Acceptable movie behaviour

[Layz92]

Took me ages to bury them all...

Dude, don't bury them! Drain them of their blood in your tub, hack the bodies into manageable pieces, and put the pieces into trash bags. With some clever rearranging, you should be able to fit the pieces of a normal-sized human being into two Glad bags. From there, do what you wish. I recommend using separate dumpsters across the town/city in an inconspicuous vehicle (for instance don't use a beetle)

The best way to dispose of a body is pigs. They will go through bones like butter, 16 pigs can go through a 200 pound human in about 7 minutes, hence the phrase "as greedy as a pig" So be wary of a man that keeps a pig farm.

Not correct but people should still get where it is from.

The worst type of people are the ones who try to stick lollies/popcorn to the screen, fkn hate those people. Also people who get stuff from chip/lolly bags really slowly dragging a short russle into a 10 minute crunching epic.

 

[CJ1145]

Took me ages to bury them all...

Dude, don't bury them! Drain them of their blood in your tub, hack the bodies into manageable pieces, and put the pieces into trash bags. With some clever rearranging, you should be able to fit the pieces of a normal-sized human being into two Glad bags. From there, do what you wish. I recommend using separate dumpsters across the town/city in an inconspicuous vehicle (for instance don't use a beetle)

The best way to dispose of a body is pigs. They will go through bones like butter, 16 pigs can go through a 200 pound human in about 7 minutes, hence the phrase "as greedy as a pig" So be wary of a man that keeps a pig farm.

Not correct but people should still get where it is from.

The worst type of people are the ones who try to stick lollies/popcorn to the screen, fkn hate those people. Also people who get stuff from chip/lolly bags really slowly dragging a short russle into a 10 minute crunching epic.

Ever done that during a funeral eulogy? Jesus, you wouldn't believe the evil looks mourning people can make.

 

[Aerodyamic]

Any behaviour that wouldn't be appropriate at an opera or ballet is inappropriate at a movie.

Recently, a friend that has seasons ticket to the opera told me that the artistic director does a short preamble for every event; The last one happened to be 'The Pirates of Penzance', and the Art Director came right out and said, in his best Ogre-ish impression "IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING CRINKLY, OPEN IT NOW. The first cell phone that goes off will be confiscated and NOT returned. Anything that interferes with anothers' ability to enjoy the event will result in your removal at intermission. If anyone has any problems with these policies, please leave now.'

Mind you, I don't really go watch all that many movies in the theatre, but when I do shell out $10+ for an uncomfortable seat, so I can enjoy a spectacle, I expect to be allowed to enjoy it, regardless of the media.

 

[iLikeHippos]

I've met NO PROBLEMS OF THE ABOVE, and I go to the movies a lot. So I'm probably blessed by some huge dude with a white big beard, living in the sky and releases books about his work.

But that doesn't mean that the behaviors above wouldn't annoy me. I feel sad for you victims of annoyance.

*Salutes*

 

[Asturiel]

All I ask is that the other moviegoers sit down and shut the hell up. Is that so much?

Your asking the world of them man. Just shoot them and be done with it. A gun doesnt ask questions...unless you made a magic gun...because if you did I want it!

I was watching UP last year, and as you know, for an animation ostensibly intended for children, it's quite emotionally overwhelming sometimes, especially the sequence at the start. (if you didn't cry at that, you aren't human)

Anyway, so there I was, blubbing my eyes out along with everyone else in the cinema, when these idiots in tracksuits started wolf-whistling every time there was an emotional moment. I think it was because they didn't want to appear 'gay' to their mates, so to disguise the fact that they were being affected by what was on screen, they disguised it with this pathetic facade of toughness.

It was sickening, I would have shouted at them, but that would have vindicated them, so I just kept shtum and they shut up after a while.

It's the main reason I love being able to blag myself in to preview screenings for reviewers with my press card I got for working in a newspaper. The newspaper doesn't really seem to mind and I get to sit down with intelligent people taking notes quietly!

Thats a nice set up you go with the paper.

Also I was just saddened, didnt cry, there was a lady beside me that I came in with, am I still human?

I can't stand texters; *especially* when they're texting about how bad or "gaaay" the movie is long before the ending. A couple of my friends do this; I no longer go to the movies with them.

But I have been part of the problem before. If a movie is really terrible (10,000 BC is a good example), my friends and I mock the movie. Not too loud, but we have annoyed people.

Took me ages to bury them all...

