People checking their phones in the cinema

nads

A nice dark cinema, the film is engrossing... along some c*nt opens some flippy phone emmiting a blue humming vibrant colour... even in perifiral it seems to intensify!

I'm actually curious, in that i think what more enrages me is the outright brazenness to not conceal it, just the balls out perfect for their line of sight, no cover to crotch to avoid stinging our eyes.

Anyone else want to pour battery acid on this guys head?

chopperbyrne

I can't stand it. You're clearly asked to turn off your phone before the start of the film.

If you can't go two hours without checking your phone, then don't go to the cinema.

tallus

Totally agree with the op, they are just ignorant cnuts. Battery acid for the win Or a baseball bat to the back of the head.

Heisenberg.

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humanji

Californication ftw!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i9A7K5V0m8

*Page*

Its not on... whats worse are the people who ring soneone wile in the cinema...

I was a a film a few years back and some young girl rang her friend telling her what was happing and was this the part where the lead gets killed...

I wanted to kill her...

Dave!

I don't even notice it. Maybe if you concentrated on the movie instead of looking for things to complain about, you wouldn't get so upset.

lezizi

Maybe they have no watch and are just checking the time.

Wacker

lezizi wrote: »

Maybe they have no watch and are just checking the time.

Once they're not planning on leaving early why should they care what time it is? They're not going anywhere until the film ends, and once the film ends there would be no reason for them not to leave. So why should the time matter at all?

It is very annoying. It is impossible to ignore in your peripheral vision (at least for me) and it totally takes you out of the movie. The problem is that people don't realize that it bothers others. They think the only issue with phones in cinemas is that they don't ring. Well, that obviously applies, but there is more.

Cathmandooo

Wacker wrote: »

Once they're not planning on leaving early why should they care what time it is? They're not going anywhere until the film ends, and once the film ends there would be no reason for them not to leave. So why should the time matter at all?

It is very annoying. It is impossible to ignore in your peripheral vision (at least for me) and it totally takes you out of the movie. The problem is that people don't realize that it bothers others. They think the only issue with phones in cinemas is that they don't ring. Well, that obviously applies, but there is more.

What if they're checking to see if the film is nearly over and no they cant just leave cos their OH is enjoying it

Ah no I totally agree, it can be a headwrecker and is quite distracting, it's worse when ppl leave their phones on or play with their ring tones, seriously some feckin group of lads did that one day :mad:

Kintarō Hattori

The Scientist wrote: »

Yeah that sort of thing makes me wanna go and slice the cinema screen in half.

No not really no.
Its not that annoying now is it...

DaveMcG wrote: »

I don't even notice it. Maybe if you concentrated on the movie instead of looking for things to complain about, you wouldn't get so upset.

lezizi wrote: »

Maybe they have no watch and are just checking the time.

Maybe you guys have never been right behind and to the side of the person who's checking their phone. When the cinema is as dark as it is and someone has their phone out for 10+ minutes you can't help but notice the very bright screen even in peripheral vision. It's quite annoying.

ixoy

I cannot stand it - it's incredibly distracting and it's one of the main reasons I sit towards the front of the cinema now, to lessen the chance of being disturbed.
Even when movies are engaging the light can still get in the peripheral vision and distract me.

It's inexcusable - the people aren't checking the time either as they're almost invariably bashing away at the phone keys for a minute or so.

It's all further justification for my plan to have a sniper, night-vision goggles attached, in every cinema to take out these, and other, miscreants.

Lux23

I always do it. I wouldn't answer a call or text someone though its just to check the time really. I would never notice someone else doing it, because normally Im looking at the screen not the people around me.

lezizi

eo980 wrote: »

Maybe you guys have never been right behind and to the side of the person who's checking their phone. When the cinema is as dark as it is and someone has their phone out for 10+ minutes you can't help but notice the very bright screen even in peripheral vision. It's quite annoying.

Well I don't go the cinema ever, I can't stand the sound of all the people eating popcorn it drives me mad, I always end up walking out because of it.
But on the rare occasions i have been at the cinema I've been guilty of taking out my phone to check the time, it is usually just before i walk out.

