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Popcorn at the movies
- Thread starter esseesse
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Stay home, then, if you're that sensitive to what sound like normal human eating noises.
Is that with the butter flavored topping oil? If so, you're a gross individual.
Chillaaaaaaax bro. You sound like a real downer. Let the people eat their popcorn and stop being a pompous asshole. I bet you are the life of the party huh guy? You probably walk around the party making sure people use coasters. Popcorn and movies goes together like hot dogs and buns. Don't be a chump, be a champ
The theatre in my town gives you a large soda, huge bag of popcorn, a chocolate bar and a ticket to the movie for $18 CAD. I usually only eat like a quarter of the popcorn so I take the rest home and eat it over the next few days. Pretty awesome deal.
You can also go in the theatre any time and get just the food. I go in to buy a big bag of popcorn for like $5 without seeing a movie and it lasts me 3-4 days.
Without the topping oil, I can understand the salty/sweet, soft/hard dynamic.
But I'd rather avoid that gluttonous sludge that would surely emerge from that bucket of canola oil.
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You know this isn't just about popcorn.
You are in room to watch a movie. You are supposed to be quiet. Not open wrappers and try the best you can to find gold at bottom the popcorn bucket.
It's like, people think they are alone in the room. The chocolate bar couple even said one to other "This chocolate bar is great".
I went to see A Quiet Place at the cinema and a person in front was rustling their popcorn for the entire first scene in the drug store. There was a definite moment when they realised the movie would be this silent for the majority of the runtime, and the rustling slowly decreased until they just stopped eating it lol.
Just give me the ability to watch cinema releases at home for a premium and I am there, day 1.
Just give me the ability to watch cinema releases at home for a premium and I am there, day 1.
Exactly. It's a room full of people watching a movie. You need to let people eat and stop being the sound police. Plus they sell the food at the movies. Its completely normal for people to eat the food they bought at the snack bar while watching the movie. Otherwise there would be a no food or drink rule, which would be truly ridiculous. Now talking during the movie I would agree with. But just eating? Nah. You get the gasface.
When you are getting upwards of hundreds of people in a room, it's not reasonable to think that everyone will have the same adherence to sound volume.
You can be sure that I would be the first person throw popcorn at you for using a phone during the movie. If it doesn't help I will shout everyone will know who is destroying the experience for everybody else. Popcorn is part of cinema! Phones are not.
Yeah I've never understood why cinemas pick such fucking noisy food.
Plus I'd rather have a nice sandwich than shitty popcorn, nachos or hot dogs. Sandwiches are quieter and tastier.
And yeah wrappers can be annoying - for some reason nobody has enough of a functioning brain stem to open their shit before the movie starts.
Plus I'd rather have a nice sandwich than shitty popcorn, nachos or hot dogs. Sandwiches are quieter and tastier.
And yeah wrappers can be annoying - for some reason nobody has enough of a functioning brain stem to open their shit before the movie starts.
If it's shining in my face for some time, gladly. It's called an argument, which idiot is fighting over a damn movie?
I tell them to stop using their phone, throw popcorn, then shout. Normal escalation of events.
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What if popcorn destroy the experience for some? Am I allowed to shout?
I haven't got an exact problem with popcorn itself in case some of you realize. I do, however, with annoying screech and squeak sounds interrumpting my experience. Half of them is because people don't know how to respect others.
A cinema is a cinema. You are there to watch movies. Not eating your dinner!
The OP reads like a parody of a first world problem. Can't believe he's actually that stuck up.
I mean I could relate to a lot of troublesome audience habits. Loud talking during a movie, and sure, I could understand the annoying sound of someone messing with plastic wrap, and maybe open mouth chewing (though I've never really experienced that last one). The one that gets me is people leaving their phones on. I mean hearing a notification chine is annoying, but I hate when people decide to leave it on in their lap or holding it in their hand as they're watching with the bright screen annoyingly during my eyes and making me unable to focus on the movie screen. Ugh that really annoys me.
