Shut the hell up, or get the hell out...

Sorry Kevin, the people have spoken.

No one wants to sit next to you in any movie theatre.

Manners [still] count.
 
texvanwinkle said:
That said, I actually don't mind if somebody just checks a text and re-holsters the phone immediately. It is a pain to get out of a row past ten to twenty knees, down or up the stairs, and out the back—causing a disturbance at least as big as having your phone screen on for two or three seconds—just to find out if it's something you can answer when the film's over.
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Not at the Alamo. In front of every row of seats, there's an aisle for the waiters that serve you food and drinks. Getting in and out of the theater unnoticed is the easiest thing in the world.
 
Pookie said:
Sorry Kevin, the people have spoken.

No one wants to sit next to you in any movie theatre.

Manners [still] count.
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Yes, people do tend to speak with out comprehending.
I said I am not a texter, but I support anyone who uses an item in a place where they are allowed to keep possession of it.
 
kevinottawa said:
That's my point, if they wanted a comfortable place, they would only have seat in the best viewing zone (for me ,half way up and in the exact middle) and for secluded, they would only allow a few people in, or only one person per showing.
You can't escape the chaotic world by surrounding yourself with 200 people
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Yes if those 200 are just watching the movie and not using their phones. I went to a 500 seat cinema where everyone was just enjoying the film and nobody bothered you, sometimes you could hear some people talking about the film, but you could barely hear them.....
 
kevinottawa said:
Yes, people do tend to speak with out comprehending.
I said I am not a texter, but I support anyone who uses an item in a place where they are allowed to keep possession of it.
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But that same rule would apply to a museum where photography is prohibited but you can carry your camera.....or even in the cinema theater, where you can carry a camera but taping the film is absolutely illegal.
 
kevinottawa said:
I said I am not a texter, but I support anyone who uses an item in a place where they are allowed to keep possession of it.
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That's the most ridiculous logic I've heard in a while. You're saying that if you are entitled to posess something, you are consequently entitled to use it anywhere, any time? (Would you apply that logic to guns?)

Or conversely, are you saying that we should arrange things in our society such that any time we go somewhere new, we should be immediately stripped of any item we are not allowed to actually use at that particular place - like some sort of uber-coatcheck system?

Wow.
 
Mobile 'phones have an "off" button (Believe it or not), what's so hard about turning the wretched thing off when you go to the theatre? It's only for the duration of the film, play, show, or whatever.
The only people with any excuse to have their 'phones on 24/7 are those in life-emergency work, I don't know what they would do in this situation, perhaps have them on silent / vibrate and quietly leave if they were contacted.
Not paying absolute attention to a show (I include plays and films here) is disrespectful to the people responsible (Director / talent / technical team) for said show, and to the rest of the audience, as well as being a waste of your entrance fee.
If you really want to text / phone / munch popcorn. then watch the film at home.

Of course the show may be so poor that your attention wanders, but if you'd bothered to read the reviews beforehand you might be forewarned.

End of rant/

Dave
 
daveswan said:
Mobile 'phones have an "off" button (Believe it or not), what's so hard about turning the wretched thing off when you go to the theatre? It's only for the duration of the film, play, show, or whatever.
The only people with any excuse to have their 'phones on 24/7 are those in life-emergency work, I don't know what they would do in this situation, perhaps have them on silent / vibrate and quietly leave if they were contacted.
Not paying absolute attention to a show (I include plays and films here) is disrespectful to the people responsible (Director / talent / technical team) for said show, and to the rest of the audience, as well as being a waste of your entrance fee.
If you really want to text / phone / munch popcorn. then watch the film at home.

Of course the show may be so poor that your attention wanders, but if you'd bothered to read the reviews beforehand you might be forewarned.

End of rant/

Dave
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It's only really a problem when you bother other people, and displays that light up in the corner of your eye are annoying and distracting.

I bring my bladder with me to the swimming pool, but I don't piss in the water. I only swim in my own piss at home, in my own bathtub, thank you very much.
 
kevinottawa said:
I said I am not a texter, but I support anyone who uses an item in a place where they are allowed to keep possession of it.
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So if you were hanging out with a friend who didn't bother to respond to any of your conversation, but instead texted the entire time, you'd be a-okay with that, eh?
 
Jawa Ex Machina said:
It's only really a problem when you bother other people, and displays that light up in the corner of your eye are annoying and distracting.

