Does it piss you off when people text at a movie theater?
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I'm blatantly immune to light pollution and most people text silently or quietly, it really isn't a problem for me.
Not particularly, as long as they don't have any sound on or full screen brightness or do nothing the entire movie but send texts. Keep it civil and at least try not to bother others, and it's cool
Damn it, it's late and I didn't phrase that right. All I'm trying to say is that if you don't care about being respectful, don't be surprised when someone pisses in your coat pocket while you are enjoying your texts.
To those entitled shits I'd say I feel smashing their faces in after the movie to feel better is more important than their social life.jackpackage200 said:
Damn it, it's late and I didn't phrase that right. All I'm trying to say is that if you don't care about being respectful, don't be surprised when someone pisses in your coat pocket while you are enjoying your texts.
Texting in general is annoying.
I saw a group of highschoolers or whatever all on their phones texting a year or so ago at a restaurant table. Sooo why bother hanging out if you're going to txt and that's it?
During hangouts, playing a co-op shooter, pause txt, play, pause, txt.
"Something going on?"
"Nah just bullshitting with a friend"
"Why not invite him over?"
"Nah he's annoying"
....:| ....>:U
I saw a group of highschoolers or whatever all on their phones texting a year or so ago at a restaurant table. Sooo why bother hanging out if you're going to txt and that's it?
During hangouts, playing a co-op shooter, pause txt, play, pause, txt.
"Something going on?"
"Nah just bullshitting with a friend"
"Why not invite him over?"
"Nah he's annoying"
....:| ....>:U
No why should it? If i am paying more attention to what people are doing around me than i am to the film then it's obviously not a good film. Also phone back lighting is not brighter than the film projectors so if your complaining about the glow being distracting then a pro tip would be, watch the damn film not the dudes around you.
If the film is so boring you need to text to keep yourself entertained, get the fuck out of the theater. It is really as simple as that.
BRIGHT LIGHTS
In a dark room, bright lights are VERY irritating. I nearly slapped someone's hand over it once, but he shut the phone and didn't take it out again.
In a dark room, bright lights are VERY irritating. I nearly slapped someone's hand over it once, but he shut the phone and didn't take it out again.
I honestly rarely notice and even when I don't mind because I don't feel like it's distracting me from the movie the way, say, a ringtone going off would.
That makes no sense, why are they spending their time watching a "less important" movie when they have socializing to do then?jackpackage200 said:
just got a new job at a cinema, when we do screen checks it's down to our own discretion with what we do with phone users, some people ignore it, oters only interfere if the offender is talking on the phone, I however don't stand for it, you're in a cinema, phones off! I've only been there a few weeks and already I've had two people removed from the films because of repeated phone usaage
The policy I adopt at the theater is that it's ok to text as long as I'm not bothering anybody. Mind you, I always sit at the back of the theater and have rarely ever texted at any time that isn't the previews or credits.
So yeah. Just as long as you aren't bothering anyone, it's ok, but if anyone is bothered, you can't do it. Even if you're sitting in the back row, if some guy sitting in the front somehow gets irritated, you shouldn't do it. Oh, and calling is unacceptable at any time.
I hope that doesn't disqualify me from saying that I can't stand it when people in front of me pull out their phone during the film and text without any attempt to block the light, as if they're the only one in the cinema. Also, don't even get me started on when I hear someone's alert tone go off in the theater.
So yeah. Just as long as you aren't bothering anyone, it's ok, but if anyone is bothered, you can't do it. Even if you're sitting in the back row, if some guy sitting in the front somehow gets irritated, you shouldn't do it. Oh, and calling is unacceptable at any time.
I hope that doesn't disqualify me from saying that I can't stand it when people in front of me pull out their phone during the film and text without any attempt to block the light, as if they're the only one in the cinema. Also, don't even get me started on when I hear someone's alert tone go off in the theater.
It's a case by case thing.
If they can do it quietly, discretely and hopefully infrequently, all the power to them.
But, if they have a very bright screen and they don't attempt to cover it, it may draw my attention and piss me off. Especially if the current scene is darkly lit. That shit sticks out like a sore thumb. Thanks for breaking my immersion, jerk!
Though it's not nearly as rude as texting someone regularly when in the presence of others. It makes me wonder why I socialize with people like that at all.
If they can do it quietly, discretely and hopefully infrequently, all the power to them.
But, if they have a very bright screen and they don't attempt to cover it, it may draw my attention and piss me off. Especially if the current scene is darkly lit. That shit sticks out like a sore thumb. Thanks for breaking my immersion, jerk!
Though it's not nearly as rude as texting someone regularly when in the presence of others. It makes me wonder why I socialize with people like that at all.
I can only really see one instance when it's alright to text during a movie in theater and that would be if the theater is on fire and there is no way out. Even then I'd rather die in silence watching the movie hoping the CO2 doesn't kill me until the credits.