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Theater altercation

Beev

Beev

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Movie starts (Avengers, PG-13).

Little girl just will NOT shut up, and the parents do nothing.

I turn around, after waiting plenty of time for them to correct the mistake on their own, and tell them to shut their stupid child up. I'm not one for tact.

Movie ends, dumb bitch dumps her drink on me, I stand up and throw mine at her. Husband (boyfriend? Not relevant, they were white trash) gets in my face about hos this was a kids movie. I reply back with "War, killing, and suffering are all part of a kids movie?"

Bitch leaves damn fast once her guy shows up, so it's just him. I tell him that what happened was complete bullshit and I leave. I get free movie ticket vouchers from theater management.

End.

People, even if a movie IS a kids movie, that doesn't mean everyone has to put up with your children talking at their normal volume for the entire god damn show. What bothers me more than anything, though, is that those people left thinking they were in the right. THAT part infuriates me. Fucking useless, average Americans.
 
A little tact would have spared you pretty much all of that drama.

That said, you should have had her arrested for assault, when she threw her drink on you.
 
sixone said:
A little tact would have spared you pretty much all of that drama.

That said, you should have had her arrested for assault, when she threw her drink on you.
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I agree, though in hindsight I'm still not sure if I would have gone the tactful route. I was still right.

She played it off like she tripped, so I doubt I would have had a case at all. I definitely thought about it, though, in the split second before I dumped my drink on her.
 
Reason why I avoid going to cinema. Even if there is good movie. Really rarely everybody quietly watches movie.
Usually teens flash with their mobile phones, sit like monkeys, kids cry, etc.
 
"Excuses me, but can you put a ball gag in your offspring's pie hole so the rest of us can enjoy this movie that we paid for with our hard earned money? Thanks."
 
postmortemIA said:
Reason why I avoid going to cinema. Even if there is good movie. Really rarely everybody quietly watches movie.
Usually teens flash with their mobile phones, sit like monkeys, kids cry, etc.
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Yeah, this did it for me. It's a shame because the theater and it's employees really rock. I can't even enjoy R rated movies there, though, because now that I think about it, someone always looks at their cell phone every. damn. movie.

Yo ho ho, I guess.
 
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We went to see Hunger Games the other day.
I was pleasantly surprised that no one talked or checked phones while we were there.
They had like 5 different pre-movie warnings on the screen about texting and talking and they would escort you out.

I have had my share of bad movie experiences, usually with urban trash who go to the movie to socialize instead of watch the movie.
 
HAL9000 said:
Next time go and get an employee to remove them from the building, I'd have done that.
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Tried, twice. I know I said above that the employees rock (they do); this is the first time I've been disappointed by them.
 
What do you expect from parents bringing a little kid on a PG-13 movie. What kind of "parental guidance" is that? They should have been denied tickets at the counter. I can't believe that movie ratings are not taken seriously anymore. ^_^

I'll wait and see if the reviews are good and watch it in the late evening or first showing.
 
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Wait, did she apologize after dumping the drink on you? How much pop got spilled on you? It may have been an accident.



And think of the money wasted. How much did you pay for that pop?
 
Number1 said:
Wait, did she apologize after dumping the drink on you? How much pop got spilled on you? It may have been an accident.



And think of the money wasted. How much did you pay for that pop?
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Unless she was large and in charge, I don't think you accidentally spill soda on the person sitting in front of you. Maybe the person BESIDE you.
 
SKORPI0 said:
What do you expect from parents bringing a little kid on a PG-13 movie. What kind of "parental guidance" is that? They should have been denied tickets at the counter. I can't believe that movie ratings are not taken seriously anymore. ^_^

I'll wait and see if the reviews are good and watch it in the late evening or first showing.
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I went to a 10am showing Saturday morning. Theater was packed. Tons of kids < 9 and I thought being that early I would beat all of them.
 
Beev said:
I agree, though in hindsight I'm still not sure if I would have gone the tactful route. I was still right.

She played it off like she tripped, so I doubt I would have had a case at all. I definitely thought about it, though, in the split second before I dumped my drink on her.
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Being rude about being right isn't any better than being wrong.

You should have fetched a manager as soon as it became a problem. You could have gotten the free tickets anyway, if you complained about missing the opening of the movie.

They're there to make sure you enjoy the show. Taking matters into your own hands before giving them a chance to correct the situation got you what you got.
 
Number1 said:
How do you keep those basement tenants of yours from disturbing your movie viewing experience?
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I'd hope that by now he'd have the basement on a separate ventilation system, wherein he could simply pump in various gases to elicit a range of desired effects.
 
I never had to ask people to shut up, I don't really care about people checking their phone as long as they keep it low so I don't see it.

You could have asked gently, then if they don't comply tell the kid directly to shut up.
 
Capt Caveman said:
Yep, he deserved what he got. It doesn't cost you more to not be a rude asshat.
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It takes less effort to be a good parent and make sure your dumbshit children don't act up. I wouldn't have been rude if it had been something out of everyone's hands. They were trash, they deserved to be talked down to.
 
Beev said:
It takes less effort to be a good parent and sure your dumbshit children up. I wouldn't have been rude if it had been something out of everyone's hands. They were trash, they deserved to be talked down to.
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And she thought you deserved to have her drink dumped on you. If you had spent more time thinking about your manners than about what others deserve, you wouldn't have had to deal with that drama.

But maybe you're a drama kind of guy.
 
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