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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 28, 2018 16:57:57 GMT
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Post by Sulla on Jan 28, 2018 17:16:55 GMT
I've never had anything like that happen.
I'm reminded of a scene in Bound For Glory (1976). Woody Guthrie and his friend jump on a moving train and crawl into a car. They meet another hobo named "Whitey the Fightspotter." Woody asks "how come they call you that?" Whitey replies "because I can spot a fight comin' a mile away." Woody asks "do you see one anytime soon?" Whitey answers "I see a doozy!"
Yeah, time to leave.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 28, 2018 17:35:56 GMT
Wow what dbags. Yeah they should have called the cops.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jan 28, 2018 18:15:11 GMT
My better judgment tells me that I would (and should) just quietly leave. A free pass for a future showing is always nice.
But when it comes to annoying theater goers, I become irate. I probably would lose my cool and start throwing the 3D glasses back at them or something. Nothing pisses me off more than arrogant pricks that think the world revolves around them.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 28, 2018 18:20:24 GMT
My worst was mild - IMAX screening of Harry Potter: OOTP. 3-4 teen boys chatting through the entire thing off to the side. I was in the back & was just as annoyed none of the dozens ppl nearer them made any fuss. The worst wasn't even that they were talking aloud, it was that they were merely audible - which made it worse in a way.
Spoiled my experience, $15 IMAX ticket... & not sure why they thought paying $15 to sit & chat was a fantastic life decision.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 18:53:06 GMT
This kind of stuff is why I may never go to the theater again, it's just not an enjoyable experience. But I've been at concerts too where people (near the back) are talking constantly through all the songs, ruining it for the people around them. Why did you even come here if you're not paying attention to the artist on stage?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 21:23:47 GMT
I think our phones and, by extension, the internet, have made it harder to pay attention to things. Can't even sit and watch a 90 minute movie without constantly texting friends.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 21:31:57 GMT
I think they may have done you a favor by making you leave early.
My question is this, do you even care what happened in the last 45 minutes of screen time?
Was the running time a little excessive in the first place? Of course it was.
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Post by shangel on Jan 28, 2018 22:58:16 GMT
I haven't had any weird experiences like that (So far), but I would've left. Like Popeye Jimmy Doyle said "Aurora Colorado." We would have headed for the visible exit sign. Or ducked. Call me paranoid.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 28, 2018 23:19:43 GMT
I would have tracked them down in the lobby and taken out the biggest one first - quick neck snap from behind. When another one comes looking for him, I'd take him out next. Now it's just me and the leader, who probably has figured everything out by now and taken my wife hostage. I show myself and tell him I have no weapons. Little does he know, I have a pair of 3D glasses taped to my back. BAM! I chuck them right at his face. Off the theater balcony he goes. Me and my wife enjoy the rest of the Star Wars, and the pregnant employees even appoint me theater sheriff.
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Post by poelzig on Jan 28, 2018 23:54:38 GMT
Terrorized is a strong word. Maybe too strong but here is what happened... My wife and I decided to finally see The Last Jedi last night. Surprisingly there were probably 30 people in the theater for the 10:00 pm show. A half an hour in I hear someone yell from the back of the theater. I looked back to see five or six "things" falling from the air. They were pairs of 3D glasses and one had hit me. At this time a few men in their 20's left the theater for a couple minutes and then came back. Knowing it wasn't an accident and that someone had intentionally thrown a bunch of 3D glasses, I told my wife I thought we should leave. But she didn't want to. So we stayed. And the men kept leaving and coming back every fifteen minutes or so for another hour when a man yelled, "YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER!" and dozens of 3D glasses rained down on the theater of people. At this time we did get up and leave with probably half of the theater. There were two managers on duty, both women and one was pregnant. I suggested they call the police. I don't know if they did or not. We took a couple free passes and left without seeing the last 45 minutes of the movie. I am curious what other people would've done in this situation. Would you have stayed? Left? Anything weird like this ever happen to you at the theater before? You should have had your wife lead you to the lobby while you clutched your eye screaming as if in pain. Told the worthless managers that 3D glasses had hit you in the eye and you were unable to see out of that eye. Refused to leave until an ambulance and police showed up as your wife called the scummiest injury lawyer from your local TV commercials. Insinuate the punks would need help from theater employees to procure so many pairs of 3D glasses. As part of your eventual settlement demand free movies AND concessions for life. Sell other theater patrons popcorn, candy and sodas for half price and then get more for free. Date night for life taken care of. |
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Post by poelzig on Jan 29, 2018 0:04:24 GMT
I would have tracked them down in the lobby and taken out the biggest one first - quick neck snap from behind. When another one comes looking for him, I'd take him out next. Now it's just me and the leader, who probably has figured everything out by now and taken my wife hostage. I show myself and tell him I have no weapons. Little does he know, I have a pair of 3D glasses taped to my back. BAM! I chuck them right at his face. Off the theater balcony he goes. Me and my wife enjoy the rest of the Star Wars, and the pregnant employees even appoint me theater sheriff. Also they name the baby after you moviebuffbrad Jr. |
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jan 29, 2018 0:45:06 GMT
Forget About The Theater calling the Police, I would have just called the Police myself!
