Cinema Etiquette

chucksandstorm · 03-10-2013 4:38pm #1

Cinema Etiquette: The following are basic and simple rules that should always be obeyed in the cinema, lest you suffer the wrath of a pissed off me.

1. NO TALKING: This is the most basic and easy to understand rule. Your talking during a movie is most discourteous to your fellow cinema attendees. This includes asking questions such as ‘what did she say?’ and ‘is that the guy who was in [insert random movie/TV show]?’ Also please refrain from repeating jokes and one liners, most theaters are equipped with state of the art sound systems and I’m pretty sure we all heard it. If you can’t follow the plot and feel the need to talk throughout, I’m sure ‘The Smurfs 2’ or ‘Alvin and the chipmunks’ is showing on another screen. And perhaps they would be more to your intelligence level.

2. Please visit the bathroom and purchase all snacks/accessories before entering the auditorium. They put the concession stand and toilets in the foyer for your convenience. There is no need to wait until the movie is on to decide you want a bag of M & M’s. If your bladder cannot hold an extra large coke, then maybe try purchasing a smaller size or not drinking it all before the trailers are over.

3. SWITCH OFF PHONES. That is ‘switch off’ not switch to silent or vibrate. You do realize that when you start starring at a bright phone screen in a dark room it tends to be distracting for everyone else don’t you? If you just have to read that text or play candy crush perhaps you should stay at home. Another thing is, just because English isn’t your first language doesn’t mean that having full phone conversations isn’t distracting to everyone else, trust me it is.

4. Find out if the movie is in 3D before your enter the auditorium. If the cashier asks you if you need 3D glasses, this means the movie is in 3D. If your ticket says ‘3D’ on it, the movie is in 3D. If everyone going into the screening has 3D glasses, then the movie is in 3D. Please do not wait until the movie starts to realize all you can see is a blurry mess, this will result in you breaking rule number 2.

5. Make sure you want to see the movie in question. If the movie you are seeing is something you aren’t interested in, then you are more likely to break rules 1-3. E.g. If you don’t like horror movies then don’t go to them just because your mates are going. If you haven’t seen Harry Potter 1-5, chances are you won’t be full engaged in Harry Potter 6.

6. Please make sure your children are an appropriate age for the screening. If the movie is rated 12A and over 2 hours long chances are younger children will get bored. Bored children mean fidgety and talkative children. If the screening is at night, perhaps your little darling will be tired and get cranky. Maybe think of the child and not yourself and take them to a morning or afternoon screen on a Saturday rather than shopping or playing golf? Just rent the DVD it makes life easier for the rest of us.

7. Don’t take poorly behaved children to the cinema. If your little angels can’t have manners at home, then they probably won’t have manners in a cinema.

8. Keep to your own seat. When you purchase a ticket it has a seat number on it. This is where you sit; you have no right to put your feet up on the seat in front (even if no one is sitting in it). Also please be aware the when you push the back of the seat in front with your knees or kick it, this is uncomfortable for the person in front. You may use a spare seat to hold your coat, but please note you will have to move it if someone wants to sit down. They are not being rude by asking, you are by not automatically removing it.

9. If it’s a reserved seat showing, please sit in your allocated seat. Someone has picked out a seat they liked and gone to the trouble to pre book it, please respect this. If the showing is unreserved and the theater isn’t full you do not have to sit directly beside me or in the seat directly in front of me. I will be ok and will manage without the inappropriate closeness of random strangers.

10. Please be aware of your height or crazy hairstyle. If you are rather tall or have a view blocking hairstyle you have as much right to watch a movie as anyone else. You do not have a right to block someone else’s view.

11. General Personal Hygiene. If you have just ran a marathon or played a football match chances are you may need a shower before sitting in a room full of people. Please keep your shoes on when in attendance, remember you are not at home.

12. Eat and Drink at an appropriate volume. Eating and drinking snack food is an enjoyable experience however you do not have to share that experience with the rest of us by slurping and chewing with your mouth open. This is poor etiquette in any environment. Also please refrain from rustling papers and bags.

