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!
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!