I also wonder WHY more people don't complain about this behavior.

Then again, you didn't complain (to management) either. Not criticizing, I've been in the same situation. When I see rude moviegoers, I keep hoping the jerks will knock it off and start behaving. Besides, it's not like you can pause the movie so you don't miss anything. I also go with friends and don't want to appear "rude" in front of them by complaining. Yeah, I know it doesn't make sense. ~shrugs~

[LillFilly]

The sad thing is, its usually adults talking. THEY should know better! And they set the example for their kids.

[PepperElf]

i don't go to the movies much but that's one of the reasons why i try to go to the matinee showings

kids are usually still in school, there's not a lot of people, and it usually costs less.

course this also means i get to have my favorite spot to sit... at the local theatre here, halfway back they have a wide isle going through the seats to accommodate wheelchairs. right behind that is more regular seating... my fav spot is the front row of that back-half, somewhat in the middle...ish. no one's head's gonna be in front of me and i can stretch my legs out a little.

[blas]

Errr, if ONLY my only problem at the movies was people laughing during the movie.

At Paranormal Activity, there were some stupid teenage girls there.....and I think they were just doing it to be retarded, but every single time the demon spirit thingy did something, they would SCREAM....

And the final scene, they literally screamed bloody murder. I highly, highly doubt they were even that scared.

I mean, that movie scared me so much that now I wake up at 5 pm every day to turn my livingroom lights on so I don't wake up later in the dark, but I mean....to scream like that and keep screaming.......whatever. No way. It wasn't THAT scary.

[AnqeiicDemise]

For the most part, I was good through out the movie. Kept my mouth shut during the boring parts and contented myself with stuffing my face full of pretzel bites until it got going.

But then, since there were only ten people in this GIANT ass theatre, I forgot we weren't at home and I made a few loud cracks when it started getting good. I felt terrible. I wanted to cover my face and just hide. I just kind of apologized, mumbled I needed to shut the hell up and went back to my movie.

Then I felt weird because I realize I'd been laughing at all the wrong places so now I looked like a jerk.

[blas]

I've came to the conclusion that a lot of (mostly teens) people have ran out of places to go and talk or use their phone, or they must really just use movies as background noise.....

Almost every time I go to the movies, people are STILL yapping away when the movie starts, cell phones are still a flashing, sometimes little chimes can be heard, some people don't even put their damn phone away the entire time.....

[Andara Bledin]

I have gotten lucky of late.

Of the last three times I was in a theater, everybody behaved.

The first (can't remember the movie), there were a bunch of people with cell phones out during the trailers, but once the movie started, they all put them away! I didn't see anything glowing in the audience at all.

The middle was Avatar, in 3D. Full crowd. Aside from someone in the row behind us being fidgity (a pre-teen on Christmas day), it was golden.

The last was The Fantastic Mr Fox (ugh, I want my time back), and while there were only a few other people there, there was a group of 2 or 3 teen girls behind us who were excessively rambunctious before the movie started, but actually behaved themselves while it was playing.

^-.-^

[rageaholic]

What is it with movie theatres and obnoxious patrons? I hardly ever go to the movies either. Not only do I save money, but I save myself much headache.

[AlienMushroom]

I love the newer theatre near us. It's 'VIP' so it costs $5 above what a normal theatre in town does, but if you go on a Tuesday it's the same a a normal ticket. for the extra cost, you get assigned seating in a reclining seat, seat-side service and people who were willing to shell out a few extra bucks so they will actually watch the movie, not bother everyone else.

I also hate the lineups you get at the regular ones, but this one has a lounge you wait in until the theatre opens up for your showing.