Going to the movie theater is a nightmare nowadays, which makes me sad. Even when I saw The Avengers, there were babies crying, people on their cellphones, people providing running commentary, people eating non-snack-bar stinky food, etc. I am the sort who can block out most things, but not everything. I can only imagine being somewhat of the elitist Howard is that it was all too much to take.
I kind of doubt he actually yelled out at anyone, I dunno.
This is pretty much exactly why I haven't been to a movie theatre in years.
I much prefer the drive-in.
People act like they are at home when they are in the theater these days. Cable TV has dulled them to the fact that they are in public with other people that paid to be there too. People have no damned manners anymore. :bigahh:
That's exactly it. People are used to yapping in their living rooms to the point that they have ZERO impulse control when in theaters. And I haven't even mentioned putting up one's feet on the seats in front - and then not thinking to maybe MOVE YOUR FEET when someone is sitting there. Clueless!
I screamed at a group of people behind me during one of the Spider-Man movies, you could literally not hear the dialogue from the movie these guys were so loud and I just reached by breaking point. Turns out they were all super-jacked and threatened me and my friends. It was a little dicey & tense walking out of the theater but they ended up being all talk. I don't think it's a lot to ask to STFU during a movie as a common courtesy to others.
I think I remember you talking about that theater incident before. Or someone else had a similar event. I've very loudly sushed people, and given the occasional "hey! Come on!" kind of comments. I stood up in front of one group of kids that were behind me once and faced them for a few seconds looking them in the eyes shaking my head at them. At 6'-4" and confrontational, a couple of 15 year old kids can be intimidated easily. If they looked sketch enough to be packing I just would have gotten the manager. I kicked a guys seat once that kept texting in front of me. I'm like the Charles Bronson / Death Wish vigilante of the movie theater. "Tell me kid......Do you believe in Jesus? Cus if you send one more text....... You're going to meet him." :guns:
Completely agree with the entire above. I remember a long time ago, Robin reading a story about someone who was assaulted for playing the "shush game".
It's not that damn hard to:
1) Turn the phone on vibrate if you're expecting an urgent call or turn it off entirely.
2) Close your damn yap.
3) Stop with the slurping of the cup. When it's gone, it's gone. I don't want to hear that damn suction of those two last drops amongst all that ice.
Other etiquette would be:
1) Get there early. I know it sucks, but you don't want to be late and trip over 16 knees on your way to the seat.
...which brings me to my next point:
2) Move in to the middle of the row so you don't get your knees tripped over.
3) If you do happen to get there late, stand in the corner of the dark theater for a minute and let your eyes adjust to the dark BEFORE you attempt to travel the stairs and the aisle.
The dumbest rule of theaters (outside the "R" rating) is that they actually ALLOW age 6 and under in R-rated movies before 6 PM... WHY?
Here's how I'd do it.
AA -- All Ages
M1 -- This movie recommended for 6 and up (approximate age of first graders)
M5 -- This movie recommended for 5th grade and up
M9 -- This movie recommended for 9th grade and up
M17 -- This movie recommended for age 17 and up
Obviously, if they look 13 or 14, they'd be denied access. Same thing with a parent who tries to go in to an M17 movie with a young child. Deny them access if they look TOO young. (Obviously, this would probably encourage 14 y/o to go to other theaters, but it would mean that people who wanted to actually enjoy a movie would know which theaters would enforce.)
Get rid of the damn "parents must go in with you" rule that I wonder how many theaters actually enforce. My brother was 16, but couldn't buy an R-rated ticket, even though his friends were 17...so they just bought tickets to a PG-13 movie (and gave THEM the money) and then got into an R-rated movie.
...Then he went home and probably looked up far, far, far worse on the internet, for all I knew.
Anyway, I digress. The movie rating system is completely obsolete in the USA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_picture_rating_system
