What annoys you the most by audiences at movies and what are you stories?

[Atlas1982]

1. Cell Phones being opened up just to check the time (you're in a freakin movie you idiot! where else do you have to be?)

2. Cell Phones ringing/ people talking on them during the show.(everybody should have a gun under their seat for people like this)

3. Smoking (this hasn't happened in a while but that's since I left the "ghettoes" at their theatres and drive to some of the nicer ones. and I'm a huge pro-smoker)

4. Yelling at the screen. (Rent the movie if you want to yell you ignorant jerk)

5. Whispering behind your head. ( is it just me or does the damn whispering catch your attention more then the talking?)

These things are why I generally don't see movies on the opening weekend uless they are light ones that you go to for cheap thrills i.e. Hostel (which I'm seeing tomorrow ) I like theatres that aren't packed and charge a couple bucks less for matinees. If I didn't have a girlfriend that liked movies I'd probably go to all matinees.

What are your pet-peeves at the movies? Got any good/funny stories?

[BigRedNeck]

Kicking of my seat..

[Atlas1982]

Yeah that used to be up there. I tell them to stop after the second time and if they don't then I get a little upset.

[bob]

You know, it's strange...I read tons of these stories, and I'm always amused by them, but I hate to admit...I've never had a real incident at a movie theatre. The audiences have always been civilized/borderline intelligent, and anyone being a dick is usually dealt with swiftly (me and my friends have a sturdy policy of telling people to shut the fuck up). Moviegoing is never a problem with me.

[Atlas1982]

You're lucky. Maybe I should see some movies in the sewer's of Vienna jk. Just don't go to a theatre near west chicago. uhhhhgggg

[jaw2929]

Originally posted by bob
You know, it's strange...I read tons of these stories, and I'm always amused by them, but I hate to admit...I've never had a real incident at a movie theatre. The audiences have always been civilized/borderline intelligent, and anyone being a dick is usually dealt with swiftly (me and my friends have a sturdy policy of telling people to shut the fuck up). Moviegoing is never a problem with me.

Bob, do you live in the UK? I noticed that type of shite, you know the "Shut the fuck up" and people actually doing what their told (most times) is easily more acceptable than it is out here... Thing is, I'd LOVE to tell some of these fucker's to shut up... Problem is, it seems to be more hassle than it's worth, cuz then it seems like you've started a small feud, or I don't know... I guess it's just the typical american propaganda paranoia bullshit sinking in... I'd LOVE to actually see someone say that to another in the movie theatre, and see what kinda reaction it gets...

Oh, and if you DO live in the US, well then you're a badass ;)

[EvilDeadGirl]

Kids. They drive me nuts! Running around. Screaming or talking. Kicking the back of my site. STAY THE FUCK HOME! For the love of Gods. Leave your kids at home or learn how to manage them. Assholes.

[AngelDust06]

Retarded teenagers and losers who decide to talk on their cell phones during the entire movie is annoying as fuck.

[Cronos]

the main thing that annoys me are stupid fuckers talking, i go to watch and listen to the film, not them

theres loads of space in the theater and people decide to sit right in front of me....bastards

also, people eating food that stinks (ie nachos and dip...smells aweful)

theres also cell phones but theres only been one occasion when someone answered and they were quickly shouted at

[Cal]

The thing that annoys me the most when seeing a film in the cinema usually happens when I go and see a less-popular film which has a high rating, e.g. The Punisher, A History of Violence, Doom and the audience is filled with mostly couples of around the age of 40-50.

Anyway what annoys me in the above scenario is when the entire audience begin laughing at things that aren't funny/intended to be funny. Once it starts, it continues for the rest of the film and drives me utterly insane.

(SPOILERS FOR THE PUNISHER REMAKE AND A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE)

Example 1: In the Punisher, when that guy (forgot his name) gets tortured by having his facial rings pulled out with pliers. The audience cackle their asses off.

Example 2: In A History of Violence: The entire way through the sex scene near the beginning, when Tom Stall says he took the name "Stall" as "It was available", through the whole ending scene where Tom kills the mob guy and his goons, the audience roared with laughter.

The most annoying thing about it is the fact I KNOW it will happen when I sit down and see what kind of audience it is and also the fact I can't do anything about it! Since the audience obviously have the right to laugh in a film if they choose to, and aren't *technically* being disruptive (at least not according to the cinema staff).

