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Just had one of the worst Movie Theatre Experiences while watching Hereditary
- Thread starter Armadilo
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You can't say anything about food noises so they are even worse.
Its the main reason why I prefer to go alone to movies at the multiplex. You can just move around. But when I go with my GF, I can't say there's someone close by who is eating popcorn with his mouth open so we have to move.
Had somebody snore for a few minutes. It stopped because I got out of my seat and woke the guy up.
They were just kids and spent about a quarter of the film throwing trash anyway. I'm at the cinemas all the time. I just find that my worst experience was for that film in particular.
Hah. I was a kid then too. The movie came out about forty years ago!
Yeah, I don't go to the theater to see horror movies or comedies, because of crap like this. I pretty much just reserve my theater-going for the big action movies that I would want to see on the big screen, OR your drama type movies, where the audience is likely to be a bit more reserved. Darkest Hour is a good example of one of those; saw that in the theater, and no one made a peep, aside from some light laughter during a couple of scenes.
Yeah people made clicking sounds in my movie as well. They also laughed during some scenes but I think it was because they came across as unintentionally funny
Its very fustraiting, when I worked at the cinema it was my job to monitor the screens for any distractions. If the person or group continued being distracting we would ask them to leave.
If this happens the only thing you can do is notify staff, they should do somthing about it because it also be ruining other customers enjoyment of the film.
If this happens the only thing you can do is notify staff, they should do somthing about it because it also be ruining other customers enjoyment of the film.
Jesus Christ, I was going to make this exact thread the other night after my showing.
I've been to hundreds, tipping even a thousand or so more movie sessions. I have never had such a terrible experience in a theatre than I did with this movie. Very similar reactions - laughing at key moments, clicking like the girl does, I even had a guy scream during a tense moment trying to scare the crowd. And to top it all, a bloke sat to my right shoulder CONSTANTLY talking through the movie with this girlfriend. And I mean, scene by scene, as if the poor lass was blind as he was describing it to her. Shot a few dirty looks his way, debated saying something, chose not to. Shot an even dirtier look on the way out and left it at that.
Completely ruined what was otherwise a tense, exciting horror for myself. Absolute shame that some people feel the need to do with things in a theatre. The audience is there for the movie you twat, not your idiotic ways.
I've been to hundreds, tipping even a thousand or so more movie sessions. I have never had such a terrible experience in a theatre than I did with this movie. Very similar reactions - laughing at key moments, clicking like the girl does, I even had a guy scream during a tense moment trying to scare the crowd. And to top it all, a bloke sat to my right shoulder CONSTANTLY talking through the movie with this girlfriend. And I mean, scene by scene, as if the poor lass was blind as he was describing it to her. Shot a few dirty looks his way, debated saying something, chose not to. Shot an even dirtier look on the way out and left it at that.
Completely ruined what was otherwise a tense, exciting horror for myself. Absolute shame that some people feel the need to do with things in a theatre. The audience is there for the movie you twat, not your idiotic ways.
I was dreading going to see A Quiet Place because I knew how much it relied on silent tension. For the most part the audience was well behaved, but there was a guy who clearly had a tickle in his throat and instead of just getting it over and done with in one big cough or throat clear he went through 10 minutes of attempting to have internal, stealth coughs that were driving me nuts. Like I appreciate his attempt at keeping quiet, but he just drew it out. My ears similar hone in on anyone near by who, during a particularly quiet moment, will put their hand in their crisp packet or popcorn in slow motion to make less noise, but noise that lasts 5 times as long. Your brain has acknowledge it's a quiet moment, maybe just don't eat something for 2 minutes til the tension's broke...
The kid next to me kept texting throughout most of first part of the movie.
It was really annoying.
It was really annoying.
Yeah there is sometimes real obnoxious people, it's best to go to films when you know it's quiet for your local cinema, especially for non-action films. Fortunately it's not that common of an occurrence for me, but I still prefer going when it's less busy, which means pretty much avoiding weekends, and going during a week night, which I prefer because I like doing other things during the weekend.
This thread cursed me.
I never have these kinds of bad experiences.
