besides the obvious clapping at the end of a movie


when people laugh hysterically at a scene that has been in every form of preview in commercials

7/29/2008 6:48:06 AM

- stadium seating
- late arrivals taking their precious time to pick out a seat

7/29/2008 7:01:29 AM

loud talkers during the movie

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 7:11 AM. Reason : yeah]

7/29/2008 7:10:50 AM

Stadium seating. Really?

7/29/2008 7:14:18 AM

Stadium seating. Really?









that's like the best thing theatres have done.

i think my pet peeves include

1. Mexican Teenagers
2. Parents who bring young kids to complicated movies and try to explain everything to them
3. the annoying sound, during the dead silence before the movie begins, of all you fat people munching down on your snacks

7/29/2008 7:50:26 AM

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"when people laugh hysterically at a scene that has been in every form of preview in commercials"

I was thinking this during Dark Knight when some dude was cracking up when Alfred said "much more subtle"

7/29/2008 7:53:22 AM

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"3. the annoying sound, during the dead silence before the movie begins, of all you fat people munching down on your snacks"

Ha. I thought I was the only one.

7/29/2008 8:19:11 AM

well talking obviously, Ive told people directly to their face multiple time to shut the hell up.

I want to say the sound of the film running off the spool at the very end of the movie after you stay to see if there is anything else, but I love it because I'm a freak.

7/29/2008 8:21:54 AM

The 400 pound man that sat next to me at The Dark Knight this past weekend that made my seat bow down so I was sloped towards him the whole movie. That paired his fat seeping under the armrest made for an uncomfortable experience.

Oh and the d-bag who said "that's a really big screen" in the imax theater when everyone was quiet and the movie was beginning.

7/29/2008 8:32:45 AM

^haha my friends and i, albeit this was back when we were immature high school freshmen, used to be the guys that would say stuff like "No I will not make out with you" when everything was silent.

7/29/2008 8:40:28 AM

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"loud talkers during the movie"

also, people that talk, text or otherwise have their bright ass LCD screened cellphone on during the movie

People bringing young children to late showings piss me off as well. Its 11pm, that kid should have been in bed 3 hours ago and you are wondering why they are acting cranky? Some people should be sterilized.

I pretty much don't go to the theater anymore (maybe 2-3 times a year) because every time I go someone inevitably acts like an inconsiderate cockbag and it ruins the movie for me. At $10 a head, it's just not worth it.


Netflix + home theater FTW.

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 8:50 AM. Reason : d]

7/29/2008 8:44:48 AM

^^^ that's why I always ask for my gf's purse to "get some gum out," it immediately is placed in the seat on the opposite side of me so no one sits there.

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 8:46 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 8:46 AM. Reason : .]

7/29/2008 8:45:51 AM

there is something about the theatre. I enjoy seeing a big movie in a big theatre.


I saw Rambo in the theatre and have it on Blu-Ray. I can tell ya I wouldn't love it nearly as much had i not seen it on the big screen first

7/29/2008 8:47:39 AM

I see that the stadium seating argument is old to most, but I missed out -- can somebody give me a quick overview of why it's a bad thing

7/29/2008 8:54:30 AM

Someone back me up on the stadium seating.

Also,

- Advertisements (coca-cola, fandango, etc, etc) before $1.50 movies. Like, 15 minutes worth, sometimes. I know it is only a buck fiddy, but come on, man.

- In bigger, sometimes, barn-like 20-plexes... hearing the loud-ass action scenes from the movie next door.

7/29/2008 8:56:52 AM

^^he hasn't backed up his reason for disliking stadium seating.

arguement still pending

7/29/2008 9:03:35 AM

obligatory: seat kicking.

7/29/2008 9:04:43 AM

well I've seen it in recent threads and people were saying stuff like "not this shit again"

7/29/2008 9:06:34 AM

loud black people
seat kicking
loud black people
couples engaging in PDA
idiots who leave their cell phones on
people who talk to the fucking characters on screen as if they can hear them
loud black people
people who bring their children in

7/29/2008 9:08:28 AM

- People telling me to be quiet
- Running out of snacks halfway through the movie
- People staring at my PDA
- Complaining about seat kicking when I know they can't feel it
- Not enough previews or commercials before the movie
- Stadium seating

7/29/2008 9:20:25 AM

^ this is why we can't have nice things

7/29/2008 9:21:57 AM

^^

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 9:24 AM. Reason : .]

7/29/2008 9:23:36 AM

Seriously, as someone that spent their entire childhood in 'regular' theaters, when stadium seating came along it was the best thing that ever happened to movies. Apparently I wasn't the only one to feel that way because everyone started to base which theater they went to on whether or not they had stadium seating, then all the theaters had to do it in order to stay competitive.

