Just got back from seeing “This is the End”. Paid $12 and had to tell the three people behind me to take their feet off the seats by my head. During the movie a woman two seats to my left checked her phone twice and answered once saying “I’m in a movie I’ll call you back”.
Still though, I can agree that seeing a movie on the big screen is superior to watching it on a home setup. iMax is a far better experience than that.
But $25 for a movie? Only if some behavioral norms are enforced.
Next to me in a theater was a woman texting somebody. There was a ping! Click, clikety click as she answered, ping!
Finally, I leaned over, my head next to hers, viewing the screen on her phone,, she sort of pushes me away....
I said “ why'd you do that, you obviously want me in on this conversation or you'd take it outside!”.
She got up and left.