Shouting, cheering and clapping at Minecraft movie

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I'm actually on the fence about how I feel so rather than aibu I guess I'm just wondering what others think/thought.

Took DS (6) to the Minecraft movie tonight - this isn't a question about taste or quality of the film! Obviously Minecraft is enjoyed by a wide range of ages, and in particular there were large groups of teenage boys there, I'd say between 13 and 17 at a guess. They were generally polite in any contact (Ie; saying excuse me to get past etc) but when the film started, every time there were particular references there would be loud cheering, shouting, clapping and repeating the line - to the point of not being able to hear the film. I had briefly seen reference to this online and a friend who took their child to a different cinema also experienced it previously. I guess it probably happened about 15 times throughout the movie.

Now on the one hand, it was a bit of fun, they've paid their money too and it was an experience - I guess similar in vein to Rocky Horror audience.

On the other, there were lots of children around my D's age and some (D's included) were quite startled, upset and didn't understand why people were doing this - some left early, some were tearful and for D's it definitely spoilt his evening a bit.

I don't really know what a solution would be to make it so both groups enjoy it, but I think ultimately I'm a bit annoyed. Have others experienced this and what did you think? (For the poll purposes - iabu would be it's fine people are just having fun, ianbu would be that it's a bit annoying and antisocial

wtf- little brats, I would ban them immediately.

It's not really a "kids film" though.
It's aimed at teens and 20 somethings.

It is Minecraft. The audience is very much children, teenager, and some adults.

It is the gateway game for most gamers.

DH enjoyed it too.

@EmeraldShamrock000 not really 4/5/6 year olds though.

Yes, it more so 8 y.o onwards.

I'm not the target audience of the Minecraft movie and won't propably be seeing it. But I feel like more and more there is discussion about cinema audience being loud and singing along to Wicked etc. If this is becoming the norm then hopefully they will have 'quiet' viewings and then ones where you can make noise and then audience can decide.

My cinema was filled with mainly little boys under 10 and their parents. They did shout out and clap. I don't know anything about minecraft, its a fun film and hearing the delight of the children just added to it.

I think you’ve misunderstood. When we were there on the day it was released, the room was full of teens which is fair enough. However, EVERY. TEN. SECONDS they were cheering, shouting and making as much noise as they possibly could, even when nothing had happened on the screen at that very moment. It’s a TikTok trend to disrupt the movie as much as possible!! They were all filming TikTok’s whilst cheering etc and parents were having to move their kids out of the way. Phone torches being shone in other people’s direction etc etc. It was horrendous.

Yet another person who has misinterpreted the extent of issue. Please read my post above

Well we went yesterday, there was an 8 year old boy having his birthday party at the cinema. They were running around the foyer, shouting, screaming, chucking stuff at each other. Unfortunately the parents with them couldn’t give a shit and instead were chatting to each other, ignoring their horrendous behaviour. It was awful for every other person in the cinema. Wish we had given it a swerve but I couldn’t cancel as my kids had been looking forward to this for weeks and it cost me £40.

Weren't there any staff in the foyer to say something?

Okay, so as much as I stand by every post I have made on this thread… just seen a post on my town/community facebook page, by the new local cinema, that says that some eejits decided to egg the screen. They didn’t name the film, but I am inferring it was The Minecraft Movie. It will cost them thousands of pounds to repair, as the screens are not flat (my DH has a special projector screen that ‘just’ cost him two grand in our lounge. I am not allowed to touch it as only he can dust it with a specialist duster.) That room/screen is now out of action until it can be fixed /replaced - meaning loss of access to the scheduled film for customers and loss of revenue for a new (and likely struggling) cinema. They will now also have to ensure there is security/staff INSIDE the screen rooms for future performances. Again, additional cost.

I am appalled. Whilst I still stand by the fact that cinemas needed to step up on this particular (and similar) movie and believe we need to support, manage and allow lively but sensible and respectful teens/YP to enjoy these performances on an interactive level, the introduction of egging and water-pistols is unacceptable. These teems have taken it too far - and will likely (as is always the sodding effing case) spoilt it for all the lovely, lively YPs who should have been able to enjoy this film in ‘audience participation permitted’ showings.