Went to see a 1:30p showing of Hereditary today and there was probably 12 people there. These 3 girls were whispering loudly and laughing constantly for the first half of the movie and it was driving me crazy.
Finally I turned around and said "Are you going to just talk through the whole movie?"
To which a girl said, "probably!"
Incensed, I told her "well, could you be cool to the rest of us who also paid to see the movie and not do that?"
And I'll be damned if they never said anything again. About 15 minutes later they just left. They looked like high school kids.
I've never done that before in my life but I was not even trying to have it during this movie. The movie was awesome, I loved it! I can see why a lot of audiences didn't like it but that doesn't mean you should just be an asshole and disregard everyone else in the room.
Maybe because it was a horror film these kids didn't know what they were getting, but I had to be a dick and I didn't like doing it.
I never have these kinds of bad experiences.
Went to see a 1:30p showing of Hereditary today and there was probably 12 people there. These 3 girls were whispering loudly and laughing constantly for the first half of the movie and it was driving me crazy.
Finally I turned around and said "Are you going to just talk through the whole movie?"
To which a girl said, "probably!"
Incensed, I told her "well, could you be cool to the rest of us who also paid to see the movie and not do that?"
And I'll be damned if they never said anything again. About 15 minutes later they just left. They looked like high school kids.
I've never done that before in my life but I was not even trying to have it during this movie. The movie was awesome, I loved it! I can see why a lot of audiences didn't like it but that doesn't mean you should just be an asshole and disregard everyone else in the room.
Maybe because it was a horror film these kids didn't know what they were getting, but I had to be a dick and I didn't like doing it.
Had a couple out of place laughs when I went to see it, but for the most part people were pretty good. On the one hand, it was an early screening which should weed out people who aren't in the know and super interested, but on the other hand it was free, so people could've dragged along their less enthusiastic friends. Fortunately, the odds worked out in my favor.
Just saw this movie yesterday and had a similar experience, to the point where I had to get out of my seat and yell at a group of young girls to be quiet (which did work). I've had bad movie theater experiences but never anything like this, just talking and commenting throughout the first hour or so of the movie. "SHE BUGGIN" "SHE WILDIN" "THIS BITCH DEAD" "THIS SOME PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SHIT" and doing the clicking noise over and over and over, absolutely unbearable. This is the type of shit that makes me avoid seeing movies in theaters but I was really looking forward to this, people just do not know how to fucking act...
I had a small child (not a baby) wailing throughout the third act of Solo yesterday. Come on, people.
I love theaters, but its easy to have a bad experience. the best time to see horror movies is a week or two after release on a weekday. its typically pretty empty.
idk why people have to talk during a movie. one of my girlfriends friends does that, which I didn't learn until we all saw IT. after that, imma not do that again. some people just cant help themselves for w/e reason.
edit, is this movie good? I haven't seen a thread about it.
idk why people have to talk during a movie. one of my girlfriends friends does that, which I didn't learn until we all saw IT. after that, imma not do that again. some people just cant help themselves for w/e reason.
edit, is this movie good? I haven't seen a thread about it.
At least you're not in France: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...orror-film-annabelle-withdrawn-french-cinemas
I don't to to the theatre super often. Is it like a normal thing to bring your young child to an R-rated horror film? There was a girl who couldn't have been older than 10 at my showing of Hereditary. I mean, she seemed to take all the traumatic stuff pretty well and only got fidgety near the end but still that seems pretty intense for a kid of that age.
I've seen waaay too much of this type of bad parenting (or non-parenting actually). I don't get it.
I had a couple of dickheads at my screening last night, too. They got up and left about 30 minutes in but not before shouting to the whole room on their way out about how shit the movie was. They looked like pure scumbags, dressed in tracksuits n' all. It must have become clear to them that it wasn't some dumb jump-scare filled mass market movie.
Loved the movie despite that, though.
Loved the movie despite that, though.
I think there's something about this movie that quietly drives film audiences nuts. I watch dozens of movies a year theatrically and I've NEVER experienced a crowd like the one I watched Hereditary with.
