After reading this thread, I'm so glad that I'm still in school, and can watch movies during the day on weekdays. There's no better feeling than being in a theatre with only a handful of people and you can pick your seats. Plus, by watching during matinee times, I can always stay and watch two movies. I've gotten so spoiled by this that I almost never watch movies during the busy hours, even for dates or in a social situation. Because for me to enjoy a movie, I must sit in the center seats, in the middle area that's perfect distance to the screen, and have at least one empty seat to either side of me for comfort. As for the theatre vs. video debate, there are movies which belong on the big screen, and movies where video is better. For me, action movies almost always need the big screen to deliever the full effects. I mean, the fights in Spiderman 2 just won't feel the same on my 25' TV screen. But I usually like watching serious dramas on DVD. This way I can rewatch parts I might not understand or put on caption for parts I can't hear well(not the greatest hearing in the world).
Damm Hypicrits....i mean COPS....they're punks, rather than make people feel safe they intimidate and try to make you feel unsafe.
I hate it when people are loud and noisy... However, having kids, I know kids can be a little noisy, but the cell phone thing and talking out loud sux...
Seems like WE LOVE MOVIES but WE HATE PEOPLE Honestly . . to me. . people are a part of the experience when I was younger . .. people were not so anal true. . . people were not so rude either There were always a dull murmur there were always a smart quip that mad u chuckle Yes Cell Phones have made it worse But I always thought . . Can;t theaters JAM the signals QUESTION: What is your response to Rudeness [Definately not Pepper Spray] ? Rocket River
Maybe we should segregate movies LOUD FOLX in one side. . and QUIET Folx in the other side Some people annoy me more with their incessent SHHHHHHing that the guy making the noise Rocket River
That's a good question... my response always used to be to throw popcorn at them. But, now I don't want to drop 5 bucks on popcorn, so I don't know what to throw. While droxford's piss-soaked sponge is an interesting option, somehow I don't think I'll be doing that.
umm...would that really solve anything. I once went to a movie in NYC. They had smokers on one side, non smokers on the other. The ventilation system blew from the smoker side to the nonsmoker side...hmmmmmm.
I love the whole movie theatre experience. I don't mind getting there early to sit where I want and I don't mind waiting in line to see a new release. But things have changed. You can almost forget about going to see a movie on a Friday or Saturday night because it's like watching a movie in junior high. The theatre is either filled with 11 and 12 year old kids who act like they're at home commenting on eveything from the advertisements to the previews and throughout the entire film or screaming babies who's parents I guess thought that a non-stop action movie would somehow put the baby to sleep. What happened to common courtesy? Am I alone here? I just can't believe people now and how rude and inconsiderate people can be. I've been reading these posts and it drives me crazy when people show up 10 seconds before the movie starts and are trying to get an entire row to scoot down. If I'm paying almost 9$ a ticket I'd like to be able to here the D@## movie. I hate cell phones also. How hard is it to turn them off for 2 hours? I've had several bad experiences and I only go to the movies during the week and during the day. Sometimes I run into grandparents with their grand kids, but movies such as LOTR and Star Wars I just can't wait for the DVD. I just ask anyone on this thread if you're ever at the movies and someone asks the person or persons next to you to be quiet, please back them up. Two complaints is better than one and I'm tired of being the only guy telling people to shut up. And if people get maced every once in a while, oh well.
I have no problem asking people in my view to be quiet. I have time to react if they want to get violent. I do have an issue with asking anyone behind me to be quiet, because I have a fear of getting sucker-punched from behind.
Yeah, but the first time someone misses an emergency call (loved one ill/injured) there'll be a lawsuit.
i love going to movies...particularly with my wife. love the pre-show. love the previews. love the raisinets. love the audience reaction. love the huge screen. love the stadium seating. and love being moved by an awesome movie. my experience at home is nowhere close to that.
Would a nice Disclaimer Settle that like the DO NOT EAT on the side of that silicon in your new shoes? the only Alternative is to have more Security which will increase costs. I mean honestly. . . nothing like the old days WHEN THAT LIGHT HIT YOU . . .EVERYONE KNEW YOU WeRE *THE TALKER* Rocket River
Chances are that if you're in an airplane going somewhere, you've chosen a day that you're not on call. Even if you could get your page, you don't really have a way to get where you need to be.
Same could be said for the two hours you're at a movie, IMO, even though it's obviously a lot easier to get where you need to be, but I doubt that's why there'd be a law against allowing cell phones in one place and not the other. Obviously, I'm not a lawyer, but I can't think of any law that would prohibit movie theatres from doing this. If you know that's the case going in, I can't see how you could make a lawsuit out of it. Of course, people can make lawsuits out of anything...
Sure, a disclaimer might well protect the theater from a lawsuit, but it would need to be prominent and might still not work. Heck, there's a big disclaimer in the theater before every movie telling people to turn off their cell phones and people routinely ignore it. I don't really want to have to worry about whether my surgeon noticed the sign when on his way in to the movie. And I assume it would lead to a world where more and more businesses install jamming devices and suddenly no one who needs to be in contact can go anywhere. It also seems like overkill. My father doesn't bother anyone by having a pager even if it goes off during the movie. It doesn't make any noise. You don't think a jamming system is going to increase costs, too?
i think we all need a good night's sleep at a holiday inn express...cause i'm a lawyer, and i don't know what the answer is, either.
I don't know that people could make a successful legal case out of it, either. But I do know doctors who are on call and go to the movies and get called out during the movie. Putting in a jamming system just means they can't go. And I assume if successful in movie theaters, we'll see them in restaurants and other places and before long, we're in a world where people who need to be in contact can't go anywhere. Seems like a punishment for people who aren't causing the problem. If such a thing had been in place when I was a kid, there would've been a lot of time I couldn't have spent out with my father because he wouldn't have been able to go to a place with a jamming system when he was on call, even though his pager doesn't make any noise. And, of course, wouldn't such jamming devices also potentially interfere with police and fire band. I can just see the movie theater fire that kills several firemen because the jamming system prevented communications.
Good points. I think that they should just be more strict about it. Kick people out who have cell phones that ring during the show. Once that becomes standard practice, people will remember to either turn their phones off or put them on vibrate.