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Post by shangel on Jan 29, 2018 4:15:27 GMT
I would have tracked them down in the lobby and taken out the biggest one first - quick neck snap from behind. When another one comes looking for him, I'd take him out next. Now it's just me and the leader, who probably has figured everything out by now and taken my wife hostage. I show myself and tell him I have no weapons. Little does he know, I have a pair of 3D glasses taped to my back. BAM! I chuck them right at his face. Off the theater balcony he goes. Me and my wife enjoy the rest of the Star Wars, and the pregnant employees even appoint me theater sheriff. Lmao. You're name should be Ray Donovan. |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 29, 2018 4:28:27 GMT
"And the men kept leaving and coming back every fifteen minutes or so for another hour when a man yelled, "YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER!" and dozens of 3D glasses rained down on the theater of people."
**A tragic case of cinema patrons who did not find the movie even remotely engaging.
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Post by darkpast on Jan 29, 2018 4:41:19 GMT
Terrorized is a strong word. Maybe too strong but here is what happened... My wife and I decided to finally see The Last Jedi last night. Surprisingly there were probably 30 people in the theater for the 10:00 pm show. A half an hour in I hear someone yell from the back of the theater. I looked back to see five or six "things" falling from the air. They were pairs of 3D glasses and one had hit me. At this time a few men in their 20's left the theater for a couple minutes and then came back. Knowing it wasn't an accident and that someone had intentionally thrown a bunch of 3D glasses, I told my wife I thought we should leave. But she didn't want to. So we stayed. And the men kept leaving and coming back every fifteen minutes or so for another hour when a man yelled, "YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER!" and dozens of 3D glasses rained down on the theater of people. At this time we did get up and leave with probably half of the theater. There were two managers on duty, both women and one was pregnant. I suggested they call the police. I don't know if they did or not. We took a couple free passes and left without seeing the last 45 minutes of the movie. I am curious what other people would've done in this situation. Would you have stayed? Left? Anything weird like this ever happen to you at the theater before? call the cops, get a refund, don't go back to that theater if that is an option |
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Post by poelzig on Jan 29, 2018 4:43:47 GMT
I would have tracked them down in the lobby and taken out the biggest one first - quick neck snap from behind. When another one comes looking for him, I'd take him out next. Now it's just me and the leader, who probably has figured everything out by now and taken my wife hostage. I show myself and tell him I have no weapons. Little does he know, I have a pair of 3D glasses taped to my back. BAM! I chuck them right at his face. Off the theater balcony he goes. Me and my wife enjoy the rest of the Star Wars, and the pregnant employees even appoint me theater sheriff. Lmao. You're name should be Ray Donovan. If he was Ray Donovan one of the managers would have been smoking hot and in her mid 20's........and he would have been drunk when he beat the guys up. |
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 29, 2018 4:53:02 GMT
And theater owners wonder why ticket sales are down. It's because they allow all sorts of rude, boorish, and even frightening behavior.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 29, 2018 15:53:25 GMT
Jerks. They could've at least done it at the beginning so you wouldn't have to sit through any of that garbage flick.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jan 29, 2018 16:23:51 GMT
That's really obnoxious. Can't believe that no one complained to have them thrown out after the first time this happened.
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