It pisses me off.

[Gian-Sergio]

People who get up during the end credits. I fucking hate that shit.

[AWP82]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
People who get up during the end credits. I fucking hate that shit.

Well, almost everyone does that, but I hate the ones (or the cleanup staff) who look at me weird for staying through the end credits. Once one of them had the nerve to tell me "that's it, homes" when I sat until the very end of the credits. YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT, YOU DIPSHIT! FUCK OFF. The movie aint over until the last credit rolls. :D

[Lazy Boy]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
People who get up during the end credits. I fucking hate that shit.

I sort of hate it, too. One such example is Crash, when the ending song starts, people began to get up and block the screen, stampeding to the exit. The credits hadn't even started.

[ComeNightfall]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
People who get up during the end credits. I fucking hate that shit.
You'd hate my mom then. She can't sit in a theater and watch the end credits. In fact, she always tries to leave right before they cut away to the credits so she can beat the crowd.

[bob]

Originally posted by Trail_Blazer
Bob, do you live in the UK? I noticed that type of shite, you know the "Shut the fuck up" and people actually doing what their told (most times) is easily more acceptable than it is out here... Thing is, I'd LOVE to tell some of these fucker's to shut up... Problem is, it seems to be more hassle than it's worth, cuz then it seems like you've started a small feud, or I don't know... I guess it's just the typical american propaganda paranoia bullshit sinking in... I'd LOVE to actually see someone say that to another in the movie theatre, and see what kinda reaction it gets...

Oh, and if you DO live in the US, well then you're a badass ;)

I live in the U.S., I'm just really big.

And no one actually wants to fight (least of all me). The other person usually just says something like "I'll kick your fucking ass", and then sulks for the rest of the movie...while being blissfully quiet. The key is to not actually start a fight, because the other guy won't...but again, I'm a pretty big guy.

[Tagia_Romero]

YES! Absolutely. And teenagers who talk obnoxiously and yell and scream for no reason. Hey dickheads, if you don't like the film, WALK OUT! Effing simple.

Originally posted by EvilDeadGirl
Kids. They drive me nuts! Running around. Screaming or talking. Kicking the back of my site. STAY THE FUCK HOME! For the love of Gods. Leave your kids at home or learn how to manage them. Assholes.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Yeah...two fat bitches wouldn't shut the fuck up last night at Hostel. I would have said something but I was afraid they'd eat me.

[Lady Stardust]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
People who get up during the end credits. I fucking hate that shit.
yeah but sometimes the credits are too long like the matrix reloaded for example i just couldn't stay to watch the trailer for the next matrix movie

[Servo]

I've got all those stories beat. Granted, all those stories and instances can be labelled as annoying, while my example...I couldn't stop laughing once everything was said and done.

I went to see Memoirs of a Geisha and I got stuck in the parking garage so I was maybe a minute or so late for the flick. The theater was incredible dark but I managed to find a whole row to myself.

Two minutes later, this elderly couple walks into the theater. The wife looked a bit younger than the husband, but not sugar daddy younger. Looking for a spot in this incredibly dark movie theater, this old decrepid(sp?) man with his overly anxious younger wife was practically crawling up and down the stairs. The wife finds my row because it's empty aside from myself, and she hauls it pass me and sits like 5 seats to my right. Then she just stands there and waves "Jerry! Jerry! Over here!" stupid bitch couldn't help this guy? He never let go of the railing, it was so dark.

So the guy bit the bullet, and began walking down the aisle of my row. Keep in mind: it's really, really dark. I guess he saw the outline of my body, and he sat...right next to me. I didn't know what to do.

Just as I was about to say something, his hand was on my leg...and then up my thigh...and rubbing and squeezing ensued. Then he began rubbing his shoulder against mine. I tried to say something, but I didn't know what to say.

I tried to use body language, like inching away, trying to give this guy the idea that I am A) Not his wife and B) Not a woman. So, very calmly, I said "Sir, I think the person you're here with is a few seats down from me." to which he replied "OH JESUS I'M SO SORRY!" and Jerry got up and eventually found his wife. Probably the funniest thing that's happened to me in a while.

[IQuitMrWhite]

Originally posted by Servo
I've got all those stories beat. Granted, all those stories and instances can be labelled as annoying, while my example...I couldn't stop laughing once everything was said and done.