7/29/2008 9:28:39 AM

yeah, i'm with you. i remember when our town got its first stadium seated theatre. I thought it was the best thing ever.

7/29/2008 9:36:13 AM

someone needs to explain or link this stadium seating thing. I'm thinking they're just trying t stir up an argument over nothing.

7/29/2008 9:37:19 AM

standing up to applaud and cheer loudly for "Bud and Beth" just to be sarcastic and funny to your buddies.

7/29/2008 9:40:16 AM

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"someone needs to explain or link this stadium seating thing. I'm thinking they're just trying t stir up an argument over nothing. "

some of us don't like climbing all those goddamn stairs

i bet your one of those assholes that always complain about my big hats, if you wanted to see you could sit on the front row

7/29/2008 9:42:40 AM

^ lol

7/29/2008 9:43:50 AM

Is trolling in entertainment on a Tuesday morning as fun as it sounds?

7/29/2008 9:43:56 AM

OK,

- I'd rather look up a little at a screen than down, always. I feel like the top 2/3 of a stadium theater doesn't have good seats in that regard.

- I'm 6' tall so rarely does someone with a big gourd present a problem.

- I don't get to do it at every movie, but I'm definitely a front-of-the-theater guy. But those two rows usually at the front of a Crossroads-type theater are too close

- Something just "feels right" or cozier about a traditional theater to me. The chairs usually rock back a little more, aren't cockpit-sized, and it is just the way theaters were when I was a kid. I buy albums on vinyl.

So maybe it is personal preference, but I'd always rather Mission Valley>Crossroads. Not just because of beer.

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 9:51 AM. Reason : not trolling. promise! lively discourse! a'come on!]

7/29/2008 9:50:18 AM

the lady and I went to "the Strangers" last week at the $1.50


i know, i know, i should expect this from the $1.50 but.........



over half the theatre was kids with their parents....and i'm talkin from infants~5 yrs old....so every quiet part in the movie all you could hear was kids, it ruined the suspense.

7/29/2008 9:54:36 AM

Oh, also, it is much more difficult for me to inconspicuously booze it up at Retrofantasma in Durham with the setup they use in that room there, stadium-style.

And, well, that's my favorite/only movie situation I like to drink excessively during.

7/29/2008 9:56:47 AM

I mean I can agree if you are in the way back that stadium seating can be kind of annoying. But if you get a good seat (and I hardly ever have a problem finding one, but I like to get to movies a little early) stadium seating is ftw.

7/29/2008 9:57:14 AM

i was at a movie a few months ago and this guy on the row behind me was kicking the seat. he was probably in his 50's and didn't realize it. i turned around a couple of times to make a friendly 'hmm, is someone kicking the seat?' gesture and it would stop, but then pick right up again after a few minutes. this angry black woman beside me (not in my party) turned around multiple times and eventually told this guy to "stop kicking the fucking seat". the man's wife said "nobody is kicking the seat back here" but it was bullshit. you could feel it 5 seats down from where he was kicking, and after the pissed off woman said that he stopped for the rest of the movie. it was quite amusing to watch/listen to that woman.

7/29/2008 9:58:35 AM

I agree about looking down in stadium seating that it would suck... but I always get there early so I can be about halfway up, and you're perfectly level with the screen, shit's on point

7/29/2008 10:04:10 AM

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"and it is just the way theaters were when I was a kid. I buy albums on vinyl. "

this sounds really funny when you just read it straight through. haha





but to add to your point about MV > crossroads... I don't consider Mission Valley a traditional theatre. It definitely has the gradual slope to the front which allows you to see over the rows in front of you.

the old theatres in my town were flat slabbed with everyone sitting level. In regards to that setup, stadium seating is a wonderful upgrade.

also, i never try to sit in the last 2-3 rows. Middle of the theatre for me.

7/29/2008 10:18:07 AM

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"i was at a movie a few months ago and this guy on the row behind me was kicking the seat. he was probably in his 50's and didn't realize it. i turned around a couple of times to make a friendly 'hmm, is someone kicking the seat?' gesture and it would stop, but then pick right up again after a few minutes. this angry black woman beside me (not in my party) turned around multiple times and eventually told this guy to "stop kicking the fucking seat". the man's wife said "nobody is kicking the seat back here" but it was bullshit. you could feel it 5 seats down from where he was kicking, and after the pissed off woman said that he stopped for the rest of the movie. it was quite amusing to watch/listen to that woman."

opposite happened to me. Went to blueridge back about 5-6 years ago and sat behind this older guy. My friend and I were the only ones on the row and he was the only one on his row. About halfway through the previews, he turns around and angrily tells me to stop kicking his seat. Mind you, I had my leg crossed over my knee and it was a good foot from his seat. My friend was also not moving so it must have been his imagination. Anyways, after he said it, I just said "sorry man" and made sure not to touch it again. A few minutes later he coughs loudly and says without turning around "Stop kicking my seat young man". Now, I knew I hadn't even breathed on his seat this time and there was noone else around but I just ignored him. As the movie was starting, apparently he felt the phantom seat kicking again and turned around and practically screamed in my face to "stop kicking my goddamn seat". I leaned in close with my finger in his face and said "I haven't touched your seat, now turn around and watch the fucking movie you fucking geezer".

