Are there more A**holes in movie theaters lately?
I cannot remember the last time I've been to a movie where I haven't been
disturbed by crying babies, irritating teens, or adults that are talking to the
screen or friends during a movie. And it seems to be getting worse!
Examples:
I took a friend of mine to see a matinee of The Ring when it was in theaters.
I had already seen it & knew my friend would dig it because he's a huge
horror fan. There was only six people in the theater, us included. Two teen
girls to our left & a couple in front. What drove me nuts is one of the teens
was telling her friend what was going to happen because she had seen it
already as well. And I'm not talking about whispering either! I had enough
when she spilled the beans about what was in the closet.
A more recent example is when I saw a 10pm showing of Collateral. (Great
movie by the way.) There was an entire family to the right of me, (1 infant,
2 small kids between 5 & 8 years old, the married couple & a friend who for
some reason was sitting 2 rows back.) Who the F**k would take little kids
to a 10pm show of Collateral!! What was worse was the parents ignoring
the 20 ft radius of people that repeatedly told them take their kids out. And
the topper was whenever Jamie Fox did something funny or cool, the father
would talk to his friend about it.
First, you should not be able to bring a little kid to anything except G-rated
flicks & definately not any nightime PG & up movie, even if their parent is
present.
Second, they shouldn't be allowed a warning to be quiet. If someone
complains to theater personnel, they should be tossed from the theater &
told to make it a F**king blockbuster night!
I've got 5 & 9 year old nieces that have more common courtesy in a movie
theater than those A-holes!
Do you have any horror stories like these?
disturbed by crying babies, irritating teens, or adults that are talking to the
screen or friends during a movie. And it seems to be getting worse!
Examples:
I took a friend of mine to see a matinee of The Ring when it was in theaters.
I had already seen it & knew my friend would dig it because he's a huge
horror fan. There was only six people in the theater, us included. Two teen
girls to our left & a couple in front. What drove me nuts is one of the teens
was telling her friend what was going to happen because she had seen it
already as well. And I'm not talking about whispering either! I had enough
when she spilled the beans about what was in the closet.
A more recent example is when I saw a 10pm showing of Collateral. (Great
movie by the way.) There was an entire family to the right of me, (1 infant,
2 small kids between 5 & 8 years old, the married couple & a friend who for
some reason was sitting 2 rows back.) Who the F**k would take little kids
to a 10pm show of Collateral!! What was worse was the parents ignoring
the 20 ft radius of people that repeatedly told them take their kids out. And
the topper was whenever Jamie Fox did something funny or cool, the father
would talk to his friend about it.
First, you should not be able to bring a little kid to anything except G-rated
flicks & definately not any nightime PG & up movie, even if their parent is
present.
Second, they shouldn't be allowed a warning to be quiet. If someone
complains to theater personnel, they should be tossed from the theater &
told to make it a F**king blockbuster night!
I've got 5 & 9 year old nieces that have more common courtesy in a movie
theater than those A-holes!
Do you have any horror stories like these?
Comments
I have a good experience, last week, when I see Garlfield, the movie in a theater in Tignes (one of the biggest ski resort of France) : people where quiet and respectful : the more disturbing kids where mine, but I suceed to have them under control ...
Don't worry. You aren't the only one noticing it. I've heard and seen it mentioned quite a few times.
When the next call comes in, insults fly from all over the theatre and captain clueless takes the call again and talks all the way out into the lobby.
His kid, next to him, is trying to disappear under the seat due to embarrassment.
Hope he asks dad what all those angry words meant the whole way home.
Some days, I wish I had a phaser on heavy stun. Or a tranquilizer gun. Or a brick.
If you are reading this and are offended because you bring babies to theaters, stop. It is a baby and other people paid money to be there. You get to have the magical wonder of a newborn child and we get to have movies in the theater, that is the deal.
And you don't bring babies to kids' movies either, because they are not kids, they are babies. There are no baby movies. Your babies should not be in that area, it's bad for their mental development. Put them in a calm room with bold primary colors on the walls with some nice classical music playing.
In short, if you are a parent with a baby in the theater, it is bad for your baby and the others in the theather so you suck. Yes, even you.
Kids belong in kids' movies. If I go to seen Finding Nemo and some kids are babbling that is the deal. I am fine with that. Kids come to cartoons and they don't have long attention spans, I am not going to freak out expecting a 5-year-old to act like a 20-year-old.
and it is 10 times worse when you see any movie and the ADULTS are behaving like you would expect kids to behave ...
Originally posted by Giaguara
... it's annoying if the movies such as Shrek 2 are full of kids who are not behaving like they should in a movie theatre.
and it is 10 times worse when you see any movie and the ADULTS are behaving like you would expect kids to behave ...
I took my niece to see a matinee of shrek 2 awhile back. There was one kid
there that was psycho! He was literally playing hide & seek from his parents.
I made a stink about it when I noticed that friggin kid was crawling under my
legs to pass me & keep hidden from his parents. Even my nine year old niece
gave me this look like this kid needs some serious medication.
Note to moderator, I accidently posted this thread twice & it won't let me
delete the duplicate.
Originally posted by giant
There sure are more assholes in theaters in recent years.
I wonder if this is because more and more people are getting used to having a theater-like experience at home, with DVDs and big screen TVs and surround sound, and they forget to switch from living-room theater mode to public theater hey-I'd-be-an-asshole-if-I-act-like-I'm-in-my-own-living-room mode.
Originally posted by curiousuburb
Watching Lord of the Rings RoTK and some asshat in front of us takes two cell phone calls in the theatre. After the first one (three rings before he picks up) most of the row next to him while he sits and talks gets up and leaves. I'm ready to throw snacks at him and he finally hangs up.
When the next call comes in, insults fly from all over the theatre and captain clueless takes the call again and talks all the way out into the lobby.
His kid, next to him, is trying to disappear under the seat due to embarrassment.
Hope he asks dad what all those angry words meant the whole way home.
Some days, I wish I had a phaser on heavy stun. Or a tranquilizer gun. Or a brick.
When I saw ROTK a kid next to me kept pointing out stuff that was cut out
from the book. I'm thinking, "who the F**k are you & why are you talking
to me!?!"
The other thing that pissed me off was this huge teenage girl that literally
ate during the entire movie! (Opening bags of chips, nachos, popcorn, etc!)
Originally posted by mello
When I saw ROTK a kid next to me kept pointing out stuff that was cut out
from the book. I'm thinking, "who the F**k are you & why are you talking
to me!?!"
HA!
Management at the theater don't give a damn either as they're never to be found around the place.
Can't beat a 52 inch rear projection Tv and the comfort of your own armchair
Originally posted by Scott
I don't go to the theater much any more. When I do it's early in the day and after the attendance has dropped off.
Shit Scott, between you and me the theaters should be a joy!
Disclaimer: as she was, not now - she could be wrinkly crumpet now!
Originally posted by groverat
I think all theaters should offer high-quality surround-sound headphones to all customers that request them.
That wont stop the jerk-offs from distracting you. We are not paying money for a good movie going experience to listen to headphones. I vote for guards with whips, canes and rubber bullets.