I went to see Memoirs of a Geisha and I got stuck in the parking garage so I was maybe a minute or so late for the flick. The theater was incredible dark but I managed to find a whole row to myself.

Two minutes later, this elderly couple walks into the theater. The wife looked a bit younger than the husband, but not sugar daddy younger. Looking for a spot in this incredibly dark movie theater, this old decrepid(sp?) man with his overly anxious younger wife was practically crawling up and down the stairs. The wife finds my row because it's empty aside from myself, and she hauls it pass me and sits like 5 seats to my right. Then she just stands there and waves "Jerry! Jerry! Over here!" stupid bitch couldn't help this guy? He never let go of the railing, it was so dark.

So the guy bit the bullet, and began walking down the aisle of my row. Keep in mind: it's really, really dark. I guess he saw the outline of my body, and he sat...right next to me. I didn't know what to do.

Just as I was about to say something, his hand was on my leg...and then up my thigh...and rubbing and squeezing ensued. Then he began rubbing his shoulder against mine. I tried to say something, but I didn't know what to say.

I tried to use body language, like inching away, trying to give this guy the idea that I am A) Not his wife and B) Not a woman. So, very calmly, I said "Sir, I think the person you're here with is a few seats down from me." to which he replied "OH JESUS I'M SO SORRY!" and Jerry got up and eventually found his wife. Probably the funniest thing that's happened to me in a while.


meh, i don't believe it. good story but it just can't be true. that's insane.
most annoying thing at movie theatres? groups of females. if there's 3 or more females - young or old - they talk throughout the entire film.
my wife and i were catching "Walk the Line" on opening night. we had perfect seats until a giant group of women (20-30 year old/single/just got out of college/making too much money for their own good/still talking about "hot guys," wishing they were still in high school - girls) came and sat in front of us. the theatre was pretty full so half of the group had to sit in one row, and the other group sat behind them. it was awful. it was like they weren't in a movie but rather having drinks at T.G.I. Fridays or something. they at one point even turned around to ask me if they were being to loud to just say so, but of course i wasn't gonna be like, "yes, you are being too loud. so shut the fuck up!"
at any rate, old women are probably the worst, but i typically don't go see movies like "The Family Stone" or "Rumor Has It" so i usually don't have to put up with constant noises like, "oh" and "oh my" and "dear me" EVERY time ANYTHING dramatic happens. although "King Kong" had a little bit of that.

[jackson13]

Originally posted by Atlas1982
1. Cell Phones being opened up just to check the time (you're in a freakin movie you idiot! where else do you have to be?)

At Hostel, a lady in front of me kept opening her phone just to check the time. Like every 30 seconds. And then she started punching in phone numbers, holding the phone up to her ear, obviously not getting anyone to answer, then bringing the phone right back into her face, and my line of sight, and punching in another number. She did this about 5 times in a row and I leaned over and said "Hey, that light is really annoying, do you mind?" And she put it away.

I guess she was bored and wanted someone to talk to, but still, the thing was as bright as a fuckin flashlight.

People have no courtesy or respect for the others around them, I swear.

[AmunRaTRON]

lol
my mother and i always have this cofersation. Im Black, and let me tell you something: its almost impossible to watch a movie with niggas in the crowd. Mind You not Black people, NIGGAS. Nothing gets my tits in a not more than people talking in the theater, except when it's someone of my own race. WHY? two reasons. 1: it looks bad for all of us. 2:niggas are loud as hell. Like i said dont confuse niggas with black people. For instance i remeber when i went to see daredevil opening weekend when it came out. I was really excited about it (obviously i hadnt seen the film yet)i gat my popcorn,drink and soda. As i am standing in line i notice a black couple who are on a date. Now this couple was probably in their mid twenties, trendy looking and polite.when i get in the theater i found a good seat easily(i had arrived early like always) a few minutes pass and an elderly gentlemen(well not that old i would say lat 40's early fifty's take a seat in front of mine. Soon after him the Black couple i mentioned earlier take the seats next to him. He turns, gives them the once over, and loudly says "You two arent going to be talking on your cell phones the whole time are you?!" Stunned the Black couple look at him as if he has visibly lost his mind. They both say excuse me? and he just scoffs and averts his attention to the screen. The movie starts and about 3/4 into the movie a cell phone near by goes off and with impunity.someone answers and carries on a conversation for about 5 minutes before hanging up. Later when the movie had just ended and the lights had come up i looked over to where the cell light came from and discoverd that the owner was a ghetto ass white girl and her nit wit friends. just goes to show you that niggas dont neccicarily have to be black, mexican, asian white or any color. they just are.

my point is i hate when you sit down to watch a movie only to discover that is just your luck to be sitting next to the biggest jackass you have ever met, and that teenagers with IQ's smaller than their waist size should not be allowed to posses a cellular telephone.

