At the movies: A rude idiot rant...

[karmaleafbarer]

Oh waitwaitwait, we're forgetting the ever-popular "Projectile Dating" couples. They show up and sit down right near you and proceed to NOISILY kiss and fondle and moan and giggle all the way through the movie....I'm tempted, in those cases, to spastically jerk my arm backwards and douse them in my coke and box of Snowcaps, and then apologize and tell them I had surgery on my tendons recently and my motor skills are still shaky.

Logic would denote that if you're going to use a theater as the back seat of your car, you could at least have the decency to choose a movie you know not many people are going to be seeing o.o;;

Unless you're going to Rocky Horror Picture Show and then that sort of behavior is expected of you.... *cough*

[Patjade]

Somehow Rocky Horror never struck me as a makeout movie. I guess I was too busy assisting with the "special effects" to get in that kind of mood.

[Gryphon]

peachifruit said:

Ugggg...movie idiots. You know, I've had my share of those. Especially the ones who kick your seats. You sit there, and there's just SOMEONE who feels obligated to, because the movie is so absolutely boring, entertain themselves by kicking your seat.

And kicking it.

And kicking it.

And kicking it.

And kicking it.

I've never actually raised my voice to anyone like that, but MAN, do I want to!

I know! X.x I hate those people... And I used to be one of them. >.o

I've had people take my seat in the movie theater, too... Like when you go and get popcorn... They just take your stuff and dump it in the aisle and then insist that they'd been there the whole time. *snort*

[Gelquie]

Whats Rocky Horror?

[calvinseviltwin]

Ooh, I remember one of the songs from rock horor 'time warp'!

[Jitterbug]

This is probably the only good thing about movie theatres in Japan. No one kicks the seats, puts their feet up, talks during the film...etc. I went to see the Ring yesterday and there were few seats left by the time we got there, so we had no choice but to sit in the front row. Now, generally theatres in Tokyo are tiny and cramped and the screens are not very big, so this sucks, as we were left craning our necks in unnatural positions and trying not to get eyestrain during the movie.
There were no seats left together and a couple came in right after us. There was one seat at either end of the row left, so the guy very politely asked everyone if they would all move down a seat so he and his girlfriend could sit together.

And everyone did, no one complained, no one gave him a hard time or got angry at the so-called 'inconvenience.'

I'm not going to rant about the high movie prices, tiny theatres and lack of decent facilities in the theatres, since the common courtesy of theatre-goers makes up for it in every way possible.

[Gelquie]

I just came back from "The Nutcracker" (If I wasn't dragged into it, I wouldn't have gone.) It would have been fine was it not for these following things that I remember...

I sat down with 2 other people who took me there. So far, everything was fine. Then someone who happened to be sitting in front of me happened to be taller than me, so I had to do something I almost never do, sit up straight.

AHHHH!!!!!!!! Those cannon fires in the battle were too loud!

When it was intermission, I had to use the bathroom, and there was a line. A LINE! When I finally had my turn, I went to find the other person who had my food, but we couldn't find her! When I did, I stuffed myself, but since they told everyone to take our seats, I had to eat the stem of the strawberry. It actually wasn't quite so bad, but it was hard to chew. I still have a piece of it in my mouth.

In the second part, my chair started to squeak whenever I tried to move my feet. I didn't notice till someone told me, and no matter how slow I moved it, IT WOULDN'T STOP SQUEAKING!!!

And thats about all I remember.

Oh, and one more thing. For some reason, in the second part, a flyer floated down from the upper places.

[calvinseviltwin]

Ah, when we went to see treasureplanet, it was sort of crowded but we didn't have any problems

[lupe]

Yeah... People are stupid. Thats why I like my oldest sister. We always sit in the way back, my parents make me sit in the front... I hate being 12...

[Linnen Malfoy]

I don't mind sitting in the back when the theaters have stadium seating.
It's nice, the chairs recline, and it dosen't matter how far away you are, you don't have to crane your neck as well.

One thing I do HATE (although it's not really related to jerks, it's more just a movie pet peeve) is when your watching a movie and the projectionist kills it.
I was watching Harry Potter (3rd time!) and during a nice crtical part of the movie the lights come on and the screen goes blank.
I screamed and hollarded to put it back on, and it did get back on (eventually).

But now i'll post something RELATED to jerks. In one theater I was watching ET with some friends. We heards giggling nera the entrances of the theater (but because of the railing, you cannot see into 'em) and then heard a SPLASH and a lady screaming.
Turns out these four teenagers (15, maybe even early 16) were going around throwing their sodas on random people in the movies, and disruping them.
>) It was enjoyable to see secuirty escort them out...

[L]

This is why I see 90% of all movies I watch on DVD, from the comfort of my own home.

[Peachifruit agrees]

I rarely go out to see movies in theaters either. But when I do, like I said earlier, I'm still annoyed by those seat-kickers.

[bludragn3]

Shidi said:

This is why I see 90% of all movies I watch on DVD, from the comfort of my own home.

Finally, someone who does that too! I don't know why, but I just can't stand movie theaters. Maybe it's because I'd rather play 007 Nightfire for free (it's like watching an interactive movie!) than spend seven dollars at the theaters.

[sollunaestrella]

Professor said:

Finally, someone who does that too! I don't know why, but I just can't stand movie theaters. Maybe it's because I'd rather play 007 Nightfire for free (it's like watching an interactive movie!) than spend seven dollars at the theaters.

Hmm...I kind of like seeing movies in theaters (when there are no rude idiots ), but I normally watch them from home. It's more comfortable at home. When I went to see Chamber of Secrets, which is three hours or so, it did get pretty uncomfortable (not to mention the movie was frustrating because you kept on wanting to blurt out everything that happens so they'll hurry up and do it!!!!). It's more fun at home.

Then, you also get to blurt out all the commentary you want. Heehee.

[aachewwthree]

Oh boy, bad movie expericences. My cousin and I had to take his...erm...how do I say this....mentally challenged sister to see Lilo & Stitch. Because of Elise being.....her, we sat in the back(so she doesn't bother anybody.)Well, I sat like 3 seats into the row and this woman went to the theater with this huge darned hat on.(I live in Florida and the snowbids come down in November-March)I couldn't see the screen if my life depended on it. Well I just assumed her a snowbird and scooted over one seat. Now her kid sits there and he asks his mom, "Can I have some candy?" and they sit there and argue while I try and watch the movie. I can't because now the lousy' hat is in my way again!
They leave for a while(probably to get the whiny brat to shutup) and about 2/3 of the way through the movie they walk back in. Now Ms. Hat here sits RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AGAIN! Even after I moved! So she lets her brtty kid sit on her shoulders! At this point I got pretty tinkled. I tapped her on the shoulder(the part where her fat son wasn't sitting on) and said "Could you please move? I can't see the screen." Then she turns into a lady dog and says, "Well that's not my problem, YOU should move!" That was the straw the broke the camels back. I tapped her shoulder again and said "Look, I don't know where you come from, but here when somebody asks you to 'PLEASE MOVE', THEN YOU MOVE gosh darn it!"
I left then and waited outside til' the movie ended, I showed John and Elise our money and I told them that they gave us a refund.
That was the last time I go to a theater, from now on I just go to Albertsons and buy the DVD.(my mom is manager of the store)