I bring my bladder with me to the swimming pool, but I don't piss in the water. I only swim in my own piss at home, in my own bathtub, thank you very much.
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I wanna swim at your house.
 
kevinottawa said:
And how they handled it, makes me want to plant one of those random beeping gizmos that makes a noise every 6 minutes for months and are impossible to find
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It sounds like you're the type of person who cruises in the fast lane on the freeway and refuses to move over to let people pass just out of spite. After all, why would you want to be courteous to complete strangers?

They let people leave their seats in a theater to use the restroom. If someone needs to make or receive a call in the middle of a movie get up and use the lobby.
 
The funny thing is that the actual number of people who are obnoxious like this is very small, at least comparatively to the actual number of people in the theater.

You can't make the argument that "If you want to watch a movie in peace, you should watch it at home," because honestly, I'm paying the same money you are, buddy, and I'm following the rules. So when it comes down to it, you'll get your ass hauled out of the theater, and I'll enjoy my movie and the popcorn that I snuck into the theater in little sandwhich baggies in my pants.
 
I turn my phone off on the walk from the car to the theater, but other people texting during a film has never bothered me that much. What does annoy me are stragglers late for the film who invariably obstruct my view of the screen as they try and squeeze into seats. It takes me out of the film every time.
 
Michael Traven said:
The funny thing is that the actual number of people who are obnoxious like this is very small, at least comparatively to the actual number of people in the theater.
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Sometimes, all it takes is one person. Some strange logic going on in this thread, if you're allowed to have it with you, then you should be allowed to use it? I like the "gun" and "Fast Lane" analogies used to counter. Another one is a mouth. You have that with you at all times, but there are times it is not needed to be in use too. During a movie at a theater is one of those times. And if you talk and disrupt the movie for others, most theaters will eject you too.

But this does show that being courteous to other people, even strangers, is becoming a lost art. Its all about about "if it feels good, do it" who cares who it annoys or bothers. And sadly, it shows how self-centered people in general have become.
 
Here's a question.

Can they legally use her voice for an advertisement without her consent?

I'm assuming there are signs all over the place warning about using a cell phone and texting. I'm also assuming that she was probably constantly texting throughout the entire movie and deserved the boot.

As far a regular theater I don't understand what that big deal is with sending a text (and I mean like 1-2, not like 2 hours worth of non stop) I've had friends want to meet up basically right when the movie should be ending and asking if I'm interested and I've sent a text or two saying I'm in a movie see you after, I don't see the harm in that. People stuffing their faces with popcorn/candy and slurping down their big gulps is much more annoying. Do they have a policy on eating like a pig at the Alamo, if they do that would be awesome.

I keep my phone on silent and will turn down the brightness on my phone if I enter a theater.

If I were to attend a movie at the Alamo I would damn sure respect their policy and wouldn't pull my phone out of my pocket, but a regular movie theater is a bit of a different story.

Again, I'm sure she was forewarned before she entered, people need to respect that. No questions.

Also, it sounds like a pretty rad theater, dinner and drinks, man I wish we had a place like that.

J
 
I once stabbed a man in the chest with a broadsword for talking on his cellphone during LOTR: ROTK. True story. Blood was everywhere. It was pretty awesome.
 
CMcMahon said:
I once stabbed a man in the chest with a broadsword for talking on his cellphone during LOTR: ROTK. True story. Blood was everywhere. It was pretty awesome.
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LMAO

I'm sure it was.

Back in 1992 I got into a fist fight with the guy behind me in a cinema cos he was SMOKING!

I get similar feelings when i try to watch a movie and my attention is pulled off o the right or the left by some text tapping twit in a cinema.
Nothing a box of popcorn converted to a dangerous projectile cannot solve!
Retribution is awesome!
 
vcassel said:
I turn my phone off on the walk from the car to the theater, but other people texting during a film has never bothered me that much. What does annoy me are stragglers late for the film who invariably obstruct my view of the screen as they try and squeeze into seats. It takes me out of the film every time.
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This....exactly. I don't really care at all if someone is texting. Someone talking constantly/loudly on either a phone or otherwise would be much more of a bother.

A bit off topic- When I went to a Dylan show they wouldn't let me take my D90 in with me, but guess what - every freaking person in the place was taking pictures/video with their phones. So I guess I couldn't use it because it was a "professional" tool. That pissed me off.
 
Perhaps if more people brought water guns to the theater, and when one of those phones lights up it was instantly drowned, people would get the message.
 
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