Movie Theater Behavior... Really?!? (1 Viewer)

[James Bond]

Yesterday the wife and I decided to take in a movie at the local theater. During the previews and ads before the show, there were numerous requests to turn off your cell phones because in movie theaters "that's what you do." We did, as did most people there.

Just before the picture starts (but before a couple of the cell phone turn off requests) a family of three, (father, mother, and teen age son), climb over us and sit in the three seats on the other side of my wife. After the movie starts, all three of them proceed to use their phones to look at their emails, Facebook, etc. It was hard to miss because each time they did, the row lit up from the bright screens.

Now I'm sure that this experience is not unique. I'll bet it occurs across the country. But after a dozen times or so, my wife turns to the father (who is one seat from her) and asks nicely for them to stop doing it because it is interferring with us being able to watch the film. He responds, in a loud voice: "I'm a doctor, so shut up." WTF? First off, I doubt that he was a doctor given the way he was dressed and the fact that he was perusing his Facebook and emails, not getting text updates on critical patient's conditions. My wife could clearly see that he was scrolling through his Facebook posts and reading random emails, including ads from local stores. Second, does it matter if he was a doctor and was in need of continuous contact with the hospital?

What does the wise and mighty FBG say?

 

[The General]

Bet he's an Urologist, because he handled that like a di ck.

:rimshot:

 

[mr roboto]

"Good for you. If you're on call don't go to a movie. If you don't turn your phone off I will ask the management to remove you from the theatre. It's clearly against their stated policy."

 

[Smack Tripper]

Probably put my phone light on and hold it 3 inches from his face

 

[Apple Jack]

Shoot him in the face down?

 

[General Malaise]

I don't go to movies for reasons like this but if I did, there's no chance I sit by silently as another man talks that way to my wife. There would be an altercation even if it meant my butt getting kicked.

 

[Pipes]

People are jerks. Should've had him kicked out.

 

[bentley]

Just go to Alamo Drafthouse. No phones allowed and it's strictly enforced.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Shoot him.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Shoot him in the face down?

Crap.

 

[johnnycakes]

I don't go to movies for reasons like this but if I did, there's no chance I sit by silently as another man talks that way to my wife. There would be an altercation even if it meant my butt getting kicked.

As Whitey Bulger used to say, it's most important you show up for the fight. It's nice to win but losing is infinitely better than woosing out.

 

[Rove!]

He's just lucky he didn't throw popcorn at you

 

[James Bond]

Just so you know, I didn't sit by silently. TIA

 

[cstu]

I don't go to movies for reasons like this but if I did, there's no chance I sit by silently as another man talks that way to my wife. There would be an altercation even if it meant my butt getting kicked.

As Whitey Bulger used to say, it's most important you show up for the fight. It's nice to win but losing is infinitely better than woosing out.

Said the guy who ran away and hid instead of dying in a gunfight with the police.

 

[NCCommish]

Just so you know, I didn't sit by silently. TIA

Well?

 

[Courtjester]

Just so you know, I didn't sit by silently. TIA

Well?

 

[Mario Kart]

TUNA!!!! TUNA!!!! TUNA!!!!

 

[MaxThreshold]

I don't go to movies for reasons like this but if I did, there's no chance I sit by silently as another man talks that way to my wife. There would be an altercation even if it meant my butt getting kicked.

As Whitey Bulger used to say, it's most important you show up for the fight. It's nice to win but losing is infinitely better than woosing out.

That Whitey Bulger sounds like a fountain of wisdom.

 

[MaxThreshold]

Just so you know, I didn't sit by silently. TIA

Well?

Yeah, let's hear it.

 

[MaxThreshold]

I always say something regardless of who it is. However, I typically go to movies on late Sunday night or during the week (M - TH and again, late shows) to avoid the type of crowd that usually does that (mostly teenagers).

 

[RUSF18]

Please. He sat there like a #####.

 

[E Street Brat]

Just so you know, I didn't sit by silently. TIA

Well?

Yeah, let's hear it.

Water hose?

 

[NutterButter]

What movie did you go see where all 3 people were looking at their phones instead of watching the movie?

 

[Insein]

Just so you know, I didn't sit by silently. TIA

Well?

He clearly slept with his trophy wife.

 

[FUBAR]

Bet he's an Urologist, because he handled that like a di ck.

:rimshot:

We would have also accepted

Bet he's an proctologist, because he handled that like an ###hole.

 

[FUBAR]

"Good for you. If you're on call don't go to a movie. If you don't turn your phone off I will ask the management to remove you from the theatre. It's clearly against their stated policy."

"Congrats on making it through med school.

Are your Facebook friends your ER patients?"

 

[James Bond]

Tazed him with the tazer in my spy watch, did his wife in the theater while his son watched, went home in my Astin-Martin. Don't know what the theater did with his lifeless body after I left.

 

[Joe Summer]

Should have gone to the usher. Then of course he would have told the usher that he was a doctor and that he had to monitor the status of patient on Facebook or something.

