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Cinema - unspoken rules..

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    #92
    Ole Rodrigo
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    I don't think this will ever be resolved. Its not like noise makers realise what they're doing is bad form - its just the multiplex and lots of sugar have brought about low standards.

    Its amazing to think that going to a film on time, quietly chatting with your friends at appropriate moments, having a quiet snack, watching the film quietly and leaving having not made a mess is exceptional behaviour.


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    #93
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    ror_74 wrote: »
    I don't think this will ever be resolved. Its not like noise makers realise what they're doing is bad form - its just the multiplex and lots of sugar have brought about low standards.

    Its amazing to think that going to a film on time, quietly chatting with your friends at appropriate moments, having a quiet snack, watching the film quietly and leaving having not made a mess is exceptional behaviour.

    I'm sorry but there is no point during any film when it is acceptable to chat to friends. If you have a point to make then save it till afterward.

    The only time when you can forgive talking is when it's children. At Need for Speed a few weeks back there was a kid who kept asking his mother questions, he did so not all that quietly but it was forgivable given that he was 8 or 9. It wasn't constant and his mother did tell him to keep quiet but at the same time it's not like he was some 30 year old talking at the top of his voice, for whom there it is never acceptable to talk during a film.


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    #94
    Right Turn Clyde
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    ror_74 wrote: »
    I don't think this will ever be resolved. Its not like noise makers realise what they're doing is bad form - its just the multiplex and lots of sugar have brought about low standards.

    Its amazing to think that going to a film on time, quietly chatting with your friends at appropriate moments, having a quiet snack, watching the film quietly and leaving having not made a mess is exceptional behaviour.

    Jaysus you must be great craic.


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    #95
    Ole Rodrigo
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    Right Turn Clyde wrote: »
    Jaysus you must be great craic.

    Craic in the cinema ? Are you kidding me ? Its not a pub.


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    #96
    Right Turn Clyde
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    ror_74 wrote: »
    Craic in the cinema ? Are you kidding me ? Its not a pub.

    Stop talking during the film then.


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    #97
    Ole Rodrigo
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    Right Turn Clyde wrote: »
    Stop talking during the film then.

    So when you're not out trolling at the cinema you're doing it online ?


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    #98
    Right Turn Clyde
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    ror_74 wrote: »
    So when you're not out trolling at the cinema you're doing it online ?

    My first comment directed at you was a simple joke. Lighten up.

    My second comment referred to your habit of talking during films. It undermines your argument and Darko rightly pulled you up on it. I notice that you still haven't replied to him.

    I'm not trolling, and I stand by what I said: if the cinema isn't like a pub then stop chatting to your mates while there's a film on.


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    #99
    Joe prim
    Registered Users Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Joe prim


    mod9maple wrote: »
    I haven't been to a cinema in at least 10 years, exactly because of all the s**t mentioned here. I've invested in a great home cinema and sound system and watch anything I want from the comfort of my own home.

    Who was it that said? "Hell is other people."

    Sartre, and he was a cúnt too.:)


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    #100
    Ole Rodrigo
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    Right Turn Clyde wrote: »
    My first comment directed at you was a simple joke. Lighten up.

    My second comment referred to your habit of talking during films. It undermines your argument and Darko rightly pulled you up on it. I notice that you still haven't replied to him.

    I'm not trolling, and I stand by what I said: if the cinema isn't like a pub then stop chatting to your mates while there's a film on.

    I never said anything about talking during films - I said appropriate moments, which are adverts, trailers , credits, etc - they are not during a film. Surely that didn't need to be spelled out.

    I mean why bother posting about cinema etiquette while in the same sentence advocating talking during films ?


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    #101
    Right Turn Clyde
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    ror_74 wrote: »
    I never said anything about talking during films - I said appropriate moments, which are adverts, trailers , credits, etc - they are not during a film. Surely that didn't need to be spelled out.

    I mean why bother posting about cinema etiquette while in the same sentence advocating talking during films ?

