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This is a story of one bootlicking employee who was in desperate need of fucking off and minding his own business:
However, just as the movie started, an employee told them to put their snack bags away, the report said. They agreed but the employee apparently insisted on sitting next to them to monitor the snack situation.
A few minutes later, one of the children popped a Skittle he was already holding into his mouth, and quite frankly, all hell broke loose, the women said. The employee started shouting at them, and said that the police would be called unless they left. This is when the children started crying.
“My niece asked nicely: ‘If you’re calling the police, are they going to kill my mum?’” one of the women told the newspaper. “And he laughed at that stage. He looks directly in her face and he said: ‘Yeah, maybe we’ll find out.’
Dude’s progressed from boot licking to boot felatio to boot deep throat, what in the fuck seriously.
Fascists have it so easy, give the average fucker a little pin and tell them they’re special helpers and they’ll do this kind of thing for free.
I See that In movies and go BS no one cares that much for such a minor role but nope your right there is someone so petty.
I think some people are like that and we notice them because they make themselves a spectacle. Best option is to laugh at them.
Well not when they are trying to kill mommy
Even the theatre was probably like “bro chill”.
mf was a thigh-high fr fr
Jesus, what a horrifying experience.
Is he secretly an American? Because that sounds far more like something I’d hear here. Atrocious.
Yeah I thought it was US based on context too. I should’ve been suspicious when the employee didn’t open fire on the family…
whispers: your moral narcissism is showing
That’s a really weird compliment
Yeah, the world needs more smug assholes, that’ll make it better.
I agree with what I think you’re trying to say, which is that moral narcissism is good, but I don’t think moral n*rcissists are smug assholes. I think they’re people with a pathological need to improve and treat others with kindness.
So by making some snarky comment about how a guy working at a movie theater would probably just shoot the whole family if they were all in America, you think the original comment is by someone who seeks to improve and treat others with kindness? Are you even reading the same thread?
Why are people incapable of understanding the US isn’t the source of all evil? Shitty people exist everywhere. It’s really not that complex of an idea to understand.
I’m in the US and did a double take when I saw that it was NZ; it’s the Americentrism that was ingrained in me since childhood that led me to automatically assume, based on the headline, that it was a story from here.
It could easily be one of dozens of similar stories here. People here can get rabidly protective of their firearms. Threats/offensive comments like the one the employee in this situation made are common enough that I think this would only be considered a fluff piece in the states, if it made the news at all.
it’s the Americentrism that was ingrained in me since childhood
You can (and should) fix that. Assuming everywhere else is better just because you haven’t seen it (or buy the hype) does a disservice to the victims. Power tripping assholes exist everywhere there’s power to be had.
I’ve unlearned much of it, but it remains an ongoing process; it’s similar to how recovery from addiction is a lifelong process. Unfortunately, many of my (I’m guessing our, but don’t want to assume) compatriots don’t feel the need to unlearn it or don’t see it as an issue to begin with.
Assuming everywhere else is better
Nowhere did I say that I assumed everywhere else was better. I can see how you inferred that, but that wasn’t my implication; I suppose my sarcasm didn’t come through well enough. Rather, I am just so used to that type of gun rhetoric here and not used to that from what I hear about NZ that it was a surprise.
Power tripping assholes exist everywhere there’s power to be had.
Fully agreed with you.
Bro saw “Despicable Me” and took that as a challenge
Average perception of police
this whole thing wouldn’t be a problem if the police were the tiniest bit trustworthy
This happened in New Zealand.
ACAB isn’t short for “American cops are bastards”.
Are they not? That’s depressing
“My niece asked nicely: ‘If you’re calling the police, are they going to kill my mum?’”
the fuck
If you work at a cinema (condolences), and you see someone smuggling snacks in, no you didn’t.
See what now?
Exactly
That new Vin Diesel movie. I heard it’s got explosions and shit.
A long time ago, as teens, we used to go to the movies quite often. Ofc we didn’t buy the local overpriced popcorn but brought our own snacks, smuggling them, all sneaky like. One day the guy who was admitting us in was like “you should just be honest guys - no need to hide them”. Of course this was not forever but for a couple of months we could bring inanything because we were not tied by the snacks being hideable.
Upon such bricks a world worth living in can be built.
