Wow, that would suck. Reminds me the time when I was in this one day camp thing. Every Tuesday we would go to see a movie, and every Tuesday we would almost get kicked out for being loud. I personally like to hear movies when I see them but some people are just annoying like that.
I remember the only time I attended a loud theatre and loved it was when I saw Snakes on a Plane. The movie had constant cheering and applause at certain scenes, like at seeing Samuel L. Jackson's name, the title of the movie, certain awesome death scenes, and of course Jackson's one famous line.
I really enjoyed the cheering and applause throughout the movie, though admittedly, if it were any other movie, it'd probably piss me off.
I remember the only time I attended a loud theatre and loved it was when I saw Snakes on a Plane.
These are two examples I totally agree with. Snakes on a Plane was a rambunctious crazy-film that I expected to be poked at and made fun of. Indeed, when I went to the movie I had just as much fun jeering the movie as I did watching it.
But usually if I haven’t seen the movie before, and if it’s good enough, I like to become immersed in the story. I’m not saying I become a statue and never laugh or gasp during scenes, but I don’t need my friend’s “clever insight” or “witty comment” to further enjoy the film. In fact –to which I concur with X'o'Lore-- it actually can detract from the film and pull me away from the plot. As for ruining the film, I have had circumstances where someone will comment over character dialogue. I’m forced to ask “What did they just say?” and have another one of my friends reply “I don’t know” obviously just as irritated as I am. Thanks for that. Your inane comment was more important than understanding the plotline. “Guys, pay attention to this part; it’s really important!” Really? I thought it was time to take a nap.
I think it’s important to stress that I’m not like this for every movie. Far from it. It really depends on what the atmosphere is like for the movie. It also defiantly makes a difference as to whether my friends and I have seen the flick or not.
I actually have some friends for whom I have to constantly summarize the plot as a movie goes on. It's either a movie from a book I read or just a "confusing plot". People lean over and ask, "why does he have to do this?", or "Who's (a name that was mentioned)?", or "what did the Architect's speech mean?"
lol, I did that when I was little. I would ask my dad stuff like "What's going to happen to that guy??" until I figured out that he really HADN'T seen every movie in the world and that I might actually be watching it for the first time he watches it.
Funniest loud movie moment was when I was seeing I Am Legend. Really intense movie, and this one couple sitting in the row behind me (in a packed theater) was idly chatting in a somewhat quieter voice than they would normally speak, but everyone could hear it. It was mostly the woman that was CONSTANTLY asking questions about the movie since she wasn't paying much attention to it due to the amount of talking she was doing, and the couple made it without any comments or shushing until the really really intense part where Will Smith falls into that one trap by the vampires.
This guy about 1 row down from where my friends and I were sitting stands up and yells "WILL YOU SHUT YOUR FUCKING LOW LIFE MOUTHS YOU GODDAMNED BASTARDS" in a slightly southern accent, and the male of the couple says "Is he talking to me??" and I swear they were about to get into a fist fight. The guy who yelled initially continued to insult them for being "low lives," said he was going to get the manager to kick them out, and basically ran out of the theater since the huge talkative guy was gonna beat the shit out of him. They left the theater, the woman stayed for a while (without saying ANYTHING) and eventually left, and none of the involved peoples ever came back into the theater. I remember looking back at the screen with Will Smith hanging from the rope, and thinking "Wow, and in all that time of our show-within-a-show, we haven't missed anything!"
I was able to see the movie again with my boyfriend a day later in a nicer theater, and the usual silence with occasional gasping was a much nicer experience. Perhaps less memorable, but nicer!
I've got another one. I also find it really irritating when the news or anyone else discussing politics adds the suffix "-gate" to any subject of controversy. Bosnia-gate, preacher-gate, etc.
Uhg, those ribbons are horrible, it's the most random symbolism I've ever seen. Why ribbons? What about money, or a TV, or say a multiple choice question?
I was just reminded of the rage I feel whenever someone says, "Where you at?". Happens all the time on my campus. Once I heard a guy say it twice on his phone; I guess he had a bad connection because after that he very slowly went, "Where. Are. You. At."
Neither, kill. I hate that people are so spoiled in this modern age that they threaten to sue and call the local news if utility maintenance causes them an hour of minor inconvenience.
I hate it when people involve politics with things that have nothing to do with politics. I was reading about a new video game in Nintendo Power the other day and the article made a random comment about how apparently you can't trust Fox News. How could that have been any more out of place?
Yeah, I hate vandals and people who do things just to piss off total strangers. How much more passive-aggressive can you be? You don't even know who you might be annoying.
What they do is a thing they call "Kick the Box" where they kick what I assume is a circuit breaker that shuts off all the street lights on the block. It's really dumb.
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I really enjoyed the cheering and applause throughout the movie, though admittedly, if it were any other movie, it'd probably piss me off.
These are two examples I totally agree with. Snakes on a Plane was a rambunctious crazy-film that I expected to be poked at and made fun of. Indeed, when I went to the movie I had just as much fun jeering the movie as I did watching it.
But usually if I haven’t seen the movie before, and if it’s good enough, I like to become immersed in the story. I’m not saying I become a statue and never laugh or gasp during scenes, but I don’t need my friend’s “clever insight” or “witty comment” to further enjoy the film. In fact –to which I concur with X'o'Lore-- it actually can detract from the film and pull me away from the plot. As for ruining the film, I have had circumstances where someone will comment over character dialogue. I’m forced to ask “What did they just say?” and have another one of my friends reply “I don’t know” obviously just as irritated as I am. Thanks for that. Your inane comment was more important than understanding the plotline. “Guys, pay attention to this part; it’s really important!” Really? I thought it was time to take a nap.
I think it’s important to stress that I’m not like this for every movie. Far from it. It really depends on what the atmosphere is like for the movie. It also defiantly makes a difference as to whether my friends and I have seen the flick or not.
Funniest loud movie moment was when I was seeing I Am Legend. Really intense movie, and this one couple sitting in the row behind me (in a packed theater) was idly chatting in a somewhat quieter voice than they would normally speak, but everyone could hear it. It was mostly the woman that was CONSTANTLY asking questions about the movie since she wasn't paying much attention to it due to the amount of talking she was doing, and the couple made it without any comments or shushing until the really really intense part where Will Smith falls into that one trap by the vampires.
This guy about 1 row down from where my friends and I were sitting stands up and yells "WILL YOU SHUT YOUR FUCKING LOW LIFE MOUTHS YOU GODDAMNED BASTARDS" in a slightly southern accent, and the male of the couple says "Is he talking to me??" and I swear they were about to get into a fist fight. The guy who yelled initially continued to insult them for being "low lives," said he was going to get the manager to kick them out, and basically ran out of the theater since the huge talkative guy was gonna beat the shit out of him. They left the theater, the woman stayed for a while (without saying ANYTHING) and eventually left, and none of the involved peoples ever came back into the theater. I remember looking back at the screen with Will Smith hanging from the rope, and thinking "Wow, and in all that time of our show-within-a-show, we haven't missed anything!"
I was able to see the movie again with my boyfriend a day later in a nicer theater, and the usual silence with occasional gasping was a much nicer experience. Perhaps less memorable, but nicer!
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
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