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- Flynn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Theatergoers want commercials blocked.
- persecuted, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Snipers w/ nightvision in theaters, its the only way.
- warder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's not a dangerous idea. We had millions of years without mobile phones and survived. People can live for 2 hours without being hooked into the world!
I think it's a good idea and will bring some pleasure back to cinemas. - cmykx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I don't know what movie theaters people are going to, but it's idiotic kids on Nextels sitting in the back row that are the problem.
Block cell phones. Too many people have no manners. - brainspout, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4THANK YOU, THANK YOU, T*H*A*N*K Y*O*U!!!
I've had three separate confrontations over the last couple years due to thoughtless, self-absorbed, uncaring bastards who take calls during movies. One was a lady, I had her thrown out, the other two came within seconds of getting their asses stomped.
This is easily the top reason I"ve cut waaaaay back on the number of movies I attend.
One more thing, I work in the medical field and often go to movies with my pager on silent (vibrate) and then I leave the theatre and make my phone call in the HALLWAY if I need to speak to someone.
It's called being thoughtful and having common decency... - okto, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Doctors on call (and all sorts of other essential-type people) need to be able to get pages or calls anytime, anywhere. Jamming cell phone signals would make that impossible.
If they're that outraged about phones going off, they should kick people out if their phones ring. Those "turn your phones off" spoof trailers always get me to silence mine. ^_^ - bndocksnt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@jtibble
there are situations where specialized surgeons are on call 24 hours a day. are they not to go to movies either? - dgath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't think this move is to prevent ringing & talking, they would have attempted to block that years ago. With cameras in pretty much every new phone, video in some, it is only a matter of time before you will be able to stream video from your cell phone. That is what they are trying to preemptively block.
I can't stand watching cam movies, so I can't imagine how horrible it would be to King_Kong_1_of_27[cell].avi. Still, that is their fear and that is what this move is about. - russau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3how about a big bright spotlight that automatically focuses on anyone who's decibel level goes over a certain threshold?
- clifyt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Even worse are the ***** that think that by not talking on their phone, they are alright to text message.
Almost all the idiots doing this are using these super bright screens and most of the theaters I go to are stadium seating meaning that I see down into the laps of all the people in front of you. Seeing Kong the other day, I was drawn into the movie more often than not only to be pulled out by one jerk that kept pulling out and texting.
If he wasn't 7 seats ahead, I would have done something about it (I almost got into a fight once over this crap before...luckily an off duty police officer that was getting just as annoyed walked the jerk out).
So who cares if phones are set to silent if people can't learn not to use them at all. Turn them off. Don't text. Don't even look at them in the theatre. Keep them in your pocket, if you feel it vibrating, walk outside and check if you think its an emergency. I'm personally sick of the dumbasses that have no common decency and there is no amount of telling someone or expecting them to act with civility that will make it happen so something has to be done. - c0nsumer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think a more ideal situation would be a way to force phones into a 'silent' mode where phones simply vibrate upon received calls and texts instead of ringing. In my experience the problem isn't people talking on phones but the periodic burst of sound or music from someone who forgets to silence their phone.
I personally could care less if someone is texting from the theater, as long as I don't have to hear it. - drdewm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4It's not your right to interrupt my movie experience with noise be it crying kids, loud talking or cell phones. It's also not your right to ruin my dinner with cigarette smoke, loud talking, kids etc. You people are rude to the point that the movie industry and resturants realize that ignoring the loud mouth complaining obnoxious offenders is less painful than losing the dollars from reasonable people. I'm glad to see them shut down your ability to be an ***** since you don't have the ability to be reasonable yourself.
- TimmyK., on 10/12/2007, -0/+2People who think this is a bad idea must be the type of a-hole who can't put their phone away and shut their big mouths for 2 hours so that everyone around them who paid money to see the film can enjoy it in peace. If you absolutely hate the idea of going without a cell phone for a very short period of time then don't go to the theater.
- mrpither, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2some (maybe most) may be responsible and courteous about cell phone use in theaters, but it just takes one dum@$$ to ruin a movie...
there's been talk of allowing cell phones to be used during airline flights. THAT is the day i dread... - Raemi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Oh, and by the way for the emergency worries...