[Atlas1982]

Example 1: In the Punisher, when that guy (forgot his name) gets tortured by having his facial rings pulled out with pliers. The audience cackle their asses off.

sorry buddy bud i think the directors intended for that to be comical. especially at the end of history of violence b/c those mobsters were such a bunch of nitwits. i thought it was funny. i laughed too. not hysterically but i chuckled.

and for the previous post by the black woman. it's refreshing to hear you make the distinction bw black and nigger. i see your point entirely and always get frowned at if i make a mention of that. i have a bunch of black friends probably like the couple you mentioned. and as for the white giril, i think they're worse then niggers being white myself and adopting this culture of being ghetto. sociology aside, i don't go to movies near the west side of chicago because i go at night and that's when you get that "ghetto" crowd. its sad but i go 20 minutes away to a theatre. i've had enough of people talking and i will say something in the theatre. hopefully they're right next to me so i don't need to raise my voice but i have no problem calling somebody out for talking or taking their cell out. good post lady.

[AWP82]

Umm, do you guys remember that N-word thread a while back? I really really really REALLY hope we don't have to rehash that old debate again. It can get ugly...VERY UGLY. :( Just sayin'. No offense.

[Atlas1982]

I thought we were using it in good taste and intelligence but it's gone. After all, everything that needed to be said was said. I just hope others agree.

btw what happened before? I'm kind of new.

[AWP82]

Originally posted by Atlas1982
I thought we were using it in good taste and intelligence but it's gone. After all, everything that needed to be said was said. I just hope others agree.

btw what happened before? I'm kind of new.

Don't ask (unless others want to answer).

But yeah, you two used it tastefully, and I agreed with both your points. It can still get pretty nasty though. Just search the older threads in this forum. You'll find it, and you'll see what I mean.

[Backstabba]

Someone was laughing their ass off during the first torture scene in "Hostel"... It was like he was TRYING to piss everyone off.

And loud, obnoxcious, groups of teens. Im a teen, and sometimes I see a movie in a group, but goddamn sometimes these kids can be complete fuckbags. One group had a ICE FIGHT in a crowded theater during "The Terminal"..And a group of kids who probably were going to "get it on" ran into "The incredibles"...in a crowded theater.

Gives me and my friends a bad name.:mad:

[AWP82]

My "Hostel" experience went surprisingly well, given that it was late Sunday night (last night) and the audience was sparse. I heard a few people laughing quietly at some of the torture scenes but it could've been worse. The worse and more gruesome those scenes got as they went on, people stopped laughing and started cringing...especially at the eyeball scene (OUCH).

[Atlas1982]

the eye ball scene was classic.

spoiler

are you trying to tell me that when the guy was trying to get out of his chair when the crazy dude left for a second and you see his feet squirming and then just freeze when the chainsaw gets turned on wasn't funny? I thought that was hilarious. and i laughed out loud (like a normal person would. not screaming) and btw others in the theatre thought it funny too. i love that part.

[AWP82]

From me, it might be nervous laughter at the most, but not because I liked seeing someone suffer (aside from the entertainment factor). If there was some dark humor in that particular scene, I didn't pick up on it. On the other hand, it didn't phase me that much either.

[AmunRaTRON]

Atlas1982 thank you for understanding and agreeing with my comment however i do i have to make one correction on somethinyg you said....

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lol just thought id throw that one out there. my mother and i were talking..mother to son lol

[Atlas1982]

eeek. sorry bro. i don't know what made me say that.

[AmunRaTRON]

ha ha its coo

[Ki'esha Foxx]

My most recent irritations in the theater:

For my birthday, me and about three of my friends went to see Corpse Bride. First, one of my friends would not stop talking, but we told her to be quiet and she stopped. The next thing was some guy had his cell phone go off toward the end. He answered it and had about a two-minute conversation before he finally heard me: GET OUT!!! He was like two or three rows in front of me so I wasn't too loud.

