I’m not going to the cinema because I don’t want to pay 20€ for a ticket, and 25€ for popcorn and half a liter of soda, to sit in a room filled with rude people talking, yelling spoilers, og standing up in front of me.
I can stream or otherwise download the movie 3 months later, and watch it in my living room where I can pause to use the restroom, or make a lassagna in the middle of the movie if that is what I want to.
This will of course depend on where you are, but from my own experience here in the Netherlands, most people are very respectful.
I went to the cinema 140 times last year; and only had two movies where I was annoyed with others. And staff promptly intervened. In about 250 movies total, I’ve only seen ONE case of people ejected from the movie after multiple complaints.
So at least here, statistically, it’s not so bad. But that could vary greatly depending on the demographic and behaviour of others who frequent your cinema.
You’re quite fortunate, I have had fairly mixed experiences in the last couple of years. Too many people using their phones in the middle of the film or eating very loudly. But I keep persisting, it’s worth it for the sessions where the audience is respectful or there’s just no one else there.
The chewing sounds are a bit of an annoyance, sure. But since I like to snack a bit as well, I’m not going to complain about it :D
You could try some earplugs; they make specific ones to wear to music festivals and the like. They block quieter sounds like someone chewing two rows back, but still let you hear the movie just fine. They can help people with misophonia.
Those earplugs don’t actually work like that, there is always some loss of clarity. I used to be a DJ and even have custom moulded ones, but I would never wear them to a cinema. I wouldn’t say all food sounds annoy me either, it’s specifically people who blindly rustle around in plastic or foil bags or people who eat popcorn with that extremely loud open mouth sound that get super distracting during quieter films. It does depend on the film as well, I am much more lenient in a silly comedy than in a serious drama.
Fair enough. I do know some cinemas, usually the ones that run quiet, arthouse movies, have a no snack policy for that reason. Of course, those generally don’t run silly comedies anyway :D
Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a single cinema in my city that has something like that. Food/drink is just too much of revenue stream to cutoff. At the end of the day, I am willing to tolerate the munchers despite how annoying they can be, but the phone users would go straight on a ban list if I had my way!
I watched spiderman no way home in the cinema. And just before something “big” happend, 5 teenagers started yelling something behind me. I looked back at them, to see what was going on. And when I looked back at the movie, I missed the “cool” moment… Never been to the cinema since
I’m not going to the cinema because I don’t want to pay 20€ for a ticket, and 25€ for popcorn and half a liter of soda, to sit in a room filled with rude people talking, yelling spoilers, og standing up in front of me.
I can stream or otherwise download the movie 3 months later, and watch it in my living room where I can pause to use the restroom, or make a lassagna in the middle of the movie if that is what I want to.
This will of course depend on where you are, but from my own experience here in the Netherlands, most people are very respectful.
I went to the cinema 140 times last year; and only had two movies where I was annoyed with others. And staff promptly intervened. In about 250 movies total, I’ve only seen ONE case of people ejected from the movie after multiple complaints.
So at least here, statistically, it’s not so bad. But that could vary greatly depending on the demographic and behaviour of others who frequent your cinema.
You’re quite fortunate, I have had fairly mixed experiences in the last couple of years. Too many people using their phones in the middle of the film or eating very loudly. But I keep persisting, it’s worth it for the sessions where the audience is respectful or there’s just no one else there.
The chewing sounds are a bit of an annoyance, sure. But since I like to snack a bit as well, I’m not going to complain about it :D
You could try some earplugs; they make specific ones to wear to music festivals and the like. They block quieter sounds like someone chewing two rows back, but still let you hear the movie just fine. They can help people with misophonia.
Those earplugs don’t actually work like that, there is always some loss of clarity. I used to be a DJ and even have custom moulded ones, but I would never wear them to a cinema. I wouldn’t say all food sounds annoy me either, it’s specifically people who blindly rustle around in plastic or foil bags or people who eat popcorn with that extremely loud open mouth sound that get super distracting during quieter films. It does depend on the film as well, I am much more lenient in a silly comedy than in a serious drama.
Fair enough. I do know some cinemas, usually the ones that run quiet, arthouse movies, have a no snack policy for that reason. Of course, those generally don’t run silly comedies anyway :D
Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a single cinema in my city that has something like that. Food/drink is just too much of revenue stream to cutoff. At the end of the day, I am willing to tolerate the munchers despite how annoying they can be, but the phone users would go straight on a ban list if I had my way!
I watched spiderman no way home in the cinema. And just before something “big” happend, 5 teenagers started yelling something behind me. I looked back at them, to see what was going on. And when I looked back at the movie, I missed the “cool” moment… Never been to the cinema since
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