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the other night i went to see james bond again. cinema wasnt really busy was about half full, directly in front of me were three boys all about 12/13 kinda age. as they watched the film they were laughing (but not just randomly they were laughing at the film) there were a few gasps and comments but nothing that was really distracting. then half way through the film. a man who was sitting at the far end of the row i was sitting in came over to them snapped at them to "shut up your ruining the film" (not quietly i might add) then stomped off back to his seat ..... they had to pay their ticket just like everyone else and they werent messing around they were watching/enjoying the film. what a grumpy sod!!!!! sorry rant over!
im not aloud to swear,so no comment
tillygirl
04-Dec-06, 19:42
I've been to films and you get so engrossed you don't realise you're upsetting other people.
willowbankbear
04-Dec-06, 19:48
Im a very jumpy person so when I go to the pictures I jump up in fright at the slightest little thing. Shrek-I jumped, King Kong-I leapt, Pirates otc-I jumped about 2 feet in the air.
Bingobabe & I went to see a horror, whoever was in front of me mustve went home black n blue I was a nightmare to be in front of but I was dragged in to watch bridget jones 2, an I fell asleep after 10mins[lol]
Regal Entertainment Group <RGC.N>, the largest U.S. movie theater chain (http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-11-30T022111Z_01_N29391413_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-SUMMIT-REGAL-DEVICES.xml), is arming moviegoers with a new gadget that allows them to call in the ushers and remove unruly audience members with the press of a button.
willowbankbear
04-Dec-06, 22:16
Good, Ill be able to watch dvd`s in the house & not need to go to the pictures:eek: The quality might not be as good but never mind, thats limewire for ye lol
Gogglebox
04-Dec-06, 22:17
the other night i went to see james bond again. cinema wasnt really busy was about half full, directly in front of me were three boys all about 12/13 kinda age. as they watched the film they were laughing (but not just randomly they were laughing at the film) there were a few gasps and comments but nothing that was really distracting. then half way through the film. a man who was sitting at the far end of the row i was sitting in came over to them snapped at them to "shut up your ruining the film" (not quietly i might add) then stomped off back to his seat ..... they had to pay their ticket just like everyone else and they werent messing around they were watching/enjoying the film. what a grumpy sod!!!!! sorry rant over!
The complainer paid his £6.50 too so is entitled to see the film without too much distraction surely - -i had somebody near me that seemed to have some kind of tourettes and kept jumping around and shouting not loudly but it was distracting. there nothing that you can do though apart from wait for the DVD
Still it was a great film
Alice in Blunderland
04-Dec-06, 22:34
This is the risk you take when you go to a public place to watch a movie. Not everyone is the same some people sit in total silence where others can natter hopefully quietly the whole way through. Its unfair to have your movie spoilt by others but this is the risk you take and surely the attendants would be keeping an eye out for unruly children/adults :eek: At this very momment Weeboyagee and my son are watching War of the Worlds and are chatting the whole time this would drive me nuts so I am sitting here getting my fix of the org.:lol: Did this gentleman not think he was spoiling the film by loudly scolding the children so that at least some others could hear? Two wrongs dont make a right.
The children dont sound as though they were that bad was this older guy never young.
Cedric Farthsbottom III
04-Dec-06, 22:37
I jumped about 20 times during 'Silence o' the Lambs',I must have been a pain in the ass for the folk behind me.I got away wi it though cos I was an adult,when kids enjoy their films wi their pocket money and get carried away wi a film they get all aw the killjoys aw the day coming up to them.
I know this to well because when I was 10 and watched Luke Skywalker use the force and blow up the deathstar I cheered,an older guy came up to me and told me to shut up.Thought thats what the movies was aw about,go and get carried away wi yirsel,if ye want to watch it in peace buy the DVD six months later,and watch it in yer own living room.
my hate is people who kick your seat the whole way through it drives me nuts.
willowbankbear
04-Dec-06, 22:44
my hate is people who kick your seat the whole way through it drives me nuts.
Sorry, im guilty of that but i jump for the slightest wee thing-nerves seem to be shot to pieces
my hate is people who kick your seat the whole way through it drives me nuts.
