The cinema is not your living room

[naomi_jay]

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Anyway. Kyle and I went and saw Paranormal Activity last night, a film I would have enjoyed a lot more if the cinema hadn't been full of shrieking teenagers. Seriously. When did it become okay to sit and talk loudly throughout a film? If you want to do that, stay at home and do it, and leave those of us who actually want to watch the film in peace. Every time anything remotely creepy happened onscreen, we got a five minute chorus of screams, giggles, and OMFGdidyouseethatI'msoscared!!!?!!!s. Not amused. And, to be honest, it wasn't even that terrifying of a film. Don't me wrong - I liked it and there were some genuinely jumpy, creepy moments, but it didn't warrant the level of screaming idiocy we had inflicted on us.

Anyway. Tomorrow my guest blogger will be Jenn Moffatt, editor and founder of Drops of Crimson ezine. Hope you all stop by to join her!

Comments

[dwg.livejournal.com]

GAH. I hate it when people natter all the way through a movie. Usually if they're nearby, I'll ask them very calmly that if they want to have a conversation, please take it outside. Some people are here to watch a movie.

It's kinda worth it for the OMG HDU looks from the teens, and then you can break out the deathglare.

I'm hoping that by waiting until cheap day and when people are not back from work, I can avoid the worst of the teeny squeals. I do not want a repeat of my Blair Witch thing where there was a fight between the girls in the row in front of me and dudes in the row behind and food being thrown around. It was funny at the time, but I don't think I can avoid being in the crossfire twice.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Lol, someone a few rows ahead of us stood up at one point and announced to the cinema in general that if people didn't STFU, he was getting them kicked out, no seriously. I cheered him.

[dwg.livejournal.com]

lol that's awesome. But seriously, stfu when you're at the movies, people. Or at least keep it quiet so that everyone else can enjoy the movie.