Cell phones, check.

When I went to see the Goblet of Fire for the second time, it was on a Saturday and the place is packed. I get a seat with my mom, who wanted to see the movie too, off to the side. Bad thing: every time someone got up, they blocked the screen. First incident: the movie starts and this couple walks in a little late. They just stand there looking for a seat. Just stand there! Off course, I couldn't see so I whistled at them (not like a come-on, but so they'd know they were in the way). They went back up the aisle and disappeared.

People standing in the way, check.

Next incident: this woman's baby (like a two-year old!) would not stop crying. She had to take him out three times! Leave the daggum kids at home!

Annoying babies/children, check.

At the same movie: the theater is full of kids between the ages of 9 and 14. Every time something happened to Harry or anyone else they would gasp or start whispering. The ones that really got to me were the teenage girls who giggled every time Harry was on the screen. You're not gonna date, idiots! You can think he's cute and all, but it's damn annoying when others can't enjoy the movie because of your immature hormones!

Annoying teenagers, check.

That's all I can remember now, but I'll bet there's gonna be something else happening at the Underworld: Evolution and V for Vendetta shows. *Sigh*

[BigRedNeck]

When I went tosee Munich I had two idiots behind me yapping and a guy beside me eating popcorn that sounded like a horse eating out of a troft.

But nothing beats when I went to see Constantine and the big Black lady behind me (remember the part when the guy walked through the field and the cows fall over dead.) She says as loud as she could “Oh HELL NO HE DID NOT JUST DO THAT” Then people shush her and she says you did not not just shush me.

["DO IT" David]

How about everyone of those things! I can't stand it when people can not be considerate of other people. No, I do not want to listen to you eat popcorn like a horse (thanks above for that one), listen to you talk on your cell phone or to people next to you, watch your backside instead of the movie, bring little infants that wail and they don't leave, or take forever to, little brats that can't stop whining to their mommy or whispering louder than if they were talking, people screaming, or talking at the top of their lungs to the screen, or any other combination of things. Or moving b/c I was intelligent enough to get there early enough to scope out the seat that I wanted! No I'm not going to move for your dumb ass that got there the second it started or 5-20 minutes late. Ahh, you sad b/c you can't sit by your little boopsey-woopsey? Tough shit. Get there earlier. You problem is not mine. I refuse to move, and I still won't if the employees ask me to. What are they going to do, throw me out? It drives me insane that people are so inconsiderate. I came to see a movie, I sit there quietly, I chomp on popcorn only when it is a loud scene and you can't hear me, and do not talk throughout the movie, and get this - I actually watch the movie I came to see. I won't even bring people with me that cannot respect silence. Ahhh. I feel better now after weighing in on that.

After rereading my comments, I think I'm going to need anger management classes.

[Atlas1982]

No I'm not going to move for your dumb ass that got there the second it started or 5-20 minutes late. Ahh, you sad b/c you can't sit by your little boopsey-woopsey? Tough shit. Get there earlier. You problem is not mine. I refuse to move, and I still won't if the employees ask me to.

wow that is first to hear for me. when the theatre is packed i thought we had enough consideration to let everybody sit (with their "boopsey-woopsey) and enjoy it. what are a homophobe or something. can't sit next to a stranger? what, are you some kind of movie star and think he might recognize you and ask for you autograph. I'm sorry but when I went to see hostel there were no seats b/c every sissy in the theatre wanted a spacer seat between them and the next person. i have no problem asking somebody to move. are you one of those guys who sits on the outside seat of public transportation to try and discourage others from sitting next to you and make them stand instead. gimme a break!

["DO IT" David]

why don't you just get your moron ass there a little earlier and then you wouldn't have to worry about it? yes i'm a homophobe, and a taterphobe, and no i do not want to sit next to some faggoty ass that keeps checking out mine, or some tater that wants to sit next to me and sweat the whole movie while he SITS or soaks his shirt with sweat b/c he can't stop stuffing popcorn down his throat for 2 seconds and stinks like everything he has eaten for the last 2 weeks b/c he is too fat to fit in the shower! every time i have shown up a little early to a movie, i can get a seat wherever it is i want, which is always on the end of an aisle somewhere. if you are too dumb to do the same, and then get bitchy b/c you cannot have the seat you want or sit with the people you came with, that is not my problem, and i refuse to make it so. get there earlier moron!

