to absolutely loathe going to the cinema?

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People scrunch popcorn bags/supersize family pack maltesers constantly, I can hear people chewing and chomping.
I can't go to the toilet if I need to without other people tutting and doing that exaggerated craning round my huge bulk gesture. (am not really huge by the way)
I always end up sat behind someone with a giant head.
You have to smell strangers farts and hear "comedy" belches" from either "entertaining family man" or kids on massive sugar highes.
It costs almost three times the national debt for a hotdog.
People talk all the way through and kick the back of your chair.
Last night, the cock behind me (who was at least in his thirties and should have known better) decided to put his feet on my armrest, dirty great desert boots. And it hurt because he kicked me.

The kids loved the film but I am wondering if I can do it ever again.
Or am I just a grumpy old curmudgeon?

YANBU. I never go to the cinema any more. I hope you asked the bloke behind you to remove his foot from your arm rest. Someone did that to me on a plane too. I was in an aisle seat and the arse behind me settled down with his leg stretched along my arm rest.

Move to a nice middle class area where people behave themselves in the cinema. Or only go and see very intellectual french films.
And take your own food and drink.

In a cinema near us (v traditional part of Bavaria), there is an old man, who stands by teh door all the way through the film, and scolds children who behave badly (eg putting feet on seats), thus ensuring good behaviour.

I remember being amazed when seeing films of Americans constantly eating while watching sport or films, in the 1970s. It does seem to have spread here, though.

We are in a "nice" area.

I think that people as a collective are generally bad mannered now.

Am definitely A curmudgeon.

Sorry, yes asked him to move, he tutted at me and then chuntered under his breath at me whilst rhythmically kicking the back of my chair for the rest of the film.

I tend to go to the Odeon in Southampton - Southampton is not necessarily a 'nice' area but I truly haven't encountered much anti social behaviour as you have described. We book the premier seats though - perhaps that distances us from the 'residuum'

Are you in a nice area in London? - because from reading posts to me, it seems that all manner of anti social behaviour is concentrated in abundance in London

I meant :
from reading posts 'on here'

Have you/can you try an independant cinema, we arew lucky enough to be near the film and photography museum and though it shows some big films it seem to be off the radar for teenagers and does a rather nice martini

YANBU.

-Sticky floors
-People talking all the way through
-People texting (light from their mobile v distracting)
-Deafening volume
-20+ minutes of ads
-flipping the lights on as credits have started (god forbid you're a credit-watcher, workers will glare at you to get out)
-expensive, crappy food

And last but not least, that stupid anti-piracy ad telling you 'It's the experience that counts'.....

My 'experience' of cinema has been so shite I'd rather wait to rent the DVD thanks!

no you are not BU...behaviour is awful in Britain.

£6.30 for a bag of popcorn and a coke!!!!

oh and forgot to add, when I lived in London, there were RATS running around in the cinema at the Odeon in Leicester Square. They gave us vouchers for compensation, but it was for that particular Odeon, so we never went back.

IMHO, behaviour really no better oop north

I honestly am truly surprised at all your experiences. Perhaps you should all move to the South Coast

If you are in London, go to the Apollo on Lower Regent St. It has a bar and although it's a couple of quid more than the Leicester Square horrors, it's always a chav free zone- guaranteed no feet on seats, comedy belchers or loud popcorn crunchers. You never stick to the carpet either.

How about the time the 7 yo in front of me kept turning round to lob popcorn hard in my face several times, and her mother/carer/"responsible" adult had a complete go at me with four letter words when I asked the kid to kindly desist and cease the popcorn throwing. I loved that she instructed me to worry about my own children's behaviour before having a go at hers (I was with 7 children aged 11-14 and they were impeccably behaved). I hate the constant gobbling and slurping in cinemas, the sticky floors, the wanton littering, ... I agree with you, OP.

I always quite like the Screens (screen on the hill, screen on the green, etc...) when I lived in London. Also went to a lovely old-fashioned one in Shepherds Bush once- long thin room with gilding and dark red decoration, can't remember what it was called though.

I'm in Essex. A good part though...... allegedly.