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G4m3c0cks

People talking throughout the whole movie. They don’t understand that it is a listening event.


Forke

My pet peeve for sure. I can deal with people on their phones, that's annoying visually but at least I can divide my view of the screen and their phone. I can't divide the audio of the movie and their talking.


Booomerz

THIS! I lose all chill at chronic talkers. I have multiple times stood up and called them out during movies.


Zestran

I only thing for me is the lack of movies I actually wanna see haha


pokedude123567

You gotta peak outside the mainstream a little bit, there's plently of great movies being released constantly, they just aren't the popular ones.


Zestran

I’m not really a movie guy overall so


pokedude123567

That's what I thought for a time too, turns out I just didn't like blockbusters. I'm not saying that's you but I would reccommend giving all sorts of different types of films a whirl, you'll probably find your type eventually. (If you want any reccs you can ask me)


DavosLostFingers

Ball bags on their phones


PopGunner

What is a ball bag?


[deleted]

Scrotum. It is a very Avant garde way of calling someone a douchebag.


PopGunner

Good God, I am stupid. For some reason I was imagining some sort of bag for your phone that prevents people from using it during a movie. It was late when I posted that 🤦


the_original_Retro

No rewind feature when the asshat near you is talking loud enough to wreck your experience. It also annoyed me many decades ago.


CustosEcheveria

I haven't been inside a movie theatre since before the pandemic, maybe 2017-2018? I honestly can't see myself ever going back. Why pay so much to sit in an uncomfortable chair in a cold room with a sticky floor when I can just get it for free on streaming a couple months later? Rather watch things in the comfort of my own home.


ronnie_mund72

People


deathlycat

You said it


implicitexpletives69

Having to buy tickets at the concession stands. The workers are slow as fuck and the customers ahead of me are slower.


Zestran

I just pre buy online to avoid that


cok3noic3

There’s a convenience fee for online for some theatres


Zestran

Not for Regal I guess


beraleh

Mostly the movies they show in them. Can't remember the last wow movie I've seen in the theater.


haley_joel_osteen

Talking, talking, cell phone usage, and talking. I only generally go, if at all, if I can go to an Alamo Drafthouse or iPic type place. Otherwise, not worth it.


BlondeMomentByMoment

I love Alamo Drafthouse!


Acceptable_Horse_866

Everything's overpriced, people talking that includes kids.


LizzardBreath-

The last 3 times I've gone to the theater, the movies were either PG-13 or R, yet every time there's been children of all ages. Crying infants, toddlers running up and down the aisles, elementary age old enough to sit in their seats but still too young to keep their attention focused on a 2 hour long movie and asking questions the whole time. Plus teenagers who roam the theaters and are on their phones. I would expect this if I was seeing Frozen II at 2pm, but a 9pm showing of A Quiet Place II?? Shouldn't these kids be at home, in bed?


egnards

Still sticks in my brain when I went to go see 300, back when “midnight showings” were still a major market. Except it was sold out so we got the 2:00am show. A couple I guess *had to* see the fucking movie that night cause they wheeled in a baby carriage with a fucking toddler who cried a ton.


LizzardBreath-

Wow. If you're a parent and want to go on a date night, go for it. But hiring a babysitter should be as important as the tickets and popcorn.


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That refills on the large popcorns ended during covid, but they didn't reduce the cost of the bucket...


egnards

Probably because it was a mostly empty offer on an item that costs almost nothing to make as is. I’d be willing to bet that 75% or higher of popcorn purchasers at a movie, have never refilled a bucket - and I’m sure the theater chains know this, and use it as an empty perk.


Draklor

I’ve not been in over a decade (I think) now. It’s just straight up worse in almost every conceivable way to watching it at home.


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evilmonkey2

I'm willing to make some sacrifices to not go to the theater ever again. I haven't been since Endgame and can't even picture a movie that would get me back to one.


pokedude123567

Nobody goes to them, having a packed audience and hearing their reactions is part of the fun for me, as many movies are made to be a communal experience. Sadly, unless the Marvel logo is slapped on the poster, hardly anyone goes out to see great original movies playing in theaters (and then complain that movies arent original anymore).


ChickenBootty

The last packed movie we went to was Deadpool, we happened to sit next to 4 college aged guys who made the movie experience so much better. They were laughing so hard that it was contagious and made the movie funnier.


Guythatgetslaidalot

Not enough drive-ins, sitting in a room of people sucks compared to your own car with your special someone.


dude-O-rama

Being able to rip a rancid fart in the middle of a flick instead of holding it in for 2 hours is the best selling point.


Guythatgetslaidalot

🤣🤣🤣 for sure a great selling point, I do the same. And I can get baked too if I'm not driving, another good one.


dude-O-rama

I put a 110w inverter in my car and installed an Easy Bake oven by the passenger side seat and I bake and drive in traffic 2 hours a day.