Dave!

eo980 wrote: »

Maybe you guys have never been right behind and to the side of the person who's checking their phone. When the cinema is as dark as it is and someone has their phone out for 10+ minutes you can't help but notice the very bright screen even in peripheral vision. It's quite annoying.

I guess I'm just lucky. But I would have thought that probability would suggest that I have indeed sat behind and/or beside someone who has used their phone. And I managed to get through it without having a conniption!

Ph3n0m

DaveMcG wrote: »

I don't even notice it. Maybe if you concentrated on the movie instead of looking for things to complain about, you wouldn't get so upset.

I agree most times I can ignore it, but when they make the mistake of sitting beside me and doing it - argggghhh ph3n0m smash!!!!

Malteaser!

It's obviously not as bad as people answering their phones, but it's still head wrecking!!

Dennis the Stone

When somebody sits beside me and breathes throughout the entire duration of the film, it makes me want to kill.

Also, as someone mentioned above, the sound of popcorn being eaten makes makes me get physically sick. It is so inconsiderate that everybody conspires to make me vomit all over myself forty times in one night

Jfla

It drives me mental. I cant enjoy the film until the phone has been switched off. Cinema rage. See myself starting a row over it one of these days

Zzippy

nads wrote: »

A nice dark cinema, the film is engrossing... along some c*nt opens some flippy phone emmiting a blue humming vibrant colour... even in perifiral it seems to intensify!

I'm actually curious, in that i think what more enrages me is the outright brazenness to not conceal it, just the balls out perfect for their line of sight, no cover to crotch to avoid stinging our eyes.

Anyone else want to pour battery acid on this guys head?

WTF is perifiral?

Kintarō Hattori

Galwayguy99 wrote: »

WTF is perifiral?

Ahh now c'mon there's no need to get smart, you know what he meant.

Rb

Yeah, I hate those inconsiderate bastids too.
Not to mention the fckers who open sweet packets and chew away loudly during the film, or drink their softdrinks through straws even though they KNOW at some point it's going to make that half air half drink sound, or those absolute assholes who actually have the cheek to get up and walk OUT of the room to go to the bathroom, then come back in and block my view, YET AGAIN. Don't even get me started on the couples who actually have the nerve to kiss eachother in public, and actually make noise in doing so or distract my viewing from the screen with their movements. Bastards, each and every one of them.
When I'm in the cinema, I want complete and utter silence and everyone to be sat rigidly in their seats, if they've gotta eat, chew gum.

Some of you guys would literally complain about anything, relax, there's a whole lot more in life to be stressing about.

johnp

Tell them to stop?
Guess it's easier to give out about them on t'internet :rolleyes:

Solarball10

lezizi wrote: »

Maybe they have no watch and are just checking the time.

Yup. i do this! I only do it when I'm not really enjoying the film though and am wondering how bloody long more I have to endure it!

Rob_l

Op just because you may have no friends who want to contact you doesn't me I dont I turn my phone to loud when I go to the cinema so I will definetly hear when people ring I might not answer but I need to know they were ringing

Doodee

I really really Hate people who complain about everything on the internet.

Mitch Connor

Rob_l wrote: »

Op just because you may have no friends who want to contact you doesn't me I dont I turn my phone to loud when I go to the cinema so I will definetly hear when people ring I might not answer but I need to know they were ringing

Sarcasm? please.

Otherwise that is a real jerky thing to do.

Every think of using the VIBRATE function on your phone?

Rob_l

Doodee wrote: »

I really really Hate people who complain about everything on the internet.

I hate everything on the internt

Rob_l

Tauren wrote: »

Sarcasm? please.

Otherwise that is a real jerky thing to do.

Every think of using the VIBRATE function on your phone?

What I didn't put a real funky ringtone on my phone so I could have it on vibrate what sort of idiot do you think I am

johnp

Doodee wrote: »

I really really Hate people who complain about everything on the internet.

I think we need to setup a website that gives out about people that give out on the internet.

Max_Damage

Faraday Cages FTW.

Doodee

johnp wrote: »

I think we need to setup a website that gives out about people that give out on the internet.

Yes! and then we can waste time, energy and bandwidth by re-discussing topics that have already wasted time, energy and bandwidth before, somewhere far less relevant, just cause we all enjoy the sounds of our own voices.


