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Miss N I tend to be a pretty passive-aggressive person, but my best friend has converted me into a genuine movie shusher. If we're seated near someone talking during the movie, one of us (sometimes both) will take matters into our own hands and ask the person to be quiet.
Shushing is usually a last resort, though. Here's how I tend to do things:
Upon talking, I deliver a "stop it" glare - if the person's behind me, I'll turn around and look at them for a second, like, "really, it's so important you have to say it RIGHT NOW?"
If that doesn't work, I'll send out a "shhhhhhhhh".
If that fails, I lean over and say, "could you please be quiet? Other people are trying to watch," which usually shuts 'em up.
My favorite people to deal with are texters/iPhoners/random gadgeters who take out their devices during the movie and reply to texts. My BFF has physically walked down the row to the person and said, "you need to turn that off right now" - it works every time.
Are you a shusher? Got any stories about movie manners, or lack thereof?
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no problems with anyone talking, but when I went to the theater with parents last summer in New York to watched the musical of Mary Poppins someone decided to put her head and lean on her mum's shoudler and went to sleep I think she was about 12.
Hahaha yeah, I have a really funny story about movie people. It's in my latest blog, go read it!
I don't really do anything to people other than give them a mean look; I'm more likely to move somewhere else than say anything.
But in the case story you will read in my last blog, it was more funny than anything so I stayed put. :D
Yes, I am a total susher. I did not pay my money to listen to someone talk! Well, I mean, I paid my money to watch and listen to the actors talk and my fellow movie goers
I've never been a shusher. I find them scary (though I've never been shushed).
I don't see the problem with texting, provided the sound is off --it's quiet, and the light from the screen isn't really bright enough to impact the viewing quality of the movie. Talking...I don't shush small children at a kids' film (it's only natural for kids to get excited), but I might glare at someone who is talking too loudly. Whispering I don't mind though. I've never actually run into anyone who was talking, so lucky me!
@just_the_average_jane@xanga - the light doesn't impact the viewing of the movie... unless the person texting is right next to you and you get that annoying light in the corner of your eye.
i had one of those yesterday :[
also, talking during a movie is a HUGE no-no. especially when someone's phone rings and they answer it! i actually had a group of teenagers kicked out of a movie theater for yelling and getting up to swap seats and just generally being obnoxious.
It depends on the movie and how many people are in the theater, but if they are sitting in front of me and are talking and the usual shhh... doesn't work, I start throwing popcorn and greasy napkins at them. They usually get the hint at that point. Otherwise I go to the front and complain and walk an employee to the people who are talking- they get the flashlight shined in their face and everything- it's great! I know people at the theater so I don't have a problem getting people kicked out if necessary, but I've also been told by many employees they enjoy kicking out the talkers.
I hate it when people talk during the movies. But what is even worse is when people scream. I get it if you love a certain actor or whatever but when you scream it ruins the movie for others. When I went to see Twilight everyone screamed when Robert Patterson came on screen and I couldn't hear what he was saying. And they did it every time he came on. So annoying!
I'm not a shusher.
HAHA i'd be mortified if someone walked down the aisle and told me to turn off my phone. you friend's got power haha
hmm no stories that i can think of at the moment, though im POSITIVE i have some.
I give the glare, but I've never told anyone to be quiet. As far as the phone thing goes, if someone calls me in the middle of the movie, I check to see who it is and might text them that I am in a movie. I see no problem with that.
I go to the movies a lot, and I can't believe how many people carry on conversations during the movie. I thought everyone would know better by now. When I saw "Milk" a few weeks ago there was a guy talking to his wife in a normal voice, all through the movie, explaining to her what was going on and the history of it. Which she probably could have figured out for herself if she could have heard the movie.
I glare and shush and move away if possible.
I don't text during a movie, usually, but if I do (usually to let one of my kids know when I'll be done), I try to cover the phone with my jacket or something. Other people texting doesn't usually bother me, but I know it bothers some people, so I generally don't do it.
I'm one of the talkers in the movie theater. It's fun to me, but there's a reason why I always go opening night-- when everyone else is talking as well--, and not any other time, at the risk of ticking off the "older" crowd.
the one thing I cannot stand though is texting during the movie. if you plan on texting someone during, sit in the back and not towards the front where other people can see the bright light of your screen. -.-
It's funny too how the people that get shushed get angry, as if you're the one being rude.
If you read the news last week, some guy got shot because he wouldn't shut up in the theater.
I'm a shusher :)
Twilight Movie
2 GRANDMAS*** sat in front of me
They were talking loudly they were like:
1)OH MY GOODNESS HES GONA BITE HER
2) OH DEAR I CANT WATCH
*Grandma 2 hides behind Grandma 1 Shoulder*
They wont let me enjoy the movie -.-"
no. i am too nice to confront anyone so i eagerly wait for someone else to do it.
I'm more of a glarer...I do shush the people I'm with though if they start talking. I can't stand people talking through previews and the movie.
hahaha, i'm not. i get too scared to, they might shoot something back.
but, my friend is a talker. during twilight (sorry for the mention, i'm sure it's incredibly annoying to a million people) she kept on talking and talking during the whole freaking thing. during the part when edward and bella kiss, you know how they were doing it like reeeally slow? my friend shouts, "HURRY UP ALREADY!" everyone laughs, but eh, it got kind of annoying. it's like, "can you at least whisper?!"
I am a totaly shusher. I really can't stand people talking during the movies.
If its during the previews then i wouldn't care
its when the movie started that i have a problem
I just shout out, "Shut the fuck up."
It usually works.
i usually head 8 miles out one direction to catch a flick. but given that i'm in l.a., if i did that in a theatre 8 miles out in a different direction..... namely South L.A.... that kinda sh......enanigans could get you shot.
I've not had the joy of 'shushing' a person yet, though I've done the 'glare' and the 'turn around stare' which usually works.
The worst manners I was privy to was when a friend and I went to see a movie a few years back. It was during the day, very quiet, barely anyone in the theater and as usualy we took up seats in the middle section for the best view. A group of teens girls were sat a few rows back, giggling and gossiping but seeing as it was adverts I didn't really care as long as they shut up once the credits began so I ignored them and quietly chatted with my friend (adverts bore me to tears). However we became aware of 'missiles' flying through the air and at first thought nothing of it, a stray wrapper they'd decided to discard (because of course nobody knows where bins are located in movie theatre's). It soon became apparent we were the object of their discardments, I turned around and they stopped whatever they were doing with the innocent faces of devils, as soon as I turned back to the screen they dissolved into giggles and a few seconds later the bobardment began again.
So without disturbing their little game I made my way out of the screening, found a 'usher' who got me the manager who kindly asked them to leave. More fool them for paying copious amounts of money just to act like spoilt brats and have their privileges taken away.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/27/movie.shooting/index.html
The title of the article is "Man shoots talker at movies"
i don't care about the occasional whisper, but if someone won't shut up, they're going to hear it from me.
i get REALLY mad when dumbass parents bring their little kids to scary adult movies and the kids scream and cry the entire time cuz they're scared. when i went to see Sweeny Todd someone brought their 2 year old and they were terrified. the stupid mother was lucky i couldn't find her in the huge theatre 'cuz i would've given her an earful. it's so rude to everyone in the theatre and mean to the poor little kid! >: |