While we were visiting my grandmother's house for Christmas last year, she had heart attack. Some of us had gone to a movie, and she was at her house with other family members. Although every single one of us that had gone to the theater had a cell phone, our family members called the theater and had the manager come into our movie and get us out. He told us to call home because there had been an emergency. This is what happened BEFORE cell phones.
Trust me, you will get the news if there is a problem! - zonk3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i welcome this idea wholeheartedly. to the folks that haven't heard cell phones in theatres lately i can only imagine you are probably the one whose phone was going off and that's why you don't remember. the only thing i would have to say is that the theatres would have to install a mandatory "ON" switch in the lobby for emergencies.
- RyanChappell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2My cell phone never works in a theater. I am begining to think that the new rave theaters have steel mesh or something surounding the theaters.(which would be illegal under current laws) My phone works in the lobby, but not the theaters.
I have never been able to use my cell phone with a strong signal at work either. They do not like steel construction. I bet the theaters have corregated steel walls and roof under the brick, and the lobby's large window provides some signal to enter. - macgoog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Johnny Software wake up!! Surgeons are not on call 24/7. Sometimes they have a few drinks. And the next time your wife is about to have a baby don't go to the theater.
Its not the ring, any one can forget to turn the volume off, its the idiot that answers it and starts talking. I just spent $100 to bring my family to the movies. So the next sound you hear is my hand slapping that phone into your ear, not to worry I am sure a doctor will be on call... lol - chriskzoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"So you are telling me that if you had a child, and you happened to be in a movie that is 2 hours long, and your child got hit by a car and is in the hospital in ICU and might not make it, you wouldn't want to be able to receive a call so you'd at least have the chance to maybe see your child one last time? You must not be a parent then..."
I'm a parent, and people survived for thousands of years without cell phones and without having to have that umbilical cord to thier ear all day, why can't you? - ArcticWolf_0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I would LOVE this for the theatre I work in. Its extremely annoying to have cell phones and pagers going off in the middle of a play, musical, or concert. Sure we ask that all cells be turned off, but that doesn't help. Worse still is the people that answer thir phone and talk in the middle of a performance! I'm constantly running around dealing with cell users, and my actual job suffers.
- harperg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Just STFU and enjoy the movie. Jam the signal do whatever you have to. Its not the cell phones that are the problem its the idiots owners of those cell phones who think they HAVE to be reached wherever they are at. You do not need to talk or text message someone in a theater yet it still happens WHY ?? Because of this stupid mentality that your cellphone is your second penis !! Your in a movie theatre your cell phone should be OFF. Cell phone off OR no signal = same difference. The "emergency" argument is irrelevant your not that important and the world will exist for the 120-180 minutes your away from it.
I am biased. I am tired of cell phones and the idiots who use them to talk about their insignificant lives in public. Brain tumors/cancers will be God's final call to you that it was a stupid idea to let them into your life in the first place. - Craig1394, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If the theater owners can't do it, someone else will. Cellular phone jammers are a lot easier to get a hold of than people think. Illegal or not, that is where these self righteous cell phone ***** are pushing us. If you can't shut the ***** up for at least two hours to sit down and watch a damned movie, then stay out of the theater. As for the saving lives rhetoric, someone is just going to have to use a damned land line in the theater lobby, or some sort of alert button on the wall in the theater. I know damned well that no one will leave their phone off voluntarily until it is needed for emergencies ONLY! Movie theaters functioned just damned fine before cell phones, so screw your Cell phone and screw your high-school gossip that just can't wait. I didn't pay $9+ to hear Mary Jane Rottencrotch talk about the latest bastard she whored herself out to.
- 3Den, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The whole "What if there is an emergency" thing is such BS... look. I don't have a celllphone... what if there is an emergency and someone can't tcall me?
Oh.. I was in a spot with no coverage, what if they can't get me when there is an emergency?
