Does it piss you off when people text at a movie theater?
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I've never got the problem with clapping. I don't do it, but it's never bugged me that people applaud or cheer a good moment. It's not live, I know, but still, people like to show their appreciation.Nouw said:
The human eye is naturally drawn to light, especially a bright source of light which suddenly appears on the edge of your vision. Smart phones are very bright sources of light, it's why they have apps that turn them into flashlights by turning the screen white. It makes for not just a light source, but a blinking one because people will either lock their phones or put the screen facing their lap between texts. The light may not degrade the quality of the picture on the screen, but it's damned annoying to have your sight reflexively pop away from the screen every time someone a row or two down from you gets a text. Further than that though and I'd begin to question the validity of annoyance claims.x EvilErmine x said:
Now you want to know what's really annoying? People who take pictures with their phone during the movie (with the god damned flash pointed back at the audience, thus leaving a nice big blot in the middle of everyone's vision) to then update their facebook page with "Enjoying Captain America with my bf at the movies <3" Oh yes *****, I saw you make that update status. You're lucky I didn't make your night end with a different kind of salty stickyness, courtesy of the concession stand, than you were hoping for.
But seriously if someone can't be assed to put their social life on hold for 90 minutes, then why are they wasting their time at the movies to begin with? Makes me want to invest in a cell phone jammer regardless if it's illegal in the US.
Personally I find it incredibly off-putting. I'm watching a film and something dramatic happens. I watch it and take in the emotions and etc. Then suddenly the audience claps. It completely breaks my attention and 'immersion?'[sub]right word?[/sub] into the film. It can sometimes be a little twisted too. The people watching the Hunger Games in my theatre clapped when a 'bad tribute' died. I suppose that's the film's fault for not portraying it's message well enough. If that was even the message >.>. I just see it as really rude to make loud noises while other people want to watch the film in quiet.Zachary Amaranth said:
It's strange really; I don't mind talking or cell-phones but clapping is crossing the line.
No, anymore than I mind the loud food noises or the fact that other people are there at all or any of the other dozens of things people can do to be annoying.
Oh the guy next to me has jangly keys in his pocket and likes to fidget, oh the person next to me keeps unconsciously bumping my elbow on the armrest because he's excited by the film, oh the person in front of me has a hat, oh there's a guy who constantly checks his watch and the reflected light off the dial catches the corner of my eye, there are kids kicking my seat, somebody dropped his popcorn and is trying to salvage it, somebody fell asleep and is snoring, somebody has a stupid laugh, somebody is explaining the film to their friend.
It's not loud, it's not obstructive. If you are easily annoyed and distracted by other people doing things: watch films in your own damn home or during less crowded hours.
Oh the guy next to me has jangly keys in his pocket and likes to fidget, oh the person next to me keeps unconsciously bumping my elbow on the armrest because he's excited by the film, oh the person in front of me has a hat, oh there's a guy who constantly checks his watch and the reflected light off the dial catches the corner of my eye, there are kids kicking my seat, somebody dropped his popcorn and is trying to salvage it, somebody fell asleep and is snoring, somebody has a stupid laugh, somebody is explaining the film to their friend.
It's not loud, it's not obstructive. If you are easily annoyed and distracted by other people doing things: watch films in your own damn home or during less crowded hours.
Reason i dont bother going cinema, prices of the tickets are high enough as it is, and to many arseholes that spoil it. Whether its talking on the phone, to each other, txting and once a woman allowed her shitty to kids to run up and down the aisles. Yes you can complain and have them thrown out but by then youve missed a chunk of the movie so whats the point. Rather just wait for the movie to come out on blue ray.
Im all for that. A cinema is private property and we are all customers paying to watch a movie that has banned cell phones. So im all for jammers. Wonder if they make them small enough to jam just the people watching the movie, and if they want to make a call they can just leave the cinema.KeyMaster45 said:
I actually have no problem with it as long as they turn their brightness down to a tolerable level.
