Just got cell phone taken away from movie staff cause i was texting...

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: dartworth
How the hell does a sending a text message bother anyone. The sound of guy behind me stuffing his face with popcorn is more annoying to me than anything. Some of you people need to just mind your own business and worry about yourself.

If the light from a cell phone seen out of the corner of your eye bothers you that much, stay the fuck home. You obliviously have some serious issues...

Yet another age of entitlement poster. :roll: If you can't make it two hours without texting someone:

1: Grow a penis
2: Stay the fuck out of the theatre

:beer:

this thread shows a clear generational shift in attitude

born pre ~85-86: no cell phones
born post 85 or so: The world owes me. I do what the fvck I want.

I dont know if thats an accurate generalization. btw, I was born way pre 85-86

so when will you choose to grow up and act like a respectable adult?

Who are you kidding, you haven't reached that point either.

that's beside the subject. I may be childish for my age in some instances, and depressingly mature in others

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: dartworth
How the hell does a sending a text message bother anyone. The sound of guy behind me stuffing his face with popcorn is more annoying to me than anything. Some of you people need to just mind your own business and worry about yourself.

If the light from a cell phone seen out of the corner of your eye bothers you that much, stay the fuck home. You obliviously have some serious issues...

Yet another age of entitlement poster. :roll: If you can't make it two hours without texting someone:

1: Grow a penis
2: Stay the fuck out of the theatre

:beer:

this thread shows a clear generational shift in attitude

born pre ~85-86: no cell phones
born post 85 or so: The world owes me. I do what the fvck I want.

I dont know if thats an accurate generalization. btw, I was born way pre 85-86

so when will you choose to grow up and act like a respectable adult?

Let me get this straight... Because I dont agree that everyone born post 85 thinks the world owes them and they do whatever they want, I need to grow up?

Interesting.

based on the posts in this thread.... You sure seem to display an attitude that your day-to-day goings on are far more important than everyone around you, and their ability to relax and enjoy something for a meager 2 hours. Whether or not you realize this attitude, again, is irrelevent to the reality of how you display yourself.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: BAMAVOO
Plus they run messages to Please turn off your phones. Not to leave them on vibrate so you can text, but off.

Like others have said, not all theaters do this. If I remember correctly, the AMC Loews near me has this message saying, "don't ruin the movie by adding your own soundtrack" or something like that. I don't recall anything about turning off your phones.

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I've just realized something. Anyone ever notice how there are those people in the world absolutely oblivious to their surroundings? The people who drive in the left lane, unaware that there are 30 cars behind them waiting to pass. The person in the grocery store, blocking the aisle with their cart while they can't make up their mind over a brand. The idiot driving on the road talking on his cell phone... wait a second...

I just did a google search for "oblivious of their surroundings" and over 1/6th of the hits had something to do with cell phones! Maybe many of the cell phone junkies really are that oblivious to their surroundings that they wouldn't notice a blinking light in the corner of their eye. Have cell phones somehow genetically altered humans to lose what once was a simple survival skill, fine tuned over millenia to help us at one time to avoid predators that would love to stick their fangs in us? Granted, there are no sabre toothed tigers any more, but humans once had the ability to detect subtle movements of a camouflaged predator. Now some of you humans can't even detect a cell phone blinking on and off?! In not even a couple thousand years time, some of us no longer even notice blinking lights flashing in the corners of our eyes. How the heck do you navigate the streets and survive?

I notice it, I'm just not going to bitch like a PMS-laden woman about seeing a cell phone light come on once or twice. Personally, my hearing blows (ear infections as a kid left my ear drums scarred) and stuff like eating popcorn or moving around constantly is a lot more annoying than seeing a light.

In other words, it seems I'm more tolerant of stuff than you are.

 

[Kanalua]

Cop patrolling the theater for cell phones? Nice...wish they would do that here...

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: Kanalua
Cop patrolling the theater for cell phones? Nice...wish they would do that here...

"*click* We have a code t-x-t, i repeat t-x-t, someone texting in theater 14, all officers respond immediately.... Proceed with extreme caution, light may be blinding and phone features makes a sound when typing. Use of deadly force (water gun?) is authorized."




This thread has done me a great disservice. I'm sure the next time I go to a movie I'll notice how many people are texting and think about whether they should or shouldn't be whereas before I would probably just ignore and filter it out of my mind. damn it.

 

[wkabel23]

So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

 

[mh47g]

Originally posted by: oogabooga

Originally posted by: Kanalua
Cop patrolling the theater for cell phones? Nice...wish they would do that here...

"*click* We have a code t-x-t, i repeat t-x-t, someone texting in theater 14, all officers respond immediately.... Proceed with extreme caution, light may be blinding and phone features makes a sound when typing. Use of deadly force (water gun?) is authorized."




