Asking people at the movie theater to stop interrupting you from enjoying a movie.

[ITDEFX101]

It is sometimes hard to pin point your seat if you are deep inside your row and the theater lights are low. What pisses me off is when those assclowns turn on their flight light on their cell phone to find their damn seat and then just hover over it for a few seconds before sitting down.

During the first preview showing of TFA, one theater employee actually held the seat designated for handicap.. Would not let anyone sit there. Just before the movie started, a group of NON Handicapped people came in and sat in that spot and the employee left..WTF?

Originally Posted by Arawn

People keep sitting in my reserved seat. It's like they don't understand the concept.

I can almost guarantee this will happen for Rogue One.

This happens quite a bit in my theaters as well. I tell my wife to keep her purse below her because all it takes is the other person to reach and grab what is in the purse if it's opened.

Originally Posted by Bolty

^Agree with that to an extent. I would always leave a space between my self and another person. But thinking because you got there a few minutes before me you can claim space on all sidesi is beyond arrogant. People want to see the movie from the best viewing angle -- they're not trying to crowd you or invade your space.

Saw a movie a while back and this couple and their kid were sitting in the best area. The husband left a gap between himself and the kid and the lady plunks her purse on the seat next to her. I sat in the seat next to the purse and the b**** threw me the dirtiest look she could muster.
I'm thinking -- "You paid for 3 tickets and you leave a space in your group and your purse gets a seat of its own AND you expect no one to sit next to your purse? So basically you want 6 seats for the price of three?"

People are a mess in this world.

[ITDEFX101]

People behind you putting their feet up on the chair right next to your head is their way of saying, "**** you dude!" What is their problem?

During last year's Avengers:AOU one adult and 5 kids were sitting in the same top row we were in during the preview screening. Between the time they arrived and all thru the trailers the kids kept on going to the bathroom or leaving to get food. Instead of going to the clearly marked door leading to the bathroom they just kept on walking passed our seats. I gave the adult/father this dirty look ever time his kids kept on walking passed us and he didn't care.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Cell phone jammers should be legal. The amount of people who scroll through their smartphone during a movie is ridiculous. It's amazing how people can be oblivious (or they just don't give a shit) to the fact that they're disturbing the rest of the audience with a bright ass screen in the pitch dark.

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by ArrestedDevelopment

Cell phone jammers should be legal. The amount of people who scroll through their smartphone during a movie is ridiculous. It's amazing how people can be oblivious (or they just don't give a shit) to the fact that they're disturbing the rest of the audience with a bright ass screen in the pitch dark.

That will never happen... I think that's considered a federal violation. Say you were on call for an emergency situation and no one could reach you..then that could be a problem. I have seen in two different movies someone gets a message and immediately packed up and left and never came back.

The Alamo seems to be the only place where they heavily enforce the no cell rule. You must have a death wish if you dare to take out your phone. I use a pebble smart watch and it is so helpful if someone calls or text as the screen is so light/dim that I can easily dismiss it without pulling out my phone.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

I know, I'm just venting/daydreaming.

[James_Younger_Gang]

Originally Posted by ArrestedDevelopment

Cell phone jammers should be legal. The amount of people who scroll through their smartphone during a movie is ridiculous. It's amazing how people can be oblivious (or they just don't give a shit) to the fact that they're disturbing the rest of the audience with a bright ass screen in the pitch dark.

I wouldnt mind it if people bothered to cover the cellphone screen with their hands, but no, they use them with the brightest light that disrupts my view even if I am not looking at the cellphone.

[Captain Flint]

I don't have many problems with people in theaters anymore because I go to the earliest possible showing on a weekday. Almost zero chance of running into teenagers and college kids (I'm actually a college kid myself, but I have the utmost respect for people, especially in a theater).

Back when I'd go to a showing on a weekend at night with some friends, I had zero issue telling people to shut up if they were being disruptive. They'd take one look at my group and shut right up. My friends were pretty big and intimidating.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

But, sitting in a seat next to, or in front of, someone in a PUBLIC VENUE is NOT an invasion of personal space... unless you breach OVER the arm rest that is separating the two of you.

TO PEOPLE IN GENERAL, NOT NECESSARILY THE PERSON I QUOTED ABOVE:

If people have a problem with being sat next to, they shouldn't go to public venues with seating... or they should purchase 3 tickets at assigned seating venues in order to leave the seats on either side of them empty.

Other people are paying premium prices to be in that theatre as well. They have EVERY DAMN RIGHT to sit as close to the sweet spot of the venue as you do. If you don't like it, even if it's an empty theatre, YOU should move to a spot where YOU are more comfortable. Or, just sit in the non-popular areas (back row, front 4 or 5 rows, extreme outer edge seats) from the time you walk into the theatre. The entitlement of wanting to have several barrier seats to yourself is beyond ridiculous.