On a low brightness, I can guarantee that most people won't even notice that you have your phone out. Between that and having your texts only vibrate (which is common sense anyway), I don't see it as a major annoyance. Coughing or shuffling is far more noticeable.
On a low brightness, I can guarantee that most people won't even notice that you have your phone out. Between that and having your texts only vibrate (which is common sense anyway), I don't see it as a major annoyance. Coughing or shuffling is far more noticeable.
Funny enough you can find some with a quick google search that are designed to fit within the average empty cigarette carton and have a range just big enough to encompass the size of the average seating area for a single screen..chadachada123 said:
Clapping is always annoying, but I can think of a couple of instances where audience interaction could be beneficial. I can't remember the movie, but there was a crowded theater I was in where, at some pivotal moment, someone in the audience said something loudly, and most of the theater started laughing uproariously. It was awesome.Nouw said:
Most of the time, though, I'd agree.
As a former usher, I despise in-movie phone users. Why? because I was generally the one who had to deal with these people. And no one likes being told "put it away or I'm going to have to ask you to leave the theater." One warning policy with my managers, then it was hop on radio, call a suit and have them escort the people out with rain checks.
Be courteous or wait til it comes out on DVD people.
Be courteous or wait til it comes out on DVD people.
It bothers me, I don't give a shit if you do have social life, so do I but I have respect for other people, your phone shouldn't even technically be on. I don't care if you leave your phone on vibrate, just in case there is something important you need to deal with, maybe send a couple quick texts during the movie or go out to take a call. People are way too attached to their technology when they can't even sit through a fucking movie without looking at their phone screen. The worst part is I have a friend who does this, when I saw him pull his phone out and get in a text conversation, I was just thinking "dude, not cool, I thought I knew you...".
I couldn't care less about people texting unless they are sitting next to me. Now what really gets to me is all the people clapping after (or in some cases even during) a movie.
First: I have great theater etiquette as I only whisper slightly during previews and leave my phone in the car. My answer to your obvious question:
No, and complaining about it just means you aren't thinking and might be getting a tad caught up in your own experience. What if someone went to see a movie who suddenly had to help a friend in need via txt? Should they just ignore them so you don't have to deal with an occasional flicker? What if they were uninterested in the movie but didn't want to leave due to friends, ride wasn't there yet, or just simply didn't want to waste the money by leaving?
You want a better experience? Politely ask the person to stop txting, or get satisfied we even have the luxury at all. I don't see how a little back light bothers you anyway.
Try playing Mega Man 1 for NES and figuring out where your magnet beam is while someone is covering your eyes. Now that's an experience to complain about.
However, if they receive a call and don't immediately get out of their seat or call somebody during the movie they need to be punched in the groin.
No, and complaining about it just means you aren't thinking and might be getting a tad caught up in your own experience. What if someone went to see a movie who suddenly had to help a friend in need via txt? Should they just ignore them so you don't have to deal with an occasional flicker? What if they were uninterested in the movie but didn't want to leave due to friends, ride wasn't there yet, or just simply didn't want to waste the money by leaving?
You want a better experience? Politely ask the person to stop txting, or get satisfied we even have the luxury at all. I don't see how a little back light bothers you anyway.
Try playing Mega Man 1 for NES and figuring out where your magnet beam is while someone is covering your eyes. Now that's an experience to complain about.
However, if they receive a call and don't immediately get out of their seat or call somebody during the movie they need to be punched in the groin.
Aye, I greatly dislike when people are on their phones in the movie theatre. I mean I understand if you might have to fire off just one important message quickly, but you can just lean over your phone so the bright screen in the dark room isn't a distraction to people behind you.
If it's a good movie, then fuck off and die. If it's a "so bad it's good" movie, text all you want, on silent, thanks. Tell your friends to go/come see the movie. If you're doing it with the sound of your phone on, then similarly go elsewhere and do your business. Though, making a call during a movie earns you a first class, one-way ticket straight to obscenity central.