A simpler solution, though, would be to simply state that a ringing cellphone overheard in the theater will result in you being kicked out with no refund. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I definately have to agree wth harlegun on this one. My initial reaction was "GO AND BAN THEM!", but it's true that some people HAVE to have their cell phones ON. The trick is to strongly encourage turning them on silent/vibrate. Also people need to know that they should ONLY answer if it is an important call (IE if you're a fireman/doctor/etc, or if you're a child/parent getting a call from the other).
People talk on cell phones far too much, but the real issue is that many have no respect for disturbing others with their meaningless calls. - lukychmz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2great idea...hate those idiots who sit talking on their phone the whole way through a movie
- shunter99, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3i hope they are able to block cell phones in theatres. not only do i hate people that forget to turn off their phones and get a call, but i hate these ***** that have to look at their phone every 5 minutes to see if they got a text message. you're in the middle of a dark moment of the film and this bright ***** phone pops up in your peripheral vision. and yes, i get pissed that i can't enjoy a movie i spent $14 to see because some ***** has to look at their phone.
and all this ***** about emergencies? give me a break! if your kid is in trouble, there is this thing called 911 that they can call. calling that number actually has people that answer it that can help them. any other reason that they might call you is not really an emergency.
and as far as doctors...well perhaps they can tell someone at the hospital that they are going into a movie and to call the manager if they need to reach them. you can't base this kind of thing on the exceptions. - eclectro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I went to see Star Wars when it first came out. Some moron behind me starts are conversation blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
I turn around and he gives me the finger. I go get the usher. They take his cell phone away.
Good thing he left before it ended. I wanted to pound his butt.
If doctors have to be on call they can rent a freakin' video.
Block the cell phones. It's too bad our society doesn't know how to be polite anymore. - myskja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why block the signal all-together , why not block the ring tone instead...? I mean, make the cell phone developers make a joint standard, make it easy to set your profile on "Movie Theatre" and the let the movie theaters send the cue to the phone. Silent phones and happy customers, and you can still read your messages and check who called you afterwards.
- Harlequn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is an education issue not a "ban pagers/cellphones" issue. People just need to be educated to put their electronic devices on "quiet" mode when they are in movies, churches and restaurants.
Let us say someone doesn't like the smell of hot buttered popcorn. Or let us say vegans don't like the smell of hot dogs roasting on a grill. You think they would ban popcorn or hot dogs at theatres? - jtibble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I say go for it; if you are going to be in an at-risk situation (like being on-call at a hospital), you're not supposed to go to a movie anyhow!
- Seaton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The first thing I do when the previews roll is turn my volume to vibrate only. I have a rocker on the side of my phone that lets me do this without opening the phone.
If phone vibrates, I look at it, If it's not important I put phone away. If it is important, I silence the call and walk to the lobby to call the person back.
Why in the hell can't people just follow these simple polite guidelines? - anymir, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Is this really that big of a deal? A couple years ago you would hear a lot of cell phones, but not now. I've been to 4 movies in the past month and haven't heard one cell phone ring.
- tidejwe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Raemi-
I agree, I think they are idiots too. . . Mostly I was trying hard to argue the other side. My point is that instead of "BLOCKING/JAMMING" the signal (which has been ruled illegal repeatedly already), to simply throw them out of the theater. After enough people have been thrown out, or once you've lost money a few times by being rude, or been stranded for 2 hrs while your group finishes the movie, you won't forget to turn it off anymore. the Jamming thing won't work and will never be legalized. Theaters need to start throwing people out like they used to with USHERS. Then considerate people like me don't get punished for the things a few A$$holes do. Doesn't that sound fair? Within a few months people won't forget to silence their phones. It's the only option/compromise I see working. - shunter99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1you can't wait 2 hours to find out your coach died? WTF?
- starmanjones, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2well, they better just get it straight. as a parent i want to be able to get a call. why is it that these days... when someone doesn't like something... they don't just advocate for resasonalble solutions... they just want to ban it.
- happyniceday, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i also think that they may be motivated by the drop in movie attendance due to negative buzz. once upon a time it used to take a couple weeks for boxoffice sales to decline due to negative word of mouth. nowadays the word spreads so fast that people waiting in line on opening night are getting the word.