This thread has done me a great disservice. I'm sure the next time I go to a movie I'll notice how many people are texting and think about whether they should or shouldn't be whereas before I would probably just ignore and filter it out of my mind. damn it.

CAUSE I'M TEEEE EXXXX TEEEEE

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: dartworth
How the hell does a sending a text message bother anyone. The sound of guy behind me stuffing his face with popcorn is more annoying to me than anything. Some of you people need to just mind your own business and worry about yourself.

If the light from a cell phone seen out of the corner of your eye bothers you that much, stay the fuck home. You obliviously have some serious issues...

Yet another age of entitlement poster. :roll: If you can't make it two hours without texting someone:

1: Grow a penis
2: Stay the fuck out of the theatre

:beer:

this thread shows a clear generational shift in attitude

born pre ~85-86: no cell phones
born post 85 or so: The world owes me. I do what the fvck I want.

I dont know if thats an accurate generalization. btw, I was born way pre 85-86

so when will you choose to grow up and act like a respectable adult?

Let me get this straight... Because I dont agree that everyone born post 85 thinks the world owes them and they do whatever they want, I need to grow up?

Interesting.

based on the posts in this thread.... You sure seem to display an attitude that your day-to-day goings on are far more important than everyone around you, and their ability to relax and enjoy something for a meager 2 hours. Whether or not you realize this attitude, again, is irrelevent to the reality of how you display yourself.

If you ACTUALLY bothered to READ ANY of my posts in this thread, you would have known that I don't even take my phone into the movies with me. My points arent speaking to whether or its right or okay to text during a movie or not text during a movie. My points all pertain to the way others perceive the action and respond to the asanine responses some of the members posted.

Me disagreeing with the generalization about people being born before and after 85, has NOTHING to do with whether or not one should use a phone during a movie.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: Coolone
IMO, cel phones being used in any way, shape, or form in a movie theater is asinine.

Unless it was an emergency or something

kids running in front of you ten times throughout the movie to get popcorn and crap is asinine, bumping my chair like a jack russell terrier is asinine, i text quietly so no one can see (welcome to 2007) i mean wtf. you wan the luxury of privacy and quiet movie time, put a home theater in your house...

i hate when people start flashing there cells phones like they are so damn important.

obviously the cop saw it so other people did as well ... thank your self for wasting peoples hard earned money on a ruined movie experience

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
Can one person text and not disturb the other patrons?? yes, if was done discreetly.
the point most of the pro-texting group seems to miss is there will be DOZENS of people
doing it all movie long if it was allowed. Will all those people be discreet and hold the phones
so that the light is not visible?? not likely. Why should patrons be asked to adapt to the
"new" electronic toys when it's to everyone's benefit to just shut the damm thing off!

How do you know it is to "everyone's" benefit to shut it off? Have you polled moviegoers everywhere and asked them if they like/dislike a small light eminating from the row in front of them?

It's called ATOT, and yes we hate it and you.

As for the "well there are so many other distractions, screaming children, blah blah blah" crowd, you guys must go to bad theaters.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

/THREAD

 

[NuroMancer]

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

I have been yes, because usually it is accompanied by the texter + friends discussing something about the text.

I leave my phone on silent so I can see the # of the person who called me, AFTER the movie. Not so I can check who called me during the movie.

So put it on silent, not vibrate, which btw makes noise, and return the text after the movie.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: j00fek
your a tool for letting them take it

They are heroes for taking it from him.

Another a$$hat... Really, they are heroes? So then what do you call the people spending years away from their families fighting for our country in Iraq? Or the guys in funny yellow suits that run into burning buildings to save people from getting barbecued?

Have you considered that him and others might have writen this just to agravate the people that disagree with them?

Obviously NOT. You swalowed it all, hook, line and sinker.

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

I've texted during a movie maybe 2 times...you're the person that is going to let something insignificant affect you. Stop worrying about stuffing your fat face with food and watch the movie!! :roll:

vibrate makes noise? and people walking around also make noise...moot point.

p.s. - there is a difference between worrying about what others do, and worrying about something that directly concerns you (a text message).

I have been yes, because usually it is accompanied by the texter + friends discussing something about the text.

anecdotal evidence like this just indicates that you're deadset on viewing texting as a problem. FWIW, i've never seen this happen, or at least i didn't notice it and/or get my panties in a wad.

i'm not going to change anyone's opinion about this, since most of you want to bash texting like it slept with your little sister. go ahead and let other people ruin your experience by texting. go ahead and get angry about it. refuse to ignore it. on the other hand, i won't let people who want to look cool by 'flashing' their cell phones (LOL, bitter much?) bother me.

