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[Teddman]

God, I love DVD's. There's still nothing like seeing a movie on the big screen, but you often have to put up with a lot of shit and pay for the pleasure.

 

[jett]

decided he wanted to sit in that row and started pulling people out of their seats and shoving them out of the way. The theater manager had him dragged out of the place by the cops while his girlfriend looked super embarassed.

Yeah man, that's exactly what I said.










Nerd.

 

[Dan]

Say what you want about the geeks, but they are at least courteous movie viewers. The only way to see this stuff is at the first midnight showing. After that point, the theatre's screenings will be filled with the usual assortment of loudmouths, cell phone users, screaming babies, and kids running around.

I would much rather see it with an enthusiastic audience that won't be fucking around when the movie is actually playing.....which is a pretty rare circumstance at evening shows these days.

It's true. The only good screening I've been at over the last year was the midnight showing of The Incredibles. Every other movie I saw was ruined by cellphones and talkers. Can't forget the babies at late night or R-rated showings because parents refuse to either stay at home or get a sitter.

 

[borghe]

in the case of Episode III at the auditorium we are going to, tickets went on sale online at 10:30pm and sold out by 5am the following morning. So no casual movie ruining bastards in there for the most part considering the only way you would have even known they went on sale is by being a geek and checking the company site or movietickets.com

 

[acidviper]

as border says.. I would rather see a movie with 400 clapping individuals for someone sitting than with 400 individuals who are all

screaming babies
on cell phones
carrying on conversations
talking at the screen/movie

the average viewer of a midnight premiere: geek who just wants to see and enjoy the film
the average viewer of evening show on opening weekend: "normal" person who thinks they are in their living room

Yeah I hear you. Its a rough tradeoff clapping assholes in costumes or dumbass peoples. I guess what I really want is a quiet viewing with no clapping and no fucking costumes, but better resolution and better audio than my home system.

 

[Xenon]

Get there earlier.

 

[borghe]

Get there earlier.

:lol :lol

even the people who get there 3-4 hours, while not getting the seats they might want, still don't get bad seats... but if you get there later than 3 hours early, you are going to get less than decent seats probably (for a star wars/matrix/lotr premiere).

I can understand people not wanting to get their 3+ hours early, but too fucking bad for the most part. I don't sit here and bitch that I can't sit front row center at a concert because I'm not willing to drop $1000+ for tickets. It's the cost of admission.

 

[TheDuce22]

What are a bunch of star wars nerds going to do? Just grab a seat.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What are a bunch of star wars nerds going to do? Just grab a seat.

seriously. I don't know if there's anything intimidating about a bunch of star wars geeks.

"Hey we have these seats reserved!"
"Fuck off."
"Fair enough."

 

[Escape Goat]

These aren't the seats you're looking for.

 

[FortNinety]

Say what you want about the geeks, but they are at least courteous movie viewers.

Umm, wrong. Geeks are sometimes the worst, at least when they're with their buddies, constantly disecting the film, comparing it with the prequel/source comic and the such.

My problem is the retards that decided to eat an entire meal at the movie, like those godawful chicken strips and nachos that some theaters sell, if only for the smell the food produces. Once I was watching a movie and some dumb broad next to me spilled her honey mustrad sauce on my knee and didn't say a fucking thing. Of course.

 

[borghe]

Umm, wrong. Geeks are sometimes the worst, at least when they're with their buddies, constantly disecting the film, comparing it with the prequel/source comic and the such.

but they don't do it DURING the film, which is the big point here.

My problem is the retards that decided to eat an entire meal at the movie, like those godawful chicken strips and nachos that some theaters sell, if only for the smell the food produces. Once I was watching a movie and some dumb broad next to me spilled her honey mustrad sauce on my knee and didn't say a fucking thing. Of course.

and now I don't mind that my chain only sells popcorn, nachos, and candy.

 

[GaimeGuy]

These aren't the seats you're looking for.

droids my friend. droids.

Oh, and I'd hit that chick in your avatar.

 

[Escape Goat]

Resident Evil was a pain to awtch because all the gamers were nitpicking the movie.

"OMFG! She opened that door without a KEY! She has to go back down the stairs and across the courtyard and pick up a rock to find it!"

Oh, and I'd hit that chick in your avatar.

Its Paris Hilton!

I hate how GAF distorts the pic

 

[border]

Geeks are sometimes the worst, at least when they're with their buddies, constantly disecting the film, comparing it with the prequel/source comic and the such.

I've never had anyone do that at any advance screening, and I've been there for all the Star Wars prequels, all the LOTR films, and Matrix Reloaded. Geeks are quiet during films -- regular people aren't. Unless you want to wait a week or two and go to a matinee, then you probably won't get a better crowd to watch with.

Man, I wish there was a theatre around here that had chicken strips..

 

[FortNinety]

I've never had anyone do that at any advance screening, and I've been there for all the Star Wars prequels, all the LOTR films, and Matrix Reloaded. Geeks are quiet during films -- regular people aren't. Unless you want to wait a week or two and go to a matinee, then you probably won't get a better crowd to watch with.

Man, I wish there was a theatre around here that had chicken strips..

Well you've been lucky, cuz I encounter it all the time. Hell, I even have a few friends like that, and it can be pretty embarassing.

