Comments on: Discuss: Is Allowing Cell Phone Use At The Movies The Way Of The Future? https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:42:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: RJ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119942 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:42:36 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119942 Hi Everybody…I have been getting interrupted everytime I go to the movies by people's phones…I tried everything…complaining to managers,moving seats…asking people to stop…Nothing really works…I started looking over their shoulders to see what they were doing and most of the time they were checking their facebook newsfeeds…instead of getting mad I decided to do something about it…I created an iphone app that lets you look at your Facebook news feed in a night vision format that does not emit light in low light situations…It's called Stealth Mode…
Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsHoW4GxhUc

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/stealth-mode/id554792630?mt=8

]]> By: Mass https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119943 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:46:57 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119943 No. It'd better not be. That shit is incredibly obnoxious and disruptive. You know, when you're watching a film in a theater and some jerk off starts using his phone, it reminds you that you're watching a film, in a theater. Not supposed to happen. If theaters start doing that shit, they'll basically give me no choice but to subscribe to pirating films from the net. They come in HD now I guess, so it's not like I'm losing some of the experience from bad quality. It's a better alternative if you ask me. They usually come out before they even hit theaters too, so really, it'll be the theaters loss.

]]> By: Lew Ojeda https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119944 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:51:29 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119944 "Cinema buffs will always have their arthouse altars and options to commune with cinema."

Don't be so sure about that: http://theundergroundmultiplex.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/save-the-portage-theater/

]]> By: BradZuhl https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119945 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:09:26 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119945 I can't stand these theatres that serve food with waitress service during the film (a new phenomenon on the East Coast). It is totally disruptive and ruins the filmgoing experience. So if they're going to have theatres that allow that they might as well allow people in those theatres to text and talk on their cell phones because the movie watching experience has already been ruined.

]]> By: Ian https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119946 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:22:18 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119946 No, no… God no. I love going to the movies, but if this day ever comes, I'm done. I'll gladly watch from Itunes or Amazon or Vudu or whatever than sit through that.

]]> By: Hombre Gato https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119947 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:01:50 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119947 750 social network users, but where were they polled? A mall? This also seems to omit a major difference when tweeting during television. There are commercials.

]]> By: Andrew https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119948 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:30:23 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119948 When it comes to your cell phone in the theater, you have only three options:

1) Turn it off.
2) Put it on silent (NOT vibrate!) and never check it.
3) Be an asshole.

]]> By: Lee https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119949 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:29:58 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119949 If I have to endure a film with people texting/calling/pretend socializing, then I better have the option of immediately getting a refund, no questions asked. If you want to sit and text during a movie, watch it at home or somewhere else. Why is that so much to ask for?

]]> By: Frank https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119950 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:19:03 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119950 If you'r going to be messing around with your phone during the movie, why go ? Your inconsiderate behavior just ruins it for someone else, which is why I've greatly reduce the number of movies I go see. The last movie I went to go see was Xmen First Class last summer…an guess what happened? Exactly ! Is it okay to ask for your money back if that happens ? I've been tempted…..

]]> By: cineman https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119951 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:14:45 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119951 If you're playing with your dummy during a movie, you're not actually watching the movie properly, hence not enjoying the experience as you should, or even getting your value for money out of it. It's moronic, as is the idea of tweeting opinions about something as the "live critics" seem to have started doing, without actually watching it properly, thereby invalidating the opinion as it spills forth from your dribbling neutered brain.

]]> By: Vincent Nero https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119952 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:13:20 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119952 The survey polled 750 social network users… its a small sample size and mind you its not 750 movie going patrons. If you asked movie goers if they would be happy with people interacting with bright led screens in a darkened theater, I have a hunch that it would be a fraction of a fraction of a percent.

However, tweeting during a tv show or reading live commentary in the socialsphere is becoming a mainstream practice. Even with the rise of DVR, most people watch the live airing. Commentating and reading said comments during the airing makes watching TV a communal event bridging hundreds of thousands of households. You see, I said households, a typically private domain where one can do as they please, unlike movie theaters where consideration toward others needs to be paid.

As for the fact that "88% of those polled said they considered social networking a form of entertainment", of course it is, and I am surprised not more feel that way. If you were not entertained by social networking, why partake in it. Moreover, Angry Birds is a form of entertainment, that does not mean that playing it during a movie would enhance your experience or the experience of the guy sitting next to you.

]]> By: Arch https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119953 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:54:12 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119953 Let me put it this way. If you aren't the president of the United States, or a comparable nation, you are not important enough to use your phone during a movie when other people are trying to watch. The world can stand you being out of contact for two hours. If it can't, then only go to early matinee or late night showings where you can be where you belong, by yourself. Otherwise I'll feel no hesitation about jamming that phone into one of your orifices.

]]> By: Ryan Sartor https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119954 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:53:12 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119954 I find that in a stadium seating theatre, the person sitting in the front row, texting away, is the true problem.

I will often sit right in the front of a theatre just so I don't have a cell phone light in my field of vision. Even when I do this, I will sometimes have other people sitting in that front row, texting away.

I need to become more vigilant about not going to theatres that allow cell phone use.

Even places that try to crack down, though, have a hard time. I was at a pretty packed screening last night and went to complain twice about texting. Each time, the theatregoer happened to stop whenever the usher would enter. I felt awkward walking right up and pointing out the specific gentleman, like tattle tailing at a playground.

If texting at theatres is the future of moviegoing, then I'm done with moviegoing. Which is sad for me because it's my favorite thing to do.

]]> By: Jeff Z https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119955 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:50:54 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119955 I personally do not think using a cell phone for any reason during a movie is acceptable, especially for texting or social networking purposes. Every week when I head to my local theatre I have to endure this behavior from several people who honestly have no consideration for the others who spent the same money to see the movie without their distractions.

If theatres want to give would be testers their own theatre fine by me, but people should be considerate and leave their phones in their pockets for the roughly two hours they will be watching a movie.

Just my two cents.

]]> By: actionman https://staging2.theplaylist.net/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-20120328/#comment-119956 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/discuss-is-allowing-cell-phone-use-at-the-movies-the-way-of-the-future-252947/#comment-119956 simply put — if you talk/text/disrupt/update fb/make calls during a movie — there should be an execution squad waiting for you outside.

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