These aren’t really rules, it is just good manners to obey simple etiquette. Remember we are all there to enjoy the experience so why spoil it on someone else?

Funkfield · 03-10-2013 4:41pm

/gets popcorn

o1s1n · 03-10-2013 4:41pm

:eek:

I think you'd be better off using a home projector!

e_e · 03-10-2013 5:01pm

The sad thing is that I'm rarely ever in a screening without at least half of those things happening.

Varik · 03-10-2013 5:04pm

I usually wait a while before going to see something.

e_e · 03-10-2013 5:05pm

Varik wrote: »

I usually wait a while before going to see something.

Go in the morning or on a weekday afternoon.

krudler · 03-10-2013 5:10pm

I can get behind this.

This annoys me, when you're in a fairly empty cinema, tons and tons of seats, and someone lanky sits RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU even though they have every seat in the place to pick. Happened recently at something and jesus, infuriating.

Footy101 · 03-10-2013 5:12pm

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e_e · 03-10-2013 5:14pm

I'll never forget that time I politely asked somebody to turn off their phone at a packed screening (sat right beside me and I had nowhere to move to) and they acted as if I was the one in the wrong.

Some people are so ignorant.

Decuc500 · 04-10-2013 8:51am

e_e wrote: »

I'll never forget that time I politely asked somebody to turn off their phone at a packed screening (sat right beside me and I had nowhere to move to) and they acted as if I was the one in the wrong.

Some people are so ignorant.

I once asked someone to turn their phone off during a film and she got into a huff and said "Happy?" after she had finished texting and turned it off.

Roar · 04-10-2013 9:33am

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e_e · 04-10-2013 12:04pm

Roar wrote: »

http://i2.cdnds.net/10/46/550w_movies_general_wittertainments_code_of_conduct.jpg

In video form too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-KV_xkrnc

nyarlothothep · 04-10-2013 1:36pm

Rustling bags is really annoying, the sound followed by the sound of munching, annoyed me throughout Elysium. Also seat kicking, total ignorance. Hell is other people, I try to avoid them as much as possible.

krudler · 04-10-2013 1:49pm

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Rustling bags is really annoying, the sound followed by the sound of munching, annoyed me throughout Elysium. Also seat kicking, total ignorance. Hell is other people, I try to avoid them as much as possible.

Midweek daytime shows ftw, every time. Saw Pacific Rim with 2 other people in the cinema, same with a few other movies this year. going on a evening Friday/Saturday night is my idea of hell.

Dont be at yourself · 04-10-2013 1:52pm

Here's Morgan Freeman reading the OP's diary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkoXm0Pwmlo

Mickeroo · 04-10-2013 2:59pm

I agree with pretty much everything apart from getting disgruntled about someone going to the toilet, that's just overly pedantic and lacks empathy and will only effect you on the off chance they need to get past you to go.

nyarlothothep · 04-10-2013 3:22pm

krudler wrote: »

Midweek daytime shows ftw, every time. Saw Pacific Rim with 2 other people in the cinema, same with a few other movies this year. going on a evening Friday/Saturday night is my idea of hell.

Good point, it was weirdly enough on a Friday afternoon that that happened, the smell of fast food chicken wings was nauseous. Although this was in cineworld in town which for the most part is pretty good in my experience but being in a bigger population centre there's a greater risk of this kind of stuff happening.

SimonTemplar · 04-10-2013 3:47pm

Cineworld is my cinema of choice due to the €1000s I save each year with their unlimited card. I think it gets an unfair reputation. Yes, I've had a few bad experiences there, but I also had bad experiences in the IFI and Lighthouse.

I would love to go during the weekday afternoons but work gets in the way sadly.
I usually see the 4-5 new releases on the week of their release. I have considered waiting a week or so for a quieter screening but then I'd miss out on discussions of it.

I wish people where more considerate.

