Yeah, I always show up when the movie actually starts. I know that AMC lists the actual start time along with the showing time. This usually happens on accident anyway, my friends are always late to show up to carpool anyways
Not OP, but I used to always have to show up early so I could get good seats — why do the rows just feet from the screen even exist — but I guess now that selecting seats when you buy your ticket online is normalized, it isn’t usually necessary. Hadn’t considered before, though tbf I rarely go to the theater.
Yeah….I miss when I had a full home theatre in my basement for that exact reason. I basically only go now if I can splurge for the VIP seats or I know it’s gonna be an empty theatre. So basically never.
I used to go to a movie theatre that made their own skits to play before a movie would start. They’d take public domain movies, yank about 3 minutes out of it and dub them with corny dialog.
Man… I miss that place. 10000% beats commercials and the same exact trailer design for every single movie preview.
I remember one time we rushed to the movie theater to get in time. We were a bit late to the theater, but we knew there would be commercials, so that was ok.
What we didn’t know was that the commercials would go on for what felt like one hour. Just ridiculous. We could’ve grabbed a beer on the way and still not miss the movie.
Haha yeah I don’t really ever buy snacks or drinks at the cinema. Where I live they’re not allowed to check your bag or pockets, so as long as what you’re bringing in is not visible there is nothing they can do (and honestly I don’t think anyone working there even cares).
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if i pay for a fucking cinema ticket why is it normalized that they air 20 minutes of ADS, i PAID for the movie fuck off
Why not go a little later?
Yeah, I always show up when the movie actually starts. I know that AMC lists the actual start time along with the showing time. This usually happens on accident anyway, my friends are always late to show up to carpool anyways
With my luck, specifically that screening will be ad-free and I’ll miss a lot.
Not OP, but I used to always have to show up early so I could get good seats — why do the rows just feet from the screen even exist — but I guess now that selecting seats when you buy your ticket online is normalized, it isn’t usually necessary. Hadn’t considered before, though tbf I rarely go to the theater.
Cause suckers like you keep coming back. It is just that simple.
Because it takes at least HALF A FUCKING HOUR FROM START TIME TO THE ACTUAL MOVIE
Yeah, you eat all the snacks during the previews so you don’t make excessive noise and disturb others during the actual film
How i wish people would do that. Last 2 movies I went to was one hour of extremely loud munching noises.
Potato Chips and Corn Nuts are fantastic snacks everyone should eat during the movie…
Especially if you wash them down with a nearly empty drink using a straw.
I’ll see my way out.
Shake the ice around to make more liquid. Just give it a real good swirl. Then stab at the ice with the straw so it makes that horny goose noise.
Yeah….I miss when I had a full home theatre in my basement for that exact reason. I basically only go now if I can splurge for the VIP seats or I know it’s gonna be an empty theatre. So basically never.
during commercials at the movies
Peak capitalism: pay overpriced movie tickets and still have to endure commercials
I used to go to a movie theatre that made their own skits to play before a movie would start. They’d take public domain movies, yank about 3 minutes out of it and dub them with corny dialog.
Man… I miss that place. 10000% beats commercials and the same exact trailer design for every single movie preview.
I remember one time we rushed to the movie theater to get in time. We were a bit late to the theater, but we knew there would be commercials, so that was ok.
What we didn’t know was that the commercials would go on for what felt like one hour. Just ridiculous. We could’ve grabbed a beer on the way and still not miss the movie.
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No. Sitting through 15 minutes of studio logos.
This is soooooo me.
Then you spend the rest of the movie with greasy, gritty fingers, an odd taste in your mouth, and a wayward kernel stuck between your teeth.
No thanks; I keep my popcorn eating to home movie watching, where I can pause to wash my hands, refill the snack tray, and floss my teeth if needed.
You don’t bring floss to the theater?
Or wet wipes?
Yeah, but what about second popcorn box?
Only if they offer a payment plan
Orrr…
Haha yeah I don’t really ever buy snacks or drinks at the cinema. Where I live they’re not allowed to check your bag or pockets, so as long as what you’re bringing in is not visible there is nothing they can do (and honestly I don’t think anyone working there even cares).