Just got cell phone taken away from movie staff cause i was texting...

[wkabel23]

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[KK]

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[Number1]

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[mugs]

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: wkabel23
question: what is the point of getting so angry/defensive over something like a cell phone?

I would ask the OP the same question.

the OP texted someone back, didn't disturb anyone's experience, and then was called out of the theater to turn in his cell phone. so in the process of being removed from the movie, he probably walked in front of a few people, etc. and ended up disturbing more people than a simple text.

and the OP might respond: uh, i'm pissed because some jackass removed me from the theater for no good reason?

i know, it would be easier if we all had no friends and had no need to communicate with them. unfortunately, some of us do. :roll:

Ooooh, ad hominem. Classy. :thumbsup:

 

[akshatp]

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Im going to venture a guess and say he just hit double digits...

 

[Number1]

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[ScottFern]

You got what was coming to you. Props to the theater for cracking down! :thumbup:

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: wkabel23
question: what is the point of getting so angry/defensive over something like a cell phone?

I would ask the OP the same question.

the OP texted someone back, didn't disturb anyone's experience, and then was called out of the theater to turn in his cell phone. so in the process of being removed from the movie, he probably walked in front of a few people, etc. and ended up disturbing more people than a simple text.

and the OP might respond: uh, i'm pissed because some jackass removed me from the theater for no good reason?

i know, it would be easier if we all had no friends and had no need to communicate with them. unfortunately, some of us do. :roll:

very immature resonse....way too funny!!!
Good for the theatre!!

 

[bearxor]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
i love the several people here that like to say "tell whoever's in the office you're blah blah blah" and things along those lines ...cause that'll work. who are you to tell the guy what to tell his work and what not lol tell that to ari gold and he might snatch your agency card.

If you're that married to the job, don't go to the theaters.

You can't compare this to a fireman getting a page in the same place. Most firemen I know are mature men and women who respect others around them. It would be on vibrate and since the pager would only go off in case of needing to be called to a fire, they would get up and leave.

But like I said, I don't go to the theaters anymore for pretty much this same shit. Plus the cost of two tickets is the cost of simply buying the movie.

 

[Reckoner]

Wow, I can't believe people are using an excuse that since the movie screen states that you only need to silence your phones, that text messaging should be A-OK. Do you really need some sort of prompt to show some common courtesy? Pathetic.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
So I am visting my sisters in Yorktown, VA and were at the movies tonight watching Bourne (what a sweet movie), about half way through my phone vibrates, its a buddy so i text back real quick (in front of my stomach with brightness dimmed as low as possible) and a cop comes over waving his flashlight at me saying sir you have to come with me, i go outside and he's like you need to give your cell phone to the manage till the movies over. im like wtf? i said thats alright im just gonna leave, he wouldn't let me return into the theater with my phone to get my sisters, so i had to give it to the manager, which then locked it in a room, i go get my sisters and when i come out the manager is already somewhere else....comes out 5 minutes later unclocks the room and gives me my phone. WTF :| :| I mean is that even right? can they fvking do that? He made more of a scene than me texting quietly.

This will teach you to turn the god damn thing off when in a movie. Its annoying and its rude. Sorry, it may not have been legal for them to keep it, but they are well within their rights to say you cant use it when inside

 

[KK]

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[Number1]

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[potoba]

they did the right thing, IMO

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: MainFramed
So I am visting my sisters in Yorktown, VA and were at the movies tonight watching Bourne (what a sweet movie), about half way through my phone vibrates, its a buddy so i text back real quick (in front of my stomach with brightness dimmed as low as possible) and a cop comes over waving his flashlight at me saying sir you have to come with me, i go outside and he's like you need to give your cell phone to the manage till the movies over. im like wtf? i said thats alright im just gonna leave, he wouldn't let me return into the theater with my phone to get my sisters, so i had to give it to the manager, which then locked it in a room, i go get my sisters and when i come out the manager is already somewhere else....comes out 5 minutes later unclocks the room and gives me my phone. WTF :| :| I mean is that even right? can they fvking do that? He made more of a scene than me texting quietly.

