I mean is it really necessary? Fine if it's just an involuntary gasp (like laughing during a comedy), but do you need to go "UURRRRGHHHHHH GROOSSSS MAN" at the top of your voice and then proceed to whisper about it for five minutes after?
It's no less acceptable than talking during a film. And don't bring your girlfriend if she can't handle it and has to keep whispering to you about it to diffuse her anxiety.
I know what you mean. It's fine to "gasp" and react accordingly to whatever it is you're watching, but talking should only come after the film is over.
If you want to f_cking talk, f_cking watch the movie at your own damn place.
I've always loved movies (graduated in a Cinema course) and watching movies on the big screen was always a pleasure, but nowadays I just tend to hate it, especially with full venues.
Obnoxious people talking throughout the whole film (had this happen in Son of Saul, this couple didn't care one bit, not an ounce of respect), or blinding me with their lights on their phones whenever they "have" to check it.
Seriously, it's sad. Can't people go 90 minutes without checking their phones? If they can't, they shouldn't be going to the movies in the first place. It's distracting, it makes me want to beat the crap out of them and break their phone in half, and by the time I realize it I've lost track of what was being said in the movie.
I just put my phone on silence (not even vibrate) and I only check it when the film is over. How hard is that?
That, and people coughing like they're at death's door. Oh my god, there's always SOMEONE like that, believe me.
For real, if I ever had a movie theater of my own to run, I'd forbid cellphones to go in the rooms.
Fine, fine, I'll leave! But first I'm going to bother these peanuts! Hmm? Yes? Hmm? HMM?
haha yes so true, my god like they forgot to bring their oxygen tanks, I keep on thinking Walter white is in the audience, its very annoying
shareI go to a lot of different cinemas in London, I go a few times a week and often watch films back-to-back. My favourite, aside from Bfi IMAX is West India Quay as it is a quality cinema with lots of legroom and comfy seats. Being in the financial district the clientele tend to be professionals - fun when watching Money Monster😉
Also I like Cineworld Ilford - which on a Saturday is like a big living room with people chatting, babies crying in the audience etc Doesn't bother me, though I expect this
Anyway, funny story, I went to see Fight Club when it came out. I was sitting in the second row. In front centre was a rather burly gent with a shaved head sitting with his arms crossed, legs straight out - not someone I would mess with. Along from us at the front was another man who's phone kept ringing during the film and he kept nattering into it in another language. The skinhead bloke said to him "Shut your f_cking noise or I will smash your f_cking phone to bits!" Needless to say, the phone rang again and the man dismissive of the threat carried on nattering away. The skinhead bloke walked up to him, grabbed his phone and smashed it to smithereens on the floor and then sat back down as he was, arms crossed, legs out, contentedly watching the movie. The phone man got up and called the cinema staff person they had there. The staff member came over, heard his complaint and simply shrugged, saying " You shouldn't have been on your phone! " .
Haha, so a fight during fight club lol 
Ah, a fellow London cinema-goer. My personal favourites are the Curzon Soho, Prince Charles (obviously), and my hidden gem, the Canary Wharf Everyman (as Crossrail isn't due to open until 2018 it's like a ghost town during the day - but a great cinema, big sofas and cushions, really good food and drinks that they bring to you as the film starts). Honourable mentions to Picturehouse Central (beautiful but £18 is ridiculous for a standard ticket), Rio in Dalston (a dive but a good one) and the Cineworld Haymarket (really nice old converted theatre with winding, dark, velvet passages - very Lynchian).
I also actually prefer the Empire IMAX to the BFI one, as the screen is slightly wider (but not nearly as tall, so not as good for proper IMAX films), it has Dolby Atmos and is a more comfortable, classy affair.
Londoners as a whole seem fairly respectful (although that may reflect my choice of cinema), I only really seem to be telling people to quiten down when watching something like Jurassic Park at a Vue or Cineworld.
The fight I mentioned happened at The Prince Charles when it was one screen downstairs:)
Haven't been to the Everyman in Canary Wharf, Picturehouse Central or the Rio yet as I got an unlimited card for cineworld so that's where I mainly go, or Prince Charles or the bfi Imax.
I agree about Haymarket, it's lush -- I really want to try all these ones I haven't been to.
If Dr Strange isn't playing at bfi IMAX I will be headed to the Empire -- and if i ever strike oil I'll try Picturehouse Central 😄 (seriously kneed to make some dough this Summer!)
I agree with both of you.
shareI agree I was lucky being the only one in the theater. It ended up being free the theater was trashed but I was there for the last showing I was not about to leave
shareI had a good audience, but the only audible gasps were at the part where the nazi who tried to help them escape got shot in the head out of nowhere. Pretty reasonable, that one got me too.
shareThat scene totally caught me off guard, too! I thought it was great, though. I don't know about you, but I couldn't help but feel like they were all going to die after that happened. Just a total sense of doom.
shareAs much as I dislike talking in theaters maybe you should just watch movies at home by yourself. If you're too good to put up with people's reactions in a public setting, stay the *beep* home.
shareHow does "too good" apply here?
How do you feel about the cell phones, chit-chat, and other rude, self-absorbed behavior by some theater patrons? They can ruin the experience for everyone else-but then I guess they're not concerned about others, as long as they can do whatever they want to do.
Actors do not have a job...they have a blast!
That's right, all the intelligent, considerate people that enjoy the cinema experience and respect the theatre etiquette and the enjoyment of others should just let themselves be chased away by the hordes of thoughtless idiots who don't seem to care about the film, the experience or other people around them.
What a great society you envisage.
What the hell kind of mentality is this? If you truly disliked talking in theaters you would understand. If you're in a movie theater with many others who paid to be there to watch and listen to a movie no one should be over doing a reaction and talking, if they want to do those things wait till it comes out and THEY can watch it home and be obnoxious. No one is too good but it's something that is expected to be followed as a common courtesy.
shareThings that are avoidable (such as talking, mobile phone use,) annoy me.
I saw an old black and white film with my girlfriend a few months ago on a projector screen in a church with a live organist. A man who was caring for a low functioning autistic man in a wheelchair was basically bullied into leaving after the dude in the wheelchair made a few noises. This made me fairly pissed off about some peoples lack of compassion.
Unfortunately, the cellphone usage has become UN-avoidable. I work at my local theatre as an usher - they show old films- and sometimes new ones. We can't legally say "no cell phones" because of emergencies, etc. We can only say no picture and no video. But; if someone is in the middle of the row - with say 9 people on either side of them- it's nearly impossible to stop it. At this point - the usher is actually causing a greater disturbance by trying to get the cell phone user to stop. It's a pain actually. And as for the talking- from my experience it usually starts with another patron telling them to shut up- and then security gets involved. (My theatre is lucky enough to have a full security staff- as the theatre mostly does concerts). But it's pretty hard to stop people from talking and using their cellphones. Especially if you have a lot of people in the theatre.
So: basically what I am trying to say is: get used to it. At this point - people are basically allowed to use their cell phones and talk during movies. They're just dix. I've also noticed the volume is
Much higher these days so that helps.
i can understand that it's annoying, but if i'm honest, i actually made a noise during a particular scene in this movie, too. but it was totally unintentional, it was just an uncontrollable reaction.
actually, what i find a lot more annyoing is groups of people not wanting to seem like pussies in front of their friends and laughing at those scenes.
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Well don't just sit there and let them ruin you experience. Throw some popcorn or your soda at them and tell them to shut the fück up. Or, if that's not your style, go get the manager and tell him you'll go off on Yelp if he doesn't take care of it. This may be aggressive behavior, but whatever. You'll get results 😉
shareHa, I'm forever telling people to be quiet in the cinema - but I kind of wish I didn't have to. Not only is it pretty disruptive in itself, but it makes me somewhat tense (especially if they happen to be sitting directly behind me) and spoils the atmosphere.
I'm finding more and more that it's worth it just to go to more expensive, classier places with a better audience and ideally during the day when it's emptier.
Yea... It's all about the matinee
shareMatinees around here are filled with old people asking each other "what did he say?"
The best time to go to a movie is Tuesday evening. Don't ask me why, it just seems to be the night with the least amount of people in the audience. I gave up going to the theatre a few years ago -- WAY too annoyed by other people and their quirks.
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