Dude, don't bury them! Drain them of their blood in your tub, hack the bodies into manageable pieces, and put the pieces into trash bags. With some clever rearranging, you should be able to fit the pieces of a normal-sized human being into two Glad bags. From there, do what you wish. I recommend using separate dumpsters across the town/city in an inconspicuous vehicle (for instance, don't use a Beetle).

...too graphic?

Texters in general just irk me when they shouldnt be texting. It fucking bothers me in class and in movies.

Also, not graphic enough.

If you sit in front of me your head is now a rest for my Ultrafeet. Also, your food is my food.

You have a nice furnature policy, also you save moeny on food, win win!

All you need to do is sit by the annoying people you can beat up. The last part is very important!

My most hated movie behavior:

- Parents who bring children to movies above their rating, then don't shut the child up
- Cell Phone use, including texting
- Talking. Of ANY kind. You are not allowed to speak during a movie. SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE.
- Smelly people. Please take a shower before going to the movies.
- That one guy who can't stop coughing.

True, but thats just plain bad parenting.
Yes for cellphones.
What about when I make fun of the movie with my friends...i'm usually good...
Hygene is always important.
Hey I can be that coughing guy, just because he's sick doesnt remove his right to see the film ><.

He got pissed, threatened me, and was escorted out by the police

Isnt it awesome when people get their ass handed to them by the police?

Well, judging the time my friends and I went to see that Percy Jackson movie, you would hate us.

Question: Is dressing up like Tom, Mike, and Crow, going down to the front row, and shouting jokes the entire way through the movie considering a bad thing?

Sounds like a helarious dick move. Like my friends who dressed up as hogwarts students at the midnight release of new moon shouting spells and such

Any behaviour that wouldn't be appropriate at an opera or ballet is inappropriate at a movie.

Recently, a friend that has seasons ticket to the opera told me that the artistic director does a short preamble for every event; The last one happened to be 'The Pirates of Penzance', and the Art Director came right out and said, in his best Ogre-ish impression "IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING CRINKLY, OPEN IT NOW. The first cell phone that goes off will be confiscated and NOT returned. Anything that interferes with anothers' ability to enjoy the event will result in your removal at intermission. If anyone has any problems with these policies, please leave now.'

Mind you, I don't really go watch all that many movies in the theatre, but when I do shell out $10+ for an uncomfortable seat, so I can enjoy a spectacle, I expect to be allowed to enjoy it, regardless of the media.

Sounds like a hardass...for justice!

OT: Finally people should just be polite, it just makes things smoother for everybody. In the movie theatre, the dentist, the walk in clinic, the zoo, the video game store, the hockey rink, the sub to atlantas. What im saying is that I just want people to act appropriatly so that everybody can enjoy the movie, but too manyu d-bags out there so I guess it aint happenin

 

[Valksy]

I don't go to the cinema any more for exactly the reasons outlined by posters above me.

I used to have a season ticket (tenner a month, but all the movies you could see) and I went to see pretty much everything. But then the chronic manners of people just got too much to me.

People should just sit down and shut up. Laughing is OK. As is responding to jump shocks (that is what they are there for) but other than that, shut up.

If you feel you need to leave early, or during the movie then please request an aisle seat. Given the added 25 mins or so for adds and trailers I know that there are people out there who can't hold on to their piss. So be civilised and get an aisle seat.

And yeah, fucking shower. And don't splash on your oerfume/cologne by the pint.

And fucking hell - if the cinema is quiet at the time and they don't bother allocating seats then please don't sit next to/infront of/behind me when the cinema has only 5 people in it. Fuck off and allow everyone some space.

 

[Meggiepants]

Question: Is dressing up like Tom, Mike, and Crow, going down to the front row, and shouting jokes the entire way through the movie considering a bad thing?

Only if you're bad at it. Then off with you!

Back to the OP.. I have issues with random people I don't know bothering me. I know, I'm so unreasonable. So going to movies is not my thing. I much prefer to watch at home. I get dragged there from time to time with a friend of mine, who goes every weekend, sometimes twice a weekend. When I am forced to go, these are the people that steam me the most; people who don't turn off their phones, people who kick seats, people who repeat everything that was said on the screen to their mates as if the line was Shakespeare and nothing of the like has ever been uttered by man before "Oh my god, that was so funny, he said 'I like what you've done with your hair,' and her hair looked awful!" - presumably this is done because the person sitting next to that particular collector of wit was on their phone at the time, and people who bring small children to an art film - though sometimes this can be amusing if the person doesn't realize said film has graphic nudity. Watching them rush out to shield their precious child's eyes is pretty much worth the price of admission.

Alas, I never do anything about these people, as that would distract me even further.

