Does this happen in every cinema

Adamantium

Its not bad here at all, it's beautiful if anything, in the USA it's endemic, ENDEMIC.
It's mixture of annoyance and bewilderment that you have to laugh at it

I went to see Django Unchained in Downtown Manhattan 2 years ago and I know US audiences have been programmed for decades to whoop and holler at every slight of turn on screen, but it was insane, never wanted to tell a majority of the cinema to shut up so badly (but I was laughing to much tbh lol), discussing of the movie while going on. To put it bluntly, Django was a black revenge fantasy and the audience were loving it.

It's supposed to be cinema, not pantomime. "He's behind you, BEHIND YOU"
"THAT black motherfcuker got blown away!!!

Monday night is cinema night the rare time I go, saw The Gambler last Monday night in Mahon Point Omniplex (nicest/best cinema in Cork allegedly), only a handful there.

Little point asking folks to stfu or turn off phone imo, ignorant folk are ignorant and won't react well to requests not to be ignorant.

don ramo

i like when i go to mahon in cork, the new seats rock, so anyone kicking my seat is not gonna notice me leaning it forward with their foot pressing it, and then jerking it back quite violently, and just like that, no more kicking, this has so far worked 100% of the time,

coolisin

Adamantium wrote: »

Its not bad here at all, it's beautiful if anything, in the USA it's endemic, ENDEMIC.
It's mixture of annoyance and bewilderment that you have to laugh at it

I went to see Django Unchained in Downtown Manhattan 2 years ago and I know US audiences have been programmed for decades to whoop and holler at every slight of turn on screen, but it was insane, never wanted to tell a majority of the cinema to shut up so badly (but I was laughing to much tbh lol), discussing of the movie while going on. To put it bluntly, Django was a black revenge fantasy and the audience were loving it.

It's supposed to be cinema, not pantomime. "He's behind you, BEHIND YOU"
"THAT black motherfcuker got blown away!!!

I went to the opening night of minority report in Boston in 2002.
Never realised the opening of scream 2 to be accurate.
People very much getting into all the trailers same with the movie.
But now I'm picky about the time I will head to the cinema.

Cannot stand chattering in the cinema munching doesn't bother me in the slightest.

DoYouEvenLift

I'm not pushed about going to the cinema these days for this exact reason, waiting for the movies to come out online/bluray and watching them on your TV is way better. I don't really like pausing movies because it interrupts and takes you out of the movie but it's good that you have the option in case you need to go to the toilet or something

If we had free reign to kick the sh!t out of these people, while pausing the movie so we don't miss anything, I'd gladly go to the cinema regularly again. I think ganging up on annoying pricks with fellow movie lovers you don't know would add more to the experience, once you're finished you all just nod in acknowledgement of your fine work and then return to your seats to resume the movie in peace. I'd also like if each seat had built in headphone jacks like on planes just as a backup option

cloud493

I go the cinema 4-5 times a week. Spilt between swords, cineworld, and one other one. Majority of the time my cinema experiences are overwhelmingly pleasant. Pro tip is to try to avoid rush hour.

smallgarden

Try other cinemas in your area. I find tallaght cinema the worst for this, followed by cineworld. I find I rarely have any problems in dundum or liffey valley.

TheDoc

Find things like this happens in waves to me. The girlfriend and myself went on a kind of shop around for about 6 months trying different cinemas before settling on one.

The Swords cinema would be our local, but it became all too frequent having incidents like the OP and other disruptions through the film. It seemed gangs of teens just went to the cinema to hang out, no interest in the actual films but just sitting together in a dark room having a chat for 120 minutes and acting the bollox. Then the technical issues started and the cinema just felt like it was being let run down, so we upped and shifted.

Odeon in Coolock was the destination for a good while. They were running a special offer on Mondays originally I think, and it was brilliant. We were going to see our stuff at like 10pm+, tickets costing €4 a piece and it was brilliant. We had a good few consecutive weeks doing this, no hassle, no disruptions, brilliant. Then we came in for a film one evening and the place was black. It wasn't being heavily advertised, but word got out. We had pre-booked by card a few days in advance, and turned out the screening had been overbooked entirely. Bit of too and froing with management about what the point of booking in advance was if they just sell our seats anyway, and we got sorted and got in. Absolutely packed, sweltering hot, and various groups acting the bollox ruined the entire nights film. At one point the film was stopped and management came in to give out, and sure it was back to the way it was.

So we moved on again. Thankfully we are settled now. We have a cinema that is comfortable, clean, has relatively low foot traffic and isn't too much hassle to get too. Havn't had a bad experience in it relating to disruption. There was one instance of teens sneaking in, but they just sat there genuinely watching the film before they were asked to leave, and I barely even noticed it was dealt with so well.

