And therein lies the major problem. It's difficult for them not to be intrusive.Marter said:Only if I can actually see them doing it.
And therein lies the major problem. It's difficult for them not to be intrusive.Marter said:Only if I can actually see them doing it.
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:Unless they make so much noise I actually hear them, I don't really mind. Clapping however...
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: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.
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: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:Unless they make so much noise I actually hear them, I don't really mind. Clapping however...
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:Makes me want to invest in a cell phone jammer regardless if it's illegal in the US.
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: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.
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: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: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:Unless they make so much noise I actually hear them, I don't really mind. Clapping however...
It's strange really; I don't mind talking or cell-phones but clapping is crossing the line.