Theater Encourages Commenting During Movie

[zeptron]

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=13063&count=0

Some of the biggest complaints at a movie theater is having the film ruined by endless stupid comments by the people sitting behind you or a glow from a cell phone that your neighbor is using to text his/her friends. Well now, some theaters will actually encourage this.

Chicago Tribune is reporting that audiences will now be able to heckle a movie by texting a comment on their cell phone and then watch it appear on the screen for everyone to "enjoy." Unfortunately, it takes a few minutes for the comment to appear, so it might not match with the scene being shown.

MuVChat, as it is called, is in the early stages, with the first screenings set up at the Classic Cinemas' Charlestowne 18 theater. If you're interested in trying this out... "Dodgeball" will be shown on Saturday at 10:30pm.

"Normally, you don't want people texting on their phones, [the glowing screens] are kind of like fireflies inside the auditorium," said Charlestowne manager Randy Pollock. "But if everybody is doing it, it's fun."

At this point, new movies will not use the MuVChat system, but if it becomes successful, it will only be a matter of time.

 

[Johnny Drama]

Laaaame

 

[The Squirrel]

Worst. Idea. Ever.

 

[Drizzle]

It won't work. Every message on screen will be texted from some idiot making fun of his friend's mom or calling somebody gay.

 

[Manic]

So they're allowing people to put whatever they want across a movie screen...


Have public restroom walls taught us nothing?

 

[SoulManX]

So they're allowing people to put whatever they want across a movie screen...


Have public restroom walls taught us nothing?

 

[xwolverine2]

thats like having a racetrack that people pay for to be driving with annoyingly bad drivers...

lol


stupid idea!

 

[Nirvana]

Holy **** that is one of the worst ideas ever. Just kill me now.

 

[Immortalfire]

"Normally, you don't want people texting on their phones, [the glowing screens] are kind of like fireflies inside the auditorium," said Charlestowne manager Randy Pollock. "But if everybody is doing it, it's fun."

Burn in hell, Randy.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I really don't like it because it's through your cell phone, that's what makes it really lame. Plus, they've already got something like this in Chicago, the Brew n' View, they show either movies about to hit DVD or older movies, there's a bar, so it's a really cool atomsphere, people feel free to make comments because most everyone's drinking and just there for a good time. There aren't even real seats just little tables like you'd find at a bar. That's cool, having badly synched pop-up video in an actual theater just sucks.

 

[Figs]

Horrible idea.

Even if this picks up with older films, it will never fly with new releases.

 

[Logan's Runt]

I was at a concert once that had something like this on the big screens before the show actually started. It was ******ed. I think the comments all went through a censor screening before they got published, though.

 

[terry78]

So basically it's like giving someone with a laser pointer a ****ing Green Lantern ring, in a sense.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

this moronic, i don't want to go to the cinema to see stupid little kids, texting about the girls/guys on screen

 

[Drakon]

So basically it's like giving someone with a laser pointer a ****ing Green Lantern ring, in a sense.

Well said.

 

[Immortalfire]

this moronic, i don't want to go to the cinema to see stupid little kids, texting about the girls/guys on screen

Imagining the possibilities...they are scary.

"OmG what happend ther? lol"

"boobz!"

"I dont understant this movie..this suxorz"

:suicide:

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

Imagining the possibilities...they are scary.

"OmG what happend ther? lol"

"boobz!"

"I dont understant this movie..this suxorz"

:suicide:

agreed

i don't need to see the likes of transfomers and see

"OMG megggan fox is so hottt lol"

we all know it we just don't feel the need to share it

 

[Logan's Runt]

"wut r u doin 2mrrw?"
"lol nuthin"
"mvie sux"
"idk my bff jill"

 

[Drakon]

"www.movieplanet.com to talk about this movie"

 

[terry78]

OMG, mai gf is going down on me!


I mean...that's what I've heard is yelled out in theatres.....sometimes...

 

[TinkTonks]

See what Mystery Science Theater 3000 has started!? Course I imagine Joel/Mike and the bots are 1000 X funnier than what Bob with a cell phone would come up with. Srsly11! I think the movie theater would have to pay *me* to sit through that torture!

 

[Majic Walrus]

This is going to be so awesome! I can't wait to see "OMG OZZYMANDIES IS TOTALLY THE BAD GUY!!!!111" as soon as I sit down in a ****ing movie.

 

[terry78]

This is going to be so awesome! I can't wait to see "OMG OZZYMANDIES IS TOTALLY THE BAD GUY!!!!111" as soon as I sit down in a ****ing movie.

I can honestly say without a doubt that will never happen to you.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Why are some people so stupid, with their stupid ideas?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

This idea is one "I hate gays" comment away from getting really bad really fast.