04-10-2013 5:31pm

I'm one of those people who believes that the cinema is a place simply for the watching of films and as such all food should be banned. There is nothing worse than listening to someone rustling their bag of popcorn or God help us crisps as you try and concentrate on what's occurring onscreen. The same goes for any drink other than water. If you can't get through a 90 minute film without slurping on your huge coke and then attempting to drink the ice as it melts then you should stay at home.

The second the trailers end your phone should be turned off. I don't care if you have kids at home or you're a doctor or whatever. If you cannot go without your phone for more than a few minutes then stay at home. There are absolutely no circumstances where it is acceptable to even look at your phone in the cinema. My girlfriends mother did it one night when they took us to see a film and I was the most vocal critic of her actions. Don't think she spoke to me for weeks after and they didn't invite us to the cinema for a long time. When they did invite us again it was to Man of Steel and every few minutes they'd whisper down if I wanted some popcorn or nachos. Again I asked them to kindly shut up as I was content with my bottle of water and if I wanted to eat I would have gone to a restaurant.

My favorite way to watch a film in the cinema is on my own. I don't like going to see a film with friends or even my girlfriend. I like to sit in the dark, free of all distraction and become engrossed in the film. If the seats in front of me are free I may put my feet up, which I admit may not endear me to a lot of people but more often than not I find cinema seats uncomfortable and need to stretch out a little.

As for sitting in front of other people, well if the best possible seat is in a row in front of people then I have no problem taking that seat. It does mean that at times when the people behind me can't shut up but more often than not when I find my seat I don't budge. One of my pet hates is when groups of people come in late and then ask if you can move to accommodate them. The only time I will even consider moving is if it's for young kids. I got a whole load of abuse a few weeks back when I had seven seats free beside me and I refused to move in for a group of 20 something adults. That the film had been on for 15 minutes didn't bother them in the least. Can't understand how you could watch a film that you've missed the start of.

Regarding people going to the toilet, well that's one area where I have no issue. On more than one occasion I've found myself running out to avail of the facilities. Most recently I had to run out The Lone Ranger but with the film clocking in at 2 and a half hours it's somewhat understandable and lets be honest, when you gotta go, you gotta go.

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 6:05pm

Deleted User wrote: »

My favorite way to watch a film in the cinema is on my own.

Get a home projector. No one is making you go to a packed cinema where annoying people do annoying things. It's a part of life.

04-10-2013 6:12pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

Get a home projector. No one is making you go to a packed cinema where annoying people do annoying things. It's a part of life.

Perhaps you should quote the rest of that paragraph. May put that one line in a little context. And as for people doing annoying things being a part of life that's just ridiculous. If I pay to see a film in the cinema I do not have to put up with you and your cunt friends treating the screen as your living room. If you can't watch a film in silence then you shouldn't be allowed out into the world. It's amazing that some of the most well behaved cinema audiences are made up of kids under the age of 10.

darced · 04-10-2013 6:21pm

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04-10-2013 6:31pm

darced wrote: »

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Sure it may seem rude but if after the dozenth "no thanks" you don't get the message then they're is something wrong with you. The cinema is not your living room and if you think it's acceptable to continuously whisper then you need to stay at home. Sure I may be a dick for telling people, including those I'm there with to shut up but I don't care who you are, if you are unable to sit down and watch a film for 90+ minutes then there is something wrong with you.

If you can't watch a film without talking and eating snacks then the cinema is no place for you.

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 6:38pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Perhaps you should quote the rest of that paragraph. May put that one line in a little context. And as for people doing annoying things being a part of life that's just ridiculous. If I pay to see a film in the cinema I do not have to put up with you and your cunt friends treating the screen as your living room. If you can't watch a film in silence then you shouldn't be allowed out into the world. It's amazing that some of the most well behaved cinema audiences are made up of kids under the age of 10.

If you can't bear other people then the cinema is not for you. It's a two way street, buddy, you both pay the same price.

e_e · 04-10-2013 6:41pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

If you can't bear other people then the cinema is not for you. It's a two way street, buddy, you both pay the same price.

Why is it always that the bothered person has to change? It's just a case of simple courtesy, the people who are there for the movie are simply the ones in the right.

