Should Ushers/Usherettes return to cinemas?

Gillyx

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

Goodness your son sounds like a perfect punter, if only the good 20 - 30 children and teenagers who couldn't sit still without wandering around the cinema and texting and playing games were as good as him.

He does get excited when he sees something he knows the word too, so there was quite a few 'car' 'Lego' moments but I did try to shush him, when I felt it was too much, if he had begun to get up and want to wander I would have left, and I was prepared for that with it being our first outing to the cinema. He is used to watching movies at home though and I do turn it off at home if he starts to run around etc as he's obviously not watching it anymore so maybe he's used to that

Valli

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

I've noticed that people just can't sit still and be quiet anymore.

This. Kids cannot, apparently, be allowed to be bored anymore. They have to be entertained (stimulated) all the time. So they are given things to do and they just do NOT learn to sit still.

Spendless

It's Vue or nothing where I live too, but I can't ever say I've encountered the levels you experienced. And I've sat through Frozen 3 times! Never had them at the kids am viewings either.

Was it a new release you went to see? I'm guessing a bank hol combined with a popular film made for large levels of audience and contributed to your problems.

If this was the case I'd try and wait a few weeks before going, not always easy if kids are pestering, but maybe a compromise about not going at all.

I think Mrcow's suggestions on where to sit was good advice. If you aren't the family who have to get up for toilet breaks during the showing, plonk yourselves in the middle of the row. Then anyone who does can go to the aisle ends instead.

Georgiegirl256

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

That's another side issue, why can't people watch a film for 2 hours without needing a vast array of snacks and refreshments?

Isn't that part of the experience? I always get a tub of popcorn, DH gets some revels (or something of that ilk) and we usually share a large drink. The majority of people treat themselves to some snacks, or at least a drink surely?

**professor~yaffle**

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Isn't that part of the experience? I always get a tub of popcorn, DH gets some revels (or something of that ilk) and we usually share a large drink. The majority of people treat themselves to some snacks, or at least a drink surely?

Oh we're not talking about someone quietly sipping a drink or sucking a sweet. They bring hot dogs in, chips, and other smelly food. And bucket-size fizzy drinks and milkshake which they proceed to swig and belch their way through for the duration of the film. It's like feeding time at the zoo.

Buzzybee90

Spendless wrote: »

It's Vue or nothing where I live too, but I can't ever say I've encountered the levels you experienced. And I've sat through Frozen 3 times! Never had them at the kids am viewings either.

Was it a new release you went to see? I'm guessing a bank hol combined with a popular film made for large levels of audience and contributed to your problems.

If this was the case I'd try and wait a few weeks before going, not always easy if kids are pestering, but maybe a compromise about not going at all.

I think Mrcow's suggestions on where to sit was good advice. If you aren't the family who have to get up for toilet breaks during the showing, plonk yourselves in the middle of the row. Then anyone who does can go to the aisle ends instead.

I always chose the aisle seats because I can't sit for 2 hours + without need to use the facilities! :rotfl:

Georgiegirl256

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

Oh we're not talking about someone quietly sipping a drink or sucking a sweet. They bring hot dogs in, chips, and other smelly food. And bucket-size fizzy drinks and milkshake which they proceed to swig and belch their way through for the duration of the film. It's like feeding time at the zoo.

I can imagine! However, I wish they did hotdogs etc at our local cinema.

Buttonmoons

Nothing worse when people are pig ignorant of others in the cinema. I've been taking my daughter since she was 3, she's 8 now, she does have snacks at the cinema, popcorn etc, its part of the experience really, but she'd be shuffled straight out if she thought of yapping or wandering or messing about.

We don't go to cineworld as it's FAR too dear, we'll go on orange wednesdays though at the vue.

pleasedelete

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

Oh we're not talking about someone quietly sipping a drink or sucking a sweet. They bring hot dogs in, chips, and other smelly food. And bucket-size fizzy drinks and milkshake which they proceed to swig and belch their way through for the duration of the film. It's like feeding time at the zoo.

That is how the cinemas make their money. The mark up on these items is enormous.They dont bring them in from outside- the cinema sells them and encourages its clientele to but through linked meal offers etc

Janepig

I go to the cinema every few months with DD and DS so it's always kiddies films (the last "adult" film I saw was Senna which I went to see alone as I knew I would end up sobbing and didn't want anyone I knew to see me). Even when we go to the £1 or so kids specials I don't find the behaviour particularly annoying. I can't say I get disturbed by eating or talking noises, mainly because the din from the film itself drowns out everything.

Also, DS (8) is a revelation at the cinema - he's a busy little swine as a rule and I remember dreading the first time I took him to the cinema, when he was about 3, I thought I was making a big mistake as I never imagined he'd stay still. But how wrong I was, he doesn't even get up to go to the toilet during a film, he's literally glued to the screen from the minute the lights go down right until the end. And I don't think we've ever seen a film where he hasn't said "I want to see that again" at the end. So there are children who can behave at the cinema (it's just a shame DS can't behave anywhere else!!:o:D).

I don't find it cripplingly pricey either - we've got an Odeon locally and it's £4 a ticket on Tuesdays and Thursdays so that's £12 for the three of us and I stop for sweets and pop on the way so it's probably about £15 in total.

Jx