Now before OP looks at this and says, "SEE? SEE! Popcorn's JUST LIKE THAT!"
It really isn't. Why we would have all these PSAs about turning off your phone and not eating popcorn? You're being obnoxious and you're 1000% wrong.
I mean I could relate to a lot of troublesome audience habits. Loud talking during a movie, and sure, I could understand the annoying sound of someone messing with plastic wrap, and maybe open mouth chewing (though I've never really experienced that last one). The one that gets me is people leaving their phones on. I mean hearing a notification chine is annoying, but I hate when people decide to leave it on in their lap or holding it in their hand as they're watching with the bright screen annoyingly during my eyes and making me unable to focus on the movie screen. Ugh that really annoys me.
Now before OP looks at this and says, "SEE? SEE! Popcorn's JUST LIKE THAT!"
It really isn't. Why we would have all these PSAs about turning off your phone and not eating popcorn? You're being obnoxious and you're 1000% wrong.
My only problem is that my soda is gone too quickly. I'll then wait for the ice to melt and try and suck all the water out that I can. Also, I usually have to give the entire cup a good shake once in awhile so the remaining ice does not freeze together. Then, it's time to see if I can get anymore liquid from the cup. After 30 minutes of that, it's time to pop the lid off and crunch on the remaining ice!
You know what i really hate about movies? All these privileged assholes sitting in chairs. When i was a kid we were so poor we couldn't afford chairs. Standing only. What, you guys are too good to stand?
Because you know that eating during a movie is normal and encouraged. Playing around with your phone isn't. They aren't equivalent. Film is largely a visual medium, your phone is more distracting than some guy chewing popcorn.
mm, damn, hits me right in the sweet spot when I open an era thread and it's exactly what I was hoping for.
On the off chance I ever end up in a movie theater again, I'm gonna get the wettest buttery popcorn I can, plop down right behind op, and just smack it up until he snaps. A little husk might fly out and land on your ear.
Free asmr bro
On the off chance I ever end up in a movie theater again, I'm gonna get the wettest buttery popcorn I can, plop down right behind op, and just smack it up until he snaps. A little husk might fly out and land on your ear.
Free asmr bro
The other day I had someone with a giant fucking pizza right next to me. Lord knows how they were able to bring that shit into a movie theater.
Man, I wish my worst movie going experience was someone loudly chomping on popcorn. Some people are just lucky I guess.
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I went last night. There were only five of us in the theatre, but one couple had popcorn. They were really quiet and I didn't hear it even though we were in the same row.
Movie popcorn is a staple, and it's something people go for. It's not going anywhere.
Movie popcorn is a staple, and it's something people go for. It's not going anywhere.
If you go to a movie theater, you accept that you're going to have a social experience, it's not just the movie you're buying. If you don't want that (I don't want it too), don't go to the theater. The giant screen and dolby surround are nice but not really necessary.
You are the odd one out here.
Popcorn has been part of the moviegoing experience for ages now. In fact I cannot go to a movie and not get popcorn. Movie theater popcorn is the best.
Popcorn has been part of the moviegoing experience for ages now. In fact I cannot go to a movie and not get popcorn. Movie theater popcorn is the best.
While we are moaning about stuff people do in public....
Loud music on shitty headphones that seem to leak out more to the outside world than the person actually listening to it on public transport.
Thankfully I don't commute anymore but I did for 15 years and it used to drive me crazzzzzzzzzy. Just want to sit there quietly before work damnit!!!
Loud music on shitty headphones that seem to leak out more to the outside world than the person actually listening to it on public transport.
Thankfully I don't commute anymore but I did for 15 years and it used to drive me crazzzzzzzzzy. Just want to sit there quietly before work damnit!!!
You realize if no one bought theater food theaters would cease to exist? The theater makes pennies on the dollar for ticket sales. Concessions sales is what keeps them in business.