We just take a tote bag full. If anyone says anything they have just lost our custom. Can’t stop people smuggling snacks when nobody goes
I mean…theaters ONLY make money on the consession stand. They basically break even on ticket sales, because of having to pay the movie studios. So if they make you bring the snacks back to your car BEFORE you go in, I get it.
But once you do go in? Once you’re in the theater? No. If I were someone NOT with those people, I’d be angered that I followed your rules, I paid my admission, I bought from your concession stand, and now MY movie theater experience is being ruined over some fucking skittles???
I’d me more angry at the employee than the kids/mom. It would cause me to find a new movie theater.
Here’s the deal. If theatres can’t survive if I don’t like their bad expensive snacks, Hollywood will have to figure something else out. Maybe they’ll have to hire the same twenty faces less often, or take a more reasonable cut, who knows. Not my problem.
No, all that happens is the movie theaters close. Back in the 90s, in my area we had what we call quarter cinemas. These were theaters that showed movies that weren’t in theaters anymore. So, older movies. Instead of $6.00 per ticket, it was $0.25, and kids under 12 were free with a paying adult.
So you could get one adult to bring 6-7 kids in, for $0.25. Problem is, nobody bought the snacks.
So now, we went from having 8-9 mega plex’s, 3 mall cinemas, and 4 quarter cinemas, to now having 2 mega plex’s, and thats it. Hollywood doesn’t care WHERE you buy your ticket. It doesn’t affect hollywood. It only affects movie goers.
When I lived near a cinema like that, I was happy to buy its snacks and even the occasional beer. The snacks were good, and only slightly marked up. They had great taste in film, and tickets were cheap.
It was a good business model, and I supported it. Nowadays it seems they’ve moved on to higher ticket prices and more “hot” movies. I wish them luck, but I would not likely continue to support them if I was still in their area.
It’s a bad business model. The way it’s supposed to work is that bad business models die. If that’s not how it works anymore, all I can say is that projectors are affordable and you can make really good popcorn with ghee and powdered salt. A little turmeric gives it that yellow color. Enjoy.
People not going to the movies because there is no convenient theatre does affect Hollywood.
But action and reaction have a long delay. Don’t give up your rights just because a Hollywood exec won’t make his bonus this year. You need to cause economic pain for the problem to be fixed.
Will no one please think of the poor shareholders???
Have you seen the TV in your living room and the snacks in your kitchen? Turns out that’s a better business model than someone else owning an extra big one far away and making you deal with their schedule and crowd.
Hollywood can do what they did during the pandemic and release everything straight to streaming. Movie theaters are not necessary any more. As a bonus, pirates get to see the best quality versions on the day of release.
I’d love to see more outdoor cinema nights instead. I grew up in an area that did those and it was amazing. I’d even step up to run it, if there was a venue.
I remember going to a drive in movie once when I was a kid. I wish those were still a thing - it was nice to have a big screen, but also some privacy from other people - but alas, technology marches on!
This is why I’m relieved that so many theatres have realized getting a liquor license is the way to go. The profit margins on canned booze sold to captive audience are insane, and then I don’t even feel slight guilt about the burgers and fries I smuggled in to munch on! They definitely make enough off the 2-3 beers I’m buying to offset the popcorn I was not going to buy regardless.
Went to a cinema experience not so long ago where you could order hot pizza and cold beer via SMS during a movie. It had a whole menu for very reasonable prices. And they delivered right to your seat.
The seats were setup so the staff could sneak through the isles without disturbing the rest of the public.
That sounds fucking AWESOME.
If they only make money on the concession stand, then their business model is shit and they should fail. Nobody is obligated to buy that shit and there’s no reasonable grounds for policing someone’s eating.
… is it smelly food or something? if not, who cares. There’s fewer and fewer people watching movies now anyways why chase them away man … it’s so dumb.
I snuck a whole ass poke bowl in the other day. I tried to sit away from people.
Ehhh if it’s not old, it’s not gonna be smells enough for others a meter away to smell… and if it IS old, not a food idea to eat anyway hahaha
I mean if it was my job then yeah I’d say something. It sucks you can’t bring in your own snacks but I’m not risking my job so someone can eat their own Skittles during a movie lol
You could live with that?
Lmao it’s someone’s movie snacks. They’ll live
The snacks aren’t the point. Do you have like, aphantasia?