This will teach you to turn the god damn thing off when in a movie. Its annoying and its rude. Sorry, it may not have been legal for them to keep it, but they are well within their rights to say you cant use it when inside

What is illegal about it. Some restaurents and clubs have coat checks where you HAVE to give them your coat before you can get in. Same scenario here, check in your cellphone or leave. There is nothing wrong or illigal about it.

Actualy the OP is lucky they did not charge him extra for storing his cell phone for him.

 

[ballmode]

I would have been pissed, that is personal property and without noise, I see no reason to take it away or at least ask to put it away nicely.

Never go back to that theater again, full of jerks

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: ballmode
I would have been pissed, that is personal property and without noise, I see no reason to take it away or at least ask to put it away nicely.

Never go back to that theater again, full of jerks

They probably don't want to see him there again either. They might even ask him for his cell phone the next time he shows up. Good idea for the OP not to go back.

Everybody wins.

 

[MainFramed]

blankkk...

well to utilize this space

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: ballmode
I would have been pissed, that is personal property and without noise, I see no reason to take it away or at least ask to put it away nicely.

Never go back to that theater again, full of jerks

ya know, had he said that..."hey could you please put that away" consider it done....not a problem. i dont wanna disturb others....and i didint..

I bet you didn't expect the thread to get this large, did ya? When you came back on after starting the OP you must've been like OMGWTFBBQ!

yeah had no idea, had no idea so many people were uptight here either

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: ballmode
I would have been pissed, that is personal property and without noise, I see no reason to take it away or at least ask to put it away nicely.

Never go back to that theater again, full of jerks

ya know, had he said that..."hey could you please put that away" consider it done....not a problem. i dont wanna disturb others....and i didint..

I bet you didn't expect the thread to get this large, did ya? When you came back on after starting the OP you must've been like OMGWTFBBQ!

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Some of you are having a comprehension problem. The OP's phone wasn't confiscated. At the beginning of the movie, everyone was asked to please turn their cell phones off. OP (and probably a couple others in the theater) thought that they were unique! Their cell phones have a vibrate mode. They can use text messaging without talking! Therefore, they're above the rule and can do what they want.

The theater deals with these people the fairest way possible - they give them a CHOICE.
The cell phone stays at the front of the theater, safely locked up, since the user has proven that they can't follow the rules. OR, the person can leave the theater. Actually, there was one other choice: turn it off at the beginning of the movie.

As far as "emergencies", bullshit. 99.999% of what happens to the majority of individuals is NOT an emergency. Your best friend's girlfriend just broke up with him, and he needs someone to comfort him? NOT an emergency. If you can solve an emergency by sending a text message back, it wasn't an emergency.

That's not to say that there aren't individuals who genuinely have emergencies on a regular basis. Heart transplant surgeons, volunteer firemen and EMT's, and a few others regularly have emergencies. It's sort of an unwritten understanding that those few individuals have a valid reason for leaving their phones on vibrate. Is it reasonable to tell other individuals to put their lives on hold because there is a reasonable chance of an emergency? i.e. wife is 8 1/2 months pregnant, Gramma's been in the hospital for a month with a terminal condition, etc. So what if these people bend the rules slightly and leave their phones on vibrate so they can quickly check a message. If there's an emergency, they *leave*. They don't sit there texting.

The vast majority of the rest of us: there is NOT going to be an emergency during the 1 1/2 hours of a movie that can't wait for us to be in the theater lobby to answer. Your life isn't that dramatic, get over yourself.

As far as how distracting one cell phone is,
A. (as pointed out) Just how, then, did theater security pick the OP out from the crowd?
B. If everyone in the theater thought the same way, there'd be a heck of a lot more than just one.

Kudos to the theater management.

