Movie Theater Experiences Thread

[ShadowBoxer]

During the 7:30pm Thursday night screening of Godzilla, I had the most annoying people EVER to sit behind me. The showing was packed so these guys/dude bros thought it would be funny to be wise guys and make lame one liners throughout the movie. Every time Bryan Cranston was on screen they kept making Breaking Bad jokes loud enough for everyone to hear. Then made silly Kick Ass one liners when Aaron Johnson was on screen and Full House references when Elizabeth Olsen was on screen ( even though she is not Mary Kate or Ashley). Then they did the stereotypical/ racist Asian mocking voice saying Godzilla when ever he was on screen or referenced.


It got to the point where everyone in the theater was telling them to shut up but they didn't. So someone eventually got the manager and they got pulled out but the manager eventually let them come back, and they were silent for the rest of the movie. Not sure, what the manager said to make them shut up but it certainly must have been something serious.

 

[Quasimod0]

Saw Godzilla in IMAX 3D tonight. My first IMAX showing ever! Besides documentary type stuff.

 

[Kane52630]

Seeing Godzilla in IMAX really pushed the limits for the sound system, it was rumbling constantly and it was like being in D-Box for free.

 

[Jordacar]

Has this happened to anybody else?

Saw Godzilla on IMAX today. As usual, they started off with the 2-D trailers (one of which was Dragon 2, weirdly). Then the screen was all "Please put on your 3D glasses". They showed 1 trailer, then the prompt came up again saying "Please remove your 3D glasses". A 2D trailer played, than the "put on" prompt came up again followed by one more 3D trailer.

What the hell? Why didn't they just group the 2Ds and 3Ds in the first place?

 

[TheDreamMaster]

I didn't have any problems during my Godzilla screening, but I heard so many people angry upon leaving. Walking out I heard so many "Man, that was just a movie about the military with Godzilla in 3 minutes of it!" and other such related comments. I've been to some terrible movies before, but I generally heard jokes or at least some talk, but I just heard so much anger it wasn't funny. and I loved the movie so that was even worse.

 

[Marvel Spider]

I saw ASM2 a few weeks ago, and some person in the FRONT ROW had the nerve to be texting on their cell phone with their distracting bright screen circa 30 or so minutes in. Luckily, someone walked over to them and told them to stop. But here's the thing: the same exact thing happened when I saw X-Men yesterday. Somebody was texting in the front row. This time it was around the last three minutes of the film, so it wasn't out for long, but it's still completely irritating and unacceptable.

 

[terry78]

The people that sit on the bottom of stadium seating always have the brightest ass phones.

 

[teewee1432]

Saw Spiderman 2 in 3d by accident. I wanted to see spiderman but not in 3d the theater got the 3d and regular showings mixed up. While in the theater a married couple was in there, and for the entire movie the wife never once got off her tablet. even if she just went there for her husbands sake this was disrespectful as hell to waste his money and not even pretend to enjoy the movie. If I was him she would never be allowed to see another movie with me.

 

[terry78]

People that can't be without their phone or tablet for an hour and a half have a serious problem, and this is coming from a techie.

 

[DrDoom]

Just was X-Men: DOFP, all the women wooed when they showed Wolverine's butt and the entire theater clapped after the movie, something that always bugs me lol.

And the people who stayed had NO IDEA what the after-credit scene was

 

[terry78]

I don't mind applause aftera film, it shows appreciation for the piece even if no one involved was there.

 

[I Am The Knight]

So I saw DOFP yesterday. When the Wolverine butt shot came up, two guys audibly went like "ahhh". They also spent most of the movie talking and "explaining" the plot. There was also this other guy by himself making some weird noises just before the movie started, like he was "preparing" his body or something, if that makes any sense.

 

[Feenix]

When I saw ASM2, the woman next to me had her son with her and there weren't any more seats available, so he sat on her lap for the entire movie and "whispered" questions in her ear.

The family next to her had a young daughter and son and the daughter was running up and down the steps laughing and talking and the son was talking as well, and getting up from his seat so that the little lights on his shoes lit up. The dad finally took the daughter out of the theatre (after about an hour and a half), but the son was still there and decided to compensate for the lack of noise from his sister by laughing and yelling loudly. I can't begin to describe the rage I felt when those two brats laughed during the emotional scene in the movie.