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Hacp
Turning off your cellphone is different from putting your cellphone on vibrate. You made a false assumption in backing your claim up. If you have a problem with a few people texting during a movie, you either need to concentrate more on the movie or purchase all the seats so you can have a nice quiet time at the movies.

I said that the back light from cell phones is distracting. Not for long, but when it happens again and again and again, it really starts to detract from the movie-going experience. Are you really so self-centered that you don't realize that what you do is ruining the movie-going experience for the majority of people in the theater who don't feel compelled to text messages the plot of the movie? God forbid, there's an emergency in the office! "t h e _ c o p i e r _ p a p e r _ i s _ i n _ t h e _ l e f t _ d r a w e r" Or, the horror - an emergency at home "t e l l _ t i m m y _ t o _ p u t _ t h e _ t o o t h _ u n d e r _ t h e _ p i l l o w _ f o r _ t h e _ t o o t h f a i r y"

I've just realized something. Anyone ever notice how there are those people in the world absolutely oblivious to their surroundings? The people who drive in the left lane, unaware that there are 30 cars behind them waiting to pass. The person in the grocery store, blocking the aisle with their cart while they can't make up their mind over a brand. The idiot driving on the road talking on his cell phone... wait a second...

I just did a google search for "oblivious of their surroundings" and over 1/6th of the hits had something to do with cell phones! Maybe many of the cell phone junkies really are that oblivious to their surroundings that they wouldn't notice a blinking light in the corner of their eye. Have cell phones somehow genetically altered humans to lose what once was a simple survival skill, fine tuned over millenia to help us at one time to avoid predators that would love to stick their fangs in us? Granted, there are no sabre toothed tigers any more, but humans once had the ability to detect subtle movements of a camouflaged predator. Now some of you humans can't even detect a cell phone blinking on and off?! In not even a couple thousand years time, some of us no longer even notice blinking lights flashing in the corners of our eyes. How the heck do you navigate the streets and survive?

You sound like Barrack Obama. What you said was that people need to improve their comprehension, and then came up with something from your behind about some requirement to close cellphones when none was mentioned. You and everyone else that complains about texting in the movie theater have problems with tolerance. You don't like it and you cry and whine and kick.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

Thats possibly the worst argument twist Ive ever heard


He was saying you should mind your own business, and it is his choice if he messages or not, you have nothing to do with it, watch the movie and stop caring about other people

Oh and I have yet to hear the anti phone crowd say why exactly is messaging more disturbing than eating popcorn? Oh wait, IT ISNT, thats why

"Popcorn is a tradition" was the best attempt yet, but it also fails... Tradition or not, it is more disturbing, yet none of you mention it, so stop whining, you dont like having people around you, stay home

/thread

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

Thats possibly the worst argument twist Ive ever heard


He was saying you should mind your own business, and it is his choice if he messages or not, you have nothing to do with it, watch the movie and stop caring about other people

Don't try to use logic in a thread like this...

Cell phone hatred is obviously more important than rationality.

 

[s0ssos]

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: Coolone
IMO, cel phones being used in any way, shape, or form in a movie theater is asinine.

Unless it was an emergency or something

kids running in front of you ten times throughout the movie to get popcorn and crap is asinine, bumping my chair like a jack russell terrier is asinine, i text quietly so no one can see (welcome to 2007) i mean wtf. you wan the luxury of privacy and quiet movie time, put a home theater in your house...

if nobody could see, how did the guard know?

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

Thats possibly the worst argument twist Ive ever heard


He was saying you should mind your own business, and it is his choice if he messages or not, you have nothing to do with it, watch the movie and stop caring about other people

Oh and I have yet to hear the anti phone crowd say why exactly is messaging more disturbing than eating popcorn? Oh wait, IT ISNT, thats why

"Popcorn is a tradition" was the best attempt yet, but it also fails... Tradition or not, it is more disturbing, yet none of you mention it, so stop whining, you dont like having people around you, stay home
/thread

Keep seeing variants of this same arguement from the pro-phone crowd about "minding your own business". Anyways, here's the converse of your statement:

If you don't like having people around you, stay home so you don't bother anyone else with your selfish, inconsiderate and thoughtless attitude. Enjoy your phone though...


No one can "mind their own business" if you make it their business by interrupting/distracting them. If you choose to text at home in the dark or yell into your phone at night in bed, then you have a case. Like you said if "you don't like having people around you, stay home".

As to the original, it's EXACTLY cause you "Stop worrying about what other people are doing..." that's the problem. You don't give two sh!ts about disturbing anyone else and how you bother them. You chose to take your phone out, others around you can only choose to gauge their eyes out, beat you, change seats or hold a hand over the area of view with the bright light...

