This. For better or worse, snacks are a part of the theater experience. Don't like it? Wait a week or two so that the theater is less full or wait for it to be available on digital/disc so you can watch it in the comfort of your popcorn-less home.
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Popcorn at the movies
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This. For better or worse, snacks are a part of the theater experience. Don't like it? Wait a week or two so that the theater is less full or wait for it to be available on digital/disc so you can watch it in the comfort of your popcorn-less home.
I've stopped eating popcorn at major chains as whatever chemicals they put in it makes me feel like shit afterwards.
But you bet your ass I'm sneaking a snack in or at least buying a soda.
But you bet your ass I'm sneaking a snack in or at least buying a soda.
US theaters sell candy bars and snacks.
Now you gonna say people shouldn't have booze in the theater because they're being" disrespectful".
Get over yourself lol.
What in the world. If it really upsets you THIS much, you need to just stay home and watch it. Movie theaters are like known to be places where people are going to be eating popcorn and snacks while they're watching the movie. I'm amazed this isn't a joke thread.
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Going to the movies in the US is such a weird contrast to what I am used to when I grew up in small town Norway. There, we'd sit on wooden chairs with a projector that was halfway aimed at a sheet, while the woman at the ticket booth would tell you the ending to the movie and compare Rush Hour to Casablanca. Best snacks we'd get was pork rinds that were 6 months old.
First time I saw a movie after moving to the US people were ordering beer, getting like full meals stinking up the theater and hollering jokes at the screen. Things that would get you murdered back home.
First time I saw a movie after moving to the US people were ordering beer, getting like full meals stinking up the theater and hollering jokes at the screen. Things that would get you murdered back home.
Waited like a month to see it just because of this. Doesn't drive me crazy in most movies because I usually see loud action flicks at the theater and people enjoying themselves isn't the end of the world. But sometimes it sucks lol.
I remember seeing War For the Planet of the Apes and the dude next to me was eating nachos the ENTIRE time, he left 3-4 times during the movie to get more nachos. Just that movie specifically, it really bugged me smelling and hearing nachos the entire way through lol it really took me out of the expirence
I prefer a local theater that serves full blown-ass meals and alcohol, including nachos. So I guess I have just learned to drown out the sound of noisy food while watching a movie.
Worse, by far, are talkers (pronounced like how The Hound calls motherfukers talkers) and people who have the audacity to look at their bright-ass phones during a movie - even text or take calls. If I was dictator of the world I'd secretly hide in theaters once a month, and when people did that I'd have my Imperial Guard hold them down while I took a runny dump in their ear.
Worse, by far, are talkers (pronounced like how The Hound calls motherfukers talkers) and people who have the audacity to look at their bright-ass phones during a movie - even text or take calls. If I was dictator of the world I'd secretly hide in theaters once a month, and when people did that I'd have my Imperial Guard hold them down while I took a runny dump in their ear.
Man, who could have possibly guessed that people would be eating popcorn at the movies? AND eating candy? 2019 wild
I sneak pizza into the theater. No one ever knows, they never notice the slices hanging outta my pants.
You people have weird fucking hangups about everything, be it eating popcorn in theaters, putting ketchup on food, having pecan ice cream, or whatever the fuck. I can't shake my head any fucking harder when I visit this forum otherwise I'll break my neck.
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Putting ketchup on food pisses nobody. You can do whatever you want as long as it doesn't bother others.
I went to go eat popcorn at the movie theater and the fucking screen was too bright and the sound was unavoidable. Fuck the movie screen at a movie theater.
Haven't you tuned the noise of people eating popcorn out by now?
As for me, I love grubbing on nachos at the theater.
As for me, I love grubbing on nachos at the theater.
I once watched a woman silently cut up steak and potatoes in the theater. It was the movie "The Artist" too.
I kind of think all the people eating movie theater popcorn are chumps when a local CVS or dollar store can provide all the snack choices one needs at a quarter of the price. Can't pass up a deal like that
But yeah OP ya gotta chillax. You were seeing Alita it is meant to be a rollicking rollercoaster of fun.
Yup. If you don't like the noise go to a mattine or watch it home.
We have several dine in theaters around my neighborhood OP. They would drive you nuts!
Back before alcohol was a thing at the movies, my cousins and I snuck a case of beer into Harry Potter on Thanksgiving night. The theater had stadium seating and about halfway through, one of my cousins knocked over about half a dozen empties down the aisle. So embarrassing. This was Harry Potter 1 and we've since grown up so don't yell at me!
I find this hilarious because when I watched it max 20 people in an 3D XD theatre. We had this little boy slurping on a slushie constantly but you could barely hear anything over the milquetoast soundtrack. I would of just moved ten feet away. Sounds like that don't travel very far.
If you are this susceptible to mild annoyances you probably shouldn't be in public places. Especially when they serve food. Or at least go to the latest showing.
If you are this susceptible to mild annoyances you probably shouldn't be in public places. Especially when they serve food. Or at least go to the latest showing.
Maybe you're taking going to the movies too seriously. Eating popcorn and other snacks is what people have always done at the movies.
I hate popcorn at the movies cos it always salty and salty popcorn is garbage but other eating stuff is fine, its part of the cinema experience and if you don't like it then watch movies at home I guess?
People munching popcorn near me seriously impacts my ability to enjoy a movie. It's hell for people with misophonia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
Where do you live, and which theater do you go to?
I don't even eat popcorn during movies, but now I want to sit right next to you and order the biggest bucket they available so I can eat them right next to you.
I'll even make the nom nom nom sounds while eating.
I don't even eat popcorn during movies, but now I want to sit right next to you and order the biggest bucket they available so I can eat them right next to you.
I'll even make the nom nom nom sounds while eating.
Never go to an AMC Dine-In, you will hate it. They serve full meals, alcohol, and even popcorn. Everyone I know who goes there, thinks it's the best. They have some really fantastic burgers there for an actually decent price. I got the AMC A-List subscription so I always grab a burger since I'm not paying as much per ticket anymore. But I also go at 11 at night and am the only one in the theater half the time.
I think the problem is that certain moviegoers are going for the full cinematic experience, and theaters don't cater to that so much anymore. They make their margins on food and snacks, and they are trying to maximize profits. For someone looking to solely watch a movie for cinematic reasons, US theaters are becoming less and less the place to do that.
I think the problem is that certain moviegoers are going for the full cinematic experience, and theaters don't cater to that so much anymore. They make their margins on food and snacks, and they are trying to maximize profits. For someone looking to solely watch a movie for cinematic reasons, US theaters are becoming less and less the place to do that.
Yeah I either finish/grow tired of my popcorn by the previews or during the opening credits.
Don't go to the fucking movies then if you're going to be pissed about somebody having snacks during a movie. They have the damn volume up so high anyways I'm surprised some popcorn munching can be heard over it.
Screw this bs, food is part of the theater experience for almost every major chain. However i do eat nachos really slowly and loud if someone close by rolls their eyes because im eating food, yea screw you.
Always get popcorn, I would feel short changed if I didn't!
Usually eaten them the time the title hits then screen though š
Teenage girls though! Now that is annoyance! They talk and talk all the way through!
Often someone tells them to shhhh then they giggle and start again after 10 minutes
Usually eaten them the time the title hits then screen though š
Teenage girls though! Now that is annoyance! They talk and talk all the way through!
Often someone tells them to shhhh then they giggle and start again after 10 minutes