 

[snide_cake]

I hate kids as a general rule, but children in theatres really piss me off. Especially when they sit there asking what is happening, or what that means, clearly demonstrating the fact that they are way too young to have any idea what is going on.

I also hate how parents are all "ahhh no I have to take my kids to see XYZ (usually the next Harry Potter, no matter how dark it is becoming), because they won't stop bugging me about it."

Grow some balls, discipline your kids and stop taking the easy way out.

I also hate teenagers who think they're gods gift to the earth. Although then others are funny, and remind me of me, so I don't mind them too much.

Otherwise it's a "quit compromising my movie experience, I didn't come here to listen to your mouth" moment.

 

[Latinidiot]

Took me ages to bury them all...

Dude, don't bury them! Drain them of their blood in your tub, hack the bodies into manageable pieces, and put the pieces into trash bags. With some clever rearranging, you should be able to fit the pieces of a normal-sized human being into two Glad bags. From there, do what you wish. I recommend using separate dumpsters across the town/city in an inconspicuous vehicle (for instance don't use a beetle)

The best way to dispose of a body is pigs. They will go through bones like butter, 16 pigs can go through a 200 pound human in about 7 minutes, hence the phrase "as greedy as a pig" So be wary of a man that keeps a pig farm.

Not correct but people should still get where it is from.

Aw Hannibal, you crazy bastard...
....good times....

theatre I go to there's always a group of kids that's throwing shit meant to eat at the screen too. not that annoying, except when it doesn't reach the screen, but the people in front of them. and the enthusiastic yelling doesn't really help.

 

[akwardwhistle]

Kids who text during a movie have to be the worse type of people ever. When I walk in to a theater and see a giant row of kids with thier phone out talking loudly to one another; dark evil thoughts creep into my head.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

You were locked in a cold cellar??? 0_O !

-joke aside-

well the only behaviour i find annoying during a movie is when those who are next to you have the talkative syndrome, and don't stop chatting...during the movie. (worst part is that most of the time you turn to answer you loose an interesting part of it, say thx to Murphy).

 

[ZombiGenisis]

Remember kids; the deepest level of hell is reserved for betrayers and people who talk in the movies!

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

This is one reason I stopped going to movies in the theater, except during matinee showings. It helps that I have a 42" HD TV in my living room, so it's a lot easier for me to say "eh, I'll just wait til its out on DVD".

My most hated movie behavior:

- Parents who bring children to movies above their rating, then don't shut the child up
- Cell Phone use, including texting
- Talking. Of ANY kind. You are not allowed to speak during a movie. SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE.
- Overzealous and WAY too loud laughing. This one is hard because, yeah it's funny but seriously dude stop guffawing in my ear.
- Smelly people. Please take a shower before going to the movies.
- That one guy who can't stop coughing.
- Arriving late/Leaving early. Yeah, make everyone in the entire row pick up their snacks and stand up, disturbing the entire theater. Great.

Basically, this:

(Ann Richards is the former Governor of Texas before Dubya. She was awesome.)

OH! I LoLed so hard at the Ironside music playing near the end!

 

[SilverUchiha]

You can't kill gigglers (texters are another kettle of fish), but gigglers are something different, and here's why:

Can all movies be truly taken seriously? Can you honestly say that you walk into every horror film and come out freaked or jaded at what happened? Or are you one of those people who will go to a movie with some buddies and if the movie is freaky, you're freaked but it something was off about it you suddenly realize how stupid it is and can't take it seriously the rest of the way. A great example is the most recent Harry Potter movie. I went to see it with a couple of friends for kicks and one friend of mine and I couldn't stop laughing at the movie because we just couldn't take the damn thing seriously enough. It could have been that we were laughing at the subtle undercurrent of homo-eroticism between Harry and would-be-pedophile Dumbledor, but for some reason it was just too funny. Grudge, Ring, Boogeyman, White Noise and so many other badly done films I've seen can't be taken seriously.

So for people to be mocking it or giggling the entire time can be perfectly acceptable because not everyone is going to think that Dark Knight or Jurassic Park are perfect. I might think so, but there will be someone giggling somewhere and while that might bother me, I shrug it off because any movie can be subject to this sort of treatment because they don't all vibe the same with everyone.

 

[high_castle]

People who talk and text through movies are definitely the worst. When I saw District 9, someone actually had the gall to answer his phone in the middle of the movie. The man sitting behind him threatened him with a beating unless he pocketed it, to which the entire theatre responded with applause.

