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Thanks, ShogunofYonkers. It's rampant around the Boston area, as well. The personal stuff and all that other garbage is disgusting, but the fact that people are inconsiderate enough to talk/text on their cellphones at totally inappropriate moments, no matter what the conversation may be about, is rather arrogant, rude, and inconsiderate.
Talking and/or texting on a cellphone while driving is just as dangerous as DUI (Driving under the influence, inotherwords, driving while intoxicated.). People have been seriously injured for life, and even killed, because either they themselves were texting/talking on their cellphone(s) and therefore not paying attention to the road, or they or their vehicles were hit by a vehicle that was being driven by a texting/talking cellphone using driver. It's disgusting, and there should be strict legislation against it. If a person needs to make a call or text somebody, s/he should pull the hell off the road to stop and do so, instead of endangering him/herself, other drivers, or pedestrians.
We don't want a society of people who spoil things for other people, that's all. If they have to make those kinds of calls, they should stay home, that's all.
That doesn't make it right, imo.
Frankly, I don't like being kept waiting in line unnecessarily by some inconsiderate customer in front of me who insists on yakking on his/her cellphone, without regards for other people behind him/her. It's disgusting, it's rude, and it makes for an extremely tense, unpleasant atmosphere, because people can and do (understandably and rightly) get angry and upset.
I don't like being captive audience to people's personal phone conversations, either.
Moreover, I don't like people texting and talking on their cellphones, or even using them as flashlights to find their seats, either, in the movie theatre. The small, bright light of a cellphone is extremely distracting, as well. If more movie theatres followed Alamo Drafthouse Cinema policies and implemented a zero-tolerance policy on texting and general use of cellphones while in the movie theatre, perhaps more people would come back to the movie theatres.
Alamo Drafthouse has a three-strikes and you're out policy when it comes to cellphone use and texting in the movie theatre: The first one or two times, the offender(s) will be warned. On the third offense, s/he will be kicked out of the movie theatre, with no refund of their money.
If I pay good money to see a good movie, why should I, or anybody, for that matter, be distracted by a rude cellphone user's bright lights while texting and talking? Nobody should, imho.
I agree that it's beyond ridiculous to start selling Christmas stuff or even Hallowe'en stuff in the middle of the summer, or when autumn has just barely begun. The fact that this is happening indicates how commercialized the holidays have become. Even though I'm from a very secular household (and glad of it), it's kind of sad that this commercialization is happening.
Another thing that I find bothersome is the schmaltzy versions of prominent Christmas carols that blare at people from malls and other places of business. I think that Christmas carols are beautiful, especially when they're sung by a professional choir and accompanied by a church organ, but the schmaltzier versions of them are hard for me to take.
The fact that G. W. Bush's Administration ignored warnings by (former President) Bill Clinton of the vulnerabilities of sky-scrapers, cut anti-terrorist funding for the FBI and left their hands tied, the fact that the G. W. Bush Administration refused to share and exchange valuable information with our allies, and the fact that threats of attacks on American (i. e. United States soil) were deliberately ignored, not to mention the fact that, if the fact that other countries had been hit by international terrorist attacks was any indication, the United States was bound to get hit sooner or later, which we did, all contributed to the the 9/11 attacks on U. S. soil taking place.
The fact that we supported a country that was extreme in their policies towards their people (i. e., Saudi Arabia), also contributed to the fact that we were attacked.
Having said all of the above, I refuse to believe that 9/11 was an inside job.
Yes, West Side Story is based on Romeo & Juliet, and many people claim that it's actually a modern-day or hip version of Romeo & Juliet.
Given the number of differences between West Side Story and Romeo & Juliet, however, I wouldn't go so far as to say that West Side Story is a hip or modern-day version of Romeo & Juliet at all, even though it's based on R & M.
Yes, I am from Massachusetts, and, yes, I did watch the movie "Jaws", which I've seen several times.
I do not like the idea of being in a movie theatre all by myself. It's generally fun to see a movie with a bunch of other people, anyway, whether one knows them or not.
Your situation sounded way different...because the entire audience was really getting into the movie and were all reacting similarly. It sounds like the squeaky movie theatre seats added an element of enjoyment for all of you, as well. Glad you enjoyed yourself.
I loved the animated version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", and the book was even greater. Dr. Seuss was such a great author. I loved reading his books, in general, as a young kid.
I understand that you were talking about movies, and not plays, modica. When I said repertory theatres, I meant the independent movie theatres that play older movies, classic films, independent and foreign films. One has to look for movies that're made for adults, but they're there.
It sounds like you all had lots of fun.
I think it depends on the location of the movie theatre(s), and the audience. I'm a member of one of the three independent, repertory, non-profit movie theatres in my area, and when I've gone to see an occasional Hallowe'een horror movie marathon, the audience has been remarkably well-behaved.
Jeremy Renner did a wonderful job in this movie. He's a good actor, anyway, and the fact that he's always playing these big bad-assed, rough-and-tough guys suits him...to a tee.
I don't think that's entirely true, monica. It depends on the location of the movie theatres, as well as the type of movie(s) that play, and the type of movie theatre. I think that in the repertory theatres here in the United States (the few that are left.), you'll see many more people over 30 in the audience.
It's a good film, but it's definitely not for the faint of heart.
Many people don't go to movies any more...period, which is really too bad.
A flash-back was done, towards the end of "Wind River". She had been gang-raped, and fled across the lake or whatever from the reservation, and a combination of stress, fatigue, and the trauma of being gang-raped, as well as the extreme cold, all served to kill the girl outright.
The ring-leader of the gang that raped the girl also killed the girl's new boyfriend.