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Post by ratscabies on Mar 8, 2009 11:20:30 GMT -4
Wow. You guys have made me really nostalgic for the time before MissP, when I could go to 4 movies a week, for afternoon matinees, and be the only one in the theatre. That's the way to watch movies. ALONE, on a big screen. It got to where the theatre employee with the flashlight coming in mid flick would annoy me, just by being there.
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Post by ElleCee on Mar 14, 2009 21:49:19 GMT -4
Went to Confessions of a Shopaholic. Little girl sitting behind me behind me. Kick, kick, kick. I'm all...okay...it's the previews I'll let her get it out of her system. Movie starts. Kick, kick, kick. I turn around and say to her mum. Could you ask your daughter to stop kicking the back of my chair, thanks? She turns to her daughter...are you kicking the back of her chair?
I'm all...you're sitting right beside her...are you not distracted by the swinging of her leg? Seriously? Come on! Mid movie...kick, kick, kick. The point where it's pushing me out of my seat. My friend turns around. Can she stop kicking the seat please?! Finally. No more. Gah!
I think when you take a child to the movies you should be aware of their actions and not play stupid. I understand children don't always realize the results of their actions so I think it's the parents who should monitor their behavior. Which is why I always address the parent not the child when something like this happens.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2009 22:57:53 GMT -4
Watchmen: guy sitting in front of me was sleeping when I got there right before the previews, he slept through the previews, and he slept through the first five minutes of the movie. He was snoring, which needless to say took me out of the whole important first scene. He was finally woken up by a majorly loud explosion (thank God we were right under a speaker.)
This is the second time in two months that I've been forced to sit next to some old dude who was snoring. I can understand falling asleep during The Reader, but Watchmen? Really? How anyone could sleep through the opening credits with The Times They Are a Changin' blaring over a speaker that was five feet away from their head I'll never know.
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Post by regencydrama on Mar 15, 2009 1:58:05 GMT -4
I went to a 9:55 showing of Race to Witch Mountain last night. Near the midway point of the movie, two kid started chattering/screaming/crying and just did NOT stop for the rest of the film.
The mother of the kids didn't do anything but shush the kids. She only started shushing after people started turning to look back at her. I believe a girl in another row actually went up to that woman's row to ask her to do something about her kids, but nothing happened.
Seriously, who takes such young kids to such a late night movie? And if her kids had to cry, why couldn't she take them outside?
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Post by tamaradixon on Mar 15, 2009 9:51:54 GMT -4
I went to a 9:55 showing of Race to Witch Mountain last night. Near the midway point of the movie, two kid started chattering/screaming/crying and just did NOT stop for the rest of the film. The mother of the kids didn't do anything but shush the kids. She only started shushing after people started turning to look back at her. I believe a girl in another row actually went up to that woman's row to ask her to do something about her kids, but nothing happened. Seriously, who takes such young kids to such a late night movie? And if her kids had to cry, why couldn't she take them outside? That's when I walk out of the theater and demand they either deal with it or give me my money back +. I don't put up with much anymore. That said, last night guy in front and guy to the left BOTH checking their cellphones throughout Watchmen. If you can't leave your phone alone for the span of a film (albeit a long one), don't go to the frickin' movies. Those lit up little screens are very distracting to those around you! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2009 13:40:58 GMT -4
He probably turned off his hearing aid.
I had a young guy fall asleep behind me during The Departed. Now how you can fall asleep while people are getting their heads blown off every few minutes is beyond me.
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Post by Ripley on Mar 17, 2009 16:59:50 GMT -4
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Post by tamaradixon on Mar 17, 2009 20:57:11 GMT -4
Bwah! perfect and so so true. |
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Post by SweetOblivion on Mar 17, 2009 21:38:21 GMT -4
Many years ago, a friend scored passes to the press screening of South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut. Before the movie we were sitting in the auditorium chatting, when a man comes in followed by about 10 kids, around 8-10 years old. The whole audience got quiet as we watched the guy and kids sit down. My friends and I made bets on how long after the movie started they would walk out. Sure enough, about five seconds into "Uncle Fucker", he made a huge commotion marching all those kids out double time. People were cat-calling and hooting at him. Dude, if South Park is bad on tv, what did he think they would do when they had full reign? The movie was almost rated NC-17, fer chrissakes! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 22:46:48 GMT -4
When I saw South Park, there were two sets of mom&kids in the audience. Both hit the road a couple of lines into "Uncle Fucker". The theater had actually put up additional warnings on the poster next to the ticket office that read something like "Extremely graphic language; NOT FOR CHILDREN" but I guess some people think they know better.
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