[Atlas1982]

why don't you just get your moron ass there a little earlier and then you wouldn't have to worry about it? yes i'm a homophobe, and a taterphobe, and no i do not want to sit next to some faggoty ass that keeps checking out mine, or some tater that wants to sit next to me and sweat the whole movie while he SITS or soaks his shirt with sweat b/c he can't stop stuffing popcorn down his throat for 2 seconds and stinks like everything he has eaten for the last 2 weeks b/c he is too fat to fit in the shower! every time i have shown up a little early to a movie, i can get a seat wherever it is i want, which is always on the end of an aisle somewhere. if you are too dumb to do the same, and then get bitchy b/c you cannot have the seat you want or sit with the people you came with, that is not my problem, and i refuse to make it so. get there earlier moron!

Wow you sound like a great person. I should fly down to KC and we can check a flick out together. How about Brokeback Mountain.

p.s. you're not fooling anybody with your avatar. we all know the truth. it's okay. be honest with yourself. the truth shall set you free my son.

[AWP82]

HA! I've always found that "space between seats" thing funny as hell. Guys seem to have this unconscious fear that sitting by each other without a space between them will make them look gay (unless they're just THAT protective of their space). They'll sit right next to their girlfriends, kids, or family members...but friends? You rarely see that. I sat right next to my friend Tony when I saw Hostel and I'll admit I felt a little bit weird (and we're both gay). To top it all off, I saw a few people looking twice at us as they walked in. Quizzical looks as if they wondered "hmmm, are they related or a couple?" It's hilarious.

PS. I'm not trying to start a debate or drop the "homophobia card", but Atlas's comment just made me think of that, so don't kill me guys. :)

[AWP82]

Originally posted by "DO IT" David
why don't you just get your moron ass there a little earlier and then you wouldn't have to worry about it? yes i'm a homophobe, and a taterphobe, and no i do not want to sit next to some faggoty ass that keeps checking out mine, or some tater that wants to sit next to me and sweat the whole movie while he SITS or soaks his shirt with sweat b/c he can't stop stuffing popcorn down his throat for 2 seconds and stinks like everything he has eaten for the last 2 weeks b/c he is too fat to fit in the shower! every time i have shown up a little early to a movie, i can get a seat wherever it is i want, which is always on the end of an aisle somewhere. if you are too dumb to do the same, and then get bitchy b/c you cannot have the seat you want or sit with the people you came with, that is not my problem, and i refuse to make it so. get there earlier moron!

Wow, I didn't see this comment before posting my previous response. But if Atlas was being sarcastic, I totally agree with him. You need some anger management dude. You should also reread the forum guidelines before spewing inflammatory comments like that. But touche, I guess. I wouldn't dream of invading your space. :rolleyes:

["DO IT" David]

I'll be quite honest. I'm am basically a taterphobe and a QUIETphobe. I don't have to have a seat between the person I'm with, and am quite happy to have my wife or one of my friends next to me. But I don't want some huge sweaty lardass sitting right next to me any day of the week no matter where I am, nor a noisy SOB. Typically if I go with one of my friends to the movies, and he is a guy, we typically sit one seat between each other. Why? I'm not fatass, but I'm not the size of a little girl either, and I like having the armrest to myself, as well as room to stretch out, especially in longer movies. If that is what makes me a homophobe, so be it. I'm fine with that label. I want peace, quiet, comfortability, and non-sweaty,smelling taters elsewhere so I do not have to sit by them. So sue me for knowing what I want and making sure I show up early enough to make sure I get it.

Atlas - whatever

["DO IT" David]

AWP82 - I only responded to what I was given. Maybe Atlas should re-read the forum guidelines as well.

[Atlas1982]

I started the thread bro and have read the guidelines. Although I've been chewed before for being a little too racy. I was just trying to have a little fun with ya. But in all seriousness the seat thing is annoying and I wish people would get over themselves and realize they're in a public place. Unless you need a seat for coats there should be no reason to not use every seat in a theatre if the movie calls for that. speaking of seat for coats. what do you guys think of a coat check in movie theatres? good idea? bad one?