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: s0ssos

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: Coolone
IMO, cel phones being used in any way, shape, or form in a movie theater is asinine.

Unless it was an emergency or something

kids running in front of you ten times throughout the movie to get popcorn and crap is asinine, bumping my chair like a jack russell terrier is asinine, i text quietly so no one can see (welcome to 2007) i mean wtf. you wan the luxury of privacy and quiet movie time, put a home theater in your house...

if nobody could see, how did the guard know?

police office was standing at the door kitty corner behind me, i was in the last seat of the asile on the bottom row of seats. from his stand position he could see.

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: Imp

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

Thats possibly the worst argument twist Ive ever heard


He was saying you should mind your own business, and it is his choice if he messages or not, you have nothing to do with it, watch the movie and stop caring about other people

Oh and I have yet to hear the anti phone crowd say why exactly is messaging more disturbing than eating popcorn? Oh wait, IT ISNT, thats why

"Popcorn is a tradition" was the best attempt yet, but it also fails... Tradition or not, it is more disturbing, yet none of you mention it, so stop whining, you dont like having people around you, stay home
/thread

Keep seeing variants of this same arguement from the pro-phone crowd about "minding your own business". Anyways, here's the converse of your statement:

If you don't like having people around you, stay home so you don't bother anyone else with your selfish, inconsiderate and thoughtless attitude. Enjoy your phone though...


No one can "mind their own business" if you make it their business by interrupting/distracting them. If you choose to text at home in the dark or yell into your phone at night in bed, then you have a case. Like you said if "you don't like having people around you, stay home".

As to the original, it's EXACTLY cause you "Stop worrying about what other people are doing..." that's the problem. You don't give two sh!ts about disturbing anyone else and how you bother them. You chose to take your phone out, others around you can only choose to gauge their eyes out, beat you, change seats or hold a hand over the area of view with the bright light...

do you have super sensitive eyes? i really can't believe you're complaining about the brightness of a cell phone. find me a cell phone w/ a glow that compares to a mag-lite and maybe you'll have a point.

not worrying about others, not letting what they do affect you =! not giving a shit about other people. what kind of logic did you use to make those equal?

 

[nweaver]

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: Imp

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: umbrella39

Originally posted by: wkabel23
So you get distracted by someone texting in a movie?

Stop worrying about what other people are doing, and watch the movie. Shouldn't be a problem.

But most people would rather get on their high horse and bleat on about immaturity and lack of responsibility...and let something insignificant affect them. I'm sure all the anti-cell phone zealots don't buy food or drink at the movies either. Because popcorn and drinks, which can actually make noise, really disturb my viewing experience. :roll:

oh, and it always says silence your phone...not turn it off.

Stop worrying about texting and watch the movie, shouldn't be a problem.

Thats possibly the worst argument twist Ive ever heard


He was saying you should mind your own business, and it is his choice if he messages or not, you have nothing to do with it, watch the movie and stop caring about other people

Oh and I have yet to hear the anti phone crowd say why exactly is messaging more disturbing than eating popcorn? Oh wait, IT ISNT, thats why

"Popcorn is a tradition" was the best attempt yet, but it also fails... Tradition or not, it is more disturbing, yet none of you mention it, so stop whining, you dont like having people around you, stay home
/thread

Keep seeing variants of this same arguement from the pro-phone crowd about "minding your own business". Anyways, here's the converse of your statement:

If you don't like having people around you, stay home so you don't bother anyone else with your selfish, inconsiderate and thoughtless attitude. Enjoy your phone though...


No one can "mind their own business" if you make it their business by interrupting/distracting them. If you choose to text at home in the dark or yell into your phone at night in bed, then you have a case. Like you said if "you don't like having people around you, stay home".

As to the original, it's EXACTLY cause you "Stop worrying about what other people are doing..." that's the problem. You don't give two sh!ts about disturbing anyone else and how you bother them. You chose to take your phone out, others around you can only choose to gauge their eyes out, beat you, change seats or hold a hand over the area of view with the bright light...

do you have super sensitive eyes? i really can't believe you're complaining about the brightness of a cell phone. find me a cell phone w/ a glow that compares to a mag-lite and maybe you'll have a point.

not worrying about others, not letting what they do affect you =! not giving a shit about other people. what kind of logic did you use to make those equal?

I use my cell as a flash light all the time...

 

[potoba]

why are we still talking about this again?

 

[wahoyaho]

Light from cell phones in a movie theatre just bugs the hell out of me. For some reason it's always some ass sitting next to me that's texting someone or just have it in his hands idling but with the light on.

Good on the manager I say.