That is similar to what I do. My main theater has four screens where single seats are by themselves in the back row given they are recliners and the spacing would be off if there were two together. When I go alone I usually get those seats as I have no fear of anyone being within ten feet of me on each side. If those seats are gone, I get the double seat recliner section and on busy nights I have bought the ticket for the seat next to me. As a youngish-looking woman I've had to deal with too many weird conversations and awkwardness that I try to avoid situations. Not everyone has been a weirdo, but at least for an extra $7 I have no concern either way. Seems quirky, I know, but I like being left alone.

[spiderfan1985]

I've been blessed so far. Every time I've gone to see a movie recently the audience has been very nice and respectful. Now take Fantastic Beasts Doctor Strange today where we all laughed and even applauded at certain points, but that is to be expected. That is the kind of thing that can elevate a moviegoing experience from good to freaking awesome when you catch onto, and share, a reaction with everyone around you. Now, I did have a time where I went to see Catching Fire. It was a late evening show. Two people came walking in THIRTY FREAKING MINUTES into the film and proceeded to just carry on a conversation for about TWENTY MINUTES with me having to hear the constant buzz of their voices and not being able to work up the guts to say anything, but boy I wish I had had them today because I would have. They got up and left after twenty minutes of sitting and conversing. #Rude and I have to wonder if they even paid to be in there. I swear that they had gotten out of some other movie and decided to troll us.

[StingingVelvet]

I've done this quite a few times over 20+ years. I usually just turn and say "can you keep it down please?" I'm a six foot 250 pound guy with a beard though, so it's not really something I worry about. Usually it works, especially with adults.

One time, I believe when I saw Quantum of Solace, a woman was literally describing the movie to a man the whole time. I turned and asked her to be quiet and she snapped at me "he's disabled!" I don't know if she meant mentally or visually or what, but I accepted that and turned back around. Though I have to say, I wouldn't go to the theater if I needed my mom to describe the movie to me.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Groot

Now I wanna sit next to some of you and make you uncomfortable in theaters. Stare at you while drinking and making slurping sounds with my straw. Awkwardly move around a lot in my seat and get ever so closer.

I have to start going to theaters again.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by octagon

I have to start going to theaters again.

[BluBrown]

I once slapped some little entitled teenager's phone right out of their hand after politely asking him to put it away and being told to go f*ck myself.

[ITDEFX101]

Back when Real Steel came out we saw it at one of the movie theater screens that just went to digital imax. The sound in that theater is LOUD. During the entire movie this one dude at the end of the row kept on talking throughout the entire movie on his cell phone. It's a ****ing 2 hour movie blasting at a high volume....how the hell can you go to a movie to talk on your cell the entire time??? After the movie was over, he got up and continued his conversation...my god he proved that it is possible for one to hold a conversation on the phone for 2 hours and get away with it.

[Underworld54]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61iZ...ature=youtu.be

[DarkEco910]

I once told some Chatty Cathy "bros" to "Go home and torrent the movie if you're not gonna shut up." I think that was during Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They did shut up.

Two little girls came tearing in chasing each other and screaming during the third act of Kubo & the Two Strings. I bellowed "This isn't a playground, get outta here!" and they took seats and weee quiet. They weren't in there before. No clue where they came from.

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by ITDEFX101

Back when Real Steel came out we saw it at one of the movie theater screens that just went to digital imax. The sound in that theater is LOUD. During the entire movie this one dude at the end of the row kept on talking throughout the entire movie on his cell phone. It's a ****ing 2 hour movie blasting at a high volume....how the hell can you go to a movie to talk on your cell the entire time??? After the movie was over, he got up and continued his conversation...my god he proved that it is possible for one to hold a conversation on the phone for 2 hours and get away with it.

It amazes me that not a single person said anything to him.

[Cremildo]

The most annoying thing is people talking on their cell phones. They do it loudly, unapologetically.

Last year, when watching The Martian, right after the beautiful David Bowie song montage, a young dude who was sitting near me began talking on his phone, complaining the movie was too long and that he was hungry - he actually stood up and didn't even bother going to the aisle!

[rewak]

Easily the worst experience of this I've had was going to the first showing of Star Wars EP 3 where a guy was talking loudly on his phone before the movie started about all the spoilers he'd read. No one was happy with that person, think someone actually got a member of staff and had him thrown out, long time ago though.

[St3ph4n]

I haven't had a problem till yesterday, as I go to the earliest viewings possible as the theater is always quiet and relatively empty, but yesterday I had to go in the evening and had a problem with 2 loud talking persons who didn't give a **** that other persons were sitting there as well. I tried to stop them, but all i got was a big mouth return and they kept on talking. Really annoyed me, so no more evening viewings for me