On the flip side and more appropriately: If you can't bear to just sit peacefully and watch the movie then the cinema is not for you.

1qTour · 04-10-2013 6:46pm

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/movie_theater_layout

Uriel. · 04-10-2013 6:47pm

Went to see prisoners on Sunday. 10mins into film (reserved seats, pretty full) a man wanders in with a buggy and two children.. Wanders around in front of screen for a few mins. Then finds their seat in front of me. 3mins later up and down to pram for some reason. 10mins later the same thing... Grrrr.

Children were very well behaved during film.

But one was maybe 4 and the other at most 8,highly inappropriate film for that age bracket if you ask me. Perhaps it's not my business but I was a bit shocked by that. Anyway thankfully after the initial messing around all three sat quietly and watched the film

04-10-2013 6:47pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

If you can't bear other people then the cinema is not for you. It's a two way street, buddy, you both pay the same price.

What utter ridiculous nonsense. I have no problem with other people in the cinema and often a packed cinema can enhance the viewing experience but I do have a problem with anyone who doesn't sit there quietly while the film plays.

Why would anyone feel the need to pay the guts of 10 euro to see a film and then spend the duration talking, texting or acting like a dick. If you are not enjoying a film then leave. Do not subject me to your inane observations or try to impress your friends by being witty. A cinema is not your living room and as such should not be treated as such. You would not talk during a play, nor would you chew loudly or slurp your drink. As such there is absolutely no reason to engage in such activity while in a cinema.

When I go to see a film I find my seat where I will sit quietly for the duration of the film. I turn my phone off as soon as I've sat down and more often than not will leave my phone at home. I will not chew loudly, nor will I slurp at the remnants of my drink or talk to the person sat next to me. As such I expect a little manners from the other people there and if you can not restrain from those activities then you do not belong in a cinema and may find yourself more at home behind the bars in a zoo.

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 6:49pm

e_e wrote: »

Why is it always that the bothered person has to change? It's just a case of simple courtesy, the people who are there for the movie are simply the ones in the right.

On the flip side and more appropriately: If you can't bear to just sit peacefully and watch the movie then the cinema is not for you.

But you see, that's just it, there's a flip side. There's 2 sides. So far, I've only seen one side of the story, I'm giving the other. If someone can't put up with the sounds of eating, (not talking about open mouthed crunching btw, that's rotten everywhere) then they should go to a cinema where they do not provide a concession stand.

Do I really have to point out how for many cinemas the food and drink they sell are big money spinners? These cinemas wouldn't function half as well without the regular joes that go in for their popcorn meal deal. And if someone has a problem with that, I really think they should take their business elsewhere.

Sad Professor · 04-10-2013 6:55pm

I know people have strong feelings about this, but can everyone please keep it friendly.Thanks

04-10-2013 6:55pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

But you see, that's just it, there's a flip side. There's 2 sides. So far, I've only seen one side of the story, I'm giving the other. If someone can't put up with the sounds of eating, (not talking about open mouthed crunching btw, that's rotten everywhere) then they should go to a cinema where they do not provide a concession stand.

Do I really have to point out how for many cinemas the food and drink they sell are big money spinners? These cinemas wouldn't function half as well without the regular joes that go in for their popcorn meal deal. And if someone has a problem with that, I really think they should take their business elsewhere.

There aren't two sides though. No one has an issue with someone quietly chewing on a few bits of popcorn but 9 times out of 10 you will find your enjoyment of the film ruined by the constant rustle of popcorn bags. Sure it may sound trivial but it's a huge annoyance to most people. Same goes for people who buys any drink but bottled ones at the cinema. It's more common than not to hear people slurping loudly as they try and get at that last drop of watered down sugar. The fact that kids are better behaved at the cinema than most people over the age of 15 says all you need to know on the subject.

Goldstein · 04-10-2013 6:59pm

Noone has ANY business checking their phone for any reason after the ads have finished. The exit sign is annoying enough without any more distracting light pollution. You're not Batman. The world will survive without you for two hours.