As I said though it seems to happen in waves. I wouldn't say every cinema is the same, but we just seem to encounter consistent weeks where it's a bad experience and then we move on to somewhere else. We've been going to the current place over a year now and touch wood, it's been brilliant.

Ageyev

It's the munching on popcorn, slurrping of drinks, rustling of sweet packets and stink of hot dogs that really bothers me since eating in cinemas is encouraged by cinemas.

e_e

Ageyev wrote: »

It's the munching on popcorn, slurrping of drinks, rustling of sweet packets and stink of hot dogs that really bothers me since eating in cinemas is encouraged by cinemas.

Went to see The Equalizer a few months ago and walked out two thirds of the way through not just because the film was rubbish but for the obnoxious wet mouth sounds of the guy behind me eating his nachos. Was absolutely repulsive! To say this guy was eating like a pig is an insult to farm animals.

Part of the reason why I love the Lighthouse, popcorn comes in cardboard and drinks in bottles so you neither get slurping nor rustling.

Technocentral

Honestly never had it in the IFI, Lighthouse or Screen on College St. Luckily my taste is for more adult Indie films that tend not to attract the assholes.

Saipanne

You get a classier, less... braindead presence at independent cinemas like the Lighthouse, etc.

Commercial cinemas are for people who prefer a pub like environment.

Mickeroo

Only time I ever confronted anyone was when they started watching porn on their phone in the seat on front of me. Gate multiplex in cork it was, was fine the rest of the time but I'm generally quite careful about what time I go to see a film in order to avoid the crowds and teenagers.

MrWalsh

Technocentral wrote: »

Honestly never had it in the IFI, Lighthouse or Screen on College St. Luckily my taste is for more adult Indie films that tend not to attract the assholes.

Ugh, the IFI is terrible for bad behaviour!

I remember being in one of the small upstairs cinemas in it once and a guy in the front row was continuously rustling the noisiest food packaging possible and actually commenting aloud on the film! A number of people walked out. The staff are worse than useless in there too so no point asking them to sort it.

Sorry - bit ranty, Ive more bad experiences than good in the IFI in recent years.

Saipanne

MrWalsh wrote: »

Ugh, the IFI is terrible for bad behaviour!

I remember being in one of the small upstairs cinemas in it once and a guy in the front row was continuously rustling the noisiest food packaging possible and actually commenting aloud on the film! A number of people walked out. The staff are worse than useless in there too so no point asking them to sort it.

Sorry - bit ranty, Ive more bad experiences than good in the IFI in recent years.

I've had the opposite of your experience. Been there countless times.

Technocentral

Saipanne wrote: »

You get a classier, less... braindead presence at independent cinemas like the Lighthouse, etc.

Commercial cinemas are for people who prefer a pub like environment.

I've experienced it on the odd occasion I go to big films like Interstellar in Cineworld type places, smartphones are the biggest problem, people beside you texting on them with their huge bright screens is so distracting, ignorant fcuks, maybe a cinema or chain could have a dampening field to stop signal for certain showings, the gits who want to be on their phones all throughout can go to the normal screenings?

Pat Mustard

I was at the cinema a while back and a small boy was running up and down the steps in the centre of the theatre, huffing and puffing and creating a lot of noise. I don't know whether he was looking for somebody or why he was doing this. One man stood up, pointed at the little boy and exclaimed; "HEY YOU. YES, YOU, THE BOY WHO IS MAKING ALL THE NOISE. SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP OR GET OUT'.

And the boy slunk off sheepishly into the darkness, with not another peep out of him.

Gave me a laugh anyway.

Saipanne

Technocentral wrote: »

I've experienced it on the odd occasion I go to big films like Interstellar in Cineworld type places, smartphones are the biggest problem, people beside you texting on them with their huge bright screens is so distracting, ignorant fcuks, maybe a cinema or chain could have a dampening field to stop signal for certain showings, the gits who want to be on their phones all throughout can go to the normal screenings?

The likes of the Lighthouse show interstellar now, in 35mm too... if that's your thing. :-)

Mickeroo

Technocentral wrote: »

I've experienced it on the odd occasion I go to big films like Interstellar in Cineworld type places, smartphones are the biggest problem, people beside you texting on them with their huge bright screens is so distracting, ignorant fcuks, maybe a cinema or chain could have a dampening field to stop signal for certain showings, the gits who want to be on their phones all throughout can go to the normal screenings?

I saw people snap chatting pictures of the film when I went to see Wild, which was a new one on me. Along with being moronic it's probably technically illegal too.

Technocentral

Saipanne wrote: »

The likes of the Lighthouse show interstellar now, in 35mm too... if that's your thing. :-)

I know, I usually go but sometimes showing of film is only on in Cineworld at the time I can go. Again I can't see why eg one out of ten showings of films can't be with mobile phone ban?