- Flynn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The real solution would be to create an atmosphere in theaters where people feel supervised. As it is now, once you buy your popcorn and get your stub torn, you rarely see another employee. This leaves the audience in an empty theaters, behaving just like students before the teacher turns up to class. Historically theaters had ushers who watched over the audience, providing a subtle but vital authority figure to help keep people in line. High-end theaters, like the Arclight, have employees who introduce the movie and inform the crowd that they'll be there in case there are any problems with projection, sound or ***** customers. This little bit of effort is all it takes to set the tone for a more civilized moviegoing experience.
- antispammer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You guys are obviously from very civilized towns and cities. Where I live, everytime I go to the movie theater I will hear a cell phone ring and someone pick it up and start having a conversation with the person calling. And how do we block the idiots that don't shut up during the entire movie?
- TokenUser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think the glowing light source from the screen in a darkened movie theatre is just as distracting. FFS - go outside and TXT UR FRNDZ.
- kidlinux, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hey wowxbox, when's the last time you've been to a theater that didn't have its own phone system, let alone pay phones? And when there's a fire, someone usually pulls the alarm which will get the attention of emergency services a lot quicker than a phone call.
Seriously people, THINK before you start hypothesizing scenarios which are non-issues. - sparkmonkeyz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1f that, i think they need to get a little kid blocker, where you shut those pesky little twerps up or get them the hell out!
- shunter99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1teevee247 writes:
shunter99: "and all this ***** about emergencies? give me a break! if your kid is in trouble, there is this thing called 911 that they can call. calling that number actually has people that answer it that can help them. any other reason that they might call you is not really an emergency."
So you are telling me that if you had a child, and you happened to be in a movie that is 2 hours long, and your child got hit by a car and is in the hospital in ICU and might not make it, you wouldn't want to be able to receive a call so you'd at least have the chance to maybe see your child one last time? You must not be a parent then...
And yes, I know that is not something that will happen everyday, but it might, and it would be right to a parent in that situation to maybe cost them the last few moments of their childs life (or anybody elses).
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i'm no doctor, but i'm pretty sure that if you're kid is going to die in less than 2 hours after being hit by a car, there is not a chance that someone is going to have time to figure out how to call you (they'll be working on your kid, not searching for his cell phone that may or may not still be working and that may or may not be on his person, to find his mom's number) and then you actually make it to the hospital in time. - chriskzoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If you don't like the policy, don't goto the movie, that simple. it will be a more enjoyable experience for everyone else.
- Chewie67, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Sure, you can block cell phones.
In exchange, you have to drop prices back to $5 per show.
Deal? - macgoog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1TeeVee your friend is not that all important, Someone else is on duty with his capabilities, besides he is 3 hours away from the site he will never get there in time and the rig is older than the cell phone. As for a someone on the donor list, leave the phone with someone else who can answer it and then go get you.
It's also rude to talk on the phone in a restaurant, (depending on the atmosphere) get up and go outside with the smokers. - stokestack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"remember that time, too. That time when we lost half the children in our town to polio."
What a crock of *****. They all died while you were at a movie? - grimfandango, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1what did we all do before we had cell phones... hmm?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1BLOCK CELL PHONES!!!! YES YES YES!!!!! I OWN A CELL PHONE AND I WANT THEM BLOCKED IN MOVIES THEATERS!!!! It's about time someone is making an issue to the Govt about it!!!
~mario - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Personally, I would feel badly if someone died because the surgeon sitting next to me, who is always on call - could not get a call from his hospital that one of his patients had just shown up at the emergency room."
Very simple. Doctors should not be in a theater when on call. - lostngone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is a great idea.
For all the people that bring up the whole thing about Doctors needing to be called for emergencies is total BS. As long as its posted on the door that cell phones won't work then there isn't a problem. When they are on call they just can't watch a movie in that theater. When doctors are on call there is a lot of things they can't do. Like drink or travel great distances so whats the big deal? I'm sorry some Doctors think way to highly of themselves, sure they have a tough profession and yes they save lives however I'm sorry the earth doesn't revolve around them.
If someone is dying in the theater simply walk outside of the theater and make the call.
We as a society made it hundreds of years without the cell phones and pagers just fine. -
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