Movie theater apologizes

mimo2005 · 03-03-2006, 12:16 PM

Movie theater apologizes for kicking out disabled man for laughing too much, offers private screening of "The Pink Panther" so he won't bother anyone else .

http://www.stpetetimes.com/2006/03/0..._apologi.shtml

please someone set up a poll : are u with or against ?

ps :
And theaters can't figure out why there's a box office slump? Stuff like this. Who wants to go to a theater and listen to somebody's disabled kid ruin the movie? I mean, hey, I feel bad for the kid and all, but I still paid 9 bucks to watch the movie in peace, not listen to someone else watch the movie.

**Glaswegian** · 03-03-2006, 01:37 PM

Well, I voted Yes.

I've complained about noise makers in the past, and in a darkened cinema it's impossible to tell exactly their situation. My own view is that the school should organise an outing for all the kids and arraneg for one screen to be theirs exclusively. Does that mean I'm heartless? I don't think so. Everyone who goes to any cinema, theatre or whatever has the right to enjoy the event - and by everyone I mean able bodied and the disabled.

My tuppence worth anyway.

**40sondacurb** · 03-03-2006, 01:37 PM

Things that bother me at the movies:

Talking

Cell phones

Prices: food

Prices: tickets

ID checks of a 6 foot tall man (I blame dateline and 20/20 for this one)

Small screen sizes (either make all the screen sizes the same or charge less when you move the movie from the lobby to one of the crappy side theaters)

Commercials

Bad music. The music they play while showing those trivia questions you've answered a thousand times if you come in early is tripe.

I voted no because the guy probably would have enjoyed it just as much on DVD without causing others to have a bad experience.

ebackhus · 03-03-2006, 01:42 PM

When I hear a cell phone go off I just want to stomp over and throttle the person. I don't pay $8+ to go listen to someone else's conversation about how their herpes is calming down. Hell no!

**40sondacurb** · 03-03-2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

When I hear a cell phone go off I just want to stomp over and throttle the person. I don't pay $8+ to go listen to someone else's conversation about how their herpes is calming down. Hell no!

You know what really gets to me, the instructor says the first day of class to turn off the cell when you enter the class, but almost every other session you hear those dam phones. Cells were cute at first, but they've been around long enough that people should know to turn the dam things off!

mimo2005 · 03-03-2006, 03:33 PM

There was that "special needs" kid whose father insisted he deserved to bethere in the theatre when I went to see Narnia. The kid wasn't laughing but making loud screams every now and then. People kept telling him to leave but he never did. I left .
I went to see another movie a couple months ago and haven't been back to a theater since, partly because of the horrible behavior of this woman and her 4 kids. One was disabled and in a wheel chair, constantly yipping and squealing down front for ALL to be distracted by. One of her kids was an infant who cried through most of film, one was a toddler who ran circles around the theater continually, and the last one was probably 6 or 7 and in charge of the screaming infant when the mom had to chase the toddler around the theater. What an enjoyable movie experience THAT was for everyone. I finally couldn't take it anymore and said something to a ticket taker outside. Things did quiet down for a little while, but it didn't last.
Now I see why people prefer to download movies ,or wait 6 months until it comes on dvds .

**forcifer** · 03-03-2006, 03:37 PM

i voted yes. the movie theater should have made him leeve, but they should have also create a private screening. about the cell phone issue, i have a funny story about it, but ill put it in the rant section

dai · 03-03-2006, 05:06 PM

did the right thing kicking him out,but should have had the courage of their convictions
no private screening

**40sondacurb** · 03-03-2006, 05:41 PM

I Think there may be some confusion, are you asking if the movie theater was wrong to kick him out or wrong to give him a private screening?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimo2005

There was that "special needs" kid whose father insisted he deserved to bethere in the theatre when I went to see Narnia. The kid wasn't laughing but making loud screams every now and then. People kept telling him to leave but he never did. I left .
I went to see another movie a couple months ago and haven't been back to a theater since, partly because of the horrible behavior of this woman and her 4 kids. One was disabled and in a wheel chair, constantly yipping and squealing down front for ALL to be distracted by. One of her kids was an infant who cried through most of film, one was a toddler who ran circles around the theater continually, and the last one was probably 6 or 7 and in charge of the screaming infant when the mom had to chase the toddler around the theater. What an enjoyable movie experience THAT was for everyone. I finally couldn't take it anymore and said something to a ticket taker outside. Things did quiet down for a little while, but it didn't last.
Now I see why people prefer to download movies ,or wait 6 months until it comes on dvds .

Bad experiences will do that to you. They did an experiment where they told this guy they would pay for him to go to a movie if he ate all the popcorn he physically could, well long story short the guy got sick and hasn't returned to a theater since. It'll take a some reverse-conditioningverseconditioning to get him to go back.

mimo2005 · 03-03-2006, 05:53 PM

Quote:

I Think there may be some confusion, are you asking if the movie theater was wrong to kick him out or wrong to give him a private screening?

1 - was the movie theater wrong or right to kick that boy out ,
that s what the poll should say .

**forcifer** · 03-03-2006, 08:01 PM

i like dling better, also. ive never had a "truly" bad expirence, but there have been a few annoying ones. what i REALLY hatte is when people keep kicking the back of your chair. that always sucks

**40sondacurb** · 03-03-2006, 09:03 PM

I can't even put my feet up on the chairs at my theater because they're all connected and if I move one it messes with the entire row.

ebackhus · 03-04-2006, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forcifer

i like dling better, also. ive never had a "truly" bad expirence, but there have been a few annoying ones. what i REALLY hatte is when people keep kicking the back of your chair. that always sucks

Downloading movies is wrong!!

*actually does some production work and hates seeing his work stolen like that.*

dai · 03-04-2006, 09:41 AM

there are leagal d/loads

mimo2005 · 03-04-2006, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

Downloading movies is wrong!!

*actually does some production work and hates seeing his work stolen like that.*

http://www.cinemanow.com/

MovieFlix
MovieLink
STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies
Itunes for tv shows

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columni...-komando_x.htm

netflix and blockbuster and of course pay per view with your cable operator .

ebackhus · 03-04-2006, 01:39 PM

I'm more talking about people who download bootleg versions.

**forcifer** · 03-04-2006, 02:33 PM

=/ i dont dl movies. i do think it is wrong. but for seasons of shows, i can never find some of the good ones. that is when i use bit torrent

View Poll Results: Did the theater do the right thing?
Yes	6	60.00%
No	4	40.00%
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

03-03-2006, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,091 OS: xp	Movie theater apologizes Movie theater apologizes for kicking out disabled man for laughing too much, offers private screening of "The Pink Panther" so he won't bother anyone else . http://www.stpetetimes.com/2006/03/0..._apologi.shtml please someone set up a poll : are u with or against ? ps : And theaters can't figure out why there's a box office slump? Stuff like this. Who wants to go to a theater and listen to somebody's disabled kid ruin the movie? I mean, hey, I feel bad for the kid and all, but I still paid 9 bucks to watch the movie in peace, not listen to someone else watch the movie. __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

03-03-2006, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 21,670 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 10	Well, I voted Yes. I've complained about noise makers in the past, and in a darkened cinema it's impossible to tell exactly their situation. My own view is that the school should organise an outing for all the kids and arraneg for one screen to be theirs exclusively. Does that mean I'm heartless? I don't think so. Everyone who goes to any cinema, theatre or whatever has the right to enjoy the event - and by everyone I mean able bodied and the disabled. My tuppence worth anyway. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

03-03-2006, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
40sondacurb #64 & #36 BACKBONE Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,804 OS: xp	Things that bother me at the movies: Talking Cell phones Prices: food Prices: tickets ID checks of a 6 foot tall man (I blame dateline and 20/20 for this one) Small screen sizes (either make all the screen sizes the same or charge less when you move the movie from the lobby to one of the crappy side theaters) Commercials Bad music. The music they play while showing those trivia questions you've answered a thousand times if you come in early is tripe. I voted no because the guy probably would have enjoyed it just as much on DVD without causing others to have a bad experience. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" -George W. Bush Last edited by 40sondacurb : 03-03-2006 at 01:40 PM.

03-03-2006, 01:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,762 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	When I hear a cell phone go off I just want to stomp over and throttle the person. I don't pay $8+ to go listen to someone else's conversation about how their herpes is calming down. Hell no! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-03-2006, 03:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,091 OS: xp	There was that "special needs" kid whose father insisted he deserved to bethere in the theatre when I went to see Narnia. The kid wasn't laughing but making loud screams every now and then. People kept telling him to leave but he never did. I left . I went to see another movie a couple months ago and haven't been back to a theater since, partly because of the horrible behavior of this woman and her 4 kids. One was disabled and in a wheel chair, constantly yipping and squealing down front for ALL to be distracted by. One of her kids was an infant who cried through most of film, one was a toddler who ran circles around the theater continually, and the last one was probably 6 or 7 and in charge of the screaming infant when the mom had to chase the toddler around the theater. What an enjoyable movie experience THAT was for everyone. I finally couldn't take it anymore and said something to a ticket taker outside. Things did quiet down for a little while, but it didn't last. Now I see why people prefer to download movies ,or wait 6 months until it comes on dvds . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

03-03-2006, 03:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	i voted yes. the movie theater should have made him leeve, but they should have also create a private screening. about the cell phone issue, i have a funny story about it, but ill put it in the rant section __________________ im back...i guess...

03-03-2006, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,336 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	did the right thing kicking him out,but should have had the courage of their convictions no private screening __________________

03-03-2006, 08:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	i like dling better, also. ive never had a "truly" bad expirence, but there have been a few annoying ones. what i REALLY hatte is when people keep kicking the back of your chair. that always sucks __________________ im back...i guess...

03-03-2006, 09:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
40sondacurb #64 & #36 BACKBONE Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,804 OS: xp	I can't even put my feet up on the chairs at my theater because they're all connected and if I move one it messes with the entire row. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" -George W. Bush

03-04-2006, 09:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,336 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	there are leagal d/loads __________________

03-04-2006, 01:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,762 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	I'm more talking about people who download bootleg versions. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-04-2006, 02:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	=/ i dont dl movies. i do think it is wrong. but for seasons of shows, i can never find some of the good ones. that is when i use bit torrent __________________ im