I was pretty proud of myself for standing up to him at the time because I am pretty laid back and non-confrontational in situations like that normally. Anyways, he continued to grunt and squirm around all pissed off for the next few minutes (but never said anything else to me) until some lady behind me got fed up with him and went to management I guess. Next thing I know, someone comes in and escorts the guy out.

7/29/2008 10:21:57 AM

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"you fucking geezer"

nice, I can't imagine saying that to an old person, but I bet it feels cool if they deserve it

7/29/2008 10:29:38 AM

re: people kicking seats



welcome to the last 5 or 6 years of my Dad's NC State basketball season tickets, and the (seemingly endless supply of Dads with their) kids back there growing from ages 3-5 to about 8-11 years old, and NEVER CEASING THIS.

Despite at least 4-5 amazing showdowns a year.

7/29/2008 10:30:28 AM

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"Despite at least 4-5 amazing showdowns a year."

you mean the basketball games?

or actually turning around and battling these kids to earn some respect, because that's kind of fucked up.

7/29/2008 10:31:59 AM

I mean

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"GET YOUR FUCKING KIDS TO STOP KICKING OUR FUCKING SEATS FOR TWO HOURS"

at some point, you've been to 12 crappy nonconference state games against the Virginia Commonwealths of the world and you just can't abide it.

Also, the seats behind us always get sold to Duke/Maryland/Wake/UNC fans for the big ACC games, and they ALWAYS are seat-kickers. And Tar Heels.

/wolfpack bball

I'm just saying, I sympathize with that movie pet peeve.

7/29/2008 10:35:43 AM

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"the old theatres in my town were flat slabbed with everyone sitting level. In regards to that setup, stadium seating is a wonderful upgrade."

You grew up with some strange theaters then. All the theaters that I can remember from my childhood were much like mission valley, with the sloped floor. Unless you were going to former single-screen theaters that had been converted for multiple screens, which can produce odd layouts sometimes...

7/29/2008 10:37:31 AM

1. People that talk during the movie. (kids or adults)
2. People that come in after the movie starts. (usually guilty of 1)
3. Large groups of people. (usually guilty of 1&2)
4. Groups of people that ask you to move over a couple of seats so they can sit together. (usually guilty of 1,2,&3)
5. Any person who has to pee or get popcorn every 15 minutes. (usually having to walk in front of you)
6. Kicking your seat, or even resting their feet on the back of you seat. (you can tell when you can't lean all the way back then 5 minutes later suddenly recline an extra 2 inches)
7. People that have to narrate/comment/make jokes like they're Mystery Science Theater 3000. (worse than 1 in my opinion because it's more distracting)

7/29/2008 10:38:10 AM

smacking loudly
kicking seats
talking
cell phones
loud children

7/29/2008 10:59:11 AM

People who don't seed torrents

7/29/2008 11:12:26 AM

i have to piss like 3 or 4 times during a movie at mission valley if i'm drinking the whole time it sucks

7/29/2008 11:24:20 AM

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"or even resting their feet on the back of you seat."

if someone rests their nasty ass feet on the seat NEXT to mine, they get told.

^ hehe yea beer at mission valley sounds good, until after you break the seal

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 11:26 AM. Reason : pee pee]

7/29/2008 11:25:43 AM

People who dig around in their popcorn bucket for 20 seconds before finally picking some up and eating it.
People who wait till after the movie has started to take the plastic wrapper off their candy, and usually pick a quiet portion to do it.

7/29/2008 11:26:26 AM

haha nachos are pretty loud too

7/29/2008 11:27:02 AM

The gf and I were the only people in the theater to see Wall-E, and a group of 4 teenage girls + 1 guy comes into the theater

THEY SAT DIRECTLY BEHIND US AND WERE LOUD, GIGGLING, AND LAUGHING THE ENTIRE FUCKING MOVIE. GODDAMN HOW FUCKING ANNOYING.

but i didnt say anything. next time im just going to go American Psycho-esque with it

something along the lines of "You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood. "

7/29/2008 11:28:49 AM