Please do explain your point.
Do yoy have like, aphantasia
Not that I know of
“many struggling cinemas depend on the sales of pricy food and drink”
Fuck you, what they charge isnt “pricy”
its fuckin exploitative. Its why they ban you bringing in snacks, in the hopes you’ll pay 20 dollars for 5 cents of popcorn aind 7 cents of soda.
also, You expect anyone to have sympathy for the theater after
“My niece asked nicely: ‘If you’re calling the police, are they going to kill my mum?’” one of the women told the newspaper. “And he laughed at that stage. He looks directly in her face and he said: ‘Yeah, maybe we’ll find out.’
At that point, with comments like that, you’d be tempted to give the guy a real reason to call the police…
Because you start publicly urinating in the lobby?
I mean the article does seem to understand both sides of this
its fuckin exploitative
It’s literally how they pay for the seats you’re sitting in. The money you pay for the ticket goes to the studio, not the theatre.
A poor business model on their part does not constitute a moral obligation on mine. Places like this are more than welcome to figure out ways to stay in business without being unreasonably fucking exploitative.
Why the fuck do you people think there is an obligation? A) don’t go or b) don’t eat. If you go to a business, you play by their rules.
Buncha fucking children that want everything their way, or they bitch and complain on the internet. Just don’t go and stfu about it?
Wait’ll you find out I also sometimes go in ten or fifteen minutes after the posted showtime so I don’t have to watch the ads they got paid to show me before the movie starts.
What is your point?
Yeah I’m sorry but fuck cinemas. I used to love going to the movies in the theater. It was a great time and it didn’t really cost all that much. Now if I want to see a movie in the theater I have to plan at least 2 or 3 weeks ahead to save up the money necessary to go. The ticket prices are too high the cost of the food is too high and they’re getting dickish about it. And it’s not fucking inflation either, they are blatantly overcharging for everything. Quite frankly they can all fucking close for all I care.
You realize that is just one side of the story, coming from the person who benefits the most from the theater employees looking badly. I don’t know if what she said is true, but there is no video of it, so I would take it with a huge grain of salt.
Found the theater owner.
Seriously, they are one of the most tiresome posters. The look i’m so logically smart type, and complain about lemmy but hang out on lemmy.
Seriously, God forbid someone being reasonably skeptical.
Don’t bother, you’re talking with a random idiot.
Edit: I was joking, check his name.
Which is why I agreed with them. No point there.
Well yeah obviously
Apparently not obviously because people seem to be buying her story at face value, despite if you watch the video she insults the guy for his accent, and I’m being massively downvoted for pointing it out.
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And yet the entire Cinema industry is crying like babies cause “no one is going to the theater anymore”.
They can all go fuck themselves.
Bring your own snacks? Believe it or not jail.
We have the best Theatres because of jail
They agreed but the employee apparently insisted on sitting next to them to monitor the snack situation.
Instead of… telling them to take the snacks back out to the car? There’s no situation where that isn’t weird to me. Were there no other theaters to be cleaned, patrons to be helped, tickets to be sold, anything else, they just have this extra guy with literally nothing else to do but watch this family not eat the food they brought in?
He had power to flex, and by GOD was he going to flex it!
Pathetic, small men who relish in wielding any power they have to fuck over normal people make my blood boil. From the lowly movie theater grunt in NZ to the plethora of elected officials in the US, they all need to get knocked down a peg. Let people live their lives for Christs sake.
Yea seriously. The LAST type of person that deserves it is the dipshit that will flex it.
Instead of… telling them to take the snacks back out to the car?
Where I live in you can bring stuff in but you can’t snack it during the viewing. Also, did we know that they came in with a car?
I was planning to see a movie this weekend, but this story just reminded me how greedy and anti-customer that whole industry is.
its not nearly as good as any of the other despicible me movies. felt like they had no idea how to tie everything together plus the kids are barely in the movie and dont do anything
I believe the Despicable Me series peaked with the second one. Everything after that feels like soulless cashgrabs to sell Minions merch.
