Kicked out for texting at movies. Her voicemail is used for a pre-show PSA — Page 2

Before cel phones, what did people do when they went out to a movie or a concert? Society today is just so pathetic when it comes to stuff like this.You tell the baby sitter what theater you are going to and what time the movie starts IN CASE OF AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. I am amazed at how people today can not afford to be cut off for even 2 hours. I turn my phone off,not put it on silent but off when I go to a movie.

AN emergency is one thing and if you are a Doctor and are on call then yes, you should expect to be paged or to get a phone call(if you are a Doctor and on call that night why would you go to a movie?)I am talking about the people who are bored with the movie and decide to check their email. People who call people at the movie and they actually pick up and start talking.There are way too many people like this going to the movies. When I saw THOR the guy in back of me was wearing flip flops and decided to take them off and dangle his feet about five feet away from me and my friend. Common courtesy is lost these days. People are in their comfort zone as if they are at home. Taking your shoes off,checking messages,talking out loud through out a movie are just to common nowadays. I am going to the movies less and less and I have to plan on when I do anymore just to avoid crowds.

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Updated On: 6/7/11 at 10:50 AM

i just think cell phones make people think they are more important then they think they are.. just because you can be reached every second of the day now doesn't mean you should have to pick up or answer... that's what voice mail is for... but the WORST offense to me is when you text and pick up your phone in church!! just makes me angry

and now phones just don't have texting and talking... i refuse to get a phone with a data plan because i can't justify paying 30 bucks a month to be on the internet outside of my house... it's sad because i was at a restaurant the other day and these two guys were having lunch and the entire time instead of talking to each other they were either texting or surfing the internet on their phone having maybe only a two second conversation every 10 minutes... i even get annoyed at my friends sometimes because when we're all out having dinner they are just surfing the internet when waiting for the food to come out... how about you talk and have conversations with your friends! argh!

I would just assume - perhaps wrongly - that signal would only be jammed in the actual theatre space itself. If it's the whole building, I suddenly see why it would be a problem.

You folks are sure worried about sh*t going wrong while you're at the theatre, aren't you?

I remember being at that theater on North Michigan at Ohio in Chicago when burning embers started falling from the ceiling while we were watching a movie. I immediately stood up and pointed it out to the audience, but the weird thing was, nobody really felt like getting out. They were too bummed about having wasted their time (not their money because the management gave out passes) and being inconvenienced with an evacuation. So yeah, I'm not thrilled about have cell phone jammers in any place where you could potentially be trapped by a fire. Or if so, limit the access to 911 emergency only.

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Updated On: 6/7/11 at 04:19 PM

Uncageg,that makes me feel good knowing some theaters do that.Theater owners need to be more aggressive. They wonder why people are not going to movies as much anymore.

Since I really never got an answer I'll ask again. What did we do before cel phones? Anyone here see STAR WARS on opening night? BACK TO THE FUTURE? SOUND OF MUSIC?JURASSIC PARK? Is it really because people can not contact you and you them or is it just the times we live in now? Is it society won't allow you to shut off from the world for 2 hours?

If a theater wants to jam a signal so no one can use their cel phones I am totally fine with that.Of course if people were more responsible and courteous of others maybe that would not even need to be considered.

I had heard this was a problem in some restaurants where people would talk on the phone disrupting other guests. Jamming phones in some businesses is OK in my opinion.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cell-phone-etiquette.htm

I hear these do work.

http://www.thesignaljammer.com/products/Portable-Cell-Phone-Jammer-%252b-GPS-Jammer.html

I was at Barnes and Noble one day looking at magazines and a guy on his phone walked right in front of me while talking. He did this every time I would move to a different magazine section. He was not even aware I was there.These blockers are the size of a box of cigarettes.Keep it in your pocket and turn it on.Perhaps a wise investment. Wonder if I can find one cheaper? Hmmmmm.

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Updated On: 6/7/11 at 05:06 PM

Your random thoughts are common sense. Don't get me wrong. I love my phone and feel safe having it. My close friends and family have my number and know when to call me on it and when not to. However,I have never made or taken a call at a theater and when I do make a call I am usually in my car or somewhere private.

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Nostalgia is great, but not always applicable. Who says, "Remember the good old days of leeches? We did fine then!"?

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Updated On: 6/7/11 at 06:10 PM

Love the PSA. I'll bet it gets huge applause when it runs in the theatre.

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The woman next to me at a screening I went to this afternoon started texting. I shot her a look and when she didn't put it away even after me saying "excuse me" twice, I said very loudly "STOP TEXTING, YOU RUDE ASS BITCH"

Updated On: 6/7/11 at 07:17 PM

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY will distract me from the screen when Julia Roberts is on it. Anyone who knows me knows I'll tolerate some stuff but at a Julia movie, you best not piss me off.

I've been to an Alamo theatre once and I LOVED it. Another thing that my local theatre is doing that I love is banning people under the age of 17 from going in to see movies after 8pm. With or without a parent, they can't get in. Though you still get some obnoxious prigs, it cuts down a lot.

I only pray that she has seen this news story.

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