On the topic of food: The fact that the cinema itself sells such obviously inappropriate food as nachos or other food packaged in noisy packaging is as much to blame for the annoyance as the inconsiderate ones that make noise consuming them.

On noise/talking: I believe they solved that problem in Cube.

My biggest pet peeve though has nothing to do with other patrons: I can't stand when there are marks/tears on the screen!

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:02pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What utter ridiculous nonsense. I have no problem with other people in the cinema and often a packed cinema can enhance the viewing experience but I do have a problem with anyone who doesn't sit there quietly while the film plays.

Why would anyone feel the need to pay the guts of 10 euro to see a film and then spend the duration talking, texting or acting like a dick. If you are not enjoying a film then leave. Do not subject me to your inane observations or try to impress your friends by being witty. A cinema is not your living room and as such should not be treated as such. You would not talk during a play, nor would you chew loudly or slurp your drink. As such there is absolutely no reason to engage in such activity while in a cinema.

When I go to see a film I find my seat where I will sit quietly for the duration of the film. I turn my phone off as soon as I've sat down and more often than not will leave my phone at home. I will not chew loudly, nor will I slurp at the remnants of my drink or talk to the person sat next to me. As such I expect a little manners from the other people there and if you can not restrain from those activities then you do not belong in a cinema and may find yourself more at home behind the bars in a zoo.

I don't know, but some people do. The cinemas I frequent do not have rules up on the doors specifying what levels to keep your eating at, if you can whisper or not etc. If they did, your points would have much more validity. As it stands, it's just something people are meant to know.
It doesn't bother me if people whisper at each other from time to time (not incessantly) when they're sitting near me. If someone was having a full blown conversation right next to me, I sure as hell would tell them to shut up. To me, you come across as someone who loves film* and likes to appreciate it in an optimal setting (big screen, great sound etc.) but you must understand that not everyone who attends cinemas are cinephiles. I would assume that the majority of cinema goers like to watch films as a form of entertainment from time to time, not to appreciate the art form necessarily.

This is where I think the contention is.

It's why I would recommend people like you who like to just enjoy the film rather than the entertainment in going to the cinema as a social activity, to go to cinemas that don't cater to the masses. This might be more awkward, and that's unfortunate. As it stands, there's always going to be people in the cinema misbehaving as you see it, and that's just the way life is.

I really didn't appreciate all the hyperbole in your above response, so if we're going to have a measured conversation I'd appreciate if you could limit that.

*If this is wrong, I'm open to correction, it just comes across as such in your posts.

chucksandstorm · 04-10-2013 7:03pm

Goldstein wrote: »

My biggest pet peeve though has nothing to do with other patrons: I can't stand when there are marks/tears on the screen!

Or how about where the film isn't projected right for the screen size and the edges are on the curtains or the walls.

e_e · 04-10-2013 7:04pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

Do I really have to point out how for many cinemas the food and drink they sell are big money spinners? These cinemas wouldn't function half as well without the regular joes that go in for their popcorn meal deal. And if someone has a problem with that, I really think they should take their business elsewhere.

There's a difference between quietly eating popcorn during a loud blockbuster like Pacific Rim or Star Trek and constantly rattling bags and slurping the bottom of their drink in a drama or something not containing explosions every 5 minutes.

I've in general no issue with eating in the cinema but it's as if people treat those 2 hours like "Act like a pig time.". I had to tell a group behind me to shut the **** up on 2 occasions during The Conjuring as they were shuffling their bags and literally popping their plastic bottles in and out loudly. What especially annoyed me in this instance was them treating every non-scary moments as carte blanche to act however the hell they wanted irrespective of everyone else there. Sometimes when I'm in the cinema I get the impression that some of the audience members don't seem to like or understand movies all that much, and that makes me sad.

chucksandstorm · 04-10-2013 7:07pm

I love a bit of popcorn and a drink at the movies, it all adds to the experience. I just like to think I am aware of others and how my behavior might affect their enjoyment of the movie.