[AWP82]

Originally posted by "DO IT" David
AWP82 - I only responded to what I was given. Maybe Atlas should re-read the forum guidelines as well.

He didn't flame you or make hateful remarks, but you on the other hand, sounded VERY hostile. Maybe I'm wrong but that's the impression I got from the tone of your post. I'm not trying to start a fight though. If I'm wrong, I apologize.

["DO IT" David]

Fun eh? Mmm-k then. I'll consider it done and over.

However, I still must beg to differ. It is very rare I go to a show with every single seat sold out. If I do go to one of those, I'm always with someone. Will I sit right next to the person I'm with, sure. If it is not to that point it is sold out though, then no, there will probably be a seat between us, unless of course it is my wife. My point mostly is I do not think it is fair or even considerate to expect people who got there early and staged their spot to have to move down to let other people in. I got there so I could sit wherever I wanted. Do not blame me if you show up too late and cannot sit where you want or with the people you want. That is not my fault. Call me inconsiderate right back, but I ensured my success at the movie, and don't blame others if I do not get it setup the way I want, or expect other people to change b/c I was late.

["DO IT" David]

AWP82 - if it is moron ass that upset you, then I apologize. Good enough?

[Atlas1982]

I went to an 8 show of Hostel on opening night and it was SOLD OUT. only seats in the first three rows that end up costing you millions after you have to go through physical therapy for keeping your head that way for so long. I asked someone to move down for me and my girlfriend and they were abliged to. No questions asked. It went very well.

[AWP82]

Originally posted by "DO IT" David
AWP82 - if it is moron ass that upset you, then I apologize. Good enough?

It was that and one other thing after it, but I'll let it go. It's all good. :)

["DO IT" David]

Saw War of the Worlds the first day it opened (in retrospect a rather large mistake), it was sold out, and sat right where I wanted w/o a single problem. Why? I showed up early enough to do so. Maybe some people do not mind moving, but I do. So sue me. I get tired of accommodating other people that were not considerate of you by showing up on time, and expecting you to move b/c they did so.

Ok, I'm off my soap box.

[Atlas1982]

point taken. let's here some more good stories. the black lady and shushing was hilarious.

[Backstabba]

AWP82 I also sat next to a friend during hostel, and I didn't feel weird at all (not gay...nothing against gays.....shhhh).

And people! We are supposed to share stories, not yell at eachother....

The most recent thing is a bunch of 8 year olds were in "The Producers" (which I enjoyed alot) and they kept saying "Why is everyone laughing?"....Because it was funny...(in my opinion)..

[AWP82]

Originally posted by Backstabba
AWP82 I also sat next to a friend during hostel, and I didn't feel weird at all (not gay...nothing against gays.....shhhh).

And people! We are supposed to share stories, not yell at eachother....

My bad. :)

And yeah, I usually don't feel weird either. It just depends on what neighborhood I'm in. I live in a semi-bible belt part of town (I saw Hostel at my neighborhood theater about 10 minutes away from my house).

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by Atlas1982
These things are why I generally don't see movies on the opening weekend uless they are light ones that you go to for cheap thrills i.e. Hostel (which I'm seeing tomorrow )



I know what you mean - it depends on the movie. Serious movies are usually a miss. I saw The Truman Show opening night at the mall, and that was a nightmare of people expecting The Mask 2 or something. A few people ended up getting thrown out, and after that it was chill.

[BorderEevilIII]

I am loving seeing a movie on a weekday now versus weekends....

NO LARGE ASS CROWDS.....

No ppl crowding up around ya and asking ya to pls movie so that me and my BF/GF can sit together.....



When I went to see "POSEIDON"....
On the corner of my eye I see this kid who looks like he should be in school BTW walks behind the vacant aisle is proceeded by his aunt/guardian or whoever da fuk she is plants her self behind me along w/ a 2-3 yrd old in tow.


Uhhhhhh...... Why do adults bring kids to movies they have NO CLUE about?

- Imagine explaining why is the wave tipping over the boat and sooooo many people are dying?

- Why did that nice man have to die?

so and so so forth....

If you have kids in tow take them to something in their pace like ICE AGE 2!

They constantly were TALKING and I even made my WHY CAN'T YOU FUKERS SHUT DA FUK UP LOOK!
My roomate offered if I wanted to switch seats but I declined....

