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Post by tory on Oct 27, 2021 10:12:04 GMT
I went to the cinema a NUMBER of times in the USA whilst I was there.
I will say that, in general, people talk a lot more in US audiences than they do over here.
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Post by DayoRemix on Oct 27, 2021 10:24:35 GMT
1. what was your local cinema when growing up? What memories do you have of it?
Growing up, they were nondescript, multiplex types..Nothing much to "Remember"
Theaters didn't get interesting until college, when we were surrounded by some of the best houses on the planet..One of the many benefits of living in Westwood
2.Where do you like to sit?
Back Row..Center Aisle..End Seat
3. Do you like to eat in the cinema?
No..Eating in a theater is obnoxious..Maybe a beverage..
4.Most memorable experience?
I'll come back to this...
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 27, 2021 13:42:59 GMT
That gives me an idea for an invention, a sphincter spreader for uptight assholes. It will go in the men's room vs. the lobby. I bet you sit there chewing away for the whole movie dontcha? Greedily shovelling popcorn into your gob with your shovel hands. Munching loudly on crisps and infuriating everybody in close proximity. Sucking on sweets like a hungry piglet sucking on his mothers teats. Slurping your DIET COKE. ARSEHOLE And after someone turns around to look at me, I throw popcorn at their head. But only at the real good parts of the movie.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 27, 2021 13:47:14 GMT
If people weren't supposed to eat during movies they wouldn't have a GODDAMNED CONCESSION STAND IN THE FUCKING LOBBY.
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Post by oh oooh on Oct 27, 2021 13:50:13 GMT
We could combine this thread and the Weinstein one and talk about the ol' dick-in-the-popcorn 'trick'
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 27, 2021 13:50:47 GMT
Even as the concession food costs have gone up, some places can't be bothered to actually pop popcorn rather than dump a huge bag of pre-popped popcorn they warm up, and then some don't even bother to warm it up, $12 please. LOL
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Post by cousinlou on Oct 27, 2021 13:52:04 GMT
If people weren't supposed to eat during movies they wouldn't have a GODDAMNED CONCESSION STAND IN THE FUCKING LOBBY. Maybe they were meant for before and after and during breaks. Now that I think about it, here they don't do breaks anymore.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 27, 2021 13:53:39 GMT
If people weren't supposed to eat during movies they wouldn't have a GODDAMNED CONCESSION STAND IN THE FUCKING LOBBY. Maybe they were meant for before and after and during breaks. Now that I think about it, here they don't do breaks anymore. Yes, maybe. "Please go sit in the lobby and enjoy some mediocre snacks, or better yet just buy the snacks and take them home and watch a different movie on Netflix"
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 27, 2021 13:56:10 GMT
If people weren't supposed to eat during movies they wouldn't have a GODDAMNED CONCESSION STAND IN THE FUCKING LOBBY. During high school, my ex worked in a movie theater. She said theaters buy bags of popcorn kernels for really cheap and the profit margin for pop corn is almost 200%. I'm sure it's the same way for soda syrup and the chains can probably buy candy and all that stuff at huge volume discounts. I'm now thinking of flying to Scotland, looking up Goatboy and waiting for him to go the movies. I'll disguise myself as a Scotsman and hold a newspaper in front of my face so he can't recognize me. I'll follow him in, see what movie he's in and buy the biggest hot dog and personal pizza I can and load 'em with toppings. I'll also get a huge soda, no straw, sit behind him and slurp and smack my lips as loud as I can. Enjoy the movie, Dougie, and keep your eyes open!
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 27, 2021 13:58:13 GMT
If people weren't supposed to eat during movies they wouldn't have a GODDAMNED CONCESSION STAND IN THE FUCKING LOBBY. Maybe they were meant for before and after and during breaks. Now that I think about it, here they don't do breaks anymore. First time I went to a movie in England, girls brought concessions to people sitting in the theaters during the intermission. A, we didn't have intermissions in the US, and B, it was every man for himself between double features in a rush to bathrooms and the concession stand. You had to prioritize your needs sometimes.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 27, 2021 13:58:36 GMT
I hear the deep-fried popcorn in Scottish movie theatres is extra crunchy.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Oct 27, 2021 14:00:57 GMT
We could combine this thread and the Weinstein one and talk about the ol' dick-in-the-popcorn 'trick' Wait, you're supposed to be with a girl when you do that??
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Post by oh oooh on Oct 27, 2021 14:03:29 GMT
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Oct 27, 2021 14:06:09 GMT
I went to the cinema a NUMBER of times in the USA whilst I was there. I will say that, in general, people talk a lot more in US audiences than they do over here. And depending on the audience demographics it can get quite animated, talking back, acting out scenes, throwing stuff at the screen. Covid tensions have quieted some interactions. But yes, our theaters like our libraries have even gotten noisier as they scramble to be accommodating/relevant. Strangely some of our malls have become places of quiet and solitude as they convert to non retail use: medical offices, services, warehousing, etc.,
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Post by sloopjohnc on Oct 27, 2021 16:42:36 GMT
I went to the cinema a NUMBER of times in the USA whilst I was there. I will say that, in general, people talk a lot more in US audiences than they do over here. Goatboy in US movie theater.
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