The only good thing about the fourth movie is the opening music.
i thought minions was pretty good
Ticket price caps should be illegal. Blame the studios
Try shopping out theaters. There are many movie theaters pretty close to each other. One of them costs $40 for tickets. The other I can get two tickets, medium popcorn, a box of candy, two medium drinks for that same $40. Guess which one I refuse to go to…
Though, I can probably sneak in that same box of candy if I really wanted to. 🤔
I hope this cinema (or the chain it belongs to) goes out of business. What a hostile way to treat your customers.
At least it wasn’t in the US. Calling the police on someone for anything has a non zero chance of just getting them straight up murdered. So i was happy to see it was in NZ lol
I’m surprised the police even bothered to turn up. In the UK it’s hard to get the police to turn up to actual crimes.
Lol, American cops crave violence too much and UK cops don’t want to be anywhere near it. Neither are doing their damn jobs.
Considering how things are in the US, calling the police on someone pretty well warrants attempted murder in return.
Cinemas: our business model sucks so much we have to sell overpriced food!
So? Just die already. Bye.
Unfortunately they’re trapped. If they lowered the price of food and raised the price of admission to compensate people wouldn’t notice. In fact, they wouldn’t even make it to the food to see, they’d just know that one cinema has $10 admission and the other has $20.
They could advertise that they have lower concession cost to attract people, but there would be enough people thinking “I’ll just go to the cheap one and bring my own food/not buy food.” that momentum wouldn’t move into their favor.
I don’t really know anywhere that’s just a cinema these days anyway. I know of arcades, mini golf places, restaurants, soft play areas, etc that also have a cinema
Standalone cinemas are still the norm in NZ.
The odd one is part of a larger entertainment complex.
It’s like this in Australia, too. Sometimes cinemas here have a couple of arcade machines off to the side in the foyer, but that’s about it.
That sounds like the invisible hand of the market weeding out failing competitors.
Keep in mind that you have fancy media devices at home. Cinema served a purpose that may not be as necessary now. That said, cinemas have always made money on food and not on tickets. It will die, but it’s not like they are stupid people suddenly for doing this.
Cinemas made all their money on tickets before TV.
Then TV came along, then ridiculously predatory movie distribution contracts, then the Internet.
Their response? Apparently. Using the police to enforce their terms of service regarding food sales.
What’s next; calling the police when you don’t watch the advertisements?
The police were called for trespass after the patron(s) refused to leave for violating the rules. There’s a difference.
Hanging around in the foyer to try and argue the point is not leaving.
Obviously it was excessive, but they’re still within their rights to have someone removed.
Obviously it was excessive
That’s the only bit that matters.
I have a feeling you or a member of your family owns a struggling (dare I say failing) theater.
LOL I don’t even go anymore. It’s a washed up format.
Just die already
Would suck not being able to watch movies on the big screen imo
If enough of them die, then that particular market will need to correct. The movie industry needs consumers.
Or, to put it another way, the current business models need to die, so they can be replaced with better models.
I have a more cynical view where it’s the smaller ones that die and the market just turbo consolidates, and the remaining cinemas get even shittier since there will be always people who probably go to cinema no matter what
Hmm. Yeah. That is exactly what would happen.
Though the possible advantage of that is the bargaining power of the cinemas increases compared to the distributors… as if cinemas should have some form of union ;-)
I snuck a whole Arby’s French Dip into that movie. Carried the au jus cup in my hand and walked right by the staff.
Ask me to leave all you want, but call the police? wtf? That’ll be WHY I sneak food in the next time. This time I just needed actual dinner, and y’all don’t even sell real food here.
I walked in with two footlong Subways once. They’re like…eh…just clean up when you’re done, please.
This. Regardless if you brought it in on bought it at the cinema, don’t make a mess or leave garbage behind
We were regulars and recognized by them. We also would have cleaned up even if not asked haha.
My god daughter dropped the bucket of popcorn. 😞
The girl next to me just tonight at Deadpool brought a full meal in a Whole Foods paper bag. At a theater with a full bar and some hot food like pizza and chicken wings.
You haven’t lived until you’ve snuck all you can eat fajitas from Applebee’s into a movie.
That implies you snuck all you can eat fajitas out of an Applebee’s
Damn, dude. A French dip with au jus? That’s way better than my shitty French fry story…
They did refuse to leave, I’ve seen a video posted by the people who got kicked out, and even their own video makes them look pretty bad.
Wow, what morons. Never let them get you for criminal tresspass. Even your average Karen should have the sense to leave once the cops are about to be called.