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:08pm

e_e wrote: »

There's a difference between quietly eating popcorn during a loud blockbuster like Pacific Rim or Star Trek and constantly rattling bags and slurping the bottom of their drink in a drama or something not containing explosions every 5 minutes.

I've in general no issue with eating in the cinema but it's as if people treat those 2 hours like "Act like a pig time.". I had to tell a group behind me to shut the **** up on 2 occasions during The Conjuring as they were shuffling their bags and literally popping their plastic bottles in and out loudly. What especially annoyed me in this instance was them treating every non-scary moments as carte blanche to act however the hell they wanted irrespective of everyone else there. Sometimes when I'm in the cinema I get the impression that some of the audience members don't seem to like or understand movies all that much, and that makes me sad.

I think we all know that if you need to open a wrapper or something you do it when a character is getting shot at/in busy traffic/in a thunderstorm etc. :P

But people who like to see emotional dramas etc. like to eat too! :P

I'm surprised you didn't get a bottle to the head for that, the kind of people who dick around like that are not always friendly when they're told to stop, even when it's obvious to everyone in a ten seat radius that they need to :eek:

04-10-2013 7:08pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

I don't know, but some people do. The cinemas I frequent do not have rules up on the doors specifying what levels to keep your eating at, if you can whisper or not etc. If they did, your points would have much more validity. As it stands, it's just something people are meant to know.
It doesn't bother me if people whisper at each other from time to time (not incessantly) when they're sitting near me. If someone was having a full blown conversation right next to me, I sure as hell would tell them to shut up. To me, you come across as someone who loves film* and likes to appreciate it in an optimal setting (big screen, great sound etc.) but you must understand that not everyone who attends cinemas are cinephiles. I would assume that the majority of cinema goers like to watch films as a form of entertainment from time to time, not to appreciate the art form necessarily.

This is where I think the contention is.

It's why I would recommend people like you who like to just enjoy the film rather than the entertainment in going to the cinema as a social activity, to go to cinemas that don't cater to the masses. This might be more awkward, and that's unfortunate. As it stands, there's always going to be people in the cinema misbehaving as you see it, and that's just the way life is.

I really didn't appreciate all the hyperbole in your above response, so if we're going to have a measured conversation I'd appreciate if you could limit that.

*If this is wrong, I'm open to correction, it just comes across as such in your posts.

It is ridiculous that anyone thinks that a cinema needs to post up rules. It's basic common sense. If you are unable to sit quietly and watch the film then you don't belong in a cinema. It's as simple as that. If you and your friends have to talk or eat loud food then wait for the DVD. There is no news or information so pressing that it can't wait till after to be said.

As for it being hyperbole, none of it is. A cinema is a place to go to watch a film. It is not a place to go where you and your friends can eat loudly and converse. I always find it a little sad when people are so accepting of others lack of manners that they feel the need to defend them. If I am with friends who can't behave at the cinema then I tell them to cop on and move seats.

04-10-2013 7:09pm

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

04-10-2013 7:11pm

I've actually been kicked out of a cinema for doing just what Hand does here and feel quite proud of that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdYSgnfB4v4

VONSHIRACH · 04-10-2013 7:14pm

I agree that mobile phone use and talking in general are not good when the movie is on. I prefer to at least look at some of the credits also. Its like as soon as The End appears, they just leap up and block the view. Even after a comedy they never cop thats there is probably going to be funny out-takes during and after the closing credits. The thing that irks me most in Vue Liffey Valley is that some people sit in your seats despite the seat numbers on the tickets.

I gave up on the guys kicking the back of my seats long ago, I just sit in the back row.

Actually, last week I found the trailers and ads way too long, same ads twice like. 25 minutes is too long for trailers.

Talking about bringing kids into inappropiate movies, it was so funny watching a dad hurry his 2 young kids out during Bad Santa once. We watched them come in the semi-darkness during the trailers. I couldn't believe he didn't check it out first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VzaMtZPnM

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:15pm

Deleted User wrote: »

It is ridiculous that anyone thinks that a cinema needs to post up rules. It's basic common sense. If you are unable to sit quietly and watch the film then you don't belong in a cinema. It's as simple as that. If you and your friends have to talk or eat loud food then wait for the DVD. There is no news or information so pressing that it can't wait till after to be said.

