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Posted on 20 January 12 at 21:35 |
Next week, I will be going to the cinema for the first time since I saw "Avatar" in 3-D.
I generally stopped going because the last twenty times I went, there was always a band of teenagers sitting a few rows behind me that just would not shut the hell up and let me enjoy the film. Always a different band of young people doing exactly the same thing.
The next film I plan on watching at the cinema is "A Dangerous Method". If there is a band of teenagers chatting away during this film, I would be shocked that they were interested in showing up at that film to begin with.
I have stuck with Netflix the last couple of years and watched most of the new DVD releases as they came out that way.
So, the discussion here is - how many people actually enjoy going to the cinema anymore? How many people are also annoyed with people who talk throughout the entire film?
There used to be a time, when I was very young, when the ushers at the cinemas would deal with unruly audience members. They stopped doing that in general a very long time ago, and that is very sad. |
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Posted on 21 January 12 at 22:25 |
| I haven't had an issue in a while, but I do understand what you're talking about. Regardless, I think going to the cinema with your buddies is one of the most fun things still to do, especially that moment right after where everyone asks "what did you think?". However, there's definitely some movies that are just fine right at home on the couch. Just depends I guess on the flick and how tolerating you are of assholes that day. |
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Posted on 21 January 12 at 22:45 |
Tasty Pastry said:I haven't had an issue in a while, but I do understand what you're talking about. Regardless, I think going to the cinema with your buddies is one of the most fun things still to do, especially that moment right after where everyone asks "what did you think?". However, there's definitely some movies that are just fine right at home on the couch. Just depends I guess on the flick and how tolerating you are of assholes that day.You are that band of assholes in the row behind!  |
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Posted on 21 January 12 at 22:57 |
*Looks innocently around...*
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Posted on 14 March 12 at 15:04, Edited on 14 March 12 at 15:04 by aussiestatic |
| I have no time for movies. Too much gaming. |
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Posted on 14 March 12 at 15:47 |
| It depends on the movie im watching. I was watching Scott Pilgrim vs The World and there were some guys next to me cracking funny ass jokes the whole time it made the movie a lot funnier but if its a movie like Inception I wouldnt like people talking at all because it was a total mind f*ck! Hes in a dream, then hes not! then he is!!! |
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Posted on 14 March 12 at 23:05, Edited on 14 March 12 at 23:06 by Dreakon13 |
The biggest problem with the "cinema" (theater) is that it's so expensive these days, the movie tickets are $10-15 alone, then the popcorn and pop is like double that. Even going alone you're pretty much paying for the price of a game... and then some if you have a gal or fella with you and opt to pay for them.
Thankfully, there's a small theater near where I live that gets new movies a month or two later than the big boys but I can get a ticket, popcorn and pop for a whopping $6. Not the most lavish place to take a date, but works pretty darn well when I'm just hanging with the guys and don't feel like spending a small fortune. It helps I'm not a big movie guy too, so I don't mind waiting to see a movie I'm remotely interested in. |
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Posted on 15 March 12 at 01:34 |
Its basic expense for me, Family of 3 with a dog.
gotta find someone watch the dog (hastle), drive there (expence), park (more expence). Then as mentioned popcorn and drinks, maybe choc and sweets or a slushie thing. ITS LIKE A £100 QUID DAY OUT. specially if you have lunch out as well.
and ive had a few bad experience as the cinema over the last 3 years.
I used to go loads when i lived in Wycombe the cinema there was a filmworks place and the sound was seriously Epic! I also lived in Estonia for 6 months in Tallin and they had the Coca-Cola plaza, which was very well priced. Nothing near me so everytings like a 40 min drive.
So my answer is no i dont go, basically down to cost. |
Last post: 19 May at 00:53
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Posted on 15 March 12 at 20:21 |
I hate going out to the movies.
First, most films are rentals at best ... they have stopped making movies that I really wanted to see in-theater a long, loooooong time ago. Especially at the going rate where entry plus food and drink is roughly about $20-25 a head ... a month of Netflix or Blockbuster is cheaper than that.
Additionally, I hate being out in public most of the time. Most people piss me off or annoy me ... like the teenagers that won't shut the hell up or the little bratty kids that kick your seat. I hate the assholes that put their feet up on the seat in front of them ... one time, some dick wad actually took his shoes off and put his sock-feet up next to my face. I find that a solid majority of the population no longer know what correct behavior in public is.
