The cinema

Commotion Ocean

I went to the cinema today with my partner.

I booked my seat in advance. I always book a specific seat for personal reasons which I won't get into here.

I went up to the counter to collect my tickets and I asked for two popcorns and two cokes ..... 17 EURO !!! I nearly died.

I arrived at the auditorium 10 minutes in advance and lo, there were people in our seats. I politely asked them to move and showed them my ticket but nothing would convince them to move. I was forced to sit in a seat in which I wasn't happy with.

As I sat there, I felt a mild thump and constant twitching behind me. The person behind me was resting their feet on the headrest of my seat. I didn't want to disturb the other audience by asking them to move their feet so I just put up with it.

Later on in the film, a symphony of lights started. Some people were obviously bored with the film so they began going on their phones. The glare was very distracting. If you're bored with the film, just leave.

To add to this, a conversation erupted in the row on front of us. People were talking and talking and talking, again if you're bored or can't sit still and quiet for 2 hours, just leave.

It really spoiled the whole atmosphere for us and the other audience. There were better behaved children in the audience compared to some adults in the film. (It was a 12A film).

From now no I'll just wait for the film to come out on DVD. Terrible

colm_mcm

What film was it?

RoyalMarine

Your too passive.

You should have caught the popcorn and drinks of the people in your seat, and ****ed it off the wall while wailing as loud as you can.

The people on the phones, smash them to pieces and piss on them. (The people, or the phones)

And don't get me started on the talkers...

Junkyard Tom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKXlhpeb6wI

tomwaterford

How old is your partner that you brought her to a PG film???

Commotion Ocean

colm_mcm wrote: »

What film was it?

Deepwater Horizon

Arthur.beaker

I try to go at off peak times to avoid queues (driving in and out, tickets and food etc) and packed cinema and all the poor behaviour that goes with it.

I was the only one in the cinema for an afternoon showing of Anthropoid a couple of weeks back.

Commotion Ocean

tomwaterford wrote: »

How old is your partner that you brought her to a PG film???

I'm in my mid twenties .. as for my partner ... never ask a lady's age !! :P It was actually 12A, just edited there.

cuana

RoyalMarine wrote: »

Your too passive.

You should have caught the popcorn and drinks of the people in your seat, and ****ed it off the wall while wailing as loud as you can.

The people on the phones, smash them to pieces and piss on them. (The people, or the phones)

And don't get me started on the talkers...

Too passive yes!! but honestly you big drama queen way too over the top. Smashing phones tut tut

Hammer89

To be fair, is €17 for two tickets, two popcorns and two cokes not pretty reasonable?

jellybear

I think the €17 was just for the cokes and popcorn.

Jimbob1977

Hammer89 wrote: »

To be fair, is €17 for two tickets, two popcorns and two cokes not pretty reasonable?

I think that was just the cokes and popcorn. He already had the tickets

Larbre34

Hammer89 wrote: »

To be fair, is €17 for two tickets, two popcorns and two cokes not pretty reasonable?

Im presuming he means just the refreshments cost €17.

Commotion Ocean

Yep I paid for the tickets online !! The snacks cost 17 Euro

blackbird 49

Arthur.beaker wrote: »

I try to go at off peak times to avoid queues (driving in and out, tickets and food etc) and packed cinema and all the poor behaviour that goes with it.

I was the only one in the cinema for an afternoon showing of Anthropoid a couple of weeks back.

same here, i usually wait until a film is into its second or third week

Zaph

If I'm ever going to a film that potentially may have a younger audience at it I make a point of going after 9pm on a Monday or Tuesday night if at all possible. As a result my wife and I had the whole cinema to ourselves when we went to see Captain America: Civil War earlier this year.

r93kaey5p2izun

Behaviour at the cinema is often appalling these days OP. Also at the theatre - I've experienced the same problems at plays/shows (recently experienced catcalling and lewd shouts during a scene in the Abbey). If you're in Dublin I recommend the Lighthouse - far less stupid behaviour there than other cinemas ime. Or Liffey Valley if looking for a blockbuster on a busy night - I find that if a bunch of idiots kick off there then there's usually somebody bigger and scarier to put them in their place fairly fast.

Hammer89

Oakley Purple Furnace wrote: »

Behaviour at the cinema is often appalling these days OP. Also at the theatre - I've experienced the same problems at plays/shows (recently experienced catcalling and lewd shouts during a scene in the Abbey).

If it was Cats then those 'meows' were probably part of the show.

FizzleSticks

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The Rape of Lucretia

Look, you just didnt get the memo that explains that allocated seating in cinema is, and is to be, observed by NO ONE. Its a nonsense, a real pain in the ass, and everybody ignores it.
Now you know though. So no further problems.

R.D. aka MR.D

I have to agree, people at the cinema have gotten incredibly inconsiderate. In the past few months, i've had people in my seats, people eating entire meals during the film and of course people talking.

I've decided to only go to the Lighthouse in Dublin from now on. It seems to attract people who actually want to see the film. Cineworld/Savoy etc are magnets for obnoxiousness.

Shint0

I definitely wouldn't tolerate the feet on the back of the seat. You have to assert yourself. I 've experienced this sometimes on flights with kids having complete meltdowns kicking the back of the seat and the parents simply let them continue while the cabin crew just walk past as if they're completely oblivious to it. A few times I have had to stand up and speak directly to the parents. I very politely but very firmly tell them to control their children and have some consideration for the other passengers.

ED E

You need to find a Cinema where the staff keep things in check. No point paying to be in a creche. I find the Savoy and the IFI pretty good for this in Dublin. Rurally options may be more limited.

MilesMorales1

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Look, you just didnt get the memo that explains that allocated seating in cinema is, and is to be, observed by NO ONE. Its a nonsense, a real pain in the ass, and everybody ignores it.
Now you know though. So no further problems.

That's distinctly untrue.

Knine

Anyone sitting in my seats is told to move. Often I pay extra for premiere seats (again for specific reasons) and you find some chancers sitting in them. They make faces & moan but they are told in no uncertain terms to move.

lawlolawl

The cinema is awful.

"Gee, I really want to see this movie so i guess i'll go into a room with a bunch of strangers who may or may not have any interest in it and who will act accordingly."

/strangers inevitably act like dickheads for the entire runtime

"WHY YOU...........!"

Pirate things or wait until they come out on Netflix/DVD/Bluray/Wax Cylinder so that you can enjoy them properly.

MeatTwoVeg

If there's people in my seat I ask them to move.
They don't move, I sit on top of them.

They always move.

pconn062

I haven't been to the cinema in about 5 years, since I went to see a film with a few friends. There was a family there who brought there 3 kids to a 18+film (The Fighter) who spent the majority of the film talking and jumping around the place. The father, rather than discipline them, decided instead to answer the 3 or 4 phone calls he got during the film and hold full conversations. A few people complained but they were a traveller family and the staff were afraid to throw them out.

Never again, hell is other people.

Keyzer

Haven't been to the cinema since the matrix reloaded in 2003. Three Scoobies in front of me cracked open beers in the cinema and ruined it for everyone.

BobbyPropane

Never have these issues and I go once a weekend.

I love a quiet cinema

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

In our local cinema 2 tickets for a tenner with 3. Large popcorn 2 medium drinks and a bag of sweets, 11.50

We go at least once a week and it's always enjoyable.

SteM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Look, you just didnt get the memo that explains that allocated seating in cinema is, and is to be, observed by NO ONE. Its a nonsense, a real pain in the ass, and everybody ignores it.
Now you know though. So no further problems.

A pain in the ass for who? The people that don't bother booking? **** 'em! I don't ignore it and I guarantee anybody sitting in a seat I booked won't ignore either.

MilesMorales1

I go the cinema 3-4 times a week and rarely experience the issues you guys are describing here.

ThinkProgress

There is a very straight forward solution here... just build your own private cinema!

That'll keep the vagrants and delinquents out, and you can enjoy the picture show in peace. (you're welcome)

BobbyPropane

lawlolawl wrote: »

The cinema is awful.

"Gee, I really want to see this movie so i guess i'll go into a room with a bunch of strangers who may or may not have any interest in it and who will act accordingly."

/strangers inevitably act like dickheads for the entire runtime

"WHY YOU...........!"

Pirate things or wait until they come out on Netflix/DVD/Bluray/Wax Cylinder so that you can enjoy them properly.

You could literally make the same argument for any other social activity outside your house.........

jester77

Change cinema's, I never experience any of the issues you described.

Bowlardo

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I go the cinema 3-4 times a week and rarely experience the issues you guys are describing here.

really? never experienced any of these.

SCOOP 64

Weres the staff in these places ?

SteM

jester77 wrote: »

Change cinema's, I never experience any of the issues you described.

What cinema do you go to? The only ones in the city centre that I haven't had issues in are the savoy & the lighthouse. Oh, and the one down at the Point but that's because it's always empty whenever I've been there.

lazybones32

Just home from the cinema now and a woman in front was checking her phone every 10 mins (the brightness makes you notice in a dark room) while the girls/women behind repeated nearly everything that the actor on screen just said.