    If it didn't take you over an hour to write that then I might have believed it. But fair enough.


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    #102
    Ole Rodrigo
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    Right Turn Clyde wrote: »
    If it didn't take you over an hour to write that then I might have believed it. But fair enough.

    I really could care less what a troll thinks of the timing of my posts. But fair enough.


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    #103
    Right Turn Clyde
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    ror_74 wrote: »
    I really could care less what a troll thinks of the timing of my posts. But fair enough.

    Is it okay to call someone a troll? I'm not trying to derail this thread. I'm new to forums so I've just reported your comment. A mod can let me know what's appropriate.


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    #104
    Sad Professor
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    Can we keep it keep it friendly and stay on topic please.


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    #105
    Right Turn Clyde
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Can we keep it keep it friendly and stay on topic please.

    No problem. For future reference, is 'troll' considered insulting?


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    #106
    Sad Professor
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    Right Turn Clyde wrote: »
    No problem. For future reference, is 'troll' considered insulting?

    No. It’s considered a form of back-seat modding, which I don’t feel is actionable in this case.

    PM me if you have any more questions.


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    #107
    Right Turn Clyde
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    No. It’s considered a form of back-seat modding, which I don’t feel is actionable in this case.

    PM me if you have any more questions.

    Cool. 'Back-seat modding'. I won't have to put up with it so.

    Thanks.


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    #108
    Mickeroo
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    Was in the cinema today, there was a bunch of noisy kids sitting in front of me. I managed to ignore them for the most part, one of them then started watching porn on his phone, with the sound on.

    That was a first.


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    #109
    brianregan09
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    Was it any good :D


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    #110
    Right Turn Clyde
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    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Was in the cinema today, there was a bunch of noisy kids sitting in front of me. I managed to ignore them for the most part, one of them then started watching porn on his phone, with the sound on.

    That was a first.

    Yeah, I normally leave the sound off.


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    #111
    candy-gal1
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    I dont care what anyone does in the cinema tbh once they

    Are reasonably quiet

    Dont play with their phones throughout the movie, once or twice to quickly check time if needed is fine but other than that no

    When the screen is pretty much empty, realise this and that you can actually sit wherever, not right in front of/behind or a few seats from someone in the same aisle :rolleyes:

    When going to the toilet during the movie, please see which side is less crowded to get out from so the less people you disturb and the easier it is to get out for you


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    #112
    Potential-Monke
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    candy-gal1 wrote: »
    Dont play with their phones throughout the movie, once or twice to quickly check time if needed is fine but other than that no

    I'm sorry, but no. It's never ok to check your phone. You know what time the film is on, how long it is and add in a half hour for trailers/ads. You shouldn't need to check the time because you should know what time it will roughly be when the film is over. If you need to check the time, get a watch. If you need to be out by a certain time, and you're unsure if the movie will be over, don't go in the first place. It's extremely annoying and distracting to see a section of the cinema light up because some tw@ is checking their phone. (None of this directed at you, btw)


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    #113
    candy-gal1
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    Potential-Monke wrote: »
    I'm sorry, but no. It's never ok to check your phone. You know what time the film is on, how long it is and add in a half hour for trailers/ads. You shouldn't need to check the time because you should know what time it will roughly be when the film is over. If you need to check the time, get a watch. If you need to be out by a certain time, and you're unsure if the movie will be over, don't go in the first place. It's extremely annoying and distracting to see a section of the cinema light up because some tw@ is checking their phone. (None of this directed at you, btw)


    :D I would definitly agree with you there, I think Im just going by the random people and one of my friends who used to do it, basically scrolling through facebook etc and texting during the movie :rolleyes:
    I remember shouting, in the most whispering way I could, during the Muppets movie in 2012 for her to put it away and since then I think she got the message :P


