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Because I can't stand it. Am I alone here or is this pretty common? I drove by the local movie theatre tonight and it was so busy, people had to park on the road and on side streets.
I find it to be overly expensive to see a movie. The tickets aren't bad, but forget about getting a snack or drink. I guess ideally you can smuggle stuff in.
But even once you get past that, its the people that ruin the experience for me. This is a typical trip to the movies for me: I go in, pay for a ticket, get robbed at the concession stand for some popcorn. Enter the theatre a little early and scope out a seat. Floors are disgustingly sticky from years of spills. Sit down and wait for movie to start. People begin to fill the theatre. 8 foot tall guy sits down directly in front of me, ruining any chance of seeing the movie unobstructed. A few seats down from me, couple sits down, both chatting on their cell phones. Wow, I hope they turn those off before the movie begins.
The lights dim and the previews begin to play. Now if the movie you are going to see is a comedy, 2-3 people (generally men) are going to laugh obnoxiously at advertisements that either aren't comical, or that everyone and their mother has seen about a hundred thousand time before on TV. It wasn't funny then, and it isnt now. STFU already. So the movie finally starts and once again, if this is a comedy, prepare for a few bottom-feeding douchebags to laugh at the opening credits or the initial sight of the main character. Also, if this is a typical Comedy, quite a few of the funny moments have been revealed on commercials or trailers. This however will not make the douches laugh any less, if anything, more. I really don't understand this behavior. Do these people think to themselves, "Hey, if I laugh, people will think that I get the jokes and that I'm really funny too! Maybe Seth Rogen will spot me laughing loudly at his movie and then want me to be his friend." Wrong douchebag, ing wrong. Everyone thinks you are retarded.
Once you get past that, you have the people who narrate the movie to either themselves or people around them. If you feel the need to narrate, wait for the movie to come out on DVD and watch it in the comfort of your own home. Then you can narrate all you freaking well like. You can even pause to narrate. And if you are narrating because you have no idea whats going on in the plot or someone else around you doesn't, you are too retarded to be inside the movie theatre.
If you are alive after all of this insanity, you still have to contend with chair kickers, late comers, overactive bladders (have to get up 15 times to go the washroom), 12 year olds (first time allowed out in public without mommy and daddy), wrapper noises, and cell phones.
I've prolly forgot something but thats all I can think of now. Having a big screen LCD and PS3 is so worth it now. Can get high quality picture and sound, and no annoyances. Anyone else have any other interesting movie experiences, or agree/disagree with me?
This (old) video pretty much summarizes my view, in the form of a metal music video. It is shown before Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, and performed by Mastodon. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vf3VzVbrXU
I find it to be overly expensive to see a movie. The tickets aren't bad, but forget about getting a snack or drink. I guess ideally you can smuggle stuff in.
But even once you get past that, its the people that ruin the experience for me. This is a typical trip to the movies for me: I go in, pay for a ticket, get robbed at the concession stand for some popcorn. Enter the theatre a little early and scope out a seat. Floors are disgustingly sticky from years of spills. Sit down and wait for movie to start. People begin to fill the theatre. 8 foot tall guy sits down directly in front of me, ruining any chance of seeing the movie unobstructed. A few seats down from me, couple sits down, both chatting on their cell phones. Wow, I hope they turn those off before the movie begins.
The lights dim and the previews begin to play. Now if the movie you are going to see is a comedy, 2-3 people (generally men) are going to laugh obnoxiously at advertisements that either aren't comical, or that everyone and their mother has seen about a hundred thousand time before on TV. It wasn't funny then, and it isnt now. STFU already. So the movie finally starts and once again, if this is a comedy, prepare for a few bottom-feeding douchebags to laugh at the opening credits or the initial sight of the main character. Also, if this is a typical Comedy, quite a few of the funny moments have been revealed on commercials or trailers. This however will not make the douches laugh any less, if anything, more. I really don't understand this behavior. Do these people think to themselves, "Hey, if I laugh, people will think that I get the jokes and that I'm really funny too! Maybe Seth Rogen will spot me laughing loudly at his movie and then want me to be his friend." Wrong douchebag, ing wrong. Everyone thinks you are retarded.
Once you get past that, you have the people who narrate the movie to either themselves or people around them. If you feel the need to narrate, wait for the movie to come out on DVD and watch it in the comfort of your own home. Then you can narrate all you freaking well like. You can even pause to narrate. And if you are narrating because you have no idea whats going on in the plot or someone else around you doesn't, you are too retarded to be inside the movie theatre.
If you are alive after all of this insanity, you still have to contend with chair kickers, late comers, overactive bladders (have to get up 15 times to go the washroom), 12 year olds (first time allowed out in public without mommy and daddy), wrapper noises, and cell phones.
I've prolly forgot something but thats all I can think of now. Having a big screen LCD and PS3 is so worth it now. Can get high quality picture and sound, and no annoyances. Anyone else have any other interesting movie experiences, or agree/disagree with me?
This (old) video pretty much summarizes my view, in the form of a metal music video. It is shown before Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, and performed by Mastodon. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vf3VzVbrXU