Not to be too critical but people can be ar$eholes without even trying.

SteM

lawlolawl wrote: »

The cinema is awful.

"Gee, I really want to see this movie so i guess i'll go into a room with a bunch of strangers who may or may not have any interest in it and who will act accordingly."

/strangers inevitably act like dickheads for the entire runtime

"WHY YOU...........!"

Pirate things or wait until they come out on Netflix/DVD/Bluray/Wax Cylinder so that you can enjoy them properly.

If they don't have any interest in the movie why are they there ffs? Just go to the pub if you want to spend the evening moaning about Claire from accounts or whatever. Don't do it in a cinema.

BTW, I've only ever downloaded one 'cam' pirate movie and it had people talking in the background and others getting up to go to the bog constantly. These twats even ruin pirate copies of movies!

r93kaey5p2izun

SteM wrote: »

What cinema do you go to? The only ones in the city centre that I haven't had issues in are the savoy & the lighthouse. Oh, and the one down at the Point but that's because it's always empty whenever I've been there.

Savoy can be hit and miss I find. Poor attendance in Screen 1 seems to make people think they're free to carry on as if they're in their own sitting room. The constant stream of staff up and down the aisles at the side is also unbelievably annoying.

Nothing is as bad as Cineworld though. Its like some sort of mecca for antisocial behaviour.

ED E

Oakley Purple Furnace wrote: »

Nothing is as bad as Cineworld though. Its like some sort of mecca for antisocial behaviour.

Look at the address, twas always gonna be.

SimonTemplar

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I go the cinema 3-4 times a week and rarely experience the issues you guys are describing here.

What cinema do you go to?

SteM

lazybones32 wrote: »

Just home from the cinema now and a woman in front was checking her phone every 10 mins (the brightness makes you notice in a dark room) while the girls/women behind repeated nearly everything that the actor on screen just said.


Not to be too critical but people can be ar$eholes without even trying.

I was in Dundrum cinema one time and in the middle of a movie a girl in front of us took out her mobile and took a selfie of her and her fella who had fallen asleep. People should be made give up their phones when they go into a cinema.

SteM

Oakley Purple Furnace wrote: »

Savoy can be hit and miss I find. Poor attendance in Screen 1 seems to make people think they're free to carry on as if they're in their own sitting room. The constant stream of staff up and down the aisles at the side is also unbelievably annoying.

Nothing is as bad as Cineworld though. Its like some sort of mecca for antisocial behaviour.

I think part of the problem in cineworld is that a lot of people go with those passes. A lot of people just seem to be there so they can get some use out of the pass they bought, they don't actually want to see the film they're at.

jester77

SteM wrote: »

What cinema do you go to? The only ones in the city centre that I haven't had issues in are the savoy & the lighthouse. Oh, and the one down at the Point but that's because it's always empty whenever I've been there.

Savoy in Hamburg. There's no talking, playing with phones or feet on seats, although you'd want to be 8 foot to reach the seat in front. You get the occasional loud eater, that's the only annoyance.

lawlolawl

BobbyPropane wrote: »

You could literally make the same argument for any other social activity outside your house.........

I know, right?

**** leaving the house for anything other than what is absolutely necessary. Other people can go die in a fire.

Are hermits still a thing? I want to be one of them when i grow up...... except with a good internet connection.

MilesMorales1

SimonTemplar wrote: »

What cinema do you go to?

Cineworld.

Agricola

The secret to good cinema experiences is just going off peak. Stay well away from them Friday to Sunday. Early or midweek showings are usually only peopled by those with an interest in the film and or lone weirdos, all of whom shut the hell up.

Outlaw Pete

Could write a book about the obnoxious arsehats I've encountered over the years. Seen a guy once get fcuked out of Savoy One for arguing with the characters on the screen. My pet peeve in the 80's / early 90's was the smoking. Now it's phones.

People kicking the back of seats is infuriating though. Most recently I shouted (in a hushed whisper) at a guy and motioned at his legs he had hanging over the seat a few seats down and he immediately removed them and said sorry. I genuinely think some people live in a world of their own and fcuking oblivious to how they are disturbing others. The rest are just devil spawn.

The reserved seat thing can be annoying for damn sure but anytime I have ever went into a screen and someone was in my seat, they have always moved when I was polite and just showed them my ticket. See a few rows over seats but it's usually when the real seat reservers have turned up ten to fifteen minutes into a film and started moaning cause someone took their seats. In which case I think tough shit. If I was late (ten mins or more) for a a film there is no way I would ask someone who took my seat to move.

Oh and fcuk buying cinema food. Bring your own munchies.