Worst TF movie-going experience ever

[darthrage]

I cannot believe these stupid fucking parents with their stupid fucking kids. I watched the movie for the 4th time today and this will be the last time I ever watch a movie on a weekend before 6pm. Parents always take their kids for the afternoon weekend showing. So I show up and have to sit in front of these kids who could've been no more than 6 years old at most. 4 of them. They were a family of 4 kids and 6 or 7 adults. I was with my brother and parents. Even before the movie started, I already knew this was not gonna be a 100% good theater experience. Kids all sat on one side and parents all on the other. And the kids kept on getting out of their seat and leaning against ours and putting their hands on the top of our seats to the point that my head can feel their hands. And they kept running back and forth to their parents and wouldn't STFU .And of course you would get the usual chair kicking. And then I spoke to one of the adults and asked him are those your kids? And he said it wasn't his as if it was not his responsibility AT ALL (even though he was part of that family). Then the movie started and the parents did nothing while the kids ran back and forth and had so many freaking bathroom breaks. I turned around several times to tell them to sit down but they just got back up.

If you gonna take your kids, make sure you take responsibility for them. Everyone wants to enjoy the movie and they sure don't want someone runining it for them. That was a fine example of terrible and poor parenting.

Overall the movie was excellent even the 4th time but could've been way better if I hadn't been distracted. No more afternoon showings ever.

I noticed a few of the adult males in that party were too busy gawking and geeking out at the transformations and other money shots to even worry about their kids. Stupid parents.

You would think that you would have to put up with fanboy nonsense and rowdiness on the first few showings but everyone was really well behaved when i saw it those few times and knew when to keep their mouth shut and stay seated throughout the movie. These kids on the other hand didn't give a shit about Transformers, they thought it was just an afternoon out of the house.

To top things off, a kid starting crying on the other side of the theater

[RedOktobre]

I was planning to watch it a second time next weekend. I was thinking of watching the matinee... after reading your post, I'll think that I'll watch the evening one instead.

Dumb kids! Irresponsible parents! Which are worse? Both should be thrown out the theatre!!!

[Robimus]

I'm with you. I mostly have trouble with 12-17 year olds myself. Can't stand the constant seat jumping and the flipping open of cell phones. When the Cell is flipped open everyone sitting in your aisle is distracted by the bright light. I know you think your hiding it and that no one else notices, but news flash people!!!!!!!!!EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT.
You know I can almost handle the little kids because I feel they don't know any better(parents should keep them in check though), but these some of these semi-adults should be able to contain themselves. Spending an entire movie talking to your friends and texting people on the other side of the theatre is not why you went to the movie.
I know that not everyone in that age group does this, and those who dont I thank, those who do please smarten up. I've only watched maybe a dozen movies in the theatre this year and at half of them I've had trouble with this demographic.
Rant over, nuff said.

[jourdo]

You should have ratted them out to the usher.

[GMfan]

I swear to God you need a licence to get a car and a gun there should be some written test to prove you can be a parent because any moron can produce offspring....Maury proves that one on a daily basis :P

[Paradigm-Shift Prime]

I smell a case for ticket refunds...seriously complain about stuff like that to customer service desk and they'll refund your tickets no probs.

Both my experiences with the movie were good. I don't go to theatres too often, but all I got was a bit of roudiness before it started when I saw it on thursday night downtown (which got silenced by a "you nerds are going to stop being funny in about 10 seconds" as the movie was starting (not me))

[Paradigm-Shift Prime]

Originally Posted by Robimus

I'm with you. I mostly have trouble with 12-17 year olds myself. Can't stand the constant seat jumping and the flipping open of cell phones. When the Cell is flipped open everyone sitting in your aisle is distracted by the bright light. I know you think your hiding it and that no one else notices, but news flash people!!!!!!!!!EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT.
You know I can almost handle the little kids because I feel they don't know any better(parents should keep them in check though), but these some of these semi-adults should be able to contain themselves. Spending an entire movie talking to your friends and texting people on the other side of the theatre is not why you went to the movie.
I know that not everyone in that age group does this, and those who dont I thank, those who do please smarten up. I've only watched maybe a dozen movies in the theatre this year and at half of them I've had trouble with this demographic.
Rant over, nuff said.

well said

[darthrage]

yeah!! I can't believe these ass clowns who don't turn off their phones.

It tells you to turn off your phones before the movie. And that includes the following:

1) don't turn it to vibration mode
2) don't answer your freaking phone
3) don't check your phone to check the time (if you are checking time, that means you are bored, and if you're bored, that means you have no enthusiasm for the movie, shouldn't have come so that someone who actually would enjoy the movie could be there)
4) don't send text messages
5) just don't flip your phone at all because of that damn bright light that distracts you from the movie. In one moment you can be so into the movie and not think about a thing in the world but the moment you see that bright light, that moment is robbed from you.

Sheeeesh, poor theater etiquette

[Synch]

Only bad experience I've had at the movies (though I do not go much) was with a royal fatass woman coming into the movie 30 min or so before the ending of it ( who the hell does that?!>. really though?..) & sat next to me & took over half my freakn seat! It was disgusting!!

You know that old joke I'm not racist I hate everyone equally ?... Well for me its true :P I work in retail so stuff like the above does not surprise me and there is no age limit on people doing stupid rude annoying things at all! Be it 5 -88 or older 70% of people tards!



& yes it surprises me the amount of electronic cra* the theaters LET people take in with them! When I went to the movie I was talking about above its like everyone EVERYONE had some kind of cell phone or video game type hand held mp3 player type thing... & they wonder why so many movies get ripped & downloaded to the internet the day they are put out or sooner!

[darthrage]

Originally Posted by Synch

Only bad experience I've had at the movies (though I do not go much) was with a royal fatass woman coming into the movie 30 min or so before the ending of it ( who the hell does that?!>. really though?..) & sat next to me & took over half my freakn seat! It was disgusting!!

You know that old joke I'm not racist I hate everyone equally ?... Well for me its true :P I work in retail so stuff like the above does not surprise me and there is no age limit on people doing stupid rude annoying things at all! Be it 5 -88 or older 70% of people tards!



& yes it surprises me the amount of electronic cra* the theaters LET people take in with them! When I went to the movie I was talking about above its like everyone EVERYONE had some kind of cell phone or video game type hand held mp3 player type thing... & they wonder why so many movies get ripped & downloaded to the internet the day they are put out or sooner!

No Kidding!! The amount of PSPs and Nintendo DSs I saw was insane and some idiot even brought his laptop only to have it taken away by theater management LOL!!! serves him right. What kinda idiot brings their laptop and actually does homework, surfs the net/porn or uses it while in a theater. The people behind you can easily see what you're doing and to top things off, you're exposing your private stuff to people and asking them to jump you.

And on the topic of 70% of people of retards. That is entirely true. I stand by this statement 100% and that is "there is no excuse for being an asshole". I don't care if you are 300lbs fat woman or a 6 year old kid or an ignorant parent or a guy on a wheelchair, if you act like an asshole, you are still an asshole and thus there is no excuse for being an asshole.

PLEASE EXERCISE GOOD THEATER ETIQUETTE!!

people want to enjoy their movie as much as you do, so please be considerate of others as they will be for you