The worst experience inside the movie house! EVER!- Page 2

[alterego]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 8:01am

I think it's a generational thing. As someone else mentioned it's the big TV screen, cell phone age that promotes this sort of behaviour. What is worse - when CHICAGO came out as a movie I went to the cinema and sat in front of a group of girls who it seemed had no idea it was a musical (how could they not know?) and groaned in unison everytime an actor started to sing. As very few people in here in Australia are aware just what DREAMGIRLS is about I imagine that the same attitude will be present when it starts screening.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 10:34am

This is why I dont carry a gun.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 10:40am

It's less a matter of race and more a matter of where you are, I think.
I've been in a white-majority theatre that might as well have been school cafeteria without a teacher and I've been in the opposite. Same with other races as well.
Knowing the attitudes of people who frequent certain theaters in Manhattan has helped me pick my theaters, though. For example, wild horses couldn't drag me to the AMC Empire anymore unless it's the only place showing a film. I prefer non-multiplex theatres much farther downtown.

[Mamie]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 10:46am

Don't you think that the management of those theaters would start listening to the complaints if enough people demanded their money back? I certainly would. I can't stand listening to all that noise from other patrons when I see any kind of performance - even a film. Of course to be effective the management would have to post somebody in the theater to escort the noise makers out when they started up again.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 10:53am

I never overestimate the ability of a theater manager to completely ignore the reality inside.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 10:55am

I've never seen a theater manager or usher, even in the live theater, do anything to curb bad behavior...never.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 11:07am

Me either, Doodle. Once, a woman brought what must have been a 9 month old baby or younger...into a horror film (I think it was one of the Screams).
Seriously. once the loud noises and screams began, the loud noises and screams began from the baby. And they never stopped.
Twice, people told the ushers to remove them and nothing happened.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 11:51am

I'm thinkin' the policy must be this:

If YOU don't like it, YOU can leave and get your money back. You just can't control the "audible responses" of the people around you, and whether or not they are allowed to watch the film.

So my suggestion is for more of you to leave the theatre, complain to the managers and get your money back. If you sit there and tolerate it, your problem isn't going to be solved. And I would also try to be more selective about when and where you see a film. It might be worth it to drive a little out of your way and attend an earlier (or later) showing, with an older, quieter crowd.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 12:17pm

I'm sure this is wholly prejudiced, but I tend to stick to theatres where I know the crowd will be predominately gay (or gay-friendly). There's very little in the way of "you go, Mary!" epithets being hurled at a screen there, believe it or not.

[Luscious]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 2:03pm

This is why I rarely go to the movies any more. (And believe me, I'm a movie lover!) I'd rather wait a few months for the DVD release and watch in the comfort and privacy of my home. I'm tired of dealing with ignorant, ill-mannered, inconsiderate people. And the world is full of them! I'm seeing Dreamgirls this Friday at the Ziegfeld in Manhattan. If my experience is anything like some of the ones described in this thread, it’ll be my very last time seeing a movie in a theatre. Truly, the end of an era.

Updated On: 12/27/06 at 02:03 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 2:31pm

The should put up a sign that reads:

Hey dumbass, (yes, we mean YOU) this is a musical. A MUSICAL! If you don't know what that means, ask. Now shut your trap and enjoy the film. :) P.S. None of the songs are YOUR songs, so please don't sing them.

[Marlothom]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 2:34pm

Well this trick may help some (or you may get shot). The last time I saw it, before movie or previews started, I called a friend and I very clearly said:

"yes, yes I think this will be better than last time...I swear there were people TALKING throughout the entire film the last time I saw it...like talking out loud and some SINGING OUT LOUD too...I think this time it will be better"

The noise was much more subdued this time. :)

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/27/06 at 3:27pm

One of my least favorite experiences was when I saw The Hours and the couple behind talked the whole time...because she was translating it for him in FRENCH!

That said, the ushers at the Ziegfeld were wonderful and enthusiastic. We had no poorly behaved (just overly excited) patrons around us.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 1/11/07 at 9:38am

Another extremely non-koo thing is watching the movie with someone who cannot stop commenting on the supposed hotness of each girl/guy throughout the entire film. This was particularly infuriating when I was watching LOVE ACTUALLY with a few people (Mostly female, I think I and one other guy were the only male). It began with the one remaining guy audibly commenting "She's not hot. She is hot. She's not hot." anytime a girl would walk onto the screen. This, understandably, pissed off the women and they kicked him out. But then, they hypocritically began to do the exact same thing that he was doing.

The moral of this story: LOVE ACTUALLY is a film that you should watch alone.

CATHOLIC GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRLS! Carmanita Scarfoni! CATHOLIC GIIIIIIIIIIIIRLS! "Hey, she gave me VD!" CATHOLIC GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRLS! Tony Carboni..."With a sun like a cow, she could make you go WOW!"

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 1/11/07 at 2:37pm

I've complained to theater managers a couple times about audience behavior and each time they've been fine with either refunding my money or giving me a pass to see the movie at a different time.