Comments on: Another Reason to Ban Cell Phones in Movie Theatres? http://www.filmjunk.com/2006/08/30/another-reason-to-ban-cell-phones-in-movie-theatres/ Blog And Podcast Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:19:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: themarina http://www.filmjunk.com/2006/08/30/another-reason-to-ban-cell-phones-in-movie-theatres/comment-page-1/#comment-24127 themarina Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:32:49 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=3576#comment-24127 Ok. Ok. I'll try to keep it brief. I no longer have a home phone. My phone is my cell. When I go to the theater, I turn it off. Isn't one of the reasons we go to the movies to relax and unwind? WTF do you need to check your messages for? Can't wait 90 mins? I have serious issues with people and cell phones in theatres. I don't care if all you're doing is sending a text message. Every time you press anything or flip open the phone, it lights up. In a dark theatre, that's gonna be seen by everyone around you. Nothing pisses me off more than someone bringing out their phones during a movie. Almost every movie I've been to recently, I've had to ask someone around me to put it away. During "The Illusionist", I had to ask the guy 3 times and finally I told him to turn it the f*ck off. It helped that the guy next to him was also getting pissed. So what do I think about phones in theatres? I think every theater should use some sort of blocker that turns the phone off when you walk in. There's no need for talking on the phone during a movie and this has to be one of the most distracting things since laser pointers. Ok. Ok. I’ll try to keep it brief. I no longer have a home phone. My phone is my cell. When I go to the theater, I turn it off. Isn’t one of the reasons we go to the movies to relax and unwind? WTF do you need to check your messages for? Can’t wait 90 mins? I have serious issues with people and cell phones in theatres. I don’t care if all you’re doing is sending a text message. Every time you press anything or flip open the phone, it lights up. In a dark theatre, that’s gonna be seen by everyone around you. Nothing pisses me off more than someone bringing out their phones during a movie. Almost every movie I’ve been to recently, I’ve had to ask someone around me to put it away. During “The Illusionist”, I had to ask the guy 3 times and finally I told him to turn it the f*ck off. It helped that the guy next to him was also getting pissed.

So what do I think about phones in theatres? I think every theater should use some sort of blocker that turns the phone off when you walk in. There’s no need for talking on the phone during a movie and this has to be one of the most distracting things since laser pointers.

]]> By: Chopper http://www.filmjunk.com/2006/08/30/another-reason-to-ban-cell-phones-in-movie-theatres/comment-page-1/#comment-24102 Chopper Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:36:03 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=3576#comment-24102 well i am glad to say that i dont have a cell phone and i dont really need one. unless i was travelling the highway alot i would get one for emergencies, but other than that there really is no need for them. i really hate when you see these little girls in the malls talking on them and the person they are talking to is right next to them. i think that parents for sure should tighten up and stop giving little suzie and tommy the usuage of cells. as for cell phone cameras in the theatre, well just how good of qualitity are the movies that they are recording. you have people getting up and taking a piss or people chatting up during the film so i dont see the big deal on it. well i am glad to say that i dont have a cell phone and i dont really need one. unless i was travelling the highway alot i would get one for emergencies, but other than that there really is no need for them. i really hate when you see these little girls in the malls talking on them and the person they are talking to is right next to them. i think that parents for sure should tighten up and stop giving little suzie and tommy the usuage of cells.
as for cell phone cameras in the theatre, well just how good of qualitity are the movies that they are recording. you have people getting up and taking a piss or people chatting up during the film so i dont see the big deal on it.

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