The Battle Over Texting Continues

posted by Ross Melnick on July 1, 2013 at 8:40 am

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David Edelstein at Vulture rails against texters and talkers in movie houses, while Jason Bailey at Flavorwire thinks we should all just get over it. No surprise that I think texters and talkers in movie houses are the scourge of the modern age, but what do you think?

Comments (4)

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on July 2, 2013 at 6:29 am

It’s simply rude and distracting and shouldn’t be tolerated.

Ross Melnick
Ross Melnick on July 2, 2013 at 9:48 am

Indeed, talkers have always been a problem — as I observed two nights ago as well — but it’s the texting/light pollution that’s new.

MPol
MPol on July 20, 2013 at 7:05 pm

This kind of texting, cell/smart phone use, and unnecessary, prolonged talking in movies really shouldn’t be tolerated. I agree with Trolleyguy…this kind of stuff really shouldn’t be tolerated. I personally think that managers of theatres should make hard-and-fast rules against all of the above behaviors in their theatres, enforce them, and administer swift justice in the form of evicting persistent troublemakers from the movie theatre(s) with no refunds if they persist on behaving like that. If people act like children, they should be treated like children.

MPol
MPol on August 13, 2013 at 2:04 pm

To Moviemanforever:

I’m agreeing with hdtv267 about the texting/cellphone use, and unnecessary talking, etc., in the movie theatres. He’s got some points, and if movie theatre managers want to keep the movie business going, they’ll have to get tougher on people who text, talk, and do other annoying stuff in the movie theatres.

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