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Topic: Excessive talking during a film presentation
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Dave Williams
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Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 03-13-2004 04:24 PM
Last night I saw "Touching the Void" as a local arthouse theater. Four people were talking very loudly at the beginning of it, and the ENTIRE audience of about 150 gave a near simultaneous "ahem" and they shut up. Of course this is an upscale theater attractive to the upscale people, most of whom do not put up with it.
however once at a showing of star trek nemesis, there was a couple that was cracking jokes through the movie. I went over to them and said "could you please be quiet, we all paid to see this movie and not listen to you". The guy told me to "Fuck off asshole, I paid to do whatever the hell I want".
I imediately got security and they removed him, explained that his behavior would get him arrested and not just expelled. He obliged and apologized to me and shut the hell up for the extent of the movie.
He even left before the lights came up. I don't think he wanted anyone to really get a chance to see his face so he scrammed.
I don't put up with it. I never have. If someone will not shut up, I will demand and get a refund from the theater and then I will promise that theater that I will do everything in my power to get as many people as possible to not ever go there again.
If a theater cannot properly silence idiots and jerks then they seem to attract even more of them. I however will get people to STOP going to that venue if at all possible. I reward good theaters that deal with it well, and punish ones that are only in this for the almighty dollar, damn the customers to hell!
Ciao
Dave
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Eric Hooper
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From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 03-14-2004 02:52 PM
Oh, I've just about had it with going to the movies. People these days are rude and do not know how to act in public anymore. It's really sad.
And here in SF, this can be kind of a rough town. It's best not dare say anything to anyone making noise in a theatre, let alone the staff try to get involved. You can get stabbed or shot these days.
I read some of the other threads on here about theatre employees 'taking candy away from people' or 'arresting people for theatre hopping' and I'm blown away. Hah, even try any of those things here in SF and you will have a BIG problem on your hands.
I blame the violent video games, endless plethora of new media entertainment, lack of parenting, and HOLLYWOOD--> for producing and releasing such fast food crap at rapid fire, for the training of the movie going public to act this way. And since the DVD comes out after 2 months now, there is no respect patrons have for the movie house anymore. Going to the movies is not like it was in the 40's. It's just yet another venue of entertainment to throw away your money on these days. And since it's viewed as such, this is why people think they can talk and act a fool in the movie theatre now just like they do at home or on the streets.
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