To have found this a bit excessive at the cinema?

I think they just don’t have the staff numbers to deal with problems (years ago someone used to actually sit in each film) and those who they do have aren’t up to dealing with stuff. They’re just there to sell popcorn and check your ticket.

Even the indie cinema I used to go to couldn’t address it. I had a membership but stopped renewing it and told them that one of the reasons why was the behaviour of others. They just didn’t even have an answer.

I do wonder if the industry realises that it’s not just the convenience of online home streaming that keeps some of their customers away, it’s the behaviour you have to put up with while you’re there. If you’re paying £8 a ticket plus any extras, why not put that money towards streaming instead?

Agree. I pointed out the disruptive teens at our cinema and the teenage girls working at the cinema simply looked at eachother and told me to email customer services (who did nothing). I don't blame these girls who weren't much older than the boys for not wanting to say something as doubt they get paid much and it isn't worth the hassle of them being abused

Glad it's not just me who has noticed a decline in behaviour at the cinema. I am glad our local cinema has been doing so well lately with new releases but the last two occasions we have been have been spoilt by other people.
First occasion a group of teenage boys who clearly were only there as it was raining and had little interest in Moana. Clapping, shouting, throwing popcorn. No parents with them. Unfortunately to get an usher I would have had to climb over other people to get out and they seemed to ignore the woman sat near them telling them to shut up and behave. Second occasion a child on a family outing with dad and I assume grandmother and another elderly relative. Clearly the dote of the family as they thought it was very sweet her singing when she clearly got bored of the film (random songs, not actually singing along to anything in the film) and didn't stop her from kicking our seats, talking (they engaged in conversation with her rather than saying ssh) and demanding more snacks.
Cinema isn't cheap anymore so it is frustrating when you take your own kids for a treat and find it disruptive. I think I will need to take on the tips of when to go that others have suggested or invest in a home cinema!

Exactly I wouldnt have let her past after the first time. She needs to be taught some manners .

What are you supposed to do? Remonstrate with every fuckwit who gets out their phone/eats loudly/talks? Because a) you’d probably just be told to fuck off and b) you'd get told you’re disturbing others by making a fuss.

Or get up and try to find a member of staff - and miss part of the film - in the hope that they’ll actually do something?

In all likelihood, neither of those is going to achieve anything, so it’s just easier not to go at all.

I went to see a film with my 9 year old, a group of tweens/teens at the back played music on their phone and were taking photos. I had to go and tell them to knock it off as it was ruining my cinema experience!

Her parents or grandparents probably wouldn't have been much help. Kids aren't just born entitled, poor parenting and excuses for their behaviour makes them that way. If she needed to pee that many times during a cinema trip then she should be staying at home or they should have booked aisle seats. Yanbu but I would have moved once I realised there were spaces in the cinema and definitely would have remarked loudly when she elbowed you in the face.

People's manners are going downhill in general.

You'd have to pay me good money to go to the pictures at the weekend.

Cinema etiquette doesn't seem to exist anymore. We went to see Wicked yesterday and a family with a fairly small child (but definitely old enough to know better) chatted loads throughout the film, rustled a popcorn bag very loudly throughout the film, ate with her mouth open so you heard every single crunch and her and her parents all snotted, coughed and sneezed throughout - so most likely knowingly infecting everyone else in the close proximity of a cinema screening with their lovely virus two days before Christmas. I couldn't concentrate on the film as my blood pressure was increasingly going up!!

Some people are just ignorant and rude as shit. These were some of those people. Ignore the posters falling over themselves to make this your fault.

Oh sorry….ha ha, totally misread that. 🤣🙈

It was the people in the row in front going to
the toilet. Not that poster.

We never go anymore, last time was to see Dune during the tail end of COVID and it wasn't a great experience. Also now we have MIL living with us with dementia. DH collects new 4k releases and we watch them and either keep or resell them. Means having to wait longer to see stuff but with the lights off, snacks, drinks, big screen and good sound system it's fine.

I generally take my daughter to the first showing (about 10am) when we go at half term because I can’t control my peri menopausal rage regarding other people and their behaviour in cinemas.

I think you're splitting hairs now.

They've chosen the job, so regardless of the money, they're happy to do their job, which includes telling people to pipe down.

But the OP and her adult daughter chose not to move seats or ask the staff to deal with it, so 🤷‍♂️

Choose to earn? I'm not sure people choose their low wage situation generally. They take it because that's the world we have to live in apparently.

I don't have an odeon nearby so vue is usually around £15 and showcase is similar. Cineworld's is £17.99. So to me everyman is on a par with the others. I've taken a cushion before when I chipped my coccyx and had to sit awkwardly. No one said anything. And the food isnt super pricey and it's more like the food I'd like at cinemas. I detest popcorn.

Add smaller theaters so less people and I'm happy. They also do showings for children and quieter ones and brighter ones.

You might want to see a doctor about your bladder if you need the loo every 25 mins. 😁

I’m so excited it’s going to be on streaming next week. I’m going to have a sing along in my front room. 😁👍

I went on the weekend and the row in front

put a phone torch on half way through to look at a piece of paper
texting
got up at least 5 times for the loo
left early before the film ended , standing up in front of everyone blocking their view

FeegleFrenzy I also plan cinema visits strategically so as to be one of very few people in there

Yes, they are also annoying although at least the disturbance tends to be momentary.

These days you are being very unreasonable to expect a child to show any consideration for anyone else, or for a parent to actually parent them.

For the life of me I can't figure out why people would rather rant online about something that has happened to them rather than just deal with it at the time it happened, and then not have to stew about it for hours afterwards... I don't get it.