People talking through a film at the cinema
Why is it that people are no longer capable of sitting in a cinema for the length of a movie, even a relatively short one, and keeping their mouths shut? I refuse to go to my local flea pit as I am always surrounded by morons who think that they are sitting in their own living room and proceed to talk all the way through the entire movie.
When you try to ask politely if they would be quiet they either get abusive or talk even louder. As for the young ones, well, we mustn't tell the little darlings off as it is a 'PG film'.
This is what I was told by a mother when I asked a group of boys old enough to know better who talked and sang and were a general pain in the rear. Hey, if you want to talk to a movie why don't you wait until it comes out on DVD, play it in your living room and talk to your hearts content, leaving the rest of us to enjoy movies at the cinema in peace and quiet.
One more thing about kids in cinema. I went to see Pirates of the Carribean 3 and Spiderman 3 recently. On both occassions parents brought in children that were far too young to be there really. There was even a young baby who yelled and cried all the way through the film - it was a complete nightmare!
All the mother did was occasionally mumble to the little one to "be quiet". Of course they were presumably hungry or something and carried on crying regardless spoiling the film for anyone sitting nearby. Why did she not either get a sitter for the evening or go to one of those special parents movie afternoons that some cinemas have?
At one of these occasions I have just mentioned we actually gave up after 10 minutes trying to watch the film without success. We eventually walked out and asked for our money back. I started taking my daughter to see movies at two years old, she was always well behaved and at 16 now dislikes ignorant people at the cinema as much as I do.
By: Damfino
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I can;t stand idiot 20 somethings, that sit making their stupid comments.
Go home you babies and f-off & annoy your parents who couldn't even to teach to act like a human being in a public place - no wonder no-hoper 20 somethings can't get out of bed to get a job and when they do get a job they can't even hold on to it.
Sick of 20 something, I don't give a s*it attitude and I can do what I want when I want and don't dare anyone say anything to me.
Go home you babies and f-off & annoy your parents who couldn't even to teach to act like a human being in a public place - no wonder no-hoper 20 somethings can't get out of bed to get a job and when they do get a job they can't even hold on to it.
Sick of 20 something, I don't give a s*it attitude and I can do what I want when I want and don't dare anyone say anything to me.
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ban babies from the cinema...or some cinema staff should just take the offending person out
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What is it with people blowing their own trumpet all the time!
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Listen, Damfino. The next time it happens, just stand up and face where the yacking is coming from and shout at the top of your lungs:
" S h u t - u p p p p p p p ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! "
" S h u t - u p p p p p p p ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! "
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Why is it that cinemas sell (apart from being pricey) food in bags that rustle loudly, then people will insist on rustling it when digging about in it for a sweet or a crisp. I have also been at cinemas where people talk, etc. It is not just talking and rustling though but smoking; when 'Day After Tomorrow' was on at the cinema, my friend complained after the film had finished because a man was smoking in the seat behind; we actually got our money back after we pointed out the man to the cinema manager.
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That is the main reason I never go to the cinema anymore. The constant chatter of morons who think they are in a playground and the rustling of bags and noisy eating of food and drink just annoyed me so much I now refuse to go to the cinema. I prefer to wiat for the DVD. Going back some time ago I was at a Dire Straights concert would you believe and there were two blokes behind us. One of them insisted on giving a running commentary in the quieter moments to his mate about what guitars they were playing and what chords they were hitting all the way through. My then Wife turned round at one point and said "If I had wanted a commentary I would have asked for one" It shut him up for a while. In the end I turned around and fixed him with a do you want a slap stare. he said no more.
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Most gripes so far appear to be from punters attending commercial presentations. I had the misfortune to experience this tonight at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, attended, one would assume, by hardened film buffs, and this had been clear until tonight, until a pair of idiots insisted on commenting on EVERYTHING, until I could take no more, and, as soon as I ask them to "Will you please SHUT UP!", they tell ME to shut up? At least the guy beside me IMMEDIATELY stood up for me, and they were made fools of. It surprises me that there are not any "GOING POSTAL" type situations occuring in cinemas!
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Dear Damfino,
This is another symptom of the" I'll do what I like " mentality which is obviously very popular in this country.
I often think it surprising that cinemas are still in business, given the kind of peasants you have to put up with if you go and see a film.
On one occasion, we complained to the management who were extremely reluctant to do anything about the noisy and disruptive gang bedhind us. Given the obviously violent nature of the eldest male among them (bet he had a knife) I don't fully blame them.
I just have to give in to that home cinema system...X
This is another symptom of the" I'll do what I like " mentality which is obviously very popular in this country.
I often think it surprising that cinemas are still in business, given the kind of peasants you have to put up with if you go and see a film.
On one occasion, we complained to the management who were extremely reluctant to do anything about the noisy and disruptive gang bedhind us. Given the obviously violent nature of the eldest male among them (bet he had a knife) I don't fully blame them.
I just have to give in to that home cinema system...X
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I just went to see Final Destination 4 at the Aylesbury Odeon. I was really looking forward to a day out and a day away from work. I had the misfortune to sit in front of two of Aylesbury's finest chavs who talked non stop loudly ruining part of the film. I got up and moved a couple of rows but could still here them. I couldn't believe people would pay over £10 just to talk through the whole film. Mind you I doubt they had a brain cell between them but this is the last time I will be going to the cinema if it is going to be ruined by ignorant and inconsiderate creatins.
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Nick, you should have got up, sauntered over and beat the living crap out of them. You'd have been removed from the cinema and charged no doubt. But teenagers (some) think they can get away with doing what they want. Done it most of their lives and therefore need a sharp attitude re-adjustment.