 

[tommyboy]

Throat punch

 

[Sabertooth]

Went to see Vacation with me wife. There were 8 people in the theatre including us. These three idiots walk in (1 20ish guy, 2 girls) and proceed to sit right in front of us. I said "there's a whole theatre, you know." Just got ignored. So we got up to move down the row further. I decided to keep moving, circled around the end of the row and went and sat right next to the dude.

My wife started laughing. THen I got up and moved back to be next to her. I should have stayed until he moved. And flipped open my phone.

 

[shadyridr]

This happens in every theater now. People figure as long as they don't talk then they aren't bothering anybody. Meanwhile their phones are bright as ####. Heck even my wife does this and i yell at her.

Anyway, in your situation, nobody talks to my wife that way. Somebody is getting hurt, it could be me.

 

[Apple Jack]

Can't do theaters anymore without at at least two bombers of high gravity beer for exactly this reason.

 

[flapgreen]

No way I'm letting some idiot talk to my wife that way.

 

[coyote5]

Tazed him with the tazer in my spy watch, did his wife in the theater while his son watched, went home in my Astin-Martin. Don't know what the theater did with his lifeless body after I left.

cool story

 

[James Bond]

I don't go to theaters anymore. Picture just as good at home, good sound, no idiots, and a pause button.

Live and let die, that's what I always say.

 

[IC FBGCav]

Many medical professionals still use pagers.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Many medical professionals still use pagers.

I think it would have been interesting to see how it sounded when it was about 2 feet up his ###.

 

[IC FBGCav]

Many medical professionals still use pagers.

I think it would have been interesting to see how it sounded when it was about 2 feet up his ###.

If you are on call you are getting paged more than likely, not called. I am assuming any professional physician would leave the theater to return a call ie guys full of ####

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Was it a Disney film?

 

[Hastur]

My wife and I go to the theater MAYBE once every other year. We just can't stand the high cost and obnoxious people.

We wait for it to come out on Redbox if we are interested, and Netflix if it seems 'watchable'.

 

[ghostguy123]

Kinda sounds like entitled doctor behavior actually. Doesn't mean he was obviously, but I wouldn't rule it out based on any sort of rude behavior.

I probably end up in a fight in that situation with the crowd cheering for me.

 

[ghostguy123]

Many medical professionals still use pagers.

I think it would have been interesting to see how it sounded when it was about 2 feet up his ###.

If you are on call you are getting paged more than likely, not called. I am assuming any professional physician would leave the theater to return a call ie guys full of ####

Nah, some of the doctors I page in the evenings will call me back from all sorts of places, even parties. They don't have to actually come in to the hospital, so they are out and about as if they aren't even on call.

Again, he probably isn't a doctor, just saying. There are quite a few rude ### inappropriate jerk off doctors out there.

 

[ghostguy123]

This would actually be a good thread though if you, ya know, did something about it...........and then maybe shared with the rest of the class.

 

[sbonomo]

So what did you say back? I tell woukd tell the guy to go f himself. If he wanted to pursue any farther i would be more than happy. If not and he continued, i would probably take the high road and get the manager.

 

[McGarnicle]

So what did you say back? I tell woukd tell the guy to go f himself. If he wanted to pursue any farther i would be more than happy. If not and he continued, i would probably take the high road and get the manager.

Yeah I would gladly cause a scene if someone was rude to my wife. I'd almost welcome it actually. Can't remember the last time I got to beat someone's ###, I really miss it.

 

[cstu]

So what did you say back? I tell woukd tell the guy to go f himself. If he wanted to pursue any farther i would be more than happy. If not and he continued, i would probably take the high road and get the manager.

Yeah I would gladly cause a scene if someone was rude to my wife. I'd almost welcome it actually. Can't remember the last time I got to beat someone's ###, I really miss it.

Completely agree, but theatergoers are too well-behaved where I go.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Who gives a #### if he's a doctor? You don't go to a freaking movie theater when you're on call.

 

[flapgreen]

I'd go out of my way to not have to fight these days. There are too many idiots with weapons out there. But I can't let anyone speak to my wife that way. Sounds like the op #####ed out, though.

 

[Todem]

I wait till at least two full weeks after a movie is released to go see it.

Typically the theater will be empty (maybe 10-20 people) and I can move around if annoying little ####s who talk or use their ####### phones are there.

 

[James Bond]

I really just wanted to see what people thought about the doctor issue but since there are those that want to know exactly what I did, here you go.

First, I switched seats with my wife. Second, I told that jerk what I thought of him and his actions, I think "arrogant #####" were the words I used. I also asked them to put their phones away, which all of those around us supported. Apparently, even the row behind us could see the light from their screens. The usher came down due to the commotion and he told them that if they did it again, they would be asked to leave the theater. They did stop for the remainder of the film. When the credits came on they hurried out the other end of the aisle and took off. The last thing I saw was the son checking out his phone as they left the theater.