To think DBrother is unreasonable to stop anyone else coming in?

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We've planned a family evening out. We all live miles apart now so it's rare we're all together.

There's a film I want to see soon and he's adamant he doesn't want anyone else in there whilst we (a family of 5ish), watch it.

So he's said he will be buying out all the seats so only we can see it I know him well and I know he isn't having us on.

Isn't this unreasonable? It's a new film so there will be quite a few people wanting to see it.

that's a lot of wasted money! Is he serious?

How can someone afford to do that?
That's insane. Would the cinema let him? Thinking as although the seats will be paid for, they would lose money in sales of popcorn/drinks etc

Quite bizarre behaviour, imo, and not really sure what point it serves. And a complete waste of money.

Very strange behaviour

Who can afford to buy all the seats in a cinema?

At most cinemas you are able to book a private screening, why doesn['t he just do this?

I imagine the cinema will block the booking if he just tries to book all of the seats, you normally have to contact them for bookings of 10+ anyway.

They would let him. Can't see the problem myself.

I think it's a smallish searing showing so no more than 20/30 seats, although still a silly amount.

I don't see how the cinema could stop him as he will be booking online, I suppose

Surely he is joking?

He sounds a bit odd and like he has more money than sense.
What is his reasoning behind wanting to do this?

Really odd.

Unless he's arranged for them to stop the film and play some clip announcing his engagement/IVF twins/ etc?

Which would still be quite odd.

If the cinema only had 20 seats then it's not that odd.

If it was the odeon it'd be mental.

A small independent cinema might entertain that set up but they probably won't be showing the film you're after.
A normal big chain cinema won't do it because they would lose out massively on sundry sales.
It's a bit bonkers though isn't it ?
Is he a bit eccentric?

He is not joking. He is known for his elaborate shenanigans.

He's the type of man to do this sort of thing just so he can have the pleasure of thinking "aha, I've got something you can't have and I've done it because I can and want to"

He keeps family matters very close to him though and couldn't do enough for family and close friends

Tell him to donate the money he would have wasted on this twattish enterprise to a charity.

What a weird thing to do, you can book private screening if that’s what you want anyway & the cinema will at least know what’s going on/give you a standard fixed price rather than paying for individual seats

Is he usually so strange?

Lol. Wouldn't it be easier for him to approach cinema to hire the place for a private viewing

Is he usually so strange?

He has form for this type of thing, yes

A family of '5 ish'?

How does that work?

Is it Infinity Wars? If so, then HINBU

Um, just book a private screening and also an appointment with a psyciatrist most multiplex cinemas have a smaller preminum auditorium for this.

I suppose waiting for the dvd to come out hasn't occurred to him?

Weird!

If he wants to waste his money you can't stop him. I would just laugh. There'll be plenty of other showings if it's a new and popular film, so other people won't be that badly inconvenienced, and the cinema will get their money.

I think it's a lovely idea, if it's just a 20-seat cinema.

Yeah it's infinity war...

So jealous if he can do this. I can't afford to but want to!

A family of '5 ish'?

My thoughts too...