Comments on: A how-to on considerate cinema-going

By: MLH

MLH — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:23:52 +0000

Haven’t been to movies for jonks! Prefer the comfort of my own home. Somehow, I always get the itchies at movies; I’m worried there are fleas or head lice in the seats.

By: Twtich

Twtich — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:23:34 +0000

Ha ha ha nice Warren. I enjoyed your post. I am going to watch Avatar this weekend and these Japanese people are the picture of etiquette in the cinema. Even though they are allowed beer in and the popcorn bowls are insanely small everyone stays on their best behaviour to a point where you get looked at funny if you laugh at the jokes.
Maybe a bit extreme at time.

Thanks for a cool artcile.

By: La Quebecoise

La Quebecoise — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:34:52 +0000

@Mandy Wow…you’re amazing! Good for you. I think I’ll try it, but I’m in Canada now, and the ushers are, you know…so polite,…I think the kids would win, but I’d sure enjoy the cussing!

Yuck, can’t imagine the chips; been in the Labia (awful name) and it’s a bog…although, once in Montreal I did sit in row 2 and eat chips, and a hot dog…somehow it was alright in that particular cinema, but now I’d think, eeeuuuuh.

By: Brokensword

Brokensword — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:37:54 +0000

Years ago I watched a movie at the Labia in Cape Town and there was this old lady that brought slap chips into the cinema, the reek of it distracted me through out. As you probably know the Labia has a ventilation problem, and the stink of the old seats then plus the chips was just too much. No hot food allowed in cinemas.

Another pet hate is people insisting on standing up before the credits have even started rolling. You struggle to see what’s on the screen to determine who that Avatar chick’s name was because you know you recgnised her and just need to confirm that it’s not who you think it is.

By: Pleb

Pleb — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:51:18 +0000

It starts with the staff – never seen a more useless bunch than that at Ster Kinekor

By: an.other

an.other — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:45:45 +0000

You talk too loud in the movies,
would you please be
a little bit
considerate

By: ian shaw

ian shaw — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:31:12 +0000

After years of similar experiences, I made a stunning decision: I go to the first show in the morning, or in the times most inconvenient for everyone, since then the cinema is empty. Or I sit relatively close to the screen when the talking, chewing,cell-phone mad crowd occupies the last rows. I sit at least two rows in front of those who visibly put their feet on top of the seats and thereby kick the row before them repeatedly. I stay away from shows with lots of screaming kids attending. Believe me, this works, and at least I get to enjoy what I paid for.

By: BoyUninterrupted

BoyUninterrupted — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:34:17 +0000

True story: Friends went to watch a movie. A youngish girl in the row in front was on her phone through the trailers. Friends thought she’d stop once the movie started. Nope! They of course shushed her quite enthusiastically. She was not impressed. She sat in a huff until a funny part in the movie came; when my friends laughed, she screeched, “Oh! Oh! So it’s fine for you to make noise in the movie!!” Then she stormed out.

That’s the kind of stuff that should be in the sequel.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:52 +0000

I don’t get why people cannot throw their junk into the bins, but just leave it lying on the floor or seats. Why? Why?
I don’t care that there are cleaners. Be civilised, please!

By: Mark Robertson

Mark Robertson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:06:06 +0000

Thank heavens for DVD – the behaviour of people in cinemas is appalling. The other benefit is you can have a few beers or a bottle of wine while watching the movie at home. It makes a boring movie seem slightly more interesting. I would hate to imagine how people would behave if they could drink in cinemas, however….