When did the OP say that?When was it mentioned? I think someone has a comprehension problem, and its you.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Some of you are having a comprehension problem. The OP's phone wasn't confiscated. At the beginning of the movie, everyone was asked to please turn their cell phones off. OP (and probably a couple others in the theater) thought that they were unique! Their cell phones have a vibrate mode. They can use text messaging without talking! Therefore, they're above the rule and can do what they want.

The theater deals with these people the fairest way possible - they give them a CHOICE.
The cell phone stays at the front of the theater, safely locked up, since the user has proven that they can't follow the rules. OR, the person can leave the theater. Actually, there was one other choice: turn it off at the beginning of the movie.

As far as "emergencies", bullshit. 99.999% of what happens to the majority of individuals is NOT an emergency. Your best friend's girlfriend just broke up with him, and he needs someone to comfort him? NOT an emergency. If you can solve an emergency by sending a text message back, it wasn't an emergency.

That's not to say that there aren't individuals who genuinely have emergencies on a regular basis. Heart transplant surgeons, volunteer firemen and EMT's, and a few others regularly have emergencies. It's sort of an unwritten understanding that those few individuals have a valid reason for leaving their phones on vibrate. Is it reasonable to tell other individuals to put their lives on hold because there is a reasonable chance of an emergency? i.e. wife is 8 1/2 months pregnant, Gramma's been in the hospital for a month with a terminal condition, etc. So what if these people bend the rules slightly and leave their phones on vibrate so they can quickly check a message. If there's an emergency, they *leave*. They don't sit there texting.

The vast majority of the rest of us: there is NOT going to be an emergency during the 1 1/2 hours of a movie that can't wait for us to be in the theater lobby to answer. Your life isn't that dramatic, get over yourself.

As far as how distracting one cell phone is,
A. (as pointed out) Just how, then, did theater security pick the OP out from the crowd?
B. If everyone in the theater thought the same way, there'd be a heck of a lot more than just one.

Kudos to the theater management.

When did the OP say that?When was it mentioned? I think someone has a comprehension problem, and its you.

Actually, I'm pretty sure that all movie theaters have a sponsored message from AT&T or another cell phone company telling all viewers to turn off their cell phones. I think he was assuming but I would say that it's a pretty safe assumption.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: Number1
To all those who think it's OK to text in a theatre, if I am in a theatre and I see you texting I will ask you to put it away. If you don?t, security will, because I will ask them to.
Ill probably buy the security guy a beer after the show.

So you can argue all you want in here but if you text with me around in a theatre, you get told to stop it, if you don?t, you get evicted from the theatre. I win, the crowd win, YOU LOOSE.


LOOSERS!!!!!

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Lets analyze this win, shall we?

You ask the texter to put it away.
He refuses.
You leave your seat, go to get security, find security, bring them to the auditorium, and ask them to ask him to put it away.
He refuses again.
Security then escorts him out.
You go back to your seat smiling, having missed 15 minutes of the movie. Others around you following this saga also miss parts of the movie.

Great win! You are a real hero! You got the evil texter booted from the theater and all you did was miss the part where the guy planted the evidence, thus leaving you questioning the ending 45 minutes later. Woohoo!

Nah, no need to go to all that trouble...just whip out your cell phone and call theatrer security from the comfort of your seat!

Personally, I'm all in favor of total bans on cell phones in theaters and restaurants. It's annoying as hell when some moron gets a phone call at dinner and proceeds to talk into his phone at full volume...oh...maybe he has to talk loud...it's a long way to the person on the other end...
Since people can't be relied on to be courteous to others on their own, it's time for theaters and restaurants to force courtesy by completely banning these devices. IF you're so fucking important that you HAVE to be in contact 24/7, then stay out of places where cell phones are distractions to other people.
Of course, I'm one of those people who support banning cell phones while driving...and if you get caught texting while driving, you should have your license revoked for 1-5 years.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
blankkk...

well to utilize this space

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: ballmode
I would have been pissed, that is personal property and without noise, I see no reason to take it away or at least ask to put it away nicely.