They weren’t nice people. Or particularly bright.
So, theater patrons and owners need to get together and tell studios to stop expecting to receive 99% of ticket sales money.
In rhe UK (at least the part i live in), they dont stop you from bringing your own food in. I think that staff know that no one wants to pay the crazy prices for the food they sell. If i could buy the snacks they sell for the prices that the shops across the road are selling them, then i wouldn’t need to go to the shops across the road. Maybe thats not possible for them, maybe they need to find a new revenue stream.
Movie theatres make almost nothing from ticket sales. They have to pay a huge lump sum (upwards of $100,000) up front just to be able to get the movie and show it for a month. Often they simply lose money on it! So the crazy price of snacks is an attempt to recoup their investment faster and hope to get some profit.
The other model is for the theatre to simply pay 95% of ticket sales to the movie studio for the first week (and a bit less as the weeks go on). This essentially guarantees the theatre loses money on the film (due to all the other overhead that easily eat up that 5%) but it’s less risky if the film is a failure. Either way, they only make money on food!
So they need another revenue stream. If i am forced to pay high tickey proces and high snack prices, im going to wait for the film to come out on a streaming platform and watch it then.
Lots of people do the same. Its the reason most films ive been tonsee recently are in empty cinemas where i basivally get a private screening.
The industry at large is failing and has been for a while.
Rent-a-cinema, just let dudes rent the entire screen for bachelor parties or something so they can play on it or watch whatever they want. Make it in the hours the cinemas aren’t showing anything and bang, free moneys
I guess. Skeleton crew, someone to see you in, someone to serve you drinks and snacks and someone to work the projector. bring a data pen with your videos on it and give to them to plug in and play.
Or log into your streaming servitheand hook your device up to the projector.
It would need all kinda of restrictions and protections for the cinemas but its not like that couldn’t be worked out in a room somewhere. Private parties would be great.
If it became lucrative then pay more staff and capitalise on it.
Movie theaters already do that here in Canada. Though it’s usually rented out to companies to have movie nights for their employees.
But this is usually only offered on weeknights. Weekends they probably won’t do this because they tend to have more ticket sales those days.
So not sure how this would work for a bachelor party. Would you have one on a weekday? And they may not be able to permit people to drink alcohol in most places for legal reasons. They also wouldn’t be able to show whatever people wanted without approval from the copyright holders. Fair use covers you showing your friends whatever movie you have in your collection when you’re at home, but it doesn’t cover a business doing this.
I did this in my town. It was a local theater though, not a big chain
- Went on a Wednesday night and rented access to a screening room for ~5h. We had to pay extra because they normally close earlier on a weeknight
- Showed up early to meet the projectionist and get a technical rundown
- Setup was a friend’s laptop plugged into HDMI running up to the projector booth
- Nobody complained when we brought out a disk full of torrented movies
- The theater already had a license to sell alcohol, so we had that covered
- We brought a small bit of outside food, and nobody complained
It was absolutely the best time I ever had at a cinema. When the evening wound down, the projectionist invited us into the back area for a tour of the projection equipment.
I think that because we were a private event the rules about screening copyrighted materials to public audiences did not apply.
We have a local cinema that offers bookings for events here, too. There’s a lot of behind the scenes jank to get through that many people don’t even bother.
Personally I like going to see movies in a theater. I even run a little movie group. We go out and talk over food , then hit up a movie. It’s a nice night out. I don’t want to see them go away entirely. The theater I go to is independent and the people who run it are cool. They gave my group a free tour of the projection area where they not only have new projectors but some old equipment they preserved. Fun fact: the bulbs got so hot that they could be dangerous and a special leather vest was worn whenever they worked on the projector in case it exploded.
The group only goes on Tuesday nights because the movie is $5.00. so yeah, in a time when everything is so expensive it feels like you can’t do anything, I understand to complaints. Tipping is like that too. It’s gotten out of hand.
But honestly, this is nothing new. I’m pretty old and it’s been this way for as long as I can remember. But calling the cops? Come on! The stupid thing is, movie theaters survive mostly on regulars like me and that woman. She’ll probably never go back there again. So they’re just shooting themselves in the foot.