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    #114
    norrie rugger
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    Potential-Monke wrote: »
    I'm sorry, but no. It's never ok to check your phone. You know what time the film is on, how long it is and add in a half hour for trailers/ads. You shouldn't need to check the time because you should know what time it will roughly be when the film is over. If you need to check the time, get a watch. If you need to be out by a certain time, and you're unsure if the movie will be over, don't go in the first place. It's extremely annoying and distracting to see a section of the cinema light up because some tw@ is checking their phone. (None of this directed at you, btw)

    Given the way that work is now days, with people being expected to be contactable always, I can understand where they may check who is calling them. The small pull it just out of the pocket to check name kinda thing


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    #115
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    norrie rugger wrote: »
    Given the way that work is now days, with people being expected to be contactable always, I can understand where they may check who is calling them. The small pull it just out of the pocket to check name kinda thing

    If you need to be contactable at all times then you shouldn't be going to the cinema. If you have a job that requires your phone be on 24/7 then you should not be anywhere where it's expected of you to turn your god damned phone of for a few hours.

    I was at the cinema once and in the middle of the film some dick took his phone out and had a conversation. When told to shut up he replied with "it's ok,I'm a doctor" and seemed to think that that gave him the right to ruin everyone else's cinema going experience.


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    #116
    SherlockWatson
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    There's a reason most of you seem to go the cinema on yer own.


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    #117
    OwaynOTT
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    I go to the cinema regularly enough and quite often I will be in a situation of annoyance due to another cinema goer being inconsiderate. Normally it can be resolved quite easily as the person just wasn't aware they were causing a disturbance.
    Sometimes however it can escalate but this is very rare and the type of person who is the root of the problem is just a dick.
    It's annoying but I wouldn't let it ruin the cinema for me.
    Some of the posters in here are ridiculous with the ideas of cinema etiquette and will find it hard not to be disturbed during a screening but I think it's more there fault than anyone else.
    The zero tolerance policy some have towards phones is excessive. Checking your phone if you got a call is perfectly fine with me as long as it isn't answered, it's on silent and it's done discreetly.
    The rustling of paper bags, how can you even notice that during most movies?
    People talking quietly to each other, how is that a problem as long as it's not a constant thing. Sometimes it can even be funny to hear what others say. During the last James Bond, when Bond went home to Scotland someone exclaimed, 'It's beautiful!'. The same person honestly thought Bond was going to die, improved the film no end for me.

    In a room full of people, whether adults or not, your are going to get disturbances on most occasions. Just let it go unless it's extreme or otherwise wait for less busy time or the DVD. Why should the majority cater to the excessive needs of the few.


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    #118
    vidor
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    And another reason not to go to the cinema these days....


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    #119
    Decuc500
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    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    The zero tolerance policy some have towards phones is excessive. Checking your phone if you got a call is perfectly fine with me as long as it isn't answered, it's on silent and it's done discreetly.

    But most cinemas before the film starts will show a message asking people to turn off their phones. Looking at your phone during a film isn't an unspoken rule it's an actual request by the cinema to leave it off.


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    #120
    e_e
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    It's the light that's the problem, not the noise. In a cinema the only light should be coming from the screen and anything else is a distraction to your field of vision. Amazes me how many don't get this yet.


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    #121
    e_e
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    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    Some of the posters in here are ridiculous with the ideas of cinema etiquette and will find it hard not to be disturbed during a screening but I think it's more there fault than anyone else.
    I hate this attitude. "You're disturbed by someone else during a movie? It's your own fault!" Ignoring the root of the problem and allowing plainly ignorant behaviour to continue.
    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    The zero tolerance policy some have towards phones is excessive. Checking your phone if you got a call is perfectly fine with me as long as it isn't answered, it's on silent and it's done discreetly.
    Missing the point of why phones in the cinema are bad.
    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    The rustling of paper bags, how can you even notice that during most movies?
    Because most movies are not excessively noisy for most of their runtime?
    OwaynOTT wrote: »
    Why should the majority cater to the excessive needs of the few.
    We're not talking about the majority, it's a minority that causes these problems and yes being that they are the one doing everything not to watch a film they should cater to our needs.


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