Theatre was barely full but people were actively restless, leaving their seats repeatedly, brazenly voicing comments about obvious plot points and the guy directly behind me literally yelled in fright multiple times during the movie's final act... INCLUDING... and I've never seen this happen before... fleeing the theatre for the exit at one point after he was startled. He literally bolted out of his seat and fled for the exit.
Theatre was barely full but people were actively restless, leaving their seats repeatedly, brazenly voicing comments about obvious plot points and the guy directly behind me literally yelled in fright multiple times during the movie's final act... INCLUDING... and I've never seen this happen before... fleeing the theatre for the exit at one point after he was startled. He literally bolted out of his seat and fled for the exit.
I'll always remember the time I caught a screening of Species in the States and a couple brought their entire family of young kids (ages 8-11) to watch the movie with them. Species of all things! The entire premise of that movie is an alien fucks unwitting men in an attempt to get pregnant and reproduce alien offspring. Natasha Henstridge spends half that movie naked. I felt guilty watching that film at 18.
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This is why I dont go to theaters anymore. Movies only take about 3 months to hit digital or Blu Ray and you are basically spending the cost of a theater ticket to own it forever.
Me neither. I guess it's parents who don't actually want to be parents.
If you don't want to be a father...don't become a father. Not that hard. :|
Got a guy making the clicking (or is it more of a popping?) noise in my screening as well. Super annoying and undermined some otherwise-intense moments.
Is it just me or are things only getting worse in theaters these days? I remember it only being every now and then if someone were that obnoxious, and now I'm actually surprised to make it out of a movie where there isn't at least one of them.
Last time I went, there was a couple who were having active conversations with the movie characters. Constantly. WTF? When they were told to please stop talking, the girl responded "Now I'm only gonna talk more", and then she kept shaking the ice in her cup repeatedly just to piss off the other people. I really don't understand the mindset. People around her got so fed up and left. Can someone explain to me how this is considered reasonable behavior in their minds?
Last time I went, there was a couple who were having active conversations with the movie characters. Constantly. WTF? When they were told to please stop talking, the girl responded "Now I'm only gonna talk more", and then she kept shaking the ice in her cup repeatedly just to piss off the other people. I really don't understand the mindset. People around her got so fed up and left. Can someone explain to me how this is considered reasonable behavior in their minds?
Comic book movies opening night have been by far the worst for me, and not because of poorly behaved kids/teens. There's always some small group of adult comic nerds near me that can't handle themselves. The worst of the bunch was when I saw Justice League. There was a guy a couple seats down (in his mid 30s) who was just yelling the entire time. "OH MY GOD!" "THAT WAS AMAZING!" "WONDERWOMAN IS SO HOT!", "HOLY SHIT, IT'S DEATHSTROKE!"
His friends in his group were only a little better behaved. Some random clapping and hollering. Also the snickering when there was shot of Gal Gadot's ass.
His friends in his group were only a little better behaved. Some random clapping and hollering. Also the snickering when there was shot of Gal Gadot's ass.
What is this clicking you guys are talking about? I don't think I've come across clickers lol.
It's a thing specific to Hereditary. In the context of the film, it's this really unnerving noise (even as mundane as it is in real life) and as such, it's incredibly annoying when people start repeating the sound ad nauseum in the theater.
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I am torn with horror.
I love horror films, huge fan, one of the biggest you will find....
I try hard to get to the theater to support every one that I can to keep the genre going but I fucking hate theater crowds.
I hate it.
Back in the day , in Jersey there was a small theater that kind of catered to horror and sci fi so when you went you know you were with people who felt like you did (usually).
But these days in theaters people are just social inept assbags with no awareness of the environment around them
I love horror films, huge fan, one of the biggest you will find....
I try hard to get to the theater to support every one that I can to keep the genre going but I fucking hate theater crowds.
I hate it.
Back in the day , in Jersey there was a small theater that kind of catered to horror and sci fi so when you went you know you were with people who felt like you did (usually).
But these days in theaters people are just social inept assbags with no awareness of the environment around them
My showing last night was okay for the most part. Some teenage laughter. One round of clicks. I started falling asleep at one point and my wife gently nudged me because I snore.