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I've had a rough week at work, so I'm a little on the crabby side. To give you an idea of how I'm feeling, at the end of yesterday's workday, I looked down at my papers and said, "Well, at least tomorrow's Friday..." Ugh. Anyway, so that's a little background to why I think I might be too sensitive about this stuff these days...

1) You and your friend/SO arrive at a theatre during the opening scenes of a movie. (We'll say 10-15 minutes into the movie) The seats in front of the screen (on the floor) are all empty. The only open sets of two seats in the stadium seating area all happen to be in the middle of the row. Do you take a seat at the front of the theatre to avoid climbing over a row of people? Or do you climb over a row of people to get to those seats?

2) Last night, during Shortbus, I made sure to arrive early to get a good seat by myself. About halfway through the movie, a big old guy climbs over my crossed legs and sits down in the seat next to me and proceeds to take my armrest. Not a big deal - there are two armrests, but why the hell did he have to sit next to me?! There were empty seats all over the theatre. Plus, he had to hike up the stairs to sit next to me. I couldn't even enjoy the rest of the movie because watching a dude threeway next to some old guy isn't my idea of fun.

I considered moving and I considered asking him to move down a seat, but I didn't do either. Instead, I sat there and listened to his labored breathing during the sex scenes and seethed in my seat. Did I have the right to say something to this guy? Plus, when he sat down, his big ass knocked my cherry coke out of the cupholder.

So, what's up? Sit there and shut up, or elbow old man in the balls and tell him to get the fuck out of my personal space?

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c'mon, this isn't hard.

first off i would NEVER walk into a movie if i was one minute late but that's my neurosis.

i'd get up and move. if there's nowhere to go i'd politely ask him to move over a bit.


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1) You and your friend/SO arrive at a theatre during the opening scenes of a movie. (We'll say 10-15 minutes into the movie) The seats in front of the screen (on the floor) are all empty. The only open sets of two seats in the stadium seating area all happen to be in the middle of the row. Do you take a seat at the front of the theatre to avoid climbing over a row of people? Or do you climb over a row of people to get to those seats?

I don't even bother to go if I'm going to show up late. I can't stand not having my pick of seats because I know I'm going to get the shaft and have to make this kind of choice. I'd rather just wait for the next showing or another day. It's just not worth a couple hours of being uncomfortable. Seriously - if I know I'm going to be less than about 20 minutes early for a fairly new movie, I don't even bother. Too much money to spend for that much hassle.

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You should have just moved instead of having him ruin the movie for you. I used to seeth all the time when shit like that happened, but now whenever I go and someone pisses me off, I just move. Like you said, the theatre is big and there are usually plenty of seats.

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1) Front row.
2) If you really care about the movie sit and shut up. If it's give-or-take, move away one seat if poss. If he moves toward you, leave the theater, informing staff on the way out.


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It's a sexy movie.
He was looking to get a little.

Creepy, but probably true.

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I'm anal about that as well. I need...stress need to show up at least 15 minutes before a movie. It drives my friends nuts because most aren't that way. So therefore I abhor people who come in late in general whether they disturb me personally or not.

The cellphone usage during movies has risen dramatically over the past couple of years. I doubt I've seen any film lately where someone wasn't gabbing away to someone on their phone. Why spend the $10 to go see a movie to sit there and talk? Gr.

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It's not a slap in the face to get up and move over a seat of three. Dude probably just wanted to try to pull a Monty and do the jack-in-the-box popcorn trick on you anyway.

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Unless I sit in the back row of the movie, i will get my seat kicked repeatedly.

regardless of how many times i look back, glare, or violently push my seat back into the persons legs afterwards.


when i was 12, i accidently kicked the seat in front of me, and i have been so conscious to not do it again; and i haven't...

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Unless I sit in the back row of the movie, i will get my seat kicked repeatedly.

regardless of how many times i look back, glare, or violently push my seat back into the persons legs afterwards.


when i was 12, i accidently kicked the seat in front of me, and i have been so conscious to not do it again; and i haven't...

people suck.


I love how people think you can't feel it when they kick your seat from behind. And by "love" I mean "violently hate."

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This bugs me, too.

A couple weekends ago, we finished up a nice mountain bike ride. As we got back to the near-empty parking lot & opened the doors of our car, this huge SUV drives in and parks 4 feet from us. Two stoned-looking kids get out, and I say, "hey, you mind giving us a little privacy?" (meaning MOVE THE FUCK AWAY FROM US- WE'RE THE ONLY CAR IN THE LOT AND YOU PARK 4 FEET FROM US??) They just chuckled and went along their business while I was shushed by one of the guys I was with. Fuck that! MOVE THE FUCK AWAY! GIMME MY SPACE!! :evil:

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people seem to put up with a lot of shit considering they just paid 10 bucks plus in some cases for a movie. i have no qualms about pulling a costanza in a theater. there's no way some douchebag is going to kick my seat or talk through a movie i just paid good money to see.

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I guess when I think of confrontation in movie theatres, I think of my mom. She loves her personal space even more than I do and she's not afraid to tell people off in order to get her way. I guess I just don't want to be a crab like her. But then I sit through shitty situations and complain about them later, which is just as annoying. There's really no happy medium, I guess.

A little kid (probably eight years old) kept kicking my chair during a Brewers game over the summer. When I turned around to ask him to stop, he gave me the dirtiest look I'd ever seen from a child. He wouldn't stop, so I talked to his fucking stupid yuppie dad and the dad said, "Son, try not to kick her chair." TRY? Are you kidding me? How about, "Stop kicking her chair. Sit like a human being. Stop being an asshole." I actually thought of grabbing and twisting his little foot, but didn't feel like going to jail. Fucking stupid yuppie dads always have better lawyers than me.

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everyone is so ready to fight these days.
lighten up people. it's really not the end of the world.


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Cap'n Scare-gle Wrote:
It's not a slap in the face to get up and move over a seat of three. Dude probably just wanted to try to pull a Monty and do the jack-in-the-box popcorn trick on you anyway.


GARgoyles 1, PervWI 0.

Anyway, I avoid these hassles by always sitting in the front-row. No. Exceptions.


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everyone is so ready to fight these days.
lighten up people. it's really not the end of the world.


*kicks Laura's chair*

heh heh!

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I've had a rough week at work, so I'm a little on the crabby side. To give you an idea of how I'm feeling, at the end of yesterday's workday, I looked down at my papers and said, "Well, at least tomorrow's Friday..." Ugh. Anyway, so that's a little background to why I think I might be too sensitive about this stuff these days...

1) You and your friend/SO arrive at a theatre during the opening scenes of a movie. (We'll say 10-15 minutes into the movie) The seats in front of the screen (on the floor) are all empty. The only open sets of two seats in the stadium seating area all happen to be in the middle of the row. Do you take a seat at the front of the theatre to avoid climbing over a row of people? Or do you climb over a row of people to get to those seats?

2) Last night, during Shortbus, I made sure to arrive early to get a good seat by myself. About halfway through the movie, a big old guy climbs over my crossed legs and sits down in the seat next to me and proceeds to take my armrest. Not a big deal - there are two armrests, but why the hell did he have to sit next to me?! There were empty seats all over the theatre. Plus, he had to hike up the stairs to sit next to me. I couldn't even enjoy the rest of the movie because watching a dude threeway next to some old guy isn't my idea of fun.

I considered moving and I considered asking him to move down a seat, but I didn't do either. Instead, I sat there and listened to his labored breathing during the sex scenes and seethed in my seat. Did I have the right to say something to this guy? Plus, when he sat down, his big ass knocked my cherry coke out of the cupholder.

So, what's up? Sit there and shut up, or elbow old man in the balls and tell him to get the fuck out of my personal space?


My $.02: You should have pretended to go to the bathroom, and when you came back in, gone to another seat. Hindsight is 20/20.


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A little kid (probably eight years old) kept kicking my chair during a Brewers game over the summer. When I turned around to ask him to stop, he gave me the dirtiest look I'd ever seen from a child. He wouldn't stop, so I talked to his fucking stupid yuppie dad and the dad said, "Son, try not to kick her chair." TRY? Are you kidding me? How about, "Stop kicking her chair. Sit like a human being. Stop being an asshole." I actually thought of grabbing and twisting his little foot, but didn't feel like going to jail. Fucking stupid yuppie dads always have better lawyers than me.

just remember that the dad was taking those brats to fenway. i'm guessing they learned a lesson about kicking chairs while there.


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as i have gotten older, i have pretty much lost any qualms i previously had about kindly telling people to shut the hell up (or getting up and moving) in situations like these.

this summer when we were flying home from kansas city, there was a guy in the seat directly behind me who literally did not stop talking for the entire flight- and it was loud, completely worthless chatter, while the rest of the plane was completely silent. there were people several rows ahead of me turning around to give him dirty looks. i put on my ipod.


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everyone is so ready to fight these days.
lighten up people. it's really not the end of the world.


it's nothing to do with being ready to fight, it's paying for overpriced movie tickets and then having someone who doesnt have the slightest shred of courtesy towards other people interfering with you enjoying the thing you just paid for.
i was once at a calla show & this girl's phone rang during a really quiet part of a song. not only did she answer it, but she carried on a conversation while the people standing nearest her said nothing. me, i opened my big mouth and told her to shut the fuck up.
fuck if i'm paying to see anything and having some moron 10 feet away going 'what? WHAT? no! no, i'm at the show. AT THE SHOW. YEH. THE CALLA SHOW. later? i dont know, what are you doing?'

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i was once at a calla show & this girl's phone rang during a really quiet part of a song. not only did she answer it, but she carried on a conversation while the people standing nearest her said nothing. me, i opened my big mouth and told her to shut the fuck up.
fuck if i'm paying to see anything and having some moron 10 feet away going 'what? WHAT? no! no, i'm at the show. AT THE SHOW. YEH. THE CALLA SHOW. later? i dont know, what are you doing?'

I remember this story. Calla makes it stick.


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I considered moving and I considered asking him to move down a seat, but I didn't do either. Instead, I sat there and listened to his labored breathing during the sex scenes and seethed in my seat. Did I have the right to say something to this guy? Plus, when he sat down, his big ass knocked my cherry coke out of the cupholder.

So, what's up? Sit there and shut up, or elbow old man in the balls and tell him to get the fuck out of my personal space?


He's probably one of those people who have to sit in the same seat everytime they see a movie no matter what. But if there's enough seats in the theater, I have no qualms about moving. If it's crowded, I'll just deal with it.


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About a year ago there were two women sitting in front of me who were talking all throughout the previews. Which was annoying, but I figured they'd stop once the movie cued up. Well they were still goin' at it when the opening credits started, so I just leaned forward and said "The movie's starting now, ladies, time to be quiet." And they didn't say another word.

Sure, it was only two women, but I have no problem confronting people who are being rude.


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red Wrote:
I considered moving and I considered asking him to move down a seat, but I didn't do either. Instead, I sat there and listened to his labored breathing during the sex scenes and seethed in my seat. Did I have the right to say something to this guy? Plus, when he sat down, his big ass knocked my cherry coke out of the cupholder.

So, what's up? Sit there and shut up, or elbow old man in the balls and tell him to get the fuck out of my personal space?


He's probably one of those people who have to sit in the same seat everytime they see a movie no matter what. But if there's enough seats in the theater, I have no qualms about moving. If it's crowded, I'll just deal with it.


I mentioned this once a while ago, but in some theaters in germany, movie seats are assigned, like theater seats. I was the only person at Titanic in a theater in Freiburg somewhere, and this couple in their 70's walked in and sat RIGHT next to me. Because the numbering system starts in the center, and goes seat by seat from there. I got up and moved over after a while.

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everyone is so ready to fight these days.
lighten up people. it's really not the end of the world.


it's nothing to do with being ready to fight, it's paying for overpriced movie tickets and then having someone who doesnt have the slightest shred of courtesy towards other people interfering with you enjoying the thing you just paid for.
i was once at a calla show & this girl's phone rang during a really quiet part of a song. not only did she answer it, but she carried on a conversation while the people standing nearest her said nothing. me, i opened my big mouth and told her to shut the fuck up.
fuck if i'm paying to see anything and having some moron 10 feet away going 'what? WHAT? no! no, i'm at the show. AT THE SHOW. YEH. THE CALLA SHOW. later? i dont know, what are you doing?'


I told a chatty girl to shut the fuck up at the last Luna show in Chicago. You should've seen the diehard fans all around this girl who did not stop talking once. They looked so frustrated during the quiet songs. I touched her shoulder and said, "You know, these people paid a lot of money for their tickets and you're really being rude by not shutting the fuck up at all during this show." Of course, she turned around and called me a fucking bitch and said, "I paid for my ticket too, bitch." I think I might've been high because I was with my stoner friends, but I just laughed at her. A few more people had words with her and then she finally left. What an asshole, though. Can't you figure it out that you're the ONLY person in the entire goddamned venue who is talking? This happens all the time at Schubas. It's a little room and if the music's quiet enough, you can hear a conversation happening at the back bar all the way in the front row.

ps. I think it's funny that not only does my extra shot caramel macchiato make me talk a lot more, it makes me type like a fiend. I think I need to go for a jog or something. Go take a shower.

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