[The Postmaster General]

I saw Election at a dollar theater, and some lady brought 2 kids - maybe around 6 and 4. There is a sex scene in the movie and the two kids started simulating the sex with each other and the mom and her friend were laughing as if amused.

This just stunned me, because - what the hell do you say to that?

[Ki'esha Foxx]

I too hate it when people bring kids to adult-themed movies. That happened Friday night with the Da Vinci Code. Luckily, the kid fell asleep at the beginning and didn't make a sound all night.

The other about that night was that halfway into the movie, I started hearing these moaning sounds. At first, I thought it was just a couple making out or some shit and hoped it would stop soon. It didn't. The moans went on for fifteen minutes before I finally got fed up and complained to the manager. He brought in security, but apparently he didn't find anything. After a few more minutes, about four or five more people went and complained about the noise. Security finally found the person and had to stop the movie....the girl making the noises was having a fucking seizure!!!! And here's the weird part: there was a man with her sitting right next to her and he didn't do shit! He didn't say get help, he didn't go tell management, he just sat there like a dumbfuck and explained what happened when paramedics arrived. The whole time I'm watching this episode, I'm thinking, "what kind of moron would just sit there and let someone have a seizure in a fucking movie theater?! How retarded do you have to be?!" But, the girl was alright, they restarted the film, and we all got free tickets to any movie. So at least for me it wasn't a total waste. I couldn't help but feel bad though, because the whole time I was hearing the sounds, I thought it was people having sex or something and I was wishing that whoever they were would just shut the fuck up and go home or to a motel.

This wasn't really a rant, but I just thought I'd share that little story......I have no clue why.

[Lady Stardust]

really a seizure during a film my gosh..anyways i was watching the grudge(don't ask why) when these girls giggled and talked during the film like it was a dumb hilary duff movie or something i swear i was so fucking close to yelling shut up it wasn't even funny

[Ki'esha Foxx]

I was in X-Men 3 yesterday and these two men, who happened to be black, came in during the preview for Nacho Libre and proceeded to talk the entire time. I got into a glaring match with one and they shut up for a little while. Then the movie started and they kept fucking talking! Every time I would get ready to turn and say "shut the hell up or I'll hit you" they would quiet down. This happened off and on until the guy's phone rings...and he keeps talking on it! I actually heard him say "I'm in a movie, what you need?" What HE needed was a brain transplant to know better than to be in the same theater with me and talking, cell phone or not. I told him to hang the phone up, and that was the end of that. Thankfully, they left when the credits were rolling so me and the other six people, who happened to be very polite and quiet, could watch the extra tidbit without the social commentary from those two jackasses.

Yes, I complain about the same things, but it still annoys the fuck out of me! I wish it was legal to hit someone for being a moronic asshole. I'd have to quit my (nonexistent) day job so I could fulfill my lifelong dream!

[Quigles]

I hate it when I'm trying to talk during a movie and then somebody politely taps me on the shoulder to ask me to be quiet. That really pisses me off. I usually retaliate by spewing soda at them.

[freakandgeek]

oh god, i have had many many expieriences when it comes to this crap. my most recent, and the one i tell people is when i saw a praire home companion with my mother about a month or so ago.

first, my mom hates it when i shush people in the theatre....so......hence my story.


i can't stand it when people talk, but seriously, this couple who sat behind us (and sort of to the left of us) were talking every five minutes. so...for the first 3.4's of the movie, i looked back and stared, trying to get their attention without upsetting my mother. they wouldn't shut up.....they seriously had no manners. ok, so they were whsipering, but if i can hear them, its rude.

so when the movie maybe had 1/2 hour left, i pretended to go to the bathroom. i walked in the back, around the seats, and sat behind this couple who were so rudely talking. i waited for them to talk, i leaned over really close to them and said "it would be nice if you could shut up for five minutes"...i sat back, waiting a few seconds, and returned to my seat.

they were quiet the rest of the movie...AND my mother never knew. score!

but man, i shouldn't have to ggo through all that just to enjoy the SILENCE when im at a theatre.

its times like these that make me want to go to the movies less often and just rent.

[freakandgeek]

another thing that annoys me is when people laugh at a dramatic moment. if you laugh quietly to yourself, when its kinda cheesy, then whatever, but seeing a dramatic movie, or a real dramatic moment, and hearing laughter really erks me. ugh....