$5 movies? Where is this, I’ll be there right away. (most of the cinemas in my country start at like $10 USD per ticket…)
Yeah, it’s only on Tuesdays. Must be their slowest night or something. Wednesday also has $5.00 classic movies, stuff like Jaws and The Shining and that even comes with a free small popcorn. Pretty cool. I really like that place.
It’s in central Florida. I know …Florida. who da’ thought?
This is also mentioned in the article
So it is!
Yeah, in my entire time of going to the cinema and sneaking snacks in a backpack, not a single member of staff asked me or other movie goers about it.
I think it’s only questioned if you openly bring in say, a bag of minstrels of a share bag of doritos.
I mean shit, the smaller hotdogs that VUE sell are like a fiver which is an absolute rip off. You’d think with popular films coming out they’d make a killing with the revenue from the tickets being sold so food prices wouldn’t be that shite.
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I like movies and I like the atmosphere at my local cinema. I’m going there almost every week. Most of the time I bring my own snacks. I think they just ignore me because I’m like…their best customer, lol. :D
I do order a drink every time. But eating popcorn or nachos every week sounds like a nightmare, and that’s all they have there.
I actually go to the theater for the popcorn but stay for the movie. I may have a popcorn problem.
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if you talk with some of the workers, they will often toss out the popcorn at the end of the nigh. Ive been know to take in a trash bag and fill it up.
That’s halirious. I’m going to have to try that one day.
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These ones I really enjoyed in the last few years:
- The Whale (whole room was crying at the end)
- The Quiet Girl (surprise Irish movie that made my emotions come out)
- Spy x Family - The Movie (great humour)
- Civil War (shocking images, the mood change was brutal)
- The Boy and the Heron (my first Miyazaki experience, what a wild ride)
- Wonka (I’m not into musicals, but this was awesome as fuck)
- Inside Out 2 (great orchestral soundtrack, well-written and relatable)
- No Hard Feelings (worst trailer of all time, but the movie was very wholesome and funny)
- Furiosa (I’ve watched that in IMAX with Dolby Atmos. FUCKING awesome.)
- Robot Dreams (Cute animation + Twin Towers, nice combo)
- Encanto (Disney + great plot + emotions)
- To Catch a Killer / Catch the Killer (great crime movie!)
- Barbie (they criticize Mattel and it’s really empowering for women, I liked it)
- The Batman (dark, gritty, brutal - that’s how it’s supposed to be)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (I can’t even describe how awesome this is)
- Dungeons & Dragons (I never played DnD, but this was well-written, creative and entertaining)
- The Super Mario Bros. movie (great humour and Jack Black does an awesome singing performance)
These movies are solid. Not great, but still very enjoyable:
- The Fall Guy (cool stunts!)
- Challengers (a bit weird, but I liked the message at the end)
- Fly Me to the Moon (solid acting, interesting premise, not every joke works)
- The Bikeriders (a movie about a biker gang. Cool.)
- Dune Part I + II (great SciFi flicks, but veeery long)
- The Teachers Lounge (we produce one good movie per year here in Germany. This is one.)
- The Holdovers (good acting, but the plot was stolen from someone else, sooo…)
- Migration (very well written for a childrens movie)
- Next Goal Wins (funny soccer movie)
- The Creator (omg, those visuals!)
- A Haunting in Venice (good mystery crime movie, but don’t expect to be able to solve the riddle by yourself)
- M3GAN (another murder puppy movie, but pretty modern)
And these movies are pretty bad or just disappointing:
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Family Drama: The Movie)
- Problemista (I wanted to like it, but it’s just weird, unfunny and incoherent)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (the disappointing fourth entry of a great trilogy)
- Miller’s Girl (this movie is just an excuse to put Jenna Ortega in tight outfits)
- Demon Slayer: Hashira Training movie (half of the movie is just a rerun of the last episodes, fuck you)
- Madame Web (bad writing, bad CGI, bad everything)
- The Beekeeper (Jason Statham kills everyone, but it was just boring)
- Wish (all bad things about past Disney movies combined into a soulless new one)
- Killers of the Flower Moon (way too long, laziest fucking ending I’ve ever seen)
- The Equalizer 3 (Walking around and nothing happens - The Movie)
- Falling for Figaro (an opera movie with the most cliche romance plot ever, total garbage)
- The Little Mermaid (all underwater scenes are dark as fuck, what is this?)
