PSA - Don’t go to the movies if you...,

that sucks! that is why i always sit in the back row - I hate people talking behind me. I probably would have moved or asked them to be quiet

I haven't been to a movie in a long time. I always have bad luck with someone really tall sitting in front of me, someone kicking my chair behind me or someone talking next to me. The last one I went to, the girl next to me was sick and kept coughing. With tickets costing $15+, I'd rather just wait until the movie comes out on Netflix.

That situation sucks all around.

You certainly should be able to watch a movie that you paid to see without unnecessary distractions.

And could you imagine how much it must suck to have to pee so much during a movie that you miss several parts of it? Maybe she had a medical condition, but really wanted to see the movie. Bummer.


And I agree with those who just watch movies at home. That's the way to go!

I've only taken my two youngest kids to a theater once, because they reached elementary school age and had never been, and I wanted them to know what it was like so they could relate to their classmates if the subject of going to the movies came up.

So, we get there early. Get snacks. Get good seats. Theater goes dark. Two minutes into the actual film, a group of five comes in and sits directly in front of us. And they are tall. Totally blocking our view.

So then *I* had to be that person, moving my kids and myself while to movie is on, to find a better seat. Gah!

I hate people more at the movies. Every single annoyance is amplified. Eating loudly, talking loudly, moving, kicking, using your phone etc. It has to be a really good movie and it has to have been out for several weeks before I’ll go.

FYI that person may have Autism spectrum disorder or another mental illness. My asd son will do that sometimes. (Repeat and giggle). It actually helped him learn to talk (repeating phrases he heard)

I’m so sorry. That is frustrating to sit by people that are so clueless. If you gotta pee, you gotta pee but maybe seek out an aisle seat next time. No words for the man recapping the movie.

On a positive note, sounds as if your theater was free of people texting (with their phones turned up to the brightest setting) during the movie.

A friend and I go to the movies about once a month. We are both retired, so we go at 11am and have lunch afterwards. The theaters are never crowded and everyone is polite. (It helps that we never have to sit next to a stranger).

People act so weird at the movies. The last time I went to a crowded theatre my son and I got there just as the lights had been dimmed and the trailers were starting. The theatre has recliners and it was packed that night. My son and I were in seats 3 & 4. I whispered to the man in seat 1, "excuse me, we're in seats 3 & 4." The theatre is designed so there is plenty of room to walk in front of a fully reclined seat without even touching the footrest. but when I started to walk in front of his seat he yelled, in a very angry voice, "Would you at least give me time to get up and let you in!" Of course, everyone in the theatre looked at us to see what was going on and I'm sure they all thought I was climbing over his recliner without saying "excuse me" or giving him any warning.

There are very few movies which are good enough to make me want to sit through them in a crowded theatre.

Was the theatre big enough for you to move? I have done that when I've had annoying neighbors. No need to continue to sit next to them.

We are going to watch The Joker tonight so I'm trying to be a drink camel. Don't want to miss a minute. 

Please do. We saw one of the Avengers movies in a theater and there were a couple of kids behind us, we could tell they had some special needs and they did vocally respond to the film but they were not irritating. They were just people who came to the movies same as us, they just interacted with the movie a little differently than we did. Please don’t let people tell you that your child is irritating.