Bringing a blanket to the movies?

That would be a surefire way for me to miss even more of the movie. I am well known for falling asleep in both cinemas and theatres. I slept through the stampede in The Wild Thornberrys Movie, and I remember vividly waking up during Mission Impossible and wondering how on earth Tom Cruise came to be dangling horizontally over some precious object (computer?) with that single bead of sweat running down his face. 

Nah, think I’ll stay home and sleep instead! 

What kind of theaters are you going to?

Pajamas

I have never seen this in the UK.

I’m another one who would be out like a light if I had a cozy blanket to wrap up in. When my kids were little and I’d take them to a movie I’d always say “mom’s getting an expensive nap”. I tend to be cold in the theater and always bring a hoodie if I’m not wearing a jacket. 

I bring my giant pashmina. I'm always cold.

well, the lice thing happened at movie night at school, my kids were sick so we didn’t get them. The fleas & bed bugs thing I know about from work. It happened a few times in NYC and in NJ. And it’s not a measure of the theaters cleanliness but if people who were there before you had the bugs with them.

I went to the theater a month ago for the first time in years it was an AMC theater to see Deadpool and the floor was a sticky mess. It was gross. No bugs thankfully. But it still bothered me. I guess it’s a work related hazard, once you see it you can’t un see it

I definitely always bring a coat because the movies are so cold. One of our “luxury” theaters has started offering blankets (washed and wrapped) and another theater has heated seats.

I’m unsure why theaters and airplanes have to maintain the coldest temperatures possible.

I used to before we got an IPic.

I've never thought to bring a blanket, but I do always remember to bring a sweatshirt/jacket and wear tennis shoes vs. sandals. I nearly froze to death the entire movie the last time I chose to wear sandals and no jacket....made a note to self to never do that again.

Anything that is going to infest your blanket in a theater is also going to crawl on you and your clothes (and in your purse) blanket or no.

I haven’t done it but have recently considered it when I go to a particular movie theater. It is so freaking cold in there that I’m shivering. I like to be cold but this is too much.

One time we went to this theater in the winter and it was so cold inside that we had to keep our jackets on, completely zippered, hood over head and gloves on. We mentioned something to management several times but they didn’t change it.

Yup! Even the nicest hotels can have these infestations so why wouldn't a movie theatre? 

We started to because it gets so flipping cold and with the new recliners makes it nice and cozy.... then the blanket goes straight into the washer!