As for it being hyperbole, none of it is. A cinema is a place to go to watch a film. It is not a place to go where you and your friends can eat loudly and converse. I always find it a little sad when people are so accepting of others lack of manners that they feel the need to defend them. If I am with friends who can't behave at the cinema then I tell them to cop on and move seats.

I've tried to be polite but you're testing me. If you can't understand what I said the first time, I'll reiterate for you: No, cinemas do not display rules, nor do they need to as they rely on the common sense of their clientele. Unfortunately, not all of their clientele come to the cinema with common sense so there's nothing to tell these individuals how to behave normally within a cinema setting.

No hyperbole no? :rolleyes:

if you can not restrain from those activities then you do not belong in a cinema and may find yourself more at home behind the bars in a zoo.

e_e · 04-10-2013 7:16pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

I'm surprised you didn't get a bottle to the head for that, the kind of people who dick around like that are not always friendly when they're told to stop, even when it's obvious to everyone in a ten seat radius that they need to :eek:

Oh believe me if I did get a bottle to the head my next move would be demanding that they get thrown out.

Although I have to say that cinema is generally good at not putting up with people disrupting the movie.

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:18pm

VONSHIRACH wrote: »

I agree that mobile phone use and talking in general are not good when the movie is on. I prefer to at least look at some of the credits also. Its like as soon as The End appears, they just leap up and block the view. Even after a comedy they never cop thats there is probably going to be funny out-takes during and after the closing credits. The thing that irks me most in Vue Liffey Valley is that some people sit in your seats despite the seat numbers on the tickets.

I gave up on the guys kicking the back of my seats long ago, I just sit in the back row.

Talking about bringing kids into inappropiate movies, it was so funny watching a dad hurry his 2 young kids out during Bad Santa once. We watched them come in the semi-darkness during the trailers. I couldn't believe he didn't check it out first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VzaMtZPnM

+1

That happens to me in Dun Laoghaire IMC all the time! Maybe it's because they changed their system from free for all to reserved seat numbers. But the change was around 2 years ago? Maybe more?

What are you supposed to do when that happens? I'd feel too awkward/intimidated telling people to move but then if I sit somewhere else I'm sweating buckets hoping I'm not in someone else's seat, it's a nightmare!

04-10-2013 7:19pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

I've tried to be polite but you're testing me. If you can't understand what I said the first time, I'll reiterate for you: No, cinemas do not display rules, nor do they need to as they rely on the common sense of their clientele. Unfortunately, not all of their clientele come to the cinema with common sense so there's nothing to tell these individuals how to behave normally within a cinema setting.

No hyperbole no? :rolleyes:

Actually quite a lot of cinemas run an ad before the film begins asking those in attendance to keep noise to a minimum and other general rules. Why are you so adamantly defending people who lack basic manners? Do you really find it acceptable for people to treat a cinema like their own living room and ruin the experience for everyone else?

And that quote is not hyperbole. If you cannot act in a civilized, mannerly fashion when out in public then you may be more at home in a zoo. The

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:20pm

e_e wrote: »

Oh believe me if I did get a bottle to the head my next move would be demanding that they get thrown out.

Although I have to say that cinema is generally good at not putting up with people disrupting the movie.

Haha, good for you and your confidence!

That was something little 15 year old me lacked when I got popcorn hurled at me for the majority of a film for telling a group of teen boys behind me to shut up.

Burky126 · 04-10-2013 7:23pm

Deleted User wrote: »

It is ridiculous that anyone thinks that a cinema needs to post up rules. It's basic common sense.

You'd be surprised the amount of people who lack common sense yet still have the ability to get out of bed in the morning!

I've had a few minor experiences of interruptions and bad behaviour watching films but this year alone I'm surprised at how little concern goes into cinema etiquette.What would be so bad in having a few notices here and there around the lobby as a gentle reminder to patrons about their behaviour? If not that,even a short ad before a film begins after the trailers have ended? I'd like to think sometimes it's merely people who are unaware how loud or distracting they're being to others despite the fact there are rude feckers out there.