I live (or used to live) in a touristy area, and people ... especially lazy tourists that just don't give a shit ... throw their trash anywhere but in a garbage can. I hate tromping through candy wrappers, popcorn tubs, kicking over left-behind sodas, and my feet sticking to the floor everywhere I walk. These same tourists are usually the assholes that won't shut up during the movie.
I also hate going to see a movie, and as I said earlier especially at the high cost, when I will inevitably miss a good portion of the movie by going to the bathroom. I have stomach/digestive problems, and, hell, when I buy a goddam gallon of soda (the small size, you know) I have to piss like a racehorse. I will simply wait for the home release that I can pause, go take a piss or a shit at my leisure, and not miss a thing. If I DID happen to miss a thing, I can rewind and watch it again. This comes in handy for all of those "Did you see that? It was AWESOME!" moments that you and friends have ... rewind and watch again and again those great scenes, funny lines, sick kills, etc.
Fuck theaters. Fuck taking out a second mortgage for your family to see a movie. Fuck annoying miscreants that hang out in packs, subjecting the few normal people to their bad behavior. Fuck it all. |
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Posted on 15 March 12 at 23:14 |
| My last theatre experience (took my then 4 year old to see Puss n Boots) was ruined by the VERY large couple a few seats down from us that laughed VERY loudly and at EVERYTHING. |
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Posted on 15 March 12 at 23:36 |
| mybabysdaddy said:My last theatre experience (took my then 4 year old to see Puss n Boots) was ruined by the VERY large couple a few seats down from us that laughed VERY loudly and at EVERYTHING.Whadya mean ... like this? |
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Posted on 16 March 12 at 00:20 |
| Exactly |
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Posted on 16 March 12 at 05:41 |
| mybabysdaddy said:My last theatre experience (took my then 4 year old to see Puss n Boots) was ruined by the VERY large couple a few seats down from us that laughed VERY loudly and at EVERYTHING.OMG that happened to me recently! Made me feel like just leaving.. |
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Posted on 16 March 12 at 13:44 |
| Noxiou7z said:OMG that happened to me recently! Made me feel like just leaving..The worst part was the guy's laugh. He had two volume settings, loud and off, and his laugh started with the subtlety of a rifle crack. My daughter was actually scared by it half a dozen times. |
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Posted on 16 March 12 at 19:29 |
Mickey Burns said:I hate going out to the movies.
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Fuck theaters. Fuck taking out a second mortgage for your family to see a movie. Fuck annoying miscreants that hang out in packs, subjecting the few normal people to their bad behavior. Fuck it all.All of the above.
Last time I went to the movies I ended up sitting next to the mother of a kid who obviously had some sort of problem, as he kept making loud interjections. Obviously, this kid can't help it, so I'm not going to rip on him too hard. But if I were the mother, I would not be taking him to the busy Friday Night sessions, go at a time when you will annoy the least number of people. Like how I choose to give my girlfriend driving lessons at times when the traffic is quiet.
Another time I went to the movies, I was a wee bit stronger than I am now (I was benching 100kg in 2008), and there were these punk kids trying to sneak into the theater. They were giving the attendant a hard time (also a young dude, as one might expect). My date commented she thought they were 'scum'. My testosterone fueled confidence and the fact I was on a date catalysed me into doing something:
"If you go in there for free - I will throw you out. And I beg of you, please try to sneak in. I've been waiting to encounter some punks for ages."
"Why the fuck do you care?"
I just silently stated him directly in the eyes. I'm pretty good at doing a blank stare that has an air of psychosis to it. It took about 5 seconds for him to realise that I wanted him to take it further. They walked to the exit, which involved walking past me which I enjoyed.