In the case of our local, small town cinema, they had CCTV in the screen rooms and are working with the police and local schools to address the behaviour and damage, but it leaves a sour taste in the mouth when I consider that my two (both ASD/ADHD and reticent to engage in big events like this unless they feel safe) had a bloody blast - once the trouble makers were ejected. It is so rare that they do something together, have so much fun, and go out independently of their dad and me that I was buoyed by the fact that this event might spur them on to do it more often. Had it descended into the carnage described by the local cinema (they went to one in the next town), it may have out them off entirely and set them back.

Am so sad that some individuals don’t recognise when to stop and as a result it will mean damping down any spontaneous enthusiasm going forward.

@OldCottageGreenhouse unfortunately it does seem some showings have got out of control 🙁
It wasn't originally a "thing" to cause total disruption to the film - just a bit of clapping/quoting lines at certain moments which was fun.
Now it seems unfortunately some people that aren't even Minecraft fans have decided to completely spoil it.
Which is crap.
I hope cinemas start to make their customers aware of a behaviour code.
Genuine fans will be happy to behave themselves. It's those that aren't actually fans can piss off and find something else to do.

@CautiousLurker01 that is so depressing.
Always some that take it too far 🙁

Isn’t this an example of how parents need to be mindful of what their young teens are watching on SM. I was one of the posters who referred to influence of SM. I was pretty much shouted down by a number of posters and was told it was nothing to do with SM. But the collective behaviour is down to SM and shows how easily youngsters can be sucked in

I took the kids today in Latvia and was surprised about clapping, it’s clearly a thing!

I go to the cinema a lot and I usually go to very quiet screenings only, I went with my kids and it was very noisy with clapping and whooping but it added to the atmosphere. The only bad thing for me was the disgusting aftershave or lynx type products that lots of lads had doused themselves in that I could taste 🤮

Massively being unreasonable!!

Just took our DD7 and there was cheering and stuff. She wasn’t bothered neither were we, it added to the whole experience for us.

It must of been worse if other younger kids got upset so that’s not great. So all depends on how it was at everyone’s individual showing on how you feel.

We saw the Minecraft movie yesterday. There was quite a lot of clapping and laughter. To be honest, it made the whole film for me!! Its not a great film, but the atmosphere was so fun! My children loved clapping along with everyone! I think I'd have found the film boring without the atmosphere! But in our little screen the atmosphere was really fun yesterday so I enjoyed what would otherwise have been a pretty mediocre movie!!

Love this. From a 14 year old boys mum - thank you.

Happened at our showing too (10 yo twins). They didn’t know what it was for but enjoyed it. The boy (wannabe gamer) started joining in. Like he found ‘his people’. Thought it was nice. Was just clapping not cheering.

I took my 5 and 6 year old to a 1 o clock showing today, there were plenty of teenagers and adults but I didn’t experience this. I think the only part where people repeated the line was the I am Steve part.
my kids really enjoyed it.

This just sounds awful. We really do seem to be raising a generation of entitled little shits who think they’re the only real people in the world and you can see how it’s happening given some of the responses on this thread from the half-arsed parents.

“They’ve grown up with Minecraft” - no they haven’t. They haven’t grown up at all.

I went with my 19 and 22 yo DS’s. There were a couple of outbursts, otherwise pretty quiet. BTW, it was easily the worst film I’ve ever seen.

I took my son on Friday. He said it could happen when the memes were said..and it did. He didn't join in but we both smiled and had bit of a laugh about it. It's apparently the thing. But since I've seen local cinemas saying to keep noise down etc..

Normally I would probably agree with you but I think it’s targeted at 9 plus so on this occasion YABU. The pre teen/tween age group have so little aimed at them, they deserve to have a bit of fun with this one. And if younger kids were scared it’s probably because it’s PG.