Well, i did have an unfortunate experience about a month ago. Went to a movie and it was kind of packed so we had to get seats towards the front in the middle. We go sit down and this big (and i mean big, well over 300lbs, probably pushing 400) guy comes into the theatre, sees us in the middle of the aisle and just sits on the side of the row.

Well, a few minutes later a family comes in and tells him he is sitting in their seats (assigned seating). He apologises and comes down the row and plops himself right next to me. The guys fat rolled over the arm rest. He was seriously taking up half the space of my seat with his excess fat. His legs couldnt fit in fromt of him either, and he didnt seem to have any qualms pushing my legs into my space, pushing my legs into my brother. Definitely one of those people that NEEDED to buy two tickets...

And he stank SO BAD! It is like he hadnt showered in a month. Or wiped himself... It was like a strong combination of BO and poop... He also had two slurpees with him, that when they would get low he would sit and slurp on the straw for like 10 minutes making the most obnoxious sounds. After about a half hour, I got up and went and sat in the handicap chair for the rest of the movie...

Brad Jones is a interesting person.

I like his reviews cause they are reactions right after seeing a movie.

Then I go to Moviebob for some-what collected thoughts.

You are a wise man. Althought your user name say otherwise.

All too common, in my experience.

Going to the movies is a total crap shoot. You're just as likely to get a knowledgeable, respectful audience as you are to get a collection of screaming, unsupervised children, obnoxious adults having loud, personal conversations, and a thousand points of cell phone screen light popping up at irregular intervals during the screening.

I love the energy and shared cultural experience that only a crowded movie theater can offer, but I know every time I step through those doors I'm rolling the dice.

If you live near an Alamo Drafthouse theater, please do go there for now on. They have a very serious zero tolerance policy towards anyone talking or using a phone during a movie. You WILL be forcefully ejected from the theater if you are caught and I think this has a lot to do with the fact that they still employ "ushers" in each theater to keep an eye on the crowd. People will generally tone it down if they know they are being watched by staff.

It is quite expensive. I'd only buy a ticket there for a movie worth watching. Wow $12 for a ticket plus the overpriced food. I gotta be grateful that adult tickets over here still cost $6.75.

Ever since i bought a nice tv and surround sound(4 years ago) I've all but stopped going to theaters. So much cheaper and less of a headache to rent a movie. I've seen 5 movies this year(only because of dates) and 4 of them were horrible experiences, talking kids, immature 'adults', house lights being left on, and one was delayed 20 minutes at the last minute without a reason given.

Children are what often ruin the theaters for me. They either have to talk through the entire thing or repeat to their friends/parents every single thing that happens. I want to strangle them, and their parents.

Yes, once. it was on a high school trip to watch "Love and Basketball"

someone got pissed off and threw a large cup of soda at some people. I think it was because they were talking too much. It was most likely the girls from my school I think.