- 65 (Jurassic Park with no budget and Adam Driver)
…and then there’s also “The Zone of Interest”. I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it, but it’s definitely an experience. You could’ve heard a hairpin drop at the cinema and it was packed with people. No one bought popcorn. I wish every fascist here in Germany would be forced to watch that one and think about their stupid beliefs.
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I wasn’t lying when I said that I go to the cinema almost every week! :D Tomorrow I’ll watch the new Deadpool movie.
Sounds like they can benefit from a partnership with a local pizzeria
It is standard policy in New Zealand for cinemas to ban food brought in from outside and the Herald reported that Cinema 3 has five signs posted around the premises stating this.
“The exact wording is: ‘No outside food or drinks allowed’,” the cinema’s operations manager, Robert Greig, said, the paper reported.
Thus, once again, one of the oldest arguments in the world has been pushed back into the limelight: should you be allowed to take your own snacks into the cinema?
private businesses can do what they want. But the prices they charge for food is outrageous. So i just dont go to those places. For the cost of a few movies and snacks now, you could buy your own large screen TV and surround system that will annoy your neighbors if thats what you need.
Should private businesses really be allowed to dictate to us what and when we can eat or drink? If you consider that human right, I’m not sure they should.
Taking a shit is a human right but you can’t do that in a theater either.
Actually my local theater has a special room just for that.
They are actually legally required to have bathrooms…
In case English is a second language for you I will explain:
“in the theater” = the dark place with a screen/stage and amphitheater seating.
“at the theater” = the building/collection of buildings that support the screen/stage, such as ticket booths, food and drink vendors, and bathrooms
Please do not shit in the theater or you will be arrested.
Access to food and clean water are human rights, not limitless consumption of either wherever you are.
So you either smuggle it in and don’t get caught (my go-to was always a bag of chips stuffed into the sleeve of my jacket, and then sling that over my shoulder), or avoid the place altogether.
They can’t stop you from eating or drinking what you want, but they can’t be forced to allow you to bring it into their business.
However, if their business isn’t sustainable without egregiously-priced food, perhaps it should be allowed to fail. And if they all start to fail, perhaps the studios would start to lose money, and maybe they would eventually understand that it’s due to their own greed. But we all know the blame would get passed on to the consumer.
No one is forcing you to interact with those businesses…
Should private businesses really be allowed to dictate to us what and when we can eat or drink?
Don’t they always do that with, ya know, menus?
Water? No. Everything else on their property? Of course. It’s theirs, not ANY flavor of “ours”
This is like Freemen of the Land/Sovereign Citizen shit about movie theater snacks lmao
Food in general is one reason I haven’t been to a theater in decades. I hate listening to the endless crinkle of wrappers, the shoveling in of popcorn, etc. I really don’t want to smell the stink of the burger and fries you brought in or the crunching of the bag. It is bad enough when someone brings their smelly meal onto a plane and I have to smell it for an hour.
It sounds like you have a sensory perception disorder, that is not most people’s reactions to those situations. A good home theater system will probably be more comfortable for you.
People who chew with their mouth open are maddening lol
Damn, I’m sorry to hear that. Food has always been my favorite part of the experience.
Popcorn, specifically. I used to go to our local theater for the popcorn. They have a ticket plus large popcorn and drink for $9, it’s a great deal. Then I figured out how to make my own popcorn that tastes just like the theater stuff with ghee and fine salt, so now I’m more inclined to just stay home and make my own.
Still gotta do the drive-in at least once a year, though.
Yeah I’m like even if the movie sucks, I’m sitting in the dark eating, so it’s not all bad
Yeah seriously, smelling all the delicious food is part of the movie-going experience. The local theaters at in my city sell real food now so these days it’s more than just popcorn and hot dogs.
I grew up in theaters as my dad was a projectionist. You couldn’t pay me to go into a theater again since I was 18, what a miserable experience it had been every time I’ve broken that rule since. People in public are fucking annoying in so many unique ways.
Misophonia; it’s fairly common. My local cinema usually does one or two special screenings for people with autism. I imagine those are quieter overall.
Personally, I don’t mind- it’s part of the whole ‘going to the movies’ ambience for me. As long as it isn’t terrible smelling or people are intentionally annoying with it.