As for those chicken strips? They're like $8. You're not missing anything.

 

[The Faceless Master]

premiere night is usually the best time to watch, people who actually know how to stay quiet and not talk

after that, it's pretty much a tossup, you can get the crowd from hell or a decent crowd...

 

[acidviper]

These aren't the seats you're looking for.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.

Plz lock now.

 

[Brannon]

With my odd working hours I'll see the movie like I've seen every other movie; on a quiet, Tuesday or Wednesday early afternoon. Space to relax, NO FANBOYS OR BABIES OR TALKERS. Just me and 5-6 other people being cool and enjoying a movie. It's funny how the best movie experience is also the cheapest, unless you like watching with a big crowd, then well, eh.

MATINEE $ FO LYFE.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

With my odd working hours I'll see the movie like I've seen every other movie; on a quiet, Tuesday or Wednesday early afternoon. Space to relax, NO FANBOYS OR BABIES OR TALKERS. Just me and 5-6 other people being cool and enjoying a movie. It's funny how the best movie experience is also the cheapest, unless you like watching with a big crowd, then well, eh.

MATINEE $ FO LYFE.

coming out of a theatre in the daytime fucks up my eyes. I feel like the zombies in The Omega Man.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Ive been stuck in the situation of having to hold 2 seats. it bothered me a lot actually and i felt pretty irked towards my friends pissing around at the candy bar. If somebody took the seats though, as in took the clothing off them, I would have stood up and tried to throw them out of the seats physically. (my friends had come in and placed their own clothing there though)

 

[Scrow]

The unwritten rule is 1-1 for seat holding. Any more than that and they're free game.

i reckon the rule is 1:2. you should be able to reserve a seat either side of you.

 

[MC Safety]

as border says.. I would rather see a movie with 400 clapping individuals for someone sitting than with 400 individuals who are all

screaming babies
on cell phones
carrying on conversations
talking at the screen/movie

the average viewer of a midnight premiere: geek who just wants to see and enjoy the film
the average viewer of evening show on opening weekend: "normal" person who thinks they are in their living room

How about being able to go to the movies where none of that happens? Have we sunk so low that we expect the troglodytes to behave boorishly during a movie?

I don't care if you're an overexcited fan about to wet himself at the appearance of Jar Jar Binks or a supposedly normal, well-adjusted idiot who just doesn't know how to behave in a theater -- disruptive behavior is still disruptive behavior. And the fact that everybody seems to now tolerate it is pretty disgusting.

 

[acidviper]

How about being able to go to the movies where none of that happens? Have we sunk so low that we expect the troglodytes to behave boorishly during a movie?
And the fact that everybody seems to now tolerate it is pretty disgusting.

Uh yea the troglodytes are the ones breeding faster than the smart people. When your 12 year old troglodyte daughter is gang raped everynight and can't read the birth control instructions, wtf do you expect? Why a 13 year old mother of 6 who brings her brother/father/cousin and her sister/mother to the show via farm tractor and trailer wagon. Babies crying, talking out loud, and talking on a 10 year old cellphone.

 

[Zaptruder]

Hahaha. American movie theatres blow.

 

[Scrow]

I hate how GAF distorts the pic

try using this one. put it on your own webspace

edit: hmmm... there shouldn't be a visible border like that, the pixels should be transparent. just a sec.

edit2: meh, i can't figure out why it's doing that.

 

[borghe]

I don't care if you're an overexcited fan about to wet himself at the appearance of Jar Jar Binks or a supposedly normal, well-adjusted idiot who just doesn't know how to behave in a theater -- disruptive behavior is still disruptive behavior. And the fact that everybody seems to now tolerate it is pretty disgusting.

disruptive? hmm... if they really clapped when jar jar "sat down" I might find it more disruptive.. but the previous prequels the only time I can remember major clapping was

a) star wars logo (who the fuck WOULDN'T cheer for that???)
b) maul getting sliced in half
c) anakin being given to obi-wan as a padawan
d) yoda igniting his lightsaber
e) jango getting his head sliced off

hardly disrupting the movies.... so if my choices are either those, or a chick who WILL talk on the fucking cell phone the whole movie because her boyfriend dragged her to it and she really doesn't want to be there so she is going to talk to her friend on the phone for the entire flick... I'll take the clapping 2-3 times during a movie.

 

[FortNinety]

This is why I choose to see movies on a Tuesday afternoon, around 1. There's hardly anyone in the threater other than some old people and some guy masterbating in the corner. Neither makes to much noise.

 

[Escape Goat]

I dont know where you people go to see movies but I've rarely had problems with people talking in a movie, or babies crying or all this other supposed bullshit that goes on. I guess I'm one of the lucky few, we lucky few.

 

[MrPing1000]

These aren't the seats you're looking for.

ohh man so obvious yet so funney :lol :lol

 

[Brian Fellows]

I dont know where you people go to see movies but I've rarely had problems with people talking in a movie, or babies crying or all this other supposed bullshit that goes on. I guess I'm one of the lucky few, we lucky few.

Yes and if someone brought a baby to a movie I'd tell them to shut it up or I'm gonna punt it right through the screen.

 

[Particle Physicist]

wooo. my friend just got me into the big star studded premier in nyc tonight. should be exciting.