Question: Why Do People In Movie Theaters Choose To Talk So Loud?

Seil · 05-16-2008, 08:45 AM

My brother is a major film buff - he's going to Ryerson for film, has made a few college movies, (Zombies: The Red, Dead Menace; a faux 50's spoof about undead communists) he's on a first name basis with everyone at his local theater (he just points to someone yammering on a cell phone and says "John?" and an usher boots the guy out) and he always makes time to check out the Toronto Film Fest.

The thing about that is a lot of people make time for the TFF; for example, sitting down in a rather big movie hall, the movie experience was interrupted by someone sitting in front of my brother having his cell phone ring. Now, everyone thought he was going to take it out, turn it off and be all embarassed and stuff. But no - he takes it out, opens it, and starts talking - loudly - about the movie. So my brother (this is the part he always brags about) grabs the cell phone throws it as far as he can and sits back down.

Now, they guy immediately turns around, kinda pissed about the whole phone thing, but since he was annoying everyone and it was dark, everyone in my brothers row just kinda looked at the guy and smiled. It was great.

05-16-2008, 08:45 AM	#12
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	My brother is a major film buff - he's going to Ryerson for film, has made a few college movies, (Zombies: The Red, Dead Menace; a faux 50's spoof about undead communists) he's on a first name basis with everyone at his local theater (he just points to someone yammering on a cell phone and says "John?" and an usher boots the guy out) and he always makes time to check out the Toronto Film Fest. The thing about that is a lot of people make time for the TFF; for example, sitting down in a rather big movie hall, the movie experience was interrupted by someone sitting in front of my brother having his cell phone ring. Now, everyone thought he was going to take it out, turn it off and be all embarassed and stuff. But no - he takes it out, opens it, and starts talking - loudly - about the movie. So my brother (this is the part he always brags about) grabs the cell phone throws it as far as he can and sits back down. Now, they guy immediately turns around, kinda pissed about the whole phone thing, but since he was annoying everyone and it was dark, everyone in my brothers row just kinda looked at the guy and smiled. It was great.