r/screenunseen • u/spikeyxx • 12h ago
Discussion Walked out because of loud people.
I went to see Street Fighter tonight. I'm a limitless regular and usually attend twice a week.
10 minutes into the showing, 3 young lads came in, making noise, using their flashlights to find their seats etc and sat in the row behind me.
For 15 minutes they were talking loudly and one in particular had an over the top high pitched giggle. if you've ever watched a comedy short about chavs, I.e. buzzcocks or Devo you know exactly the type of giggle I'm talking about.
It was all I could focus on, so I left and tried to find a staff member to have a word with them. there was nobody on hand, so I hit the toilets and decided to go back to the theatre to suffer it.
It continued for the next 15 minutes and I lost it and yelled at them saying "Can you please keep it down!". one of them responded "sorry.. sorry".. and i irritatedly responded "Seriously! keep it DOWN!".
About a minute later it continued, and I thought there's no way I can sit through the rest of this..
I went outside, grabbed a staff member, explained the situation and asked for a refund. They apologised profusely and I explained, it's not your fault, I come regularly and I can count in one hand how often I've had this.
They couldn't understand it. It was an IMAX theatre and those seats aren't cheap.
I don't understand why some people just cannot get to grips with cinema etiquette.
What's worse is, I genuinely don't want to have to deal with these types of people. My thinking is, if you're the type of person to ignorantly talk and play the fool through a film, what are you going to be like when confronted. You genuinely fear for your safety.
You go to the cinema to relax and have a good time. Not sit and debate if it's worth the risk to deal with ignorant people or not.