People who talk at the theatre...

POSTED BY: minime
UPDATED: Monday, April 10, 2006 13:32
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SASSALICIOUS

Sunday, April 9, 2006 6:24 PM

I wish I could have afforded my own personal translator when I was backpacking and trying to eat in small town Thailand.

Rar!

DUNKELPFERD

Sunday, April 9, 2006 7:16 PM

I've had to deal with a lot of crappy things in the movie theater but one really sticks out. When I saw the last Lord of the Rings movie some family was sitting in front of me and there was this one little kid that must have been only 4 or 5. She started crying and getting upset because she was scared of the orcs and everything else. She even tried to tell her mom she wanted to go. It was awfully frustrating for everyone sitting near her and I thought surely the mom would take her kid out if the movie was that upsetting for her. But, no, the mother actually tells the kid to "be quiet, you're disturbing the people watching the movie." I could not believe that a mother would actually force her kid to sit there in a movie that was obviously upsetting her. I mean that's just mean to your kid and the audience. She should have never brought such a small kid to a movie like that anyway. It's obvious the kid didn't want to see it. That's some pretty poor parenting if you ask me.

GIXXER

Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:54 PM

Parents can be really daft. Those two examples are dead on. The one with the scared kid. Did she not realise?

The one with the plastic bag. How come it didn't irritate the parent as much as it did everyone in earshot?

Good gag from Dave Spikey on 8 out of 10 Cats.

Mother in supermarket with obligatory crying child.

DS : "Did you hit that kid?"

Mum: (Outraged) "No!"

DS: "Why not?"

Don't bother ripping me for not being PC. It's funny.

MMMWIFESOUP

Sunday, April 9, 2006 11:06 PM

I had a pretty funny experience with a theatre talker. We were in the cinema watching 'A.I' (a film I'm by no means a fan of) and the people behind us were wittering on all the way through about how crappy they thought the film was --

But then came the scene where Haley Joel is sitting trapped at the bottom of the ocean looking up at the Blue Fairy and repeating 'Please make me a real boy, please make me a real boy'. To which the woman behind said, loud enough for everybody to hear:

'Please just make him a f'n real boy so we can all go home!'

I can't lie -- I laughed. Most entertainment I got from the movie, actually.

But the kids who giggled every time Gimli or Gollum turned up in Return of the King -- there was almost blood.

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WHISPER

Sunday, April 9, 2006 11:21 PM

God i hate going to the theater now for all the aforementioned reasons.

My worst experience was at the end of last summer, when i finally went to see Batman Begins. This movie had been out for at least two months but it was still packed. My friend and i had to sit in the very front row, which is irritating all on it's own, but the real fun part was where the rest of the row was full of teenagers. They were talking, rough housing (yes, rough housing), playing with their damn phones, switching seats, and getting up from their seats to go out into the theater hallway to talk even louder and then come back (this happened at least 6 times). I was absolutely LIVID. How can these kids not have any respect at all for those around them? I mean i worry about the sound of my wrapper when i'm opening candy!

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SERVANTOFKUSHIEL

Sunday, April 9, 2006 11:28 PM

I have to say that I am pretty forgiving about noise at the movies. Reason being; I am deaf in one ear and usually can't hear muffled noises. So eating, quiet talking, and the like are not a problem. Also I go to the movies after a movie has been out at least two weeks so it's not crowded because i am crowdaphobic. But, I did break the cardinal rule at The Haunting (remake). Has anyone seen this movie? For fans, I am sorry about what's next but it's my opinion and it's NOT going to change. About halfway through this ridiculous film I was done. What a crapper. So in one part where they are trying to be all spooky but it just comes off hokey (with the cherubs), I laugh out loud in the dead silence and say, "This movie is the worst movie I have EVER SEEN." Loudly. Now usually people would get pissed off and I realized maybe i had stepped over the line until all of the people around me laughed and agreed. Wow, your movie really sucks when at least a tenth of the audience thinks I'm more entertaining than what's on screen. NO ONE shushed me. Anyhow, that my movie story and on a side note shortly after that I saw Rules of Attraction and now thats the worst movie I have ever seen. My brother bought it on DVD and I paid him twenty dollars for it after i borrowed it from him. He said "I thought you said it was so awful. I said "It is", then took out the DVD and broke it in half. I told him I hated it so much I wanted to give him money for it so I could break it and he wasn't out any money. I didn't want my 16 year old brother thinking that's the way people are in college. It's just Hollywood Sex and Hate sell bullshit.
And finally (cause i'm longwinded :P); if someone in front of you is doing something annoying in the seat in front of you at the movies, and they won't desist even after asked, just put your feet up on top of the back of their chair and ask if that bothers them. It's comedy gold.

