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[SmokyDave]

If I had a problem with conflict, would I be defending my point against the horde in this thread? Also, letting a small glimmer of light in your peripheral vision ruin a movie for you is a better example of weakness than advocating enjoying yourself and ignoring minor distractions.

I'll give you your due chap, you stand strong in the face of heavy artillery and you've remained polite & calm. We don't need to agree for me to respect that.

 

[J-Rod]

I don't get annoyed by much, but I am not being hyperbolic when I say it is incredibly distracting when it is nearby. It's not that it breaks my attention and causes me to glance over at the texter for a moment. If that was all it did, I would not give a shit. It's more like having someone shine a light in my eye the whole time they are doing it. It is more than just an annoyance; it causes actual discomfort. Those things are bright and especially so when your eyes have adjusted to a dark theater. It honestly sucks, and I am a person who doesn't give a shit if occasionally people talk, accidentally kick my seat, laugh obnoxiously, finagle with food wrappers, and so on.

 

[ShinNL]

I'll give you your due chap, you stand strong in the face of heavy artillery and you've remained polite & calm. We don't need to agree for me to respect that.

Really? Because I see a large disconnect between trying so hard to defend his position in this thread but claiming he is as care-free as he is in a theater. Doesn't match, which brings me back to that rationalization thing, which isn't something I would praise someone for.

 

[Dude Abides]

This is a great example of using the Texas law that states business owners have the right to refuse services to anyone. This was brought up last week in the WWYD thread of gays refused service, people were bringing it up like there is a specific law that gives owners the right to refuse services to gays. No, it is cases like these that necessitate laws like that.

Businesses are allowed to refuse service to anyone for any reason, unless that reason is the person's race, sex, religion, etc. People think gay should be included in that, and they are right, because there's no legitimate reason to refuse service to a gay person. Here, there is a very legitimate reason to refuse service to texter scum.

 

[SmokyDave]

Really? Because I see a large disconnect between trying so hard to defend his position in this thread but claiming he is as care-free as he is in a theater. Doesn't match, which brings me back to that rationalization thing, which isn't something I would praise someone for.

All I know is that Scoul could've re-quoted himself saying that he doesn't text in the theatre, multiple times, and then bail out. He didn't, and I respect that. It ain't easy fighting an unpopular position when you're not even one of the guys you're fighting for.

 

[Blair]

plus this is not some tiny nokia 3210 screen, phones these days have mahoosive screens with crazy brightness

 

[rogue74]

I wish we had a theater in Miami like this.

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

Businesses are allowed to refuse service to anyone for any reason, unless that reason is the person's race, sex, religion, etc. People think gay should be included in that, and they are right, because there's no legitimate reason to refuse service to a gay person. Here, there is a very legitimate reason to refuse service to texter scum.

Out of curiosity, how does one identify "gays" coming into their establishment in order to remove them? Does this just blanket include metrosexuals and people with lisps?

 

[andycapps]

I wish they had an Alamo Drafthouse here. Yeah, they have ads before the movie saying to not text on your phone or talk during the movie. They don't say anything about being kicked out, and I've never seen it happen anywhere.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I wish they had an Alamo Drafthouse here. Yeah, they have ads before the movie saying to not text on your phone or talk during the movie. They don't say anything about being kicked out, and I've never seen it happen anywhere.

The ones before the drafthouse specifically say they will throw your ass out.

Well, Ann Richards will.

 

[Devolution]

I wish they had an Alamo Drafthouse here. Yeah, they have ads before the movie saying to not text on your phone or talk during the movie. They don't say anything about being kicked out, and I've never seen it happen anywhere.

What do you think happens to people who cause disruptions in a theater?

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

What do you think happens to people who cause disruptions in a theater?

Most theaters Ive been to, you would have to be causing a pretty big ruckus to get removed.

 

[Dude Abides]

Out of curiosity, how does one identify "gays" coming into their establishment in order to remove them? Does this just blanket include metrosexuals and people with lisps?

