Vent - noisy people in cinema

MothballsWallet

I shouldn't do this, but...

atarisrocks wrote: »

i hate the old people who take a picnic with them and then talk to each other about what each other want.

ive been there when a old woman asked her husband what sandwich he wanted as she made like 5 types then got a plate for the sandwich and a cup for the coffee she had brought with her and then started filling a bowl with crisps god knows how she fit it all in her bag

one woman even started eating quiche with a knife and fork before

They should have gone to Specsavers

brettcta

the last time i told someone to shut up at a film, i found out at the end (when the lights came back up) that he was mentally handicapped and with his carer.



never again.

ColinFishwick

Last time I went to cinema we didnt have sound and had to listen to some guy playing the piano

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I love going to the cinema. It doesn't matter how big your telly is at home, it can't beat the atmosphere of the big screen and being surrounded by people laughing and ooohing at the same time. I generally go to my local independent to watch arty films, and to the West End for big blockbusters- the price of a ticket there automatically filters out the teen chavs. Watching stuff like Lord of the Rings or X-Men in a cinema full of enthusiastic geeks is an amazing experience.

I used to work in a cinema, and it's surprising how little people complain in this country. One time the aircon broke down meaning it was a total furnace inside. We all waited in the foyer with free tickets for those who complained, but only a handful out of a sold out screening did so. If you complain loudly in public you should get your money back, or get a free ticket.

fluffnutter

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

I used to work in a cinema, and it's surprising how little people complain in this country. One time the aircon broke down meaning it was a total furnace inside. We all waited in the foyer with free tickets for those who complained, but only a handful out of a sold out screening did so. If you complain loudly in public you should get your money back, or get a free ticket.

One time the cinema was so hot I felt like my unborn child was frying. I complained (during the film) only to be told by some 12 year old ignoramus that 'the temperature's controlled by head office'.

Whatever that means. I assumed it meant 'sorry, I'm too stupid to help you'.

Azari

fluffnutter wrote: »

One time the cinema was so hot I felt like my unborn child was frying. I complained (during the film) only to be told by some 12 year old ignoramus that 'the temperature's controlled by head office'.

Whatever that means. I assumed it meant 'sorry, I'm too stupid to help you'.

That's exactly what they meant.

The cinema believes that it can use the cheapest labour if that labour does not have to do anything difficult.

At a multiplex I used there were instances of showings that were advertised on flyers but not taking place. It was apparently impossible for anyone on site to rectify the problem by showing the advertised feature in an unused auditorium. (They had a print as it was being shown at other times that day).

Similarly, a feature was being played with the sound track all but inaudible and there was nothing anyone on site could do to rectify the problem.

fluffnutter

My local vue has a tie-in with the car park company whereby you can get cheap parking if you visit the cinema. You have to get your ticket stamped in their little machine. Understandably said machine is behind the counter to stop anyone who's not visiting the cinema just wandering past and validating their tickets for cheap parking.

You can't ask the people who stand by the barrier checking your cinema ticket - they won't validate your ticket for you, despite their standing there doing nothing. Nope, you've got to queue up with everyone at the food stand buying overpriced stale hotdogs. The staff serving take about 15 hours to pour a coke, and shove a handful of popcorn in a bag so this can get rather time-consuming. All the while you're in the queue waiting for someone to do something that literally takes nano-seconds, you have full sight of the gormless twats standing by the barrier staring into space, scratching their balls.

Such manipulation is obviously to get you to spend a further 900 quid on revolting cinema food. No doubt there are people who, on reaching the front of the queue, will suddenly forget that they merely wanted their parking ticket validated and will blurt out 'Six El Presidente, four large cokes, three nachos with extra cheese, and a large salted popcorn, please' but I'm not one of them.

bargainbetty

I took my mum to see the Woman in Black at the weekend, and the place was full of pre-teen and teenaged Harry Potter fans. The kids in front were fidgeting and looking at their phones at the beginning, but started to be a bit better when it got to the scarier bits. Mum waited until the Woman was appearing in the shadows, and then picked a perfect moment to lean in close to him and place her hand on the shoulder of the kid in front - when he stopped screaming she politely asked him to turn his phone off.

Azari

bargainbetty wrote: »

I took my mum to see the Woman in Black at the weekend, and the place was full of pre-teen and teenaged Harry Potter fans. The kids in front were fidgeting and looking at their phones at the beginning, but started to be a bit better when it got to the scarier bits. Mum waited until the Woman was appearing in the shadows, and then picked a perfect moment to lean in close to him and place her hand on the shoulder of the kid in front - when he stopped screaming she politely asked him to turn his phone off.

Class!
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fluffnutter

I've got to admit I watched some of The Woman in Black with my eyes shut.