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Re: What grinds your gears at the cinema?

#111 Post by a_person » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:32 pm

elski wrote::sofa: shouldn't it have been posted on our existing thread for this? http://www.fmuk.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4202 :shifty:
I guess so. Yes.
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Re: What grinds your gears at the cinema?

#112 Post by a_person » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:33 pm

canadian_turtle wrote: On the positive side: yay, free food! (lol reminds me of this little kid at Journey 2 yesterday who went along the seats after the film had ended to eat the popcorn off of them :blink: )
Eughhhhh. That's gross. Where were his parents/guardian?
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Re: What grinds your gears at the cinema?

#113 Post by brettie » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:42 pm

You know what really grinds my gears is people who put their dirty, stinky feet on top of the seats, both in front and on their own. Often the smell is unbelievable and that is just the girls. Plus all of the above and any other comments that follow. Its usually two hours at most so I can't see why people need phones, food (drink acceptable) or noise, just stay at home and leave others to watch in peace. Now that what grinds my gears (family guy is one of my favs).
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Re: What grinds your gears at the cinema?

#114 Post by Beate » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:12 pm

I can't believe the article didn't mention TALKING.
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Re: What grinds your gears at the cinema?

#115 Post by filmcat » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:35 pm

(a) People that arrive late & have to discuss loudly where they are going to sit distracting everyone!

(b) People rustling food packaging - I tend to consume snacks before the film or avoid quiet film moments!

(c) People talking to each other or on their mobile phones!!!

(d) Cinemas that don't let you into preview screenings until 5 mins before the start, when they are pa*d for the screen hire and sneakily have their cake & eat it by squeezing in a normal film.

(e) Cinemas that start a film preview late and let people into the screen (for the next show) while the preview is still playing!!!
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#116 Post by a_person » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:24 pm

Also, men who sit with their legs so wide apart that they think it's okay to shove it up you. :angry:
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#117 Post by brettie » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:36 pm

a_person wrote:Also, men who sit with their legs so wide apart that they think it's okay to shove it up you. :angry:
what's it? :blink:
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#118 Post by anakin » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:39 pm

annabrett wrote:
a_person wrote:Also, men who sit with their legs so wide apart that they think it's okay to shove it up you. :angry:
what's it? :blink:
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#119 Post by superhero » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:42 pm

Speaking of which I got poked by a shoe at tonight's screening.
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#120 Post by canadian_turtle » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:44 pm

Well, better getting poked by a shoe than what a_p is implying?
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