I don't know, you'd have to ask the people who refuse them service. Generally these kinds of public accommodation laws prohibit discrimination against people because the discriminator thinks they are of a particular race, religion, etc., even if the discriminator turns out to be mistaken.

 

[ScOULaris]

Which is why the point of your argument is in no way logical. If people shouldn't be annoyed by texting, then why is it something you don't think people should do?

I usually don't like using analogies, but I feel that one might help you understand my position in this case.

Let's replace texting during a movie with something that I feel is equally trivial in terms of distraction: tying your shoe.

I'm not saying that people shouldn't tie their shoes during a movie. They can choose to so or refrain from doing it, either way it doesn't matter. I am saying that you shouldn't get so upset if someone decides to tie their shoe.

You could also replace the act of texting with any of the following to further illustrate my point: yawning, stretching, checking your watch, shifting in your seat... etc.

All of these things involve motion and possibly some associated noise (motion and noise trigger your attention reflex just like light would), but none of them should be egregious enough to annoy you.

 

[flyover]

Let's replace texting during a movie with something that I feel is equally trivial in terms of distraction: tying your shoe.

That's a great analogy -- assuming the shoe glows in the dark and the person is holding it in front of his face while he ties it. (Yeah, I know what you meant. Equivalent, not equal...)

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

I usually don't like using analogies, but I feel that one might help you understand my position in this case.

Let's replace texting during a movie with something that I feel is equally trivial in terms of distraction: tying your shoe.

I'm not saying that people shouldn't tie their shoes during a movie. They can choose to so or refrain from doing it, either way it doesn't matter. I am saying that you shouldn't get so upset if someone decides to tie their shoe.

You could also replace the act of texting with any of the following to further illustrate my point: yawning, stretching, checking your watch, shifting in your seat... etc.

All of these things involve motion and possibly some associated noise (motion and noise trigger your attention reflex just like light would), but none of them should be egregious enough to annoy you.

We can see why, they make no sense.

 

[ScOULaris]

That's a great analogy -- assuming the shoe glows in the dark and the person is holding it in front of his face while he ties it.

Well, I guess I'll have to concede that someone is an idiot if they need to hold their phone at fucking eye-level to text someone. Whenever I see someone texting during a movie (if I even notice), they have it in their lap so that nobody besides their neighbors should be able to see it.

 

[ShinNL]

Worst analogies ever xD

Here's an analogy: compare it to someone deciding to lean his head on both of his hands. And you don't know when that person is deciding to stop doing that, or if he will do it again.

Well, I guess I'll have to concede that someone is an idiot if they need to hold their phone at fucking eye-level to text someone. Whenever I see someone texting during a movie (if I even notice), they have it in their lap so that nobody besides their neighbors should be able to see it.

You don't go out much. Try putting your phone on your lap right now and try to text that way. People do hold it at normal level, which you can see from higher seats.

 

[SouthernDragon]

ScOULaris, let me make it simple for you:

Just because you can or want to, doesn't mean you should.

 

[andycapps]

What do you think happens to people who cause disruptions in a theater?

Theoretically they would get thrown out. That would require a patron to leave the movie to try to find a manager that they could inform, then they'd warn the person, then that person would have to get up again to tell the manager that the individual was still talking or texting.

I assume the Drafthouse doesn't have that issue because there are theater employees in the room.

 

[ScOULaris]

The analogy was meant to illustrate my distraction level when it comes to someone texting during a movie. It's about as distracting to me as someone tying their shoe next to me. I might notice it for a brief moment, but it's so fleeting and trivial that it doesn't affect my movie-watching experience in the slightest.

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

The analogy was meant to illustrate my distraction level when it comes to someone texting during a movie. It's about as distracting to me as someone tying their shoe next to me. I might notice it for a brief moment, but it's so fleeting that trivial that it doesn't affect my movie-watching experience in the slightest.

How the fuck do you notice someone tying their shoe in a dark movie theater??

The same cant be said for a bright as shit lcd screen on a phone.

 

[kehs]

The analogy was meant to illustrate my distraction level when it comes to someone texting during a movie. It's about as distracting to me as someone tying their shoe next to me. I might notice it for a brief moment, but it's so fleeting and trivial that it doesn't affect my movie-watching experience in the slightest.

Your analogy sucks.

 

[ScOULaris]

There's a big difference between noticing something and getting pissed off/annoyed by it.

 

[ShinNL]

The analogy was meant to illustrate my distraction level when it comes to someone texting during a movie. It's about as distracting to me as someone tying their shoe next to me. I might notice it for a brief moment, but it's so fleeting and trivial that it doesn't affect my movie-watching experience in the slightest.

Again, I'm saying you probably don't go out much. You're probably imagining someone texting on lap level, which no one does. Everyone here is talking about people texting with their phone where everyone behind that person can see it if they looked. That's the kind of distraction and that's the kind of analogy you should use. If you have to imagine your hypothetical situation of lap level usage, you probably haven't been in theaters much, since no one does that who actually texts care-free.

 

[Zoe]

I assume the Drafthouse doesn't have that issue because there are theater employees in the room.

There aren't really employees monitoring the room like that, they just give the customers a method to flag them from their seats.

 

[andycapps]

The analogy was meant to illustrate my distraction level when it comes to someone texting during a movie. It's about as distracting to me as someone tying their shoe next to me. I might notice it for a brief moment, but it's so fleeting and trivial that it doesn't affect my movie-watching experience in the slightest.

Not everyone is like you though. It may pull someone completely out of the experience of Kung Fu Panda 2 when they see someone updating Facebook for the 5th time that they're seeing a movie.

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

There's a big difference between noticing something and getting pissed off/annoyed by it.

When there are rules prohibiting the exact thing your noticing, I would say you have every right to be annoyed, and maybe even a little pissed if it continues...

 

[ScOULaris]

Not everyone is like you though. It may pull someone completely out of the experience of Kung Fu Panda 2 when they see someone updating Facebook for the 5th time that they're seeing a movie.

This is what keeps throwing me for a loop. Pull you out of the experience of Kung-Fu Panda 2?

If everyone isn't like me, maybe they should give it a try? That sounds completely condescending, but all I'm saying is that maybe you should try to not be bothered by something so trivial. And it is trivial. I don't know how you can argue against that statement.

 

[Dude Abides]

The analogy was meant to illustrate my distraction level when it comes to someone texting during a movie. It's about as distracting to me as someone tying their shoe next to me. I might notice it for a brief moment, but it's so fleeting and trivial that it doesn't affect my movie-watching experience in the slightest.

Why do you suppose theaters have rules against texting but not against shoe-tying? Do you suppose it may be because your "distraction level" for the two events is not widely shared?

 

[Risible]

I don't understand how this debate is even continuing.

If you are a civilized human being, by now you should understand that texting in a theater is distracting to many people. As such, you should refrain from doing it so as to not annoy your neighbor.

It doesn't matter whether or not you find it distracting.

I don't particularly mind the sound of people opening up crinkly bags of candy in the theater, but I know many do. Therefore I do the gentlemanly thing and open any such bags prior to the start of the show.

By defending texting in a theater you are saying "I don't understand how polite, civilized people act."

 

[Devolution]

I don't understand how this debate is even continuing.

If you are a civilized human being, by now you should understand that texting in a theater is distracting to many people. As such, you should refrain from doing it so as to not annoy your neighbor.

It doesn't matter whether or not you find it distracting.

I don't particularly mind the sound of people opening up crinkly bags of candy in the theater, but I know many do. Therefore I do the gentlemanly thing and open any such bags prior to the start of the show.

By defending texting in a theater you are saying "I don't understand how polite, civilized people act."

Seems like a lot of people don't understand how to conduct themselves in shared spaces. I blame their parents.

 

[ShinNL]

If everyone isn't like me, maybe they should give it a try? That sounds completely condescending, but all I'm saying is that maybe you should try to not be bothered by something so trivial. And it is trivial. I don't know how you can argue against that statement.