More cinemas need to take the Alamo Drafthouse's stance on dealing with annoying cinema goers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:24pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Actually quite a lot of cinemas run an ad before the film begins asking those in attendance to keep noise to a minimum and other general rules. Why are you so adamantly defending people who lack basic manners? Do you really find it acceptable for people to treat a cinema like their own living room and ruin the experience for everyone else?

And that quote is not hyperbole. If you cannot act in a civilized, mannerly fashion when out in public then you may be more at home in a zoo. The

I realise that but you seem to have a problem with the slightest of noises or even one whisper. These ads basically say, PHONE OFF, DON'T TALK, NO SLURPING. Which I think, we can all agree are abhorrent cinema behaviors!

No I don't find it unacceptable, but neither do I find your unflinching stance appropriate to the situation. Not everyone is the same as you, and if you cannot accept that, you're not going to have many happy cinema outings.

Yes, it clearly is hyperbole, it is not uncivilised to whisper something into your friend's ear, don't exaggerate.

04-10-2013 7:30pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

I realise that but you seem to have a problem with the slightest of noises or even one whisper. These ads basically say, PHONE OFF, DON'T TALK, NO SLURPING. Which I think, we can all agree are abhorrent cinema behaviors!

No I don't find it unacceptable, but neither do I find your unflinching stance appropriate to the situation. Not everyone is the same as you, and if you cannot accept that, you're not going to have many happy cinema outings.

Yes, it clearly is hyperbole, it is not uncivilised to whisper something into your friend's ear, don't exaggerate.

There is nothing so pressing when in the cinema that you can't wait till afterward to whisper to your friend. If your whispering can possibly affect any one persons enjoyment of the film then you shut up and save it till after. Few things can breaks the immersion of the cinema experience than someone close by "quietly" whispering to their friend.

If you are in the cinema and the film has begun then you do not whisper to friends. You do not make jokes or shout out your funny observations. You do not slurp your drink or rustle you food loudly. You do not look at your phone and if you take it out to text or God forbid answer/make a call then you deserve to spend eternity being kicked in the crotch. If during the screening of a film you cannot conduct yourself in a manner that is fitting for such an occasion then you do not belong in public.

e_e · 04-10-2013 7:32pm

http://hunterwalk.com/2013/08/03/reinvent-the-movie-theater-wifi-outlets-low-lights-second-screen-experience/
http://dashes.com/anil/2013/08/shushers-wrong-about-movies-wrong-about-the-world.html

This thread reminded me of these two ridiculous articles that show the arrogance/ignorance a lot of moviegoers have. There's a pretty funny response/discussion here, starting 35 minutes in.

SparkySpitfire · 04-10-2013 7:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

There is nothing so pressing when in the cinema that you can't wait till afterward to whisper to your friend. If your whispering can possibly affect any one persons enjoyment of the film then you shut up and save it till after. Few things can breaks the immersion of the cinema experience than someone close by "quietly" whispering to their friend.

If you are in the cinema and the film has begun then you do not whisper to friends. You do not make jokes or shout out your funny observations. You do not slurp your drink or rustle you food loudly. You do not look at your phone and if you take it out to text or God forbid answer/make a call then you deserve to spend eternity being kicked in the crotch. If during the screening of a film you cannot conduct yourself in a manner that is fitting for such an occasion then you do not belong in public.

You're not even refuting points anymore, you're just repeating yourself. I say you should take it upon yourself to lobby local cinemas to employ a cinema police taskforce so everything you despise about people in the cinema can be wiped out until it's just you sitting on your own and the place closes within 6 months.

Don't rest until the perps are caught and thrown out!!!

If this post seems ridiculous, just remember it a response to your own rambling repetitiveness.

Maybe if you fantasize about people who whisper a sentence to a friend in the cinema getting assaulted to the nether regions, YOU shouldn't be allowed out in public. :eek:

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