I Would Be Healthier If I Had The Money - Page 5

Seil · 03-25-2010, 10:59 PM

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If you're going to actually watch a movie, you're there for the wrong reason. There's always a bunch of extra noise, and people moving around and getting in the way, and at least 1/3 of the time some idiot up in the booth will fuck up the focus at some point, and like 1/10th of the time they'll step out for a few minutes, or not pay attention, when the movie goes out of focus half way through.

What kind of half-assed budget theater are you going to?

Professor Smarmiarty · 03-26-2010, 05:02 AM

Yeah I'm with Seil here, your theaters sound terrible. Maybe you're just going to the wrong ones.

Mike McC · 03-26-2010, 05:11 AM

Yeah, I've never been to a theater where that happened, and I've been to some ghetto-ass second-run theaters in my day.

Green Spanner · 03-26-2010, 05:53 AM

Are you even sure it was a theatre, Krylo?

Krylo · 03-26-2010, 05:56 AM

Ok, guys, I was being a LITTLE HYPERBOLIC.

Yes, I have had the focus thing happen.

No it isn't actually that often and is actually pretty rare.

Like, three times ever for the going out of focus near the middle, though for some reason the local theater's 'ad reel' seems to be on a different focus than any of the actual movies they play so there's always a couple seconds at the opening credits that are a bit hazy.

However, being in a theater with all those other people still distracts/detracts from the pure viewing of a movie. Going to a theater is an entirely different experience. The junk food is part of that experience.

That was the point.

Professor Smarmiarty · 03-26-2010, 06:11 AM

Yeah it is a different experiene but I usually find it a better experience- as long as you go to a more upmarket theatre and avoid the teenage crowd.
Best cinema experience ever was Limits of Control where there was nearly a riot, people were booing, walking out, causig a ruckus- good times.

Odjn · 03-26-2010, 06:29 AM

Don't eat cereal or oatmeal in the morning if you can get eggs. My daily breakfast for months has been two eggs, cooked however I feel like (for the lazy, put 'em in a pot and hardboil 'em, almost impossible to burn so you don't have to supervise) because they're a great source of protein which helps if you're trying to decrease fat and increase muscle.

Magic_Marker · 03-26-2010, 08:37 AM

Man, back when I was an usher I used to love. Bullshit like that. It was the only time you got to have any fun.

Kicking 10 year-olds out of Knocked Up and watching them call their parents for a ride when I discovered their movie was Happy Feet, shining a douchey flashlight at the 20-somethings who need to guess the twist in the next Shamalyan Movie before it actually happened.

Good times, goood times.

krogothwolf · 03-26-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Magic_Marker

Man, back when I was an usher I used to love. Bullshit like that. It was the only time you got to have any fun.

Kicking 10 year-olds out of Knocked Up and watching them call their parents for a ride when I discovered their movie was Happy Feet, shining a douchey flashlight at the 20-somethings who need to guess the twist in the next Shamalyan Movie before it actually happened.

Good times, goood times.

You actually kicked them out? what kind of totalitarian dictator of the movie theater were you?

Magic_Marker · 03-26-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by krogothwolf

You actually kicked them out? what kind of totalitarian dictator of the movie theater were you?

The kind that reserves the right to refuse service to asshats. In the case of kids trying to sneak into R-rated films, I'd put them back in their PG fun fest but after they repeatedly broke our policy about not letting unattended minors see R rated movies we politely tell them that we are not their babysitters. If the parents get mad, my managers had no problems asking them to either pay the ushers to babysit their kids or please leave the theatre because they are ruining the film for others.

03-26-2010, 05:11 AM	#43
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03-26-2010, 05:56 AM	#45
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Ok, guys, I was being a LITTLE HYPERBOLIC. Yes, I have had the focus thing happen. No it isn't actually that often and is actually pretty rare. Like, three times ever for the going out of focus near the middle, though for some reason the local theater's 'ad reel' seems to be on a different focus than any of the actual movies they play so there's always a couple seconds at the opening credits that are a bit hazy. However, being in a theater with all those other people still distracts/detracts from the pure viewing of a movie. Going to a theater is an entirely different experience. The junk food is part of that experience. That was the point. __________________ I am very tired.

03-26-2010, 05:02 AM	#42
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Yeah I'm with Seil here, your theaters sound terrible. Maybe you're just going to the wrong ones.

03-26-2010, 06:11 AM	#46
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Yeah it is a different experiene but I usually find it a better experience- as long as you go to a more upmarket theatre and avoid the teenage crowd. Best cinema experience ever was Limits of Control where there was nearly a riot, people were booing, walking out, causig a ruckus- good times.

03-26-2010, 08:37 AM	#48
Magic_Marker Moonwalk Away. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dumbfucklahoma. Posts: 1,573	Man, back when I was an usher I used to love. Bullshit like that. It was the only time you got to have any fun. Kicking 10 year-olds out of Knocked Up and watching them call their parents for a ride when I discovered their movie was Happy Feet, shining a douchey flashlight at the 20-somethings who need to guess the twist in the next Shamalyan Movie before it actually happened. Good times, goood times.