Never go back to that theater again, full of jerks

ya know, had he said that..."hey could you please put that away" consider it done....not a problem. i dont wanna disturb others....and i didint..

I bet you didn't expect the thread to get this large, did ya? When you came back on after starting the OP you must've been like OMGWTFBBQ!

yeah had no idea, had no idea so many people were uptight here either

I don't think anyone's uptight here, maybe the management of the theater has
had complaints before about folks texting so that's their policy, why not just
surrender the phone for an hour and enjoy your movie??

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Some of you are having a comprehension problem. The OP's phone wasn't confiscated. At the beginning of the movie, everyone was asked to please turn their cell phones off. OP (and probably a couple others in the theater) thought that they were unique! Their cell phones have a vibrate mode. They can use text messaging without talking! Therefore, they're above the rule and can do what they want.

The theater deals with these people the fairest way possible - they give them a CHOICE.
The cell phone stays at the front of the theater, safely locked up, since the user has proven that they can't follow the rules. OR, the person can leave the theater. Actually, there was one other choice: turn it off at the beginning of the movie.

As far as "emergencies", bullshit. 99.999% of what happens to the majority of individuals is NOT an emergency. Your best friend's girlfriend just broke up with him, and he needs someone to comfort him? NOT an emergency. If you can solve an emergency by sending a text message back, it wasn't an emergency.

That's not to say that there aren't individuals who genuinely have emergencies on a regular basis. Heart transplant surgeons, volunteer firemen and EMT's, and a few others regularly have emergencies. It's sort of an unwritten understanding that those few individuals have a valid reason for leaving their phones on vibrate. Is it reasonable to tell other individuals to put their lives on hold because there is a reasonable chance of an emergency? i.e. wife is 8 1/2 months pregnant, Gramma's been in the hospital for a month with a terminal condition, etc. So what if these people bend the rules slightly and leave their phones on vibrate so they can quickly check a message. If there's an emergency, they *leave*. They don't sit there texting.

The vast majority of the rest of us: there is NOT going to be an emergency during the 1 1/2 hours of a movie that can't wait for us to be in the theater lobby to answer. Your life isn't that dramatic, get over yourself.

As far as how distracting one cell phone is,
A. (as pointed out) Just how, then, did theater security pick the OP out from the crowd?
B. If everyone in the theater thought the same way, there'd be a heck of a lot more than just one.

Kudos to the theater management.

When did the OP say that?When was it mentioned? I think someone has a comprehension problem, and its you.

Actually, I'm pretty sure that all movie theaters have a sponsored message from AT&T or another cell phone company telling all viewers to turn off their cell phones. I think he was assuming but I would say that it's a pretty safe assumption.

I've seen messages saying turn off your phone or put it on vibrate, or something similar. The point is that we don't know, and it was wrong for Dr. Pizza to assume this, then lecture others about reading comprehension.

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: wkabel23

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: wkabel23
question: what is the point of getting so angry/defensive over something like a cell phone?

I would ask the OP the same question.

the OP texted someone back, didn't disturb anyone's experience, and then was called out of the theater to turn in his cell phone. so in the process of being removed from the movie, he probably walked in front of a few people, etc. and ended up disturbing more people than a simple text.

and the OP might respond: uh, i'm pissed because some jackass removed me from the theater for no good reason?

i know, it would be easier if we all had no friends and had no need to communicate with them. unfortunately, some of us do. :roll:

very immature resonse....way too funny!!!
Good for the theatre!!

yawn, an old fart that doesn't communicate with his friends via cell phone felt the need to post in this thread.

label my post immature all you want: you're the idiot that is "affected" by something as insignificant as texting. but then again, that's how most people are: if i'm not doing it, it must be bad!

but ya know, here's a :beer: for your maturity. you've earned it.

:roll: