SO I turned around and stared at them; like you would a huge thick stake you want to feast on and savor. I slowly moved my head and shoulders closer to them; making my grin and eyes wider as I got closer and closer. At first I got the “what you want asshole” and I just smiled wider and let my eyes get bigger and started looking between their eyes and their chest. When I began licking my lips as well, They moved shortly there after.

Never underestimate being creepy when such can be used for good purposes.

I also dislike cell phone lights. They are distracting.

The #1 thing you can do is say: Please be quiet.

If it doesn’t work, then get an usher and afterwards ask for a free movie pass.

I can’t remember the last time I fully enjoyed a movie without someone being rude. So I called the AMC Theater in Indianapolis at which I recently attended. I simply wanted to know if they were working on new ways to keep people in check. Nothing new, and “hiring more ushers is out of the budget” said Bob. The manager was truly apologetic and offered to send me free passes. This was nice but not a solution. Bob said the best way is to come out (which means missing your flick) and tell management. Well good luck to all in your next movie outing.

Works like a charm :)

There was a period there, even at the better shopping center where it was insufferable. I’m not sure what was done to improve things, but thank God! And I have to say, these were teenage gang bangers who felt completely entitled to ruin the movie for everone else. There was really no “shut up” option here, b/c everyone was too afraid or too politically correct to deal with it. Remember Bill Mahr’s example. It’s like watching movies with the mafia.

What I think is most disturbing, and mind you I really don’t have a problem with violence in movies, are people laughing hysterically at violence in movies.

What I would give if movies just went to straight to video, or atleast you just had the option of watching them at home right away.
I also have a thing about saving whole frickin’ rows of seats. Just shouldn’t be allowed.

The best ways to avoid this are to go on off hours. Go to a midday or rush hour show when there are fewer people there. It helps somewhat. I absolutely avoid the prime time first weekend shows because teenagers will likely be there and they are in general a loud bunch. But another group that consistently disrupts movies with talking, cell phones and texting is black people. Now some will say that is racist. It isn’t. I go to a lot of movies. I go to all the big summer movies, and typically 1 movie a week year round because movies are a hobby and because of my work hours I’m often free when most of my friends are working. So what to do with yourself when nobody is around: go to the movies. I’d say black people by far outnumber the white people who disrupt movies for whatever reason.

I have even had movie theater employees laughing and talking in the projection room right behind the last row, loud enough that i could hear them and what they were saying to each other. To say the least that was ridiculous and should NEVER happen.

I live in a place where i have 2 theaters both owned by the same company (Wehrenberg) both equally distant from one another. I told them via phone call that there were tons of kids there high school age maybe some junior high, just everywhere blocking the doors, hanging out inside and out, not seeing a movie mind you just hanging out. They would often get rowdy and thus the theater attendance rapidly dropped there. This was I’d say 90% black kids. I told the theater ownership (some vice president actually) about the issue and wasn’t 2 months later that police from 3 different towns had to be called din for a huge riot there with these kids who started a huge fight. This theater was thus referred to as the black theater. Now the same thing is happening at the other theater……….it wont be long until i cant go there and see a movie either.

Is it too much to ask for to have ushers or if need be security at theaters so 1 you can feel safe and 2 enjoy a movie with as few rude distractions as possible?