3 Ways You Can Tell Whether You Might Be Annoying Others At the Movie Theatre
May 27th 2009 03:56
By now, we're all used to the pre-show, in-theare advertisements telling us "Don't spoil the movie by adding your own soundtrack." If you're like me, you also think the sound of that baby's crying voice is real! For the most part I think people respect that request. But if so, why do I always seem to end up sitting beside the guys who have to talk through the whole movie and don't care that they might be annoying others?!
So here's a few ways of annoying others I thought I'd bring to your attention in case you might be one of these guys or gals and you haven't considered the possibility.
You Might Be Annoying Others At the Theatre If:
1. You continue talking to your friend/partner after the initial advertisements are over. Yes, even talking over the previews is annoying. You may think the previews don't count, but others do. In my case, I find the previews to be one of the more exciting parts of the show! So if you absolutely have to keep chatting about the latest piece of special effects wizardry or what you heard on some movie blog about Christian Bale, please whisper.
2. You have your phone on and you're playing games or texting during the film. First - if you're doing that, why the heck are you at the show to begin with? Second - your phone is bright and the light is really distracting. Please turn it off or just leave the theatre if you're not interested in the film. You'll also save yourself some money.
3. You invade the personal space of others with your body's smell or movements or anything else that should stay inside you. Don't take up both arm rests. Don't sit there grabbing and itching your crotch throughout the film either (as the guy sitting next to me last weekend did). And if you have a cold, please don't come and spread it around by sneezing and hacking your way through the film.
Whew. Those are the most important ones. Do you have any to add? Because there are some people who could really use these tips.
So here's a few ways of annoying others I thought I'd bring to your attention in case you might be one of these guys or gals and you haven't considered the possibility.
You Might Be Annoying Others At the Theatre If:
1. You continue talking to your friend/partner after the initial advertisements are over. Yes, even talking over the previews is annoying. You may think the previews don't count, but others do. In my case, I find the previews to be one of the more exciting parts of the show! So if you absolutely have to keep chatting about the latest piece of special effects wizardry or what you heard on some movie blog about Christian Bale, please whisper.
2. You have your phone on and you're playing games or texting during the film. First - if you're doing that, why the heck are you at the show to begin with? Second - your phone is bright and the light is really distracting. Please turn it off or just leave the theatre if you're not interested in the film. You'll also save yourself some money.
3. You invade the personal space of others with your body's smell or movements or anything else that should stay inside you. Don't take up both arm rests. Don't sit there grabbing and itching your crotch throughout the film either (as the guy sitting next to me last weekend did). And if you have a cold, please don't come and spread it around by sneezing and hacking your way through the film.
Whew. Those are the most important ones. Do you have any to add? Because there are some people who could really use these tips.
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