Bad Cinema Experiences

[thedude]

lol, you dont want to be in the cinema with me when someone talks too much, I become physically and verbally abusive, (i'm never like that, really never like it at all, I always try to quell situations and be the voice of reason) its anger I cant control.
When I went to see Thor with a mate of mine a group of young girls kept sniggering and laughing, after several polite requests for them to shut up I stood up and told them, if they didnt shut up, I would drag each and everyone of them, one at a time, by their hair and throw them in the road, the man that went to get up and confront me was told that he would be first and I would drag him by his dick. They shut up and made a complaint after the film, I havent been back to that cinema since.

I felt awful if anyone was wondering.

[jaykays hat]

Dude, I'm exactly the same, I get this cinema rage that I can't control. I get wound up with people talking in the adverts let alone the film and straight away I am on edge waiting for the same cretins to carry on their conversation while the film has started. I was in the cinema on my own once and got fed up with three grown men talking that I went over to them put my face right up to them and said shut the fuck up or fuck off outside. Luckily they shut up as I was out numbered.

[manfromthezoo]

I can certainly feel your rage, the pair of you.

My own claret boils to a roiling foam when people talk through trailers. It's the cluelessness / thickery / selfishness that does it, for me. Not to mention the obvious attention deficit problems these specimens clearly have.

I just need a break from it, which is sad - but there's no point sitting in the cinema stressed.

[Welshman]

I have always thought that as well as telling people to turn phones off we need a campaign to tell people not to talk through films. I have even had a go at my mate who kept saying "you know what film he's/she's from..."

It's causing a big problem with attendances and part of the reason I prefer go sunday mornings.

[Firedragon76]

Originally Posted by Welshman

I have always thought that as well as telling people to turn phones off we need a campaign to tell people not to talk through films.

Sad but true. I asked the guys next to me when I went to see The Avengers the second time if they were planning to keep talking through the entire movie. One of them turned to his mate and asked 'What does she mean?' Thankfully that was when a guy two rows in front stood up, turned around and said 'She means shut the fuck up so we can finally hear some of the dialogue'. They managed 20 min, then the running commentary started again. I think those morons don't even notice or are physically unable to keep their traps shut.

A friend and I actually confiscated two girls' phones once. The lights from their screens during the constant texting was bad enough, but when once of them actually picked up when her phone rang, we each snagged on of their phones, turned them off and told them they'd get them back after the credits.

Originally Posted by Welshman

I have even had a go at my mate who kept saying "you know what film he's/she's from..."

Did he at least get why you were mad?
I watched Hamlet with Michael Sheen in London last December. Half an hour into the play, a guy behind us suddenly shouts 'Oh, it's the guy who played Blair!' loud enough for the entire Young Vic to hear. Great job killing the mood wanker, you're not in a soccer stadium.

[Welshman]

Good on you for taking the phone. Although you need to be careful as per this link http://www.metro.co.uk/news/711961-w...each-after-row

He did get why I was mad and actually apologised at the end of the film. We now have a rule, no more than 3 questions/piece of trivia per film, in hushed whispers of course.

I love it it when hecklers get their come uppance and wish Micahel Sheen would have had some Christian Bale-esque rant at him. Would have been better if he'd have kept his mouth shut.

[Firedragon76]

Holy crap! In our case, they were 12 year old pink-clad American girls whose conversational skills amounted to 'And then I was like ewwwww!' - I wouldn't do something like that to 17 year old boys, they are way too unpredictable.

I worked in the music business long enough that I know who to carry out myself and when to call security - or our equivalent to SWAT during the last European Soccer Championships, that was the first time I got really scared (a group of Nazis showed up in the 'fan zone' during the final).

Hehe, good rule!

I actually preferred that the actors stayed in character and just went on, but I miss manners a lot sometimes.

[Lampost]

A group of kids saying 'that's what she said' after nearly every line in The Amazing Spider-Man, no matter how stupid and unfunny, they just kept on doing it. Probably accounts for why I found the movie so... distant.

EDIT: Nearly forgot, when I went to see Black Swan, I bumped into a co-worker as I was going into the screen and she was walking out. We greeted and whatnot before she completely ruined the whole film for me by telling me what happens. The worst thing you can do to me, is ruin a film I'm about to watch, so that was definately one of my worst cinema experiences at the same time as being a great reason to verbally abuse an already annoying enough acquaintance.

[CaptainCrazy]

I see this is a growing trend in cinemas now where you have to buy your tickets at the confectionary booth.

The past weekend I was forced to listen to some guy drone off the list of specials they have going at my local. "For an extra 5p you can supersize it!!" This went on for 5 minutes but it felt like an hour.

As you would do under those circumstances, I started to get really irritated (mostly to be honest due to people behind me were starting to do the tired eyeroll-headshake-footstomping thing). To add insult to injury he was hard of hearing or just in love with his own voice so I had to shout for my free Batman toy. And yes, I am too old for that and no, it wasn't for my nephew.

After 5 tired minutes I finally got my ticket and “free” toy. I walked away with my head high ‘cos that's what heroes do.

[johnnyn]

A few years back at one of the Saw films.

There were a group of teenagers, most likely not even old enough to be in the theatre who wouldnt stop talking during the opening credits. It was one of those situations where you figure theyre going to stop when the movie starts.

They didnt. Took a whole 2 minutes, and one guy saying something, before the whole theatre started yelling at them....

ok guess it wasnt that bad :P