Seriously, Who ****ing cares if someone uses their phone in the cinema, if it annoys you then do the world a favor and just buy a home cinema system and never leave the house.

Oh! and don't get me started on Sarcastic people on the internet!

Jesus Wept

Lux23 wrote: »

I always do it. I wouldn't answer a call or text someone though its just to check the time really. I would never notice someone else doing it, because normally Im looking at the screen not the people around me.

And why do you need to check the time
If you needed to be somewhere you wouldn't go to see the movie.
I think you are checking for txts.

I was in the Savoy recently (wow it's gone downhill). There was nothing to remind people to turn off their phones.

jackal

Yep I have pretty much given up on going to the cinema for all of the reasons mentioned above. I never used to have a problem in cinemas, generally. Over the last 5-7 years though, something has happened probably every second time or so I went. It basically comes down to this. Stick a bunch of young Irish people into a room for a couple of hours to watch a film and you are near guaranteed that there will be a couple of inconsiderate pricks in there who dont give a **** about anyone else. Its a sign of the times.

As well as other people causing problems, films are getting stupid long lately - 2 hours+ is the new standard length it seems?

Anyway, whinge whinge whinge... i got a home cinema and problems solved.

Dennis the Stone

There was a fight in Cineworld the other night, think it was in the lobby, a friend told me about it

...should be shot. That'll teach them.

Genghiz Cohen

Problem solved, now STFU!

Fighting Irish

I use my phone in the cinema just to piss off people

mise_me_fein

Ever see girls(and sometimes fellas too) pretending to be texting someone when their mate goes to the toilet or the bar?

Hmm funny

magick

http://phonejammer.com/


i have a portable one of these and i have no problem in the cinema anymore !

Ruu_Old

Mandatory beatings for those people and also for one individual I've encountered "Nah, its ok I can talk..Yeah I'm in the cinema..Ah the film? Its a load a shite!" :mad:

Rob_l

mise_me_fein wrote: »

Ever see girls(and sometimes fellas too) pretending to be texting someone when their mate goes to the toilet or the bar?

Hmm funny

I pretend to text people when im sitting on the toilet

Dennis the Stone

I pretend to text people when I'm texting people

Snake Plisken

Was in cinema last xmas and some scangers kidzs were wearing those Xmas tree led runners everytime he moved his foot it caught my eye and ruined the whole experience for me, also hate people eating nachos, popcorn slurping drinks or the cheapos who buy their packets of crisps outside the cinema and put them all in a noisy plastic bag, also don't like little scangers who put their feet up on the chairs or smart arses who kick back of the chairs. So bad now I usually wait for movies to come out on DVD or else go to a really early show before the scangers are up and about and the cinema is empty.

RobbieTheRobber

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Was in cinema last xmas and some scangers kidzs were wearing those Xmas tree led runners everytime he moved his foot it caught my eye and ruined the whole experience for me, also hate people eating nachos, popcorn slurping drinks or the cheapos who buy their packets of crisps outside the cinema and put them all in a noisy plastic bag, also don't like little scangers who put their feet up on the chairs or smart arses who kick back of the chairs. So bad now I usually wait for movies to come out on DVD or else go to a really early show before the scangers are up and about and the cinema is empty.

I think avoiding people in general might be the best option for you

Snake Plisken

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

I think avoiding people in general might be the best option for you

Well I think you could be right especially when it comes to cinema btw do u fall into scanger catagory? probably with a name like Robbie the Robber:rolleyes:

barbiegirl

Snake Plisken needs to get over himself and I'm very far from a scanger.

RobbieTheRobber

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Well I think you could be right especially when it comes to cinema btw do u fall into scanger catagory? probably with a name like Robbie the Robber:rolleyes:

Well when I'm drunk I fall into all sorts of places I have yet to fall into a category though :rolleyes:seen :rolleyes::rolleyes:and raised

jackal

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

I think avoiding people in general might be the best option for you

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I use my phone in the cinema just to piss off people

Legend.:rolleyes:

RobbieTheRobber

jackal wrote: »

Legend.:rolleyes:

what? :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Mossy Monk

One of my friends always does this. It pisses me right off.