MINIME

Monday, April 10, 2006 8:40 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by dunkelpferd:
I've had to deal with a lot of crappy things in the movie theater but one really sticks out. When I saw the last Lord of the Rings movie some family was sitting in front of me and there was this one little kid that must have been only 4 or 5. She started crying and getting upset because she was scared of the orcs and everything else. She even tried to tell her mom she wanted to go. It was awfully frustrating for everyone sitting near her and I thought surely the mom would take her kid out if the movie was that upsetting for her. But, no, the mother actually tells the kid to "be quiet, you're disturbing the people watching the movie." I could not believe that a mother would actually force her kid to sit there in a movie that was obviously upsetting her. I mean that's just mean to your kid and the audience. She should have never brought such a small kid to a movie like that anyway. It's obvious the kid didn't want to see it. That's some pretty poor parenting if you ask me.

That upsets me, too. I can never work out what American ratings mean, but here in Australia, the LOTR movies were an M15+ which means that they are 'suitable for mature audiences 15 years or older'. (As opposed to the MA rating which is enforced.) I was a 'scardey' kid when I was younger - I'm so glad my parents didn't force me to watch a lot of tv! (That sounds flippant, but it's not - they let me walk out of a lot of stuff that probably inconvenienced everyone.)

Although, to be honest, at least part of me is upset that this child will probably associate Lord of the Rings with a horrible experience for the rest of her life.

RAVENHAIR

Monday, April 10, 2006 12:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Gixxer:

DS : "Did you hit that kid?"

Mum: (Outraged) "No!"

DS: "Why not?"

Don't bother ripping me for not being PC. It's funny.

I'm a teacher (previously of elementary aged kids) and I think this is funny! (Maybe that's why I don't teach younger kids anymore???)

PALLAS

Monday, April 10, 2006 12:45 PM

Hahah. From reading all that I can see I've had it pretty easy. I tend to pick session times that I know won't be very crowded (like 9pm Mondays) and avoid the morons.

The small thing I can't stand though (besides leaving your phone on silent and having it vibrating on the arm of your chair while you get msgs through the movie. bzz bzz bzz) is people eating, loudly.

Fistle fistle with the chip packets. Slurp with the drinks till there's definitely no more there. And god damn those choc-top ice-creams.

KAYNA

Monday, April 10, 2006 1:32 PM

I admit that I do chat during movies. Sorry.

I keep it quite though. What I say is usually meant for the friend next to me and I would be suprised if anyone two seats over could hear me. No one has ever asked me to stop. If anyone ever does I will try to stop.

I do tend to go a few weeks in though. I don't like having people crowding around on all sides. I start to get all squirmy and uncomfortable.

I have actually been pretty lucky with my theatre going experiences. The only movie talker I can remember was actually kind of funny. It was at Return of the King (one of the few times I've gone to a movie opening night). It was during one of the many fades (I call them false endings) during the last 15 min of the movie. People thought it was over and started to get up. They'd been doing this since the fade on Mt. Doom (those who hadn't read the books). When the movie continued again the woman in front of me said somewhat loudly (she was trying to be quite but frustration adds volume) "This movie doesn't end". I love the LotR movies but I had to agree with her. Plus, I needed to use the bathroom and didn't want to miss anything.

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