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I really agree with you - I was watching a horror and some stupid women in front was saying "why dont she run over there" and things like that. After about 10 times of her talking I had enough and kicked the back of her chair - that shut her up. I wouldn't reccommend doing that though becayse then a few others started talking to annoy me.
great article anyway
great article anyway
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The annoying thing is that they put ads up before the film saying DO NOT TALK and DO NOT USE YOUR MOBILE during the film but the annoying brats just blatantly ignore it! Perhaps the threat of a £50 fine would help them pay attention and show some respect.
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Ex Cinema Fan - 22-Jun-09 15:58
I saw Transformers 2 at the cinema this weekend too. Well ... I say I saw it. What I actually did was pay a small fortune to listen to a small child nattering to his indulgent parent non-stop, mobile phones flashing all over the place and the three kids next to me talking all the way through the film. At one point, the little idiot next to me was even about to make a phone call! I asked him what the hell he thought he was doing, and he just muttered and skulked off outside. I've written to the Odeon to ask them why the hell we can't have ushers keeping order, and am now waiting for the bog-standard reply that tells me my experience is a one-off and doesn't usually happen in their theatres. Even though it now happens every time you go to the cinema.
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I went to see Transformers 2 last night at cineworld sheffield (screen 9). And had the misfortune of two african women sat next to me, who I think where the most ignarant / rude people I have ever met. They did nothing but talk, pass comments about the film all the way through. As well as play with their mobile phones. These are not young people, but grown adults, who should no better. When Asked to be quiet, they past some durrogatory comment towards me, and continued to proceed with their behaviour. Not only this, but they turned up 2mins before start of the film, and dictated to people to move about so they could sit where they wanted. This country is rapidly going to the dogs.
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Glad to see there are still some people out there who appreciate the unwritten (but frankly obvious) rules of the cinema, I just hope we are not in the minority.
Respect to your daughter also, she makes for a refreshing change.
Respect to your daughter also, she makes for a refreshing change.
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ducttapetheirmouthsshut - I like your idea very much. However I think a roof shutter would prove far too impractical, and would let a draft in, and possibly rain during bad weather. This would not be fair on other cinema goers. Instead how about a paralysing anaesthetic injected into the offender's buttocks through the base of the seat.? Thus sending them gently into a quiet slumber without any disturbance to others. Or better still, why not perform this procedure on them before they enter the auditorium in the first place?
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Ex Cinema Fan - 29-May-09 10:01
I couldn't agree with you more. I am now on the verge of refusing to go to the cinema in the UK. I have suffered so many experiences of antisocial behaviour in cinemas that it is really puting me off. I have just experienced two people (adults), on the other side of the auditorium to me, talking and giggling throughout the film, including on a mobile phone. I did make the journey over to them to ask them to stop talking during one mobile phone conversation, as no-one else in their proximity seemed willing to do so, and asked them to stop talking, only to be told that the call was an 'emergency' ... something that didn't seem likely to me afterwards, as they continued talking and giggling. The vast majority of people in the auditorium were quiet and behaving properly. In my view, the best solution would be to make sure every seat installed in a cinema auditorium is an ejector seat, and give every customer a keypad that enables them to vote in silence and privacy to eject antisocial viewers. Once a critical number of votes is cast for an individual, he/she finds themself propelled at high velocity in a vertical trajectory. It is a matter of debate as to whether a roof shutter should open to facilitate ejection into a high altitude, and if so, I suppose a parachute would be an optional extra.
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ducttapetheirmouthsshut - 28-May-09 23:55
This is why DVD is the new cinema. Idiots have infested our cinemas and turned them into youth clubs.
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Ex Cinema Fan - 26-May-09 09:31
we went to see star trek last night 8pm on a sat night a 2h long film and in walks a mum and dad with 3 children under 10 they youngest looking about 5 he is the one that talked and talked ALL the way through the film "WHATS THAT? IS THAT THE BADDY? IS THAT A SPACESHIP?" I can not believe the idiocy/ignorance/ruddness of the parents not only did the mum not once tell him to be quiet she actually answered him giving a running comentry of the film. we spent a lot of money on tickets £7.50 each and dinner and travel as it was a planned big night out and it was completly wasted by these people. when I was that age I was not allowed to go to the cinema unless it was a kids film and when I was older and going to films with adults there I was warned that if I talked I would be taken home!!
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I genuinely admire people that talk through a film at a cinema because they don't know the reason they are there, sometimes they don't even know what town. I heard a story of 2 cinema talking people that thought they were in a toilet; but they were not were they! In their view they are right to talk and no one can tell them what to do. Usually they appear in pairs talking of the reasons ants are so interesting; they have combed or uncombed hair so it is difficult to spot them. The only way you can recognise them is when the film has reached its climax and they start complaining on the quality of the seats. They have a lot of super noisy popcorns and cokes with horrible straws that can reach 2mts in length, they pay for 8 seats to accommodate they needs and are paid by the cinema owners to annoy people so they leave and gain more space. Their recurrent names are James and Jason, they both work as hairdressers and the girl if she is there (you will certainly know if she is) has a name too: Amanda. She is well known to be the loudest chick in the West End and you can often find her on top of police cars when sirens are not working. Her voice in a clear day could be heard in Paris if she is in London, and can be heard in London if she is in Nairobi. A good quality cinema talking people have is their disgust for good films; they are showing “Cold Mountain” and they think they are watching Mickey Mouse and his pals in Venezuela. I stop here; too long.
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