Triboro

I remember going to the old type cinema(1 screen) in the 80's,The aisle inside was patrolled by the owner, an older man with a long black coat and his flashlight, Zero talking there, you'd nearly be afraid to cough!

MrWalsh

Saipanne wrote: »

I've had the opposite of your experience. Been there countless times.

Been there countless times myself, and not just for film screenings I might add but the place has not been impressing me in the past couple of years at all.

And the website? Dont even get me started. Im pretty sure the complaints form is completely ignored too - at least, Ive never managed to raise a response!!

Ive had good experiences there also, dont get me wrong, but its just the bad has been outweighing the good in recent years.

TaosHum

Go about once a week on a Wednesday night to the cinema and I've noticed it happening abit more in recent weeks.

I just can't understand why people pay in to a film just to talk and act the bollix throughout. Surprisingly, it's not always kids either.

Technocentral

Triboro wrote: »

I remember going to the old type cinema(1 screen) in the 80's,The aisle inside was patrolled by the owner, an older man with a long black coat and his flashlight, Zero talking there, you'd nearly be afraid to cough!

Ireland in the 80s was fcuking awful in general, but cinema was one thing that was much better than now, all on 35mm (not digital,which while fine is just a big tv basically) and NO phones!

MrWalsh

Technocentral wrote: »

.....and NO phones!

Nothing worse when trying to immerse yourself and there are distracting little points of light coming from all over the bloody cinema. Actually I was at something recently where some ANSWERED the phone in the cinema!

Technocentral

TaosHum wrote: »

Go about once a week on a Wednesday night to the cinema and I've noticed it happening abit more in recent weeks.

I just can't understand why people pay in to a film just to talk and act the bollix throughout. Surprisingly, it's not always kids either.

Its not just cinema though of course, its everything, the same ignoramuses do it at gigs, public talks etc. I 've been at 70 euro (or more) gigs where people talk throughout the whole thing, must have loads of money to waste because obviously not fans of the bands

Technocentral

MrWalsh wrote: »

Nothing worse when trying to immerse yourself and there are distracting little points of light coming from all over the bloody cinema. Actually I was at something recently where some ANSWERED the phone in the cinema!

THat happened to me about 5 years ago bloke 3 rows or so in front took a call and was talking really loud to girlfriend (I think) people went nuts so he cut the call, unbelievable how selfish some people are.

Milly33

bugs the crap out of me..Kids are such little ****s today.. And the mobile phones people put them away your in the cinema for fecks sake.. Dis-pite mr brother being a right arse when he wants to be, I will never forget the day we went to the cinema and a group of kids like this were constant and he just stood up and told them to shut the **** up in the loudest of voices and needless to say they did

vidor

MrWalsh wrote: »

Been there countless times myself, and not just for film screenings I might add but the place has not been impressing me in the past couple of years at all.

And the website? Dont even get me started. Im pretty sure the complaints form is completely ignored too - at least, Ive never managed to raise a response!!

Ive had good experiences there also, dont get me wrong, but its just the bad has been outweighing the good in recent years.

If a film is screening in both the IFI and the Lighthouse, I'll watch it in the latter even though it's far easier for me to head to Temple Bar. Lighthouse now has the added bonus of being able to book your tickets online and not have to pay that silly booking charge.

e_e

MrWalsh wrote: »

Ugh, the IFI is terrible for bad behaviour!

Agreed, watching movies in there can be as frustrating an experience as any other cinema in Dublin. Last year I went to see Norte The End of History (a very quiet, languidly paced, 250 minute epic that requires 100% attention) and the first 40 minutes to an hour was bliss as I was taking in the film's visuals. Then an older patron walked in late, sat down directly 2 seats beside me (despite there being rows of empty seats behind) took out a crisp bag, proceeded to rattle it for 20 minutes (no exaggeration) and then took out their keys to try and cut the bag open, cue sounds of rattling and jingling for 5 more minutes. Moreover there was a sign on screen 3 that said no latecomers permitted yet they were let through by a member staff as the door had to be opened by code.

That's the most extreme example I had there (also an encounter with a really obnoxious texter during the Horrorthon) but it seems that half the times I go there I'm stuck sitting in front of some arse who condescendingly scoffs, snorts and sighs throughout the film. I love the IFI and find their film program is second to none (the staff have been generally sound too in my experience) but I think it has the same problems as the multiplexes of being in such a central location that it attracts people who just want somewhere to sit for a few hours where there happens to be a film on in the background. Another reason I love Lighthouse: It's off the beaten path and most of the time the people there have gone out of their way to watch the film in this environment.

/rant. :pac: