Teens in my theater were mocking Hereditary and a woman yelled SHUT THE FUCK UP with all her anger and might. Omg i can still feel the silence that followed
My screening of Inside Out 2 was full of kids but to my surprise... they were the most well-behaved people in the theater. It was the parents talking full volume, on their phones, etc. What kind of example were they setting for their own children?
I will forever go watch movies by myself and look for the earliest screenings I can find. The people at a 10 am or 11 am screening on a Sunday morning, they're my kind of people.
this is the way. Matinee screenings are for people who actually want to watch the film. Or wait a month after the movie has been in theaters, but unfortunately if you want IMAX you'll miss out in that scenario.
This is the way. Saturday movie before noon, get out just after, get any shopping or errands done and back home by three to get ready for the evening or prep for dinner. Unfortunately, special screenings of older movies don’t get but one time slot that everyone goes to. Last week I spent what I estimate to be three hours of the Fellowship of the Ring listening to the guy two seats down talking, not whispering, to his date. It broke my heart.
As a movie theater employee, please throw away your trash. The amount of people who just leave wrappers, cups, and popcorn bags without taking them to the trash (which is in the theater, btw!) is astounding
I’m not a theatre employee but I will clean up. What’s the point in leaving it there when the time it takes to bring it to the nearest bin is no greater? Also, it just means that it takes longer for the theatre to be cleaned before the next screening can start
@@JAProductions494 (at least at my theatre) no matter how bad a cleanup is its never impacted the start of the next film. That being said... id say about half my time when I'm on the floor team is spent cleaning up after the 10% of people who make the messes when I could be doing other things like cleaning lobbies, bathrooms, etc. or even checking in on other theatres to make sure everythings going smoothly there. making a mess really does impact your experience at the theatre
Anyone who has an Apple Watch and somehow doesn’t know about this feature shouldn’t have an Apple Watch. Strangely they renamed it “Cinema Mode”, which is weird because then its name doesn’t cover other types of theatres.
I used to think screenings with empty audiences were awkward and lame and wanted to have those "everybody clapping and cheering" moments at popular movies, but ever since It: Chapter 2 was utterly ruined for me by a bunch of drunk teens yelling loudly, laughing or booing when anything gay happened I've been exclusively going to screenings when minors are at school or long asleep and I regret nothing lol
I went to see challengers and a bunch of high schoolers were literally taking pictures with flash on, of the screen? And shrieking anytime anything sensual happened? The girl next to me ended up yelling at them but jesus christ
Talking about "everybody clapping and cheering" moments, the best experience I've had with that was during school camp when we rented out the entire theatre to watch Brooklyn. It was the only time that I really felt the "communal experience" of watching in a theatre with heaps of people. We were gasping and cheering all at the same time. I don't think I can ever get that experience back. Maybe at a film festival but I have never been to a big one before. I've been to some smaller ones where most of the audience are family and friends of the filmmakers. It's not quite the same. About the bad cinema etiquette, I think I have just been lucky. I have yet to encounter the horrible behaviours that I hear people complaining about online. I guess it's because I don't go to the movies often enough coupled with the fact that I like to go to the independent cinema rather than the big chain ones. The demographic of people going to the indie cinema are probably big movie fans themselves and are more likely to respect the etiquette. The audience there aren't usually there to kill some time. Also the movies that screen there are mostly indie films which may deter most of the crappy moviegoers away. Also, the indie cinema is actually cheaper than the big chains, especially when you go on their discount day. It can be like half the price of a regular ticket from a chain.
My 60 yo mother told me how going to the movies was in her time: no phones, so people were fully present and even alcohol was sold right next to sodas but nobody caused drama. People wore their best garments and usually were very polite, it was the norm.
Not to sound like a "born in the wrong gen" person, but the idea that you have to be "respectable" in public spaces is something I really like about the past and remember fondly. I also feel that phones have really messed the younger gen up. I find like they can't concentrate on a movie and just sit there without more stimulation and can't seem to grasp not everywhere is their living room. They wear pajamas everywhere ffs.
@@dunnowy123Except 90% of people I see on phones in movies are Boomers and Gen X. And that move when they're holding the phone flat on speaker screaming at people. That's like 90% Gen X.
There used to be porno theaters. People who wanted to yell at movies or get drunk had outlets. But "normal" public spaces, behavior was so much better. People turned into animals during Covid. Like going to grocery stores ever since Covid. The number of people who stand in the middle of the damn aisle slack-jawed like they can't even process the visuals. The concept of personal space went out the window. I can be checking a jar of salsa because my wife has the cilantro gene, and some old white lady will just above me aside to get in front of me like I'm not there. What the hell happened to people.
I went to see Furiosa A Mad Max Saga for a second viewing only to find a drunk guy falling on his seat several times, yelling excessively like a toddler who got lost in the mall looking for his mommy, he almost ruined the entire movie for the audience including me when he nearly opened the emergency exit door which btw would’ve caused an alarm to blare around the room thus ruining the off chances of us seeing the actual movie where we have to leave. Thankfully he found his way out of the theater never showing up again.
No but seriously, thank you for making this video! I've had so many bad movie experiences because people don't know how to use common sense anymore. Whether it's being on your phone or talking during the film, just DON'T! Be respectful of the people around you. Heck, you paid for the movie too so why are you not paying attention yourself? Might as well just not have come to the theater if you're just going to be on your phone the whole time. Also yes the mess that people leave behind is crazy! I've seen buckets of full popcorn and drinks spilled all over the floor like... did you forget how to eat in the 2 hours you were there? Someone has to clean that up, the least you can do is not leave it such a mess. Same with going to see a play or musical, don't be screaming your head off during the entire performance like it's a concert. Let the actors/actresses finish before you clap and cheer.
Some dude at my Inside Out 2 screening started laughing and clapping during the emotional climax and since no one was clapping with him his wife told him to shut up lmao
You missed a BIG one. This may not apply to EVERY film screening but it’s an issue where it does apply… CONTROL YOUR KIDS!!!!! I can’t stand it if I’m watching a family movie and the kids are acting like little gremlins and distracting everyone whilst the parents do nothing. In fact, this applies to any public area
I'll add a caveat to this one: recognize that some kids, or adults for that matter, lack the emotional intelligence to be well-behaved, and it's not their fault. Especially if they're really young or neurodivergent, in which case...cut them some slack. If it really bothers you that much, come back and watch the movie another day.
@@CaptainRaccoonWhitly I paid money to see the movie and if you know you can't control yourself I'm sorry but you're gonna have to wait til it comes out on DVD or streaming.
Also, watched debut of The Boy and the Heron (dubbed) at my local theatre. Had the Beyonce IMAX concert movie blasting into the theatre while seeing this movie, the whole time. The movie theatre doesnt even have etiquette anymore.
I had a movie at my local indie theater like that last year too... We could hear the audio of the adjacent auditorium so loudly that it was very distracting.
I feel this, because the walls of my local theatre aren’t really soundproof I had to listen to the Challengers score while watching La Chimera last month. It kinda killed the vibe
it's quite interesting what you were saying about people trying to make movie theaters feel like home etc. I'm from Europe, and here, at least at the more traditional theaters, going to the movies feels a lot more “festive“ and special, like, we will have red velvet seats and things like using your phone or talking too loudly are absolutely looked down upon. when I was in the US for a semester, I was baffled about the fact that you guys often have these massive adjustable seats, you're able to bring hot food in there, and there's people bringing blankets, wearing sweatpants etc. I guess it's just a different view of going to the movies in general, like, to me it's (also) about honoring a piece of filmmaking, whereas in the US it felt more like a relaxing free time activity, sometimes the actual movie didn't even feel like the focus point of the experience lol
As a theater worker, rule 7 is the only one I try to make clear to everyone. Cleaning up a popcorn spill is no big deal at all, but having to pick up people trash they leave behind is the most frustrating thing ever. It doubles the time it takes to clean each theater.
A recent one I've noticed that's less about etiquette and more just confusing: laughing throughout movies that aren't comedic/laughing during serious scenes
On the deodorant point, another tip I have to give: if you wear perfume or cologne, please apply it lightly or just not at all when you're going to a movie. I've been seated right next to people with overwhelming fragrance and it chokes the life out of me. Theaters are small, closed-in environments, where aromas are amplified.
When I was in Rhode Island. The old Italian people especially would layer on cologne so thick I honestly have no idea how people can even breathe. And brush your teeth. The amount of people who seem to gargle coffee and cigarettes and have rotting teeth. Just use the toothbrush. It's that easy.
100% agree with that. Went with a friend to see that Final Fantasy XV movie years ago, and it was packed with people who can't smell themselves and it reeked the whole way through.
went to a screening of run lola run reissue last week and this one guy sitting by himself in a theatre of maybe 25 people wouldn’t stop saying stuff like “oh shit” and “woah” and “damn” out loud throughout the movie when others weren’t
I think I don't have these experiences because I just realized I'm a strategic viewer. I'll watch a highly anticipated movie (inside out 2) a day or two before it's official release to avoid crowds. If it's a children's movie I'll pick a really late showing or mid morning one. Eclectic films like poor things, salt burn, killers of the flower moon are niche films so the audience is full of like minded folks that enjoy the art of theatre not band wagoners that watch it because of a tik tok trend🤧 Horror films I see in the daytime and a few weeks after it's release. People are chatty but it makes the film less scary for me 🫣 If it's a black movie I'll go to the hood (I regret not seeing bad boys 4 in a urban theatre) now THAT'S a crowd.
The only acceptable talking I’ve heard in a movie this year was when they rereleased Tenet and near the end of the movie when describing the scientist who invented inversion they call her “the Oppenheimer of her time” and the guy next to me excitedly yell/whispered “Oppy!”
I recently experienced the worst offender of cinema etiquette. I went to watch the lord of the rings trilogy in theaters and this one lady showed up late, she was wearing a long scarf that when she walked through the aisle brushed on everyone in the row in front of us, she sat down and immediately said “oh my god this movie is disgusting”. She then began loudly making out with her boyfriend, before telling him that they have to leave. I’ve never seen a man so defeated, but I was so happy when I saw them go.
the screening I went to for end of evangelion was fine but the smell was truly something else. you could say I should've known what I was walking into and I did anticipate it smelling like a convention in there but it was somehow worse than I could've imagined. anyways karsten is right please wear deodorant
To this day I cannot enjoy Zootopia thanks to the mom who brought her child with behavioral issues to the screening & had the audacity to get upset at annoyed people *despite doing NOTHING to control his howling & moving about the aisle saying ‘this movie is boring I wanna go home’ the entire time*
As a concessions employee, here’s another thing: know what you’re going to order before you get to the front of the line. Like, if you’re the first person there and are just seeing the menu, I’m not talking to you, but if it’s a slammed crowd and you have been waiting for a good bit of time and get to the front and don’t know what you want, you make everyone’s life harder. It takes longer for concessions employees, it makes the people behind you wait longer, just know the basics of what you’re getting
At my furiosa screening this dude near the front kept checking his Home Screen on max brightness every 30 seconds until someone sternly told him what time it was to get him to stop, and then about 45 minutes before the movie was over he walked to the end of the aisle, faced the crowd, and belched at the audience as loud as he could.
Thank you for the clean after yourself section. I used to work at a movie theater as a cleaner and omg I could not believe adults could be so disgusting. I picked up buckets of popcorn (full buckets) of the floor, ramen noodles, diapers, beer, barbecue,throw up, ice cream on the floor etc. If you are bringing something to the theater don't just leave it there. Throw it away!!
Oh my God, I went to go see one of my favorite movies of all time, the tale of the princess kaguya 6 years ago, and I was sat next to a couple who absolutely never shut the fuck up the whole movie. Extrovert meets Extrovert who's conversation NEVER STOPPED. This aint your fucking living room.
Whenever I see someone pull out their phone to check Snapchat or instagram in the theater it blows my mind. Put the gosh darn phone away for 2 hours and focus on the movie. You’ve payed to be there and experience it with good projection and great sound. If you’re gonna be on your phone stay home and watch something else.
I went to a showing of Manchester by the Sea, and there was this woman who sat right next to me who was laughing for the entirety of the “fire” scene (if you know, you know). And I mean the ENTIRETY of it. No stopping right up until after the scene at the police station. Hands down the most depressing scene in the movie, and she is laughing HARD. Like fighting to keep her breath kind of laugh. At one point, someone in front shushes her. And then she shushed back. Then went on to say “This movie’s depressing” while continuing to be all giggly. She started laughing again near the end of the movie but it didn’t last nearly as long. But that might’ve been the worst theater etiquette I’ve ever experienced. I have yet to watch the movie again simply because that viewing experience made me so angry.
I'm sure it's annoying for others near her, and I'm not justifying it. But some people use laughter as a coping mechanism, so her laughing very well could have been her way of expressing the same emotion you were feeling.
The Apple Watch actually has a theater mode. You turn it on and the screen won’t wake automatically when raised and if it has an always on display it will turn that off until theater mode is turned back off.
Some things i would like to add are: - DON'T sit on the edge of your seat leaned forward for the whole fckn movie!!! Rlly uncomfortable if u have that kinda person next to you. - DON'T eat any "real" food other than snacks like Popcorn, cancies etc.. Personally, Nachos are already a bit too much of me bc of the salsa sauce smell.. - DON'T show up too late!! There really is no reason to come in at the last second. And probably the most important thing: DO NOT SKIP GOING TO THE MOVIES IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO GO WITH! GO BY YOURSELF, IT'S A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE AND YOU WILL FEEL PROUD AFTER IT!!!
I always turn my phone all the way off during movies. I paid for the movie, I wanna lock tf in and be immersed. Also, I’m normally dead silent during a movie. Sometimes there is the occasional comment or question to a fellow viewer, but I always make it short and fast so that it doesn’t detract from the movie. The only exception to being silent was on the No Way Home rerelease a few weeks ago. I felt so ecstatic during the climax (especially after watching every other Spider movie during the past 7 weeks) that I couldn’t help but cheer. The whole theater felt the same way, so I wasn’t alone. I probably wouldn’t have begun being vocal had the rest of the theater not been the same. In all other cases, I’m dead silent and my phone is dead off.
Yooooooo This video came right on time. I was watching another review and a creator said that he also had a rough time at the movies recently. I knew they were being ass hats at concerts but I had no idea people were acting a fool and movie theaters.
If your children are too young or misbehaved to sit still and quiet for more than 30 minutes, PLEASE don't bring them to the theater, whether it's a "kids movie" or not (ESPECIALLY if it isn't). I had to sit through a very young toddler breaking out into a full wailing cry session in the middle of a quiet serious moment of Spider-verse and it took a terribly long time for the parent to take the kid out of the theater so that the other viewers missed important plot points. If your kid is fussy or generally behaved like a demon it's better for everyone's sanity to just stay home and wait for the movie to come out on streaming or DVD...
I usually browse my phone in the cinema whenever the adverts are playing because I genuinely do not care what’s been shown to me. But whenever the film starts, I put my phone in my bag (which I usually have with me). That keeps it as far away as possible and resists the temptation. Usually I pause a movie to check my phone for something but I can’t do that in a cinema and I know I won’t want to miss a movie
There should be a zero tolerance rule for phones among all theaters. You’re going to a movie to experience something unique and different with a community. I have no problem personally asking someone to put their phone away, it’s been so egregious that someone did it opening weekend Oppenheimer in IMAX. Inexcusable
Maybe it's that American culture is different to the UK, or I'm just grumpy and uptight, but the idea of people hooting/applauding during a movie is a nightmare for me. It's not something I've ever experienced but I know I'd find that irritating as hell, regardless what the movie was
One of the worst experiences I’ve had in a theater was in February 2022 when a friend of mine and I saw Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero. During the final 30 minutes, someone behind us started playing what sounded like a RU-vid video. Luckily, a minute or two later, another audience member told them to shut it off. But still, come on. We chose to see that film in a theater when we could have seen it on Amazon Prime, and it’s disrespectful to those who actually care about the film.
Lol that sub sandwich comment is so specific yet I wholeheartedly agree. I took an international film GE in college, and a guy always sat down in front of me with a subway sandwich. Any time I watch Nosferatu, Rashomon, Three Idiots, etc, I think of that stupid sandwich smell.
I went to see the new quiet place yesterday, I picked snacks with a bag wider than my hand that I could chew quietly and opened them up before I got in the theatre. After the mover started a group of 8-10 high schoolers got into a full screaming match because one of them dropped their popcorn and I felt like my effort was wasted haha
_thank_ you for bringing up no pictures or videos. this felt like such a given for most of my life, but for some reason in recent years it's just been completely disregarded and i never fully understood why. if i had to guess, i feel like it might be a result of people drawing false equivalencies between the act of filming in a theater and piracy? and since the latter is okay, so is the former? i dunno. even when i do see a clip i think is interesting, realizing it was recorded inside a theater kinda just ruins the clip for me. all i can imagine at that point is some hoser waving their max-brightness phone around to record it.
the Apple Watch has a feature called "theater mode" that turns off the screen and does not automatically turn on the screen unless you press it. It's also automatically dimmer
the mocking the movie in the thearte happend to me during Poor things. I guess some couple went to see it because of Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo and they were shitting on the movie THE WHOLE FUCKING TIME. They tried to be quiet but it was still pretty loud and I was like... Man haven't you see that it is a Yorgos Lanthimos movie or just leave if it makes you feel uncomfortable but don't talk ALL THE TIME. Also sometimes it happens to me when i go with friends and they always talk and I am like... just watch the movie at home if you wanna comment on it please lol. And because of that I have to go to cinema alone sadly but that is fine
This is why I only watch movies with my sister because people like my Dad or step brother are just always yapping and crinkling bags for the whole duration of the movie
On the Apple Watch point, there literally is a mode called “Theatre mode” that does exactly what your kind of convoluted steps would do, and yet I am the only person I know that uses this mode or even knows it straight up exists
As a cinema worker, I wish they played a little clip during the credits to remind audiences to complete the simple task of carrying their rubbish 10 metres away from their seat to the bin so my job would be a little bit more bearable. If Feige got captain america to tell audiences to clean up after themselves the world would be a better place in my opinion.
Because Americans are entitled. I sneak food into the theatre so I definitely grab my stuff. Lol I don't want y'all revoking my privileges if y'all find out I'm bringing food and a revolting slob!
I saw the remake of West side story and a couple of girls entered late, laughed at the movie, and commented all through the movie. I got mad at them and shushed them many times. At the end of the movie, I threw popcorn at them, once on their back and twice at their face. No one defended them. We shouted and argued for a bit until they left. It was cathartic. They laughed at the fight scene and the dramatic scenes.
6:00 if only the annoying teens in my showing of Madame Web decided to that. They were literally throwing entire buckets of popcorn at eachother and it went everywhere. I felt so bad for the cleaning guys
I bartend at a movie theater and barely see my free movies to avoid these rude people 😅 but if someone’s breaking etiquette I usually call them out! It’s crazy they announce the basic rules of theater etiquette RIGHT BEFORE the movie starts and people still don’t behave.
I'm not sure that people who subscribe to Karsten Runquist are the people that need to learn cinema etiquette but maybe they'll eventually play this video in theaters between Nicole Kidman and the movie
Ik it isnt good to talk during films but one time me and my dad were alone in a theatre when watching Godzilla x kong the new empire and we were having the time of our lives laughing and talking shit about the film 😆 granted we wouldn’t have done that if others were in the theatre but I must admit it was a rlly good time 😅
the reason why I refuse to go to an AMC it seems like only arthouse theatres have crowds now that arent on their phones or talking the whole time. support smaller theatres anyway amiright
What kills me about the Apple Watch one is that it literally has a Theater Mode. It turns the flashlight red and it keeps the screen from coming on without turning it off altogether. Oh and the CANDY. I was at Zone of Interest and whenever it was quiet, the person kept opening their candy wrappers like crinkles the fuckin' clown.
Apple Watch user here. There is a theater mode function built in! Meaning if you turn that on from the drop down menu, the watch won’t automatically light up from movement. It only wakes up as you turn the dial to increase brightness. So they really have no excuse for that. I do it everytime, and if I really need to check the time for some reason, I can just barely raise the brightness enough to see that, but not enough for anyone in the theater to be able to see a light at all.
The past 2 times I’ve gone to the theatre, people have had the AUDACITY to turn the flashlight on their phone and wave it at peoples faces looking for someone during the movie…
The worst part about people bringing the double garlic onion sub or pizza into the theater. Contrary to the belief held by people who get food poisoning all the time and blame minority cooks for it. Food actually can go rotten within an hour at room temp and stink and get you sick. After a two hour film, or boat ride, or panel talk, especially if it gets warm, a sub wrapper or pizza box will generally stink like hell. Please throw your food trash away BEFORE the movie starts if possible. Thank you. Even at Alamo theaters where they serve food, they try to clean the food as soon as you're done whenever they can.
I take a picture of the film’s title cards every time I can on snap so when that time comes around the next year I can look at the memories and see that I watched that movie on the same day. Is that bad or is it whatever, I never touch my phone afterwards. (I also usually post it on my story on insta just because fuck it why not get the insta story memories too)
For the Apple Watch, there is an option on the watch to turn off the screen called Theater Mode. Hit that button and your screen won't turn on unless you hit a button and/or the crown.
Saw Rocketman with an old friend and there was this drunk couple that were homophobic etc, kept on yapping. Whilst others kept shushing them, I walked out and told the staff. This was a small local cinema too, so more easy for them to resolve the issue. They were warned, then kicked out eventually.
A group of teens was sharing a bottle of tito’s across aisles when I saw Mean Girls 2024, that theater was genuinely feral. Weirdly I felt that it fit for the movie lol, but in most cases yeah a total nightmare. I think that one girl yelling “GUYS, IM BISEXUAL” when Reneé Rapp came on screen really took the cake
I went to see inside out 2 yesterday and the guy next to me immediately took off his shoes and socks and put his barefoot man feet on the back of the seat in front of him. AND he had a sub