Okay, this truly goes back to what I said about you trying to rationalize your conflict-avoiding behavior.

Because what is it that you're trying to debate? This right? Your weak-ass behavior. And you hate it that there are people out there that actually have a will (annoyance is simply something that occurs when you get an urge to do something about it -> it's actually the line between not-doing-something and doing-something). You have no other motives for this debate.

 

[ScOULaris]

Why do you suppose theaters have rules against texting but not against shoe-tying? Do you suppose it may be because your "distraction level" for the two events is not widely shared?

Yes, and this thread has helped me see that texting in a movie theater seems to distract a lot more people than I had ever imagined. Because of this, I will probably make sure to not do so in the future (not that I did very often in the first place).

But I'm still baffled that you all get so pissed about it and have such a hard time ignoring it. I realize that I'm in the minority here, but I think everyone would be happier if they were more like me. Again, I'm sorry if that sounds douchey, but I'm too lazy to word it otherwise right now.

 

[Devolution]

But I'm still baffled that you all get so pissed about it and have such a hard time ignoring it. I realize that I'm in the minority here, but I think everyone would be happier if they were more like me. Again, I'm sorry if that sounds douchey, but I'm too lazy to word it otherwise right now.

Clearly we should all be totally apathetic to people being inconsiderate douchebags in the theater. That will solve the problem.

I don't pay 10 bucks to see cellphone screens dude. Get over yourself.

 

[ShinNL]

Yes, and this thread has helped me see that texting in a movie theater seems to distract a lot more people than I had ever imagined. Because of this, I will probably make sure to not do so in the future (not that I did very often in the first place).

But I'm still baffled that you all get so pissed about it and have such a hard time ignoring it. I realize that I'm in the minority here, but I think everyone would be happier if they were more like me. Again, I'm sorry if that sounds douchey, but I'm too lazy to word it otherwise right now.

You just have a lack of spine. You accepted everything as is and you accepted that you can't do anything about everything, thus you also will never do anything about everything. Sure that would give you a peace of mind, but it also means you're not a person who will change the world in any drastic way.

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

Yes, and this thread has helped me see that texting in a movie theater seems to distract a lot more people than I had ever imagined. Because of this, I will probably make sure to not do so in the future (not that I did very often in the first place).

But I'm still baffled that you all get so pissed about it and have such a hard time ignoring it. I realize that I'm in the minority here, but I think everyone would be happier if they were more like me. Again, I'm sorry if that sounds douchey, but I'm too lazy to word it otherwise right now.

Im trying to find the connection between you noticing a person tying their shoe in the theater, but your willing to defend cell texting.

 

[ScOULaris]

Annoyance is simply something that occurs when you get an urge to do something about it.

Wow, talk about rationalization. That sentence literally made me laugh out loud. I understand what you're trying to say about annoyance, but there's justified annoyance and needless annoyance. Texting falls into the latter category.

 

[DoomGyver]

Yes, and this thread has helped me see that texting in a movie theater seems to distract a lot more people than I had ever imagined. Because of this, I will probably make sure to not do so in the future (not that I did very often in the first place).

But I'm still baffled that you all get so pissed about it and have such a hard time ignoring it. I realize that I'm in the minority here, but I think everyone would be happier if they were more like me. Again, I'm sorry if that sounds douchey, but I'm too lazy to word it otherwise right now.

Yes, yes that must be it. The world be a great place with millions of scoularis's running about.

 

[andycapps]

This is what keeps throwing me for a loop. Pull you out of the experience of Kung-Fu Panda 2?

If everyone isn't like me, maybe they should give it a try? That sounds completely condescending, but all I'm saying is that maybe you should try to not be bothered by something so trivial. And it is trivial. I don't know how you can argue against that statement.

The movie is irrelevant. It could be Schindler's List that someone is texting through. I actually used Kung Fu Panda 2 as it's a kid's movie and I figured I'd get the reaction that it doesn't really matter if you miss a few seconds because of someone texting.

And to be honest, texting doesn't really bother me in theaters either, but I know it does bother a lot of people and that it doesn't belong in the theater. Therefore I absolutely applaud people being kicked out for violating a no texting rule.