 

[Trifixion]

Besides the talkers, the texters, the crying children who parents won't remove from the cinema, the gigglers, the people who wander in twenty minutes after the film has started and take their time finding a seat (always blocking the view while doing so), the people who buy the Gonzo Big Gulp type sodas, sit in my row, and then have to get up and walk in front of me to go to the bathroom at least four times during the movie, and the people who come to the movies with their kids and plunk themselves down next to me and FALL ASLEEP AND START SNORING (that has indeed happened more than once)...the people who tick me off the most at the movies are the movie ushers who wander in with their flashlights and walk in front of the screen to "check the temperature" at least six or seven times during the film...such an annoying distraction.

Hmmm...maybe there's a reason I haven't gone to the cinema to see anything in a while...

 

[simmeh]

Has anyone ever experienced Mr. (or Ms.) Exclamation? You know, those people who make an, "Oh!" or a "Hee!" sound at anything (anything!) that moves with more speed than molasses in January? I had one of these sitting behind me when I saw Casino Royale, and I honestly very nearly reached around and slapped her. A card being turned over in a poker game is not the equivalent of a angry AK-47 wielding polar bear bursting into your kitchen, you dumb bint...

 

[Ren3004]

- Forgetting to turn off the sound on cell phones.
- Using it repeatedly during the movie (if someone uses it once just to chacke the time or something I don't care much)
- Talking on the phone inside the room.
- Explaining what's happening in the film.

Seriously, that last one bugs me out. Whether it's someone saying "Oh, that's what's gonna happen now! Look at me, I'm so smart!" or kids asking stuff like "What is he doing?", I hate it.

Which is the reason I can't stand watching films with my younger brother or my mother.
"Did you get what happened?", "Wait, I didn't understand that.", "What did he say?".

Sure, sometimes I make comments on the film if I'm with someone, but I talk in a low voice and only a couple of times.

 

[Frybird]

Took me ages to bury them all...

Dude, don't bury them! Drain them of their blood in your tub, hack the bodies into manageable pieces, and put the pieces into trash bags. With some clever rearranging, you should be able to fit the pieces of a normal-sized human being into two Glad bags. From there, do what you wish. I recommend using separate dumpsters across the town/city in an inconspicuous vehicle (for instance don't use a beetle)

The best way to dispose of a body is pigs. They will go through bones like butter, 16 pigs can go through a 200 pound human in about 7 minutes, hence the phrase "as greedy as a pig" So be wary of a man that keeps a pig farm.

Not correct but people should still get where it is from.

Aw Hannibal, you crazy bastard...
....good times....

Brick Top actually


I don't find it acceptable to be too loud, too talkative about the events of the film, and being too dumb for the movie.
For example:
Remember the prologue to James Bond 007: Casino Royale?...IT IS CLEARLY SUPPOSED TO BE BLACK AND WHITE, i really don't need a bunch of people screaming at the projector guy reminding him that he forgot to add color (wich doesn't even make sense!).
Also, laughing at the Dialogue between Gollum and Smeagol (aka Gollum with himself)...It may be a bit narmy at times, but finding it funny completely misses the point, thanks.


On a positive note: I remember sitting in WALL-E on an early evening. So yes, it was full of children and thier parents. Given the general lack of calmness (is that a word?) during the trailers and the short film "Presto!", paired with annoyingly loud laughter (you now, that HAAAAWHAWHAW! that only small children can pull off), i was expecting the worst.
But as the actual movie started, there was a surprising silence in the room, paired with appropritate audience reaction at the right scenes without going overboard or kids chatting with parents.
All in all one of the most pleasent experiences i had in a cinema (other than "geek cinema" sittings like on "Film Festivals" and showings in Original Dub, and even those had sometimes annoying people). I would like to think children are awesome moviegoers, but unfortunatly i guess i just got lucky

 

[AvsJoe]

Took me ages to bury them all...

Dude, don't bury them! Drain them of their blood in your tub, hack the bodies into manageable pieces, and put the pieces into trash bags. With some clever rearranging, you should be able to fit the pieces of a normal-sized human being into two Glad bags. From there, do what you wish. I recommend using separate dumpsters across the town/city in an inconspicuous vehicle (for instance don't use a beetle)

The best way to dispose of a body is pigs. They will go through bones like butter, 16 pigs can go through a 200 pound human in about 7 minutes, hence the phrase "as greedy as a pig" So be wary of a man that keeps a pig farm.

Yeah, I know that pigs can go through one pound of uncooked flesh every minute but most people don't know a pig farmer and I would caution them to avoid anyone named Brick Top.

...too graphic?

To the point I think you've done this before.

heh heh heh... you can get a lot of information if you know where to look... *ominous smile*

Just kidding. I got it from a short story. I think it was by science-fiction author Mike Resnick.