Cinema experience, what is wrong with people!

[Xanadu78]

I recently went to the cinema. I go to the cinema all the time but this was the most bonkers cinema experience of my life.

First of all the cinema was completely full. It was a very good film and you could tell that there were only one or two spaces scattered round throughout the theatre in the build up to the film.

Everyone was chatting absolutely fine, the film starting was literally about to start and three Girls turned up. They thought somebody was sitting in their seats. They started shouting and swearing at the people who were in their seats with lots of children in the theatre but this didn’t stop them using the F word and shouting and screaming. The manager came in didn’t remove them tried to sort it out then left then and came back again. The shouting lasted about 10 minutes.

They had to pause the movie because the movie intro had already started. They realised that they were meant to be on the other end of the aisle but somebody already sat in their seats so those people had to move then other people had to move from the seats.It caused chaos! When the movie started two women behind me chatted for the entire length of the movie. It was constant commentary. I asked them to be quiet and there was no response at all. They just stared at me. The woman next to me kept on dropping things on the floor and using her torch on her phone to find the items on the floor.

It was a 12 a movie and there was slightly difficult parts in the film that were quite grown-up, but they were very some very young children in the theatre and those bits are quite upsetting so that caused tears and crying and the parents didn’t take them out of the film to be honest. I wouldn’t have brought children that young to the movie because it wasn’t a children’s movie.

Is this just normal? Why on earth to people paid to go watch a film only to talk for the entire time that was the thing that upset me the most and the shouting.

We paid £20 for this carnage!

This is why I only go on weekdays and wait a few weeks after release so the screen is nearly empty. Behaviour is shocking.

I no longer go to the cinema nor the Theatre. Some people are vile and entitled.

Where was this? I’ve only ever had a bad experience once and that was some teen boys throwing things but they were swiftly removed. Every other showing has been really quiet even when full at our cinemas.

I swear it’s got worse since lockdown!

I honestly felt like asking the woman behind me to pay for my tickets!

I had my teen daughter with me and didn’t want to make a fuss and complain but after the swearing at the start it really put me on edge!

That sounds absolutely horrendous OP.

The worst bit is that rude, aggressive, inappropropriate , selfish behaviour is endemic in every part of everyday life now.

People either have no idea how to behave in a public setting now or else they know but don't see why any civilised norms should apply to them.

I had free cinema tickets from my bank.
I am switching to another deal because I have no nerves for people anymore. So many ruin it for the majority who can behave in public.
They would behave better in their own living room imho!

This was in Vue cinema .
The one thing that made me chuckle was one man who was in the row in front of the argumentative girls turned around and starting eating his popcorn dramatically! 🤣

I wish the manager had the balls to throw them out as it really spoilt what was meant to be a nice day out.

Horrendous but it's very rare. My partner has a cinema pass and goes a few times a week. He's only had one or 2 disturbances the past year. That's when people can't stay off their phone or talking during the film.

It’s definitely the first experience I have had like that. You sometimes get low level chatting or annoyance but this was all the worst humans in the world all in one screening!

What was you watching? Must attract a certain type of person 🤣

Joking aside, people's manners in cinemas has gone to pot. I even thought going to one of those expensive cinemas would put those annoying ones off but nope.

Cinema going has always been my main hobby but in 45 years of watching films in cinemas all over the UK and in a few different countries, I have never experienced anything like what those scummy latecomers did - were they drunk?

But the talking from the people behind you is, sadly, common. Luckily I work shifts so I now go in the week during the day, which minimises experiencing trashy behaviour from other people.

They didn’t seem drunk or slurring. They were all in their early 20s and just really antisocial and overly confident and all egging each other on.

They aggressively got right up in the face of the couple sat in “their seats” telling them to F-ing move. There were kids as young as 4 in the cinema and some people were shouting at them to calm down that there were children there but the three of them were just egging each other on.

If I had arrived as the movie was starting and someone was actually in my seat, I would just go and find an empty one even if my group had to split up.

That must have been maddening. I have a cinema subscription so have been going much more often this year. At first I avoided full auditoriums because I didn’t want to share other people’s viruses. Now I’m careful to choose seats and days when the audience might be small and well behaved. So never on a Saturday at that cinema. And never the first showing (unless it’s a members’ premier).

The other two cinemas in town are far too arty to attract wrong’uns!

I once waited outside the screen to ask a couple who spent the entire film talking loudly if they enjoyed the film, because I didn’t since they hadn’t shut up. They were an older couple, maybe 60s, so it’s not just teens!

I wouldn’t, I’d ask them to move, without the swearing and shouting though obviously. People should just sit in the seats they’ve booked.

Must have been "Michael".

I'd have left my seat and complained to staff. I have done this in the past and received free tickets to another screening.

A lot of people behave as they would at home with no consideration for anyone else. We have a small independent cinema near us and tend to go there as it doesn't seem to attract the kind of audience that goes to the large cinemas. I think people should be made to put their phones in lockers in the foyer. That would make a huge difference.

At the weekend I was at a music event. My friend sitting next to me kept reading things on her phone and messaging during the performance. The auditorium lights were dimmed and the light of her phone was very distracting. I ended up turning to the side and shielding my eyes with my hand! I didn't want to disturb others around me or start an argument, but so disrespectful to the performers and fellow audience members. I will mention it when I next see her.

We go to a small local theatre, they don't serve any food at all other than a popcorn cart and you're not allowed drinks in the main theatre. They even do a break in the middle so everyone can use the toilet and they have staff inside making sure people aren't distracting others. The only downside is that it's really popular for this reason and they are months behind the main cinemas in terms of new films.

I can't stand going to the cinema anymore because of this type of behaviour. I always say they should have two sets of every showing - one for people who know how to behave in public and one for people who can't sit still and want to chat, spend their time on their phone and are incapable of connecting their popcorn with their mouth!

The last few things we have been to have been ruined by other people, so we just don't bother anymore.

There's a "sociable cinema" near us. It doesn't appeal.

Have you been to an Everyman cinema? You always get a civilised audience there. The trashy types tend not to fork out £20 a ticket.

Many people are selfish and ill-mannered. Sad, but what can you do?

If you go and see anything vaguely suitable for kids these days you have to expect it to be like a panto with people talking, shouting, walking around and crying! It's annoying the cinema don't sort out offenders but I guess they can't intervene too much for their own safety! It's horrendous!
I always wonder how people have so much money they buy cinema and theatre tickets and then talk loudly throughout it. I think it has become worse since covid where everyone thinks it's like their own front room and all those shows trying to make out it's the best party in town so people arrive drunk and sing and shout! I go at quiet times now and only watch films most people don't like! 😂

I wouldn’t cause a fuss like those girls did but if someone was in my seat, I would be asking them to move as the likelihood is if you go and sit somewhere else, you will likely sit in a seat that’s already booked and they will come along and ask you to move! I have asked people to move out my seat a few times.