 

[Devolution]

Yes, yes that must be it. The world be a great place with millions of scoularis's running about.

The world needs more sharting threads obviously.

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

Wow, talk about rationalization. That sentence literally made me laugh out loud. I understand what you're trying to say about annoyance, but there's justified annoyance and needless annoyance. Texting falls into the latter category.

If something distracts you in a theater, and there a RULES AGAINST SAID DISTRACTION, its a justified annoyance, seriously.

 

[bengraven]

I think there are people in the world who can't understand immersing yourself in anything.

I was watching the first X-men: FC trailer the other day and wanted to just lose myself in it and check out every little thing I can before it ends and I had a friend suddenly come up behind me and go "OH IS THAT THE XMEN MOVIE OH STUPID THERE'S NO RETURNING CHARACTERS WHY ISN'T PATRICK STEWART IN THIS" and when I snapped and said "can you ask me AFTER the trailer?" he walked away and sulked for an hour.

 

[luxarific]

I'm the same as you in that I don't generally text or answer my phone during a movie. The difference between you and me is that I don't let a small intensely bright rectangular light in my peripheral vision ruin my movie-going experience. It's really that simple. I don't see how your situation is any better than mine.

Fixed that for you.

 

[HephalumpsAndWoozles]

I think there are people in the world who can't understand immersing yourself in anything.

I was watching the first X-men: FC trailer the other day and wanted to just lose myself in it and check out every little thing I can before it ends and I had a friend suddenly come up behind me and go "OH IS THAT THE XMEN MOVIE OH STUPID THERE'S NO RETURNING CHARACTERS WHY ISN'T PATRICK STEWART IN THIS" and when I snapped and said "can you ask me AFTER the trailer?" he walked away and sulked for an hour.

Wow, so weve now got the opposite end of the spectrum...

Let me ask you two things,

Were you watching it on your computer?

Did the DRM only allow for one viewing?

 

[Dude Abides]

The movie is irrelevant. It could be Schindler's List that someone is texting through. I actually used Kung Fu Panda 2 as it's a kid's movie and I figured I'd get the reaction that it doesn't really matter if you miss a few seconds because of someone texting.

And to be honest, texting doesn't really bother me in theaters either, but I know it does bother a lot of people and that it doesn't belong in the theater. Therefore I absolutely applaud people being kicked out for violating a no texting rule.

Speaking of which, look at this story about some thin-skinned people who were annoyed by something they should have just let go.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-01-25/features/9401250307_1_holocaust-laughing-angers

 

[Macam]

The ones before the drafthouse specifically say they will throw your ass out.

Well, Ann Richards will.

Ann Richards is a good one, second only to the Gremlines one (i.e., the clip where the Gremlins are in the theater making a ruckus and the theater blows up).

Trust me, you can't miss the warnings.

 

[TunaMarshmallow]

I was watching the first X-men: FC trailer the other day and wanted to just lose myself in it and check out every little thing I can before it ends and I had a friend suddenly come up behind me and go "OH IS THAT THE XMEN MOVIE OH STUPID THERE'S NO RETURNING CHARACTERS WHY ISN'T PATRICK STEWART IN THIS" and when I snapped and said "can you ask me AFTER the trailer?" he walked away and sulked for an hour.

You sound like a fun guy to chill with.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

well if it is true the girl was just using her phone to find her chair in teh dark, then the Alamo are a bunch of rude wankers.

 

[Chojin]

You sound like a fun guy to chill with.

Well it was a little knee jerky but, I did date a chick that fucking could not stop asking questions during a movie.

"Whats going on?! WHO IS THIS!? WHY DID HE SAY THAT!?"

Its like, shit, watch the movie, it'll reveal itself, if not, we can talk about it later.

well if it is true the girl was just using her phone to find her chair in teh dark, then the Alamo are a bunch of rude wankers.

Except they asked her to stop doing it twice already. Its a wonder how she was trying to find her chair, while in her chair.