Importantthings: you are what gives cell phone users a very bad name—self absorbed, narcissistic. I have had MANY theater and cinema experiences deeply marred by a person with your attitude sitting in front of me or next to me: bright, blue glowing phones are SMALL TELEVISIONS. Why be so obtuse about that issue? Cellphones brightly shining in dark theaters is highly distracting, takes away from the theater/cinema-going experience, completely. Cell phone users: you have no right, at all, to do this to your fellow patron. We leave our homes to see films and theater to actually have a cultural experience—not to watch you play with your small TV in your hands compulsively. I believe the $50.00 fine for usage of cells in movie theaters and theaters needs to be upheld, and nationwide. Legislate manners, why not?
Why is anyone paying as much as $100 for a theater ticket or $11 for a film ticket, only to not allow themselves 2-hours off to enjoy, completely and thoroughly, the experience of seeing a theater piece or a film? And since when did being rude to actors on stage and not being mindful constitute a rant such as yours? Option: stay home if your addiction to your cell phone is that high a level, which it clearly is. Emergencies. Baloney. Anyone expecting an emergency will do the right thing, and stay close to home to deal with it. Yeah right, during tornadoes, cell phones work (they do NOT work during tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.)…..that story was fabricated to support the rationalized argument that being incredibly rude with one’s cell is “okay”.
Importantthings: you are what gives cell phone users a very bad name—self absorbed, narcissistic. I have had MANY theater and cinema experiences deeply marred by a person with your attitude sitting in front of me or next to me: bright, blue glowing phones are SMALL TELEVISIONS. Why be so obtuse about that issue? Cellphones brightly shining in dark theaters is highly distracting, takes away from the theater/cinema-going experience, completely. Cell phone users: you have no right, at all, to do this to your fellow patron. We leave our homes to see films and theater to actually have a cultural experience—not to watch you play with your small TV in your hands compulsively. I believe the $50.00 fine for usage of cells in movie theaters and theaters needs to be upheld, and nationwide. Legislate manners, why not?
Why is anyone paying as much as $100 for a theater ticket or $11 for a film ticket, only to not allow themselves 2-hours off to enjoy, completely and thoroughly, the experience of seeing a theater piece or a film? And since when did being rude to actors on stage and not being mindful constitute a rant such as yours? Option: stay home if your addiction to your cell phone is that high a level, which it clearly is. Emergencies. Baloney. Anyone expecting an emergency will do the right thing, and stay close to home to deal with it. Yeah right, during tornadoes, cell phones work (they do NOT work during tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.)…..that story was fabricated to support the rationalized argument that being incredibly rude with one’s cell is “okay”.