Comments on: #207 – Movies (53 Comments)

By: SurveySays

SurveySays — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:42:55 +0000

we still have ushers at my local theater but they have skewed priorities. once they came up to me because i had unwittingly put my feet up during a scary part in the movie (scarythings live under all furniture) but completely overlooked the open cell phone in my hand. (My gma was in the hospital-i was awaiting a verdict- dont judge)

By: jenny_penny

jenny_penny — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:36 +0000

I work in a cinema and I have to say I think the mother and baby showing (or the Newbies as we call it) is a great idea. We leave the house lights on the sound isn’t as loud either so most of the time the babies sleep through it and the moms get to see a movie without having to find someone to mind their kid. A lot of new mothers can find it really hard to find the time to get out of the house.

Also I’m from Ireland and we’ve never NOT had ushers. They don’t stay in the movie from start to finish but we’re about if there’s anyone causing problems. That said though, I’ve been to see movies where I’ve told the people behind me to shut up 3 times. Although that was more a reluctance to go ask a co-worker to kick them out and miss part of the movie in doing so.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:00:59 +0000

I “accidentaly” stretched and samcked the kid behind me once. It taught him a lesson, and the rest of the movie was peacful.

By: Soltueur

Soltueur — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:41:18 +0000

I went to see Star Trek the other day. There was a bunch of little girls sitting behind me, chattering through half the movie, and running up and down the rows yelling in the break.

By: Deteramot

Deteramot — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:19:40 +0000

Yeah, those were the good old days, before common courtesy became as extinct as the Thunder Lizards.

By: Finn

Finn — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:45:23 +0000

Gah, I went to see a movie (Wanted) in theather and last time when I did so was like… 5 years ago, atleast! And guess what? On my left side: A crying baby and a teenagemother of it’s. On the right side: Some really fat guy who ate popcorn so loud I couldn’t hear a word people were saying in the movie. And why in the heck there is a BABY there? It’s not like it would understand anything and it definately was not old enough to see that movie.

Last time before that (five years ago) the theather was completely silent for the whole movie, and when it ended, people then started to talk to their friends what they liked about it, not in the middle of the movie telling what they like about the scene wich is playing now.

By: Deteramot

Deteramot — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:27:51 +0000

I wish they had ushers in my movie theaters around here. It would make watching movies so much more enjoyable, because there wouldn’t be as many people talking. I always either sit in the back, because fewer large people sit there, or I sit in the front, because there can be no one in front of me. Last time I saw a movie, there was this girl behind me, and every time I shifted my weight in my chair, she would tell me to stop leaning back. I was sorely tempted to tell her to pack up and move if it was pissing her off so much. People just piss me off at theaters….

By: Mouse

Mouse — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:12:25 +0000

I went to see the midnight premiere of X3, and there was a guy towards the front who was literally yelling at the commercials that play before the previews start, and after a few minutes he stopped. The workers turned the sound off to ask for donations for one of their charities, and the guy starts yelling again… with the theater manager right behind him. After a 5-minute discussion and a threat to call security, they literally marched him from the room, and the entire audience burst into applause. It was a special moment

By: Elkian

Elkian — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:44:32 +0000

…*lowers feet*

By: the Scarf

the Scarf — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:32:15 +0000

When I went to see “Harry Potter 5″ the second time, about a month after it came out, the audience was much more jovel than on opening night…During the kiss scene with Cho, one person shouted “Woo!” and another shouted “OH MY GOD!”

everyone laughed.

Also, a friend of mine goes to a small theatre, and during Spiderman 3, when He slapped mary jane, a little kid in the back loudly said “Oh no he di-int!!!”

I don’t mind audience interaction, as long as its about the movie…the annoying people are the ones who talk about…like…thier job, or…kids…or whatever..