Later when my date and I were in the movie, the attendant came through many times with a flashlight early into the film looking for the punks, but they were never there. These days though, I'm just slightly short on the muscle to do this, which subsequently gives me less confidence. I used to have about 9 hrs a week available to train, nowadays I only have 5, the biggest difference though must be my limited budget for supplements, and the trickiness of getting 'perfect nutrition'. |
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Last post: 15 May at 20:17
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Posted on 12 April 12 at 21:54 |
I've had a bitter taste in my mouth about the cinema ever since a few years back. Me and my other half went to see Hot Fuzz on the night of release. We were happily sat watching it, when about 45 minutes in the film started playing backwards quickly, from the end (so we saw how it ended, too!). It was like that for about 10 minutes before someone in the cinema had to leave and tell one of the staff. They stopped it, we waited for another 10 minutes and then someone came in to tell us that was the only copy they had and that we'd have to leave, and that they'd give us a refund. Swore never to go back to that particular cinema. Shit thing is, that's our nearest by quite a bit. Next one is 25 miles/£8 train journey away.
To top off that cinema trip, we headed to pizza hut after for some food, and when we stepped through the door the woman greeted us and said 'We're out of pizzas and only have pasta dishes and salad available tonight'. What the fuck?! We just gave up and went home. Shit day |
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Posted on 13 April 12 at 17:19, Edited on 13 April 12 at 17:38 by WeisGuy9 |
Don't go to the theatre any more. Haven't in years. Too many rude teenagers, sweaty fat people, cell phones, uncomfortable seats, hats, seatback-kicking children, and it costs too much money.
And it'll be on DVD or Netflix in a couple of months anyway.
ButterflyEdge said:To top off that cinema trip, we headed to pizza hut after for some food, and when we stepped through the door the woman greeted us and said 'We're out of pizzas and only have pasta dishes and salad available tonight'. What the fuck?! We just gave up and went home. Shit day What is it with restaurants that do this?
A while back, my family and I stopped at a local place called Kansas City BBQ for some scrumptious BBQ ribs. We go in, check out the menu (with the clerk standing in front of us the whole time silently) and we all order, of course, a BBQ rib dinner. "Sorry, we're out of ribs tonight." This is at 5:30PM btw. I said, "Then why are you open? Also, why did you not mention this while you stood there watching us look at the menu?"
Stopped at Subway two nights ago to pickup sandwiches for dinner. The guy says, "Sorry, we're out bread". BREAD?!?!? How the fuck does Subway run out of bread?
Been to a local KFC that was out of chicken, as well. |
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Last post: 28 Jan at 20:31
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Posted on 13 April 12 at 22:47 |
| WeisGuy9 said:Stopped at Subway two nights ago to pickup sandwiches for dinner. The guy says, "Sorry, we're out bread". BREAD?!?!? How the fuck does Subway run out of bread?Sounds like incredibly bad luck! |
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Posted on 13 April 12 at 22:51 |
| Psymon100 said:WeisGuy9 said:Stopped at Subway two nights ago to pickup sandwiches for dinner. The guy says, "Sorry, we're out bread". BREAD?!?!? How the fuck does Subway run out of bread?Sounds like incredibly bad luck!Sounds like an incredibly bad restaurant manager. |
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Posted on 13 April 12 at 23:08, Edited on 13 April 12 at 23:08 by Mickey Burns |
Meh ... it happens. Some days it is easy to misjudge business volume and prep ahead ... especially with things you need to know ahead of schedule like bread. You want to have enough to get through the day, yet you don't want to overshoot and throw out a bunch of shit ... that really cuts into the margins. In this shit economy were are still stuck in, businesses are looking in multiple places to be able to penny-pinch and save. For restaurants, trying to keep a tight reign on how much you toss at the end of the day is one of the biggest areas.
If it wasn't a typically busy day (ie. pay days, VA disability/Social Security pay days, big local events or huge national events like festivals, college sports game days or Super Bowl, holidays, or a weekend) chances are high that an abnormal amount of business on a slow day would result in this happening. Even some busy days are hard to predict what your business will be like. Here in Tallahassee, when FSU played Oklahoma last fall many restaurants ran out of stuff. They expected a rush, but not quite the massive rush they ended up getting.
Now, if it is something they make fresh on site everyday (like Subway supposedly does their bread), you can make more for later in the day. Of course, baking bread takes time. You'll miss out on some business, but you'll be wiser and ready for a later run in the day. However, it is easier to play catch up with fresh baked bread than, say perhaps, Pizza Hut pizza dough. Iirc, that shit comes pre-made and frozen ... you'd have to wait until the next truck from the warehouse comes in. |