 

[Snow Queen]

When I saw ASM2, the woman next to me had her son with her and there weren't any more seats available, so he sat on her lap for the entire movie and "whispered" questions in her ear.

The family next to her had a young daughter and son and the daughter was running up and down the steps laughing and talking and the son was talking as well, and getting up from his seat so that the little lights on his shoes lit up. The dad finally took the daughter out of the theatre (after about an hour and a half), but the son was still there and decided to compensate for the lack of noise from his sister by laughing and yelling loudly. I can't begin to describe the rage I felt when those two brats laughed during the emotional scene in the movie.

Reminds me what happened the first time I went to see Frozen. When [BLACKOUT]Anna froze solid[/BLACKOUT], the four elderly people behind me started laughing like it was the funniest thing they had ever seen. They did it throughout the film but at least the other times it was for jokes.

 

[Octoberist]

If God, Buddha and Gandi announced to the world "Don't bring your crying babies and loud kids to movie theaters', you'll still get tons of people doing it regardless. These are probably the same people who leave a Marvel movie once the credits roll. Think about that: there's a segment of the population who have NO IDEA of the stinger endings to these movies for the past 6 years.

It's a fascinating character study because it really shows off their character, and their kids will be A-holes too because of the lack of respect and intuitiveness. Survival of the fittest,

 

[Octoberist]

I think it's more difficult dealing with parents with loud kids then to loud teenagers. I think dealing with teens I can do on my own, but parents with loud kids would a more awkward situation. That's when I ask an usher to tell them to pipe down.

I've done it once when a couple with a crying baby was asked to leave the theater when the kid acts up. And I don't take pleasure in doing this, but we all paid to see this movie. It's just disrespectful.

 

[Micromind]

I saw ASM2 a few weeks ago, and some person in the FRONT ROW had the nerve to be texting on their cell phone with their distracting bright screen circa 30 or so minutes in. Luckily, someone walked over to them and told them to stop. But here's the thing: the same exact thing happened when I saw X-Men yesterday. Somebody was texting in the front row. This time it was around the last three minutes of the film, so it wasn't out for long, but it's still completely irritating and unacceptable.

Yeah, I had similar experiences, why can't people concentrate on the movies ?

Why they need to text especially in the third act of the movie ?

 

[Guts]

When I seen Man of steel, right at the very first scene in the movie a group of pre-teens were constantly talking to each other. I was glad that some guy behind me yelled at them and told them to shut up.When I seen Godzilla, someone was recording the movie while sitting in the front row. The light from his camera was really distracting, but I was glad when the manager walked the guy out of the theater.

 

[Micromind]

If God, Buddha and Gandi announced to the world "Don't bring your crying babies and loud kids to movie theaters', you'll still get tons of people doing it regardless. These are probably the same people who leave a Marvel movie once the credits roll. Think about that: there's a segment of the population who have NO IDEA of the stinger endings to these movies for the past 6 years.

It's a fascinating character study because it really shows off their character, and their kids will be A-holes too because of the lack of respect and intuitiveness. Survival of the brattiest

Fixed. t:

 

[Micromind]

I have seen some people who bring in tons of food with them before the movie starts... once the movie starts they keep on munching the snacks till the very end of the movie, are they really paying any attention to the movie at all ?

I mean, if they are so hungry.. it would be a good idea to eat first and then buy a ticket to the movie.

 

[Guts]

I went to see The winter soldier at the general motors building in downtown Detroit and this guy that was sitting a couple rows ahead of me must of had narcolepsy, because he was asleep and snoring even during the loud action scenes. I went to the same theatre to see Amazing spider-man 2 and the same guy was there and I was sure that he was sleeping for about forty minutes straight.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

There were two kids in front of me during Godzilla, and the one pissed me the **** off.
A woman got up like a dozen times during TASM 2, she even got up during a very critical scene.

 

[terry78]

People that breathe loud and out of their mouths. The ****.

 

[Octoberist]

I can see why concession stands have 'boxed' versions of their candies; to avoid people making noise with the plastic wrappers. I like it too when someone is opening their wrapped snack slowly, making it all painful to hear. If you gonna open it, do it quick.

 

[Guts]

Has anyone had the entire theater to themself? I did at my second viewing of Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, it was about a month after it was released in the early afternoon showing.

Dragon ball evolution.