While making a big noise munching their popcorn.:lol:
no it's not the occasional kick its the constant kickers, I am sure some people do it deliberately
no it's not the occasional kick its the constant kickers, I am sure some people do it deliberately
Well i also mean the constant munchers not the occasional.[lol]
connieb19
05-Dec-06, 00:34
I don't mind the kids laughing and enjoying a film but I can't bear going to the cinema any more because of peole constantly rustling sweetie papers and slurping away. Why do they have to reach to the bottom of the popcorn to get a bit? They're only in there for about 2hours maximum, why do people feel the need to munch away constantly? No wonder there's so many couch potatoes if they can't even go without food for a couple of hours. :roll:
changilass
05-Dec-06, 01:32
Thank goodness I can't go to the pictures from what all of you are saying.
I can't even watch a dvd in the house with the lights of cos it sets my migraine off - so no romantic lights out films in this house:~(
sassylass
05-Dec-06, 02:36
OMG don't get me started on POPCORN MUNCHERS :eek: and here's me, married to The Man With The Popcorn Ritual [evil] !
It's not bad when folks have a quiet word or eat sweets or laugh at appropriate times, we are human afterall. But I do like to lose myself in a film, and I just can't do with loud munchers and chatters around me. The constant noise drives me insane.
The Angel Of Death
05-Dec-06, 03:02
Watched saw 3 with the wife in inverness a few weeks ago lol she spent most of the film in my sholder i thought it was magic some pretty mankie bits she was jumping all over the place as well good job the people arround us were the same though !!!
Strange though i am not alowed to pick the next film
i jump for the slightest wee thing
Deff not a film for yourself m8 some well jumpy bits in it as well !!!
i love popcorn, it half the reason i got to the cinema but i do make sure i pick bits of the top and i dont rustle so i'm a considerate popcorn -aholic [lol]
North Rhins
05-Dec-06, 18:46
Wifie and I went to see Lord of the Rings a couple of years ago. At a crutial point in the film this womans mobile went off. Of course it was at the bottom of her handbag buried under tons of essential womans 'stuff.'
So this thing is ringing and ringing, eventually she gets to it. Instead of just switching it off, she answers it and starts talking. A guy sitting in front of her stands up turns round, grabs the phone and launches it down the entrance tunnel. The whole place started cheering, I couldn't watch the film for laughing.
lol, what did the woman do north?
about the orginal post, it is slightly refreshing to hear someone complain about an older person! it gets annoying only hearing people complain about youngsters!
Im a very jumpy person so when I go to the pictures I jump up in fright at the slightest little thing. Shrek-I jumped, King Kong-I leapt, Pirates otc-I jumped about 2 feet in the air.
Bingobabe & I went to see a horror, whoever was in front of me mustve went home black n blue I was a nightmare to be in front of but I was dragged in to watch bridget jones 2, an I fell asleep after 10mins[lol]
Me too, I jump at my own shadow lol! But how could you fall asleep at Bridget Jones I'll never know:D
percy toboggan
05-Dec-06, 22:14
my hate is people who kick your seat the whole way through it drives me nuts.
I could not endure this for more than one minute without telling them to pack it in, or possibly sitting behind them and giving 'em a dose of it.
willowbankbear
06-Dec-06, 00:08
Me too, I jump at my own shadow lol! But how could you fall asleep at Bridget Jones I'll never know:D
Im not sure, possibly could have been due to the fact that 1. the film was dull, 2. I was tired, 3.zzzzzzzzzZZZZzzzzzzz
The complainer paid his £6.50 too so is entitled to see the film without too much distraction surely - -i had somebody near me that seemed to have some kind of tourettes and kept jumping around and shouting not loudly but it was distracting. there nothing that you can do though apart from wait for the DVD
Still it was a great film
I watched Casino Royale (Brilliant movie in my opinion). I too was irritated by people chatting throughout the film but I bit my lip.
sassylass
06-Dec-06, 08:01
Wifie and I went to see Lord of the Rings a couple of years ago. At a crutial point in the film this womans mobile went off. Of course it was at the bottom of her handbag buried under tons of essential womans 'stuff.'
So this thing is ringing and ringing, eventually she gets to it. Instead of just switching it off, she answers it and starts talking. A guy sitting in front of her stands up turns round, grabs the phone and launches it down the entrance tunnel. The whole place started cheering, I couldn't watch the film for laughing.
[lol] I wish I'd been there to see it, too funny!
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