Thursday, July 22nd, 2004 | Author:

Over the weekend we saw Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy because I love Will Ferrell. His acting did not disappoint, but the movie wasn’t as enjoyable as I was expecting. I don’t know if it was because, as someone in the blog world has already pointed out, there wasn’t much of a plot, or if it was due to the extremely rude man and his two pre-teen boys in the theatre. The boys were continuously getting out of their seats and walking around, talking, giggling and carrying on way too loudly, and playing with a laser pointer on the screen. I finally got up and walked over to them and said something to them about how rude they were being. I am so sick of rude and inconsiderate people at the movies. There were no more than twenty people in the theatre and these people were ruining the entire experience. And what kind of parent allows this behavior? I believe he was sitting there snickering at the laser pointing thing just like his stupid kids. I’ve never been so pissed off at a rude person before. They were way over the line. Joe ended up missing some of the best parts of the movie because he had to find an usher to ensure these people didn’t start acting up again. When I ran into them in the lobby I just gave the father a cold hard stare and shook my head. People really need to grow up. Maybe when I get to see the movie a second time in the privacy and quiet of my own home I might find it more enjoyable. Why exactly do I even pay to see these movies anymore? I would say that more than half the time a rude person, or group of people, ruins the experience.

Category: Movies
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    cybertoad 

    I couldn’t agree more! I’ve gone less and less becasue of these annoyances. Crying babies that shouldn’t even be in the theater watchinga gory, shoot-em-up action flicks, phones ringing, people talking. I have noticed that going weeks after the bigger movies open helps (less crowds), going during the day helps, going during a week-day helps a lot and the best way to avoid these people – going to alternative, indie films where the rest of the audience is my age and college-educated.

    Still, unless it’s a cool action flick that will have scenes worthy of being seen on a big screen, I wait for the DVD to come out, pay less and watch it in my pajamas at home with my dogs. :D