# Share your strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie stories **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375 "2010-11-12T01:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/121 "2010-11-19T03:08:32Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > \ Walk into an almost empty theatre with an adult and a kid a few rows from the front and an adult and a kid a few rows from the back. We take our seats in the middle somewhere. \ > Last to enter the theatre is blonde bimbo and her tyke. She scans the almost empty theatre then starts up the steps, and starts down the aisle directly in front of us. > WTF? Why do people always do this to me? I could be the only person there and they’ll always go exactly one row in front of me. > Okay, fine, whatever. But then she proceeds to take the two seats directly in front of ours. And does she seat her tyke in front of my tyke? No, she sits her bad dye job down right in front of my son.\. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > \ > > Now, the trailers are starting and there are all of 8 or 9 people in the theater. A pair of older women make their way in, enter my row, and one of them points to the seat _ **right fucking beside me** _ and says, (and I still can’t believe this even as I type it now) “is anyone sitting there?” > > She wanted to sit right next to me. > > “Yes”, I said. So she sat _two seats away from me_. > > Ruined the entire movie for me. > mmm This happens to us all the time, too, and it drives us crazy, too. There are 10 people in the whole theatre, and you have to sit close enough to me that I can smell your perfume and hear your crunching? Seriously? GET OUT OF MY PERSONAL SPACE (which expands to about five rows and 10 seats when the theatre is empty). ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/122 "2010-11-19T14:10:12Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > Somewhere here I read about in some Italian or Spanish cinema there were some super macho dudes whistling and calling out at every appearance of the hot babe who was the protagnist’s love interest. > > The movie was _The Crying Game_. > > According to the poster telling the story, after the film’s big “reveal,” those macho dudes in the audience were very quiet for the rest of the movie. I love that story. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/123 "2010-11-19T14:30:41Z")
I remember a story my best friend told me. He went with one of his friends (whom I also know and who has a slight stutter) and this guy’s love interest (who picked the movie) to watch _Titanic_. After having suffered through about two hours of this boring crap, he finally shouted: “N-n-nu g-g-geh’ endlich unter , du Sau!”, which translates to something like: “N-n-now f-f-finally go under, you motherfucker!”. It was the biggest laugh of the show (at least for the male part of the audience). ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/124 "2010-11-19T14:58:21Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > This is all kinds of awesome. > > Clearly I haven’t been paying enough attention. What kind of ID? The kind that says “bad motherfucker” on it. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/125 "2010-11-19T15:59:33Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > This happens to us all the time, too, and it drives us crazy, too. There are 10 people in the whole theatre, and you have to sit close enough to me that I can smell your perfume and hear your crunching? Seriously? GET OUT OF MY PERSONAL SPACE (which expands to about five rows and 10 seats when the theatre is empty). Sit off to the side instead of at the center, and you’ll probably get less of this. If you don’t want to do that… then you may just have learned why people do this. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/126 "2010-11-19T16:59:46Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > The kind that says “bad motherfucker” on it. No, that’s \*Shaft. \*🆒 Mind sez “this is a mid level petty Bureaucrat, the kind who can make things _very_ annoying for you if your business has many code violations” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/127 "2010-11-19T17:07:13Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I remember a story my best friend told me. He went with one of his friends (whom I also know and who has a slight stutter) and this guy’s love interest (who picked the movie) to watch _Titanic_. After having suffered through about two hours of this boring crap, he finally shouted: “N-n-nu g-g-geh’ endlich unter , du Sau!”, which translates to something like: “N-n-now f-f-finally go under, you motherfucker!”. > > It was the biggest laugh of the show (at least for the male part of the audience). I would have been pretty pissed off at your friend, and I’m a dude. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/128 "2010-11-19T17:21:22Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > The kind that says “bad motherfucker” on it. I assumed it was a Regal Crown Club card. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/129 "2010-11-19T19:35:50Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I assumed it was a Regal Crown Club card. I assumed it said Grim Reaper. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/130 "2010-11-19T19:45:23Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Sit off to the side instead of at the center, and you’ll probably get less of this. > > If you don’t want to do that… then you may just have learned why people do this. That’s the thing - we _don’t_ sit in the sweet spot - I think people sit near us because they’re sheep, and they figure if we’ve picked that spot, it must be a good one. No, it isn’t - we’re trying to get away from the popular area where everyone wants to sit! ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/131 "2010-11-19T20:11:01Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Sit off to the side instead of at the center, and you’ll probably get less of this. > > If you don’t want to do that… then you may just have learned why people do this. Well there’s a difference between the middle of the theater being the optimal viewing area and most people wanting to sit there, and the one person who comes into an empty theater and sits directly in front of or next to you. Most people will end up being located nearest the center, they will usually however put space between themselves and strangers. It’s just _weird_ to have someone come and sit right next to you or directly in front of/behind you. One or two seats in either direction is not going to have any effect on how they see the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/132 "2010-11-19T22:26:48Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > “N-n-nu g-g-geh’ endlich unter , du Sau!”, which translates to something like: “N-n-now f-f-finally go under, you motherfucker!”. > > It was the biggest laugh of the show (at least for the male part of the audience). > [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I would have been pretty pissed off at your friend, and I’m a dude. Yeah, I was kinda curious how long the relationship lasted after that. I admit I probably would have laughed along with the rest of the crowd, but seriously - was that trip really necessary? And this is coming from a fellow who would willingly do a Homer Simpson “Aaaah! D’OHH!” impression to accompany the fellow who did a faceplant off the turbine. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/133 "2010-11-20T02:40:05Z")
I and my now ex-wife were watching Legends of the Fall at the 2nd run theater. Being it was a second run theater, we never really expected a LOT of maturity from the audience. A small gaggle of teen girls came in and sat down behind us. No big deal. As one of the sex scenes played out, Brad rolled his lover over to get some “from behind” action going. Good for him! The girls had been quietly giggling the whole time, but once she rolled over, one girl apparently didn’t quite grok what was going on, because she said “Oh, no thanks, Captain Poop-Dick”. I cracked up. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/134 "2010-11-20T13:46:48Z")
> [@Olentzero](#): > > Yeah, I was kinda curious how long the relationship lasted after that. I’m sorry, I really don’t know (or don’t remember, it’s been a while since Titanic first ran in theaters), but I guess the relationship went downhill from then on. It surely wasn’t a stunt he could make a positive impression on that girl with. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/135 "2010-11-22T05:35:50Z")
But if at all possible - and it’s at least 9 months so far - I will not see a movie in the Loews theater in Homestead. I will go out of my way and pay a little more to avoid it and instead go to the Southside Works. Why? Because too many movies have been ruined by loud black women talking. Full on volume. Never the men - half the time their partners shush them! - and never their kids. If there’s a group of women, they generally arrive late. People can say it’s a stereotype, I don’t care. It’s not if you’ve lived through it time and time again. ---
**Author:** ![Kivick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/65b543/32.png) [@Kivick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kivick)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/136 "2010-11-23T19:59:00Z")
Gladiator Russell Crow turns his back on the emperor who then demands to know his name. Russell turns and delivers his speach "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. " The guy behind me yells heck ya!!! Spiderman 3 Spidey pushs Mary Jane, guy in the back of the theater yells oh you done messed up now! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/137 "2010-11-23T20:16:12Z")
Husband went to see “The Exorcist 3” in the theatre and the scene in the hospital hallway - those of you that have seen it will know what I mean - caused a strong reaction in a patron in the front row. Apparently the man was quite high, or drunk, or both and stood up, turned toward the crowd and screamed for a good fifteen seconds or so. Then he sat back down and watched the rest of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/138 "2010-11-23T20:41:14Z")
I was on a date with a very sweet guy. We were not compatible for one big reason: I suffer from partial hearing loss and he had a permanent vocal chord injury, so I could never hear a damn thing he said. We struggled through a dinner at Bennigans where he was forced to repeat himself 3 or 4 times every time he said something and afterwards we decided to go see Final Destination 3. At one point in the movie a woman is killed by a nail gun that falls and shoots about 50 nails into her head and he very loudly proclaimed, “That woman got hit with a clip of nails!” I looked at him and said, “I don’t think nails come in clips” before we got shushed by the people behind us. Afterwards neither of us called the other one again. We both knew that given our issues we would never be able to make it as a couple. I will never forget him though because it is the only date I’ve ever been on where I only fully understood one sentence the whole night. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/139 "2010-11-23T21:15:10Z")
> [@ExTank](#): > > Haven’t had too many bad (or even annoying) experiences in moviegoing until last summer when I went to see _Iron Man 2_. An older couple sat behind me with what I assumed was their grandson, ~6-8 y/o, sitting directly behind me. > > And he would.Not.STOP! Kicking the back of my seat. I have heard of this phenomena, but have never experienced repeated kicking-of-seat. I’d link to my kicking-of-seat experience but I have no idea where the post is. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375/140 "2010-11-23T21:43:27Z")
When I went to see the re-issued _Star Wars_, a kid behind me was impressing his friends by yelping in faux surprise every few seconds, making wookie noises every time Chewbacca appeared on the screen, and crumpling what sounded like a ream of paper one sheet at a time. I wanted to hit him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-strangers-talking-in-a-theater-during-the-movie-stories/560375.md?page=8)