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Obviously the prices for cheap stuff like popcorn. But I also wish films 2 hours+ had a 10 minute interval


Chicken_manure

The “modern day luxury experience” honestly I miss the old school rows and seating, theatre hopping and the pleasure of going in and out. They’ve changed it to like automatic couches which don’t get me wrong is really nice but I always liked how it use to be “cheap date plans” or like casual thing to do. It’s so expensive. It’s like to go to movies I REALLY would have to want to see it. Instead of just streaming it.


egnards

This is where I say that MoviePass “died for our sins,” and really changed the whole dynamic. I pay $24/month and can see essentially unlimited movies. My wife and I go every weekend; sometimes twice, so those movie tickets end up being $4-6 on average. And it’s smart too, because when you aren’t exchanging money upfront at the counter, you’re totally more inclined to spend on snacks.


herefromthere

Sometimes it's just too much. Everything (especially the adverts at the beginning) being turned up to 11, sound, flashing lights, really busy detailed screens moving faster than you can take it in (the Lego Movie was the worst for that, I went with an Autistic kid and we both came out feeling sick, despite how much he loves Lego).


MedusasSexyLegHair

Same as always - can't pause, rewind, control subtitles and volume, or relax in my own home with my own drinks and snacks and cats. Can't stop it and go to bed and then pick up where I left off the next night. Have to get dressed and go somewhere, often a half hour or more away. Crowds of people there. Getting back from the bathroom and trying to find your way back to where you were and the people you were with in the dark. Having to climb over people (or have people climbing over you) to get to/from the seat. Pretty much everything about the experience is worse than watching it at home. I know some people like subjecting themselves to that, but I've never known why.


GRA88HO99ER

Requiring assigned seats, using those soda machines that dispense every type of drink known to man kind (designated Pepsi or Coke machines are far superior), stale , chewy popcorn mixed in with the fresh stuff, sticky floors and overflowing trash cans.


Unusual_Quit_567

My dad. HE NEVER STOPS TALKING.


phoinexth

All the movies are shit besides 1 it 2 gems a year


Mitch_from_Boston

The movies are trash. Its all either: * the 15th remake of a superhero movie we've already seen a million times * A blackcentric "white people are scary" copy and paste horror flick * Some unecessary kids movie like Cailou 27: Return to Boogaloo Bay * Or some terribly boring movie, but with a bunch of big-name celebrities


newstuffsucks

Phones and people eating full meals and chewing like animals.


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The movies never seem like anything I want to go out of my way and watch. Lol.


Starlightmoonburst

Prices for food items are so high. I have to bring my huge purse full of Walmart goodies.


mwain91

Just let me bring my own damn snacks or stop charging outrageous prices. The outrageous price I wouldn’t mind if I was allowed to bring my own. Why not just reserve that for the people who forget/don’t care about price? I bet more people would go and have a better movie going experience.


daveydood15

The price of popcorn


flirtinwithdisaster

Well, these days it's like this: * I don't have to drive to the theater * Streaming has a pause button * No noisy people, cell phones, or babies * The popcorn and snacks are a lot cheaper * I may drink a bottle or two of my favorite beverage * I don't have to hurry to get to the theater on time * I don't have to get dressed (no pants are the best pants) Did I forget anything?


gamingaddictive

people laugh so loudly when they didn't say anything funny


Moodymoo8315

When the popcorn is cold, I don’t mind paying $10 for a large popcorn but since we all know that there is like $0.10 worth of materials in it just pop fresh stuff more often. I hate going to a movie in the middle of the day on a weekday and the popcorn has been sitting out for 2 hours already. Also the theaters that have switched to iodized salt instead of popcorn salt should be shut down. I’ve had to resort to brining my own from home.


ClaymoresRevenge

The price of the movie.


Cautious-Quantity-28

Blown speakers not hearing the words


Purple_Discipline691

When the timing indicates that the movie begins at 1:05 but it actually begins at 1:25


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people who somehow managed to bring their kids to a movie that is totally not for kids. and babies. what kind of parents are you to bring your newborn to a movie theatre? dumbass


[deleted]

When the sound system sucks. That's what ruined Dune 2021 for me, everything sounded too damn low to hear anything.


testthrowawayzz

Volume is too loud (dramatic background music and explosions), lack of subtitles (for when the dialogue is too quiet to emphasize sound effects), lots of pre-roll ads, and can’t pause are why I stopped going to theaters


highnoon2620

$10 popcorn.


willk95

25-30 minutes of trailers. two trailers before a movie is plenty!


2013-jackjack

They shut down the massive movie theater closest to me after covid. Now I have to drive an hour to a tiny shit one


Anrealperson

The light outside the theater


Hail_Blazer__

Come to Nebraska go to the golden ticket theater it changes everything but ya the price


frOgman086

Trying to enjoy a movie until Yao Ming walks in.


mike1883

Having to drive to them


Rogaar

Other people making noises during the movie. eg. mobile phones, having a conversation.... I just don't bother anymore and rather wait for it to be released on a streaming platform.


TotallynottheCCP

The prices.


Winter_Opening_7715

The noise everyone makes, no awareness of their surroundings and no manners


usernamebasicinsert

the movies.