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I've only gone to the theater alone just once, and that was for Shaun of the Dead. I agree that going to the movies with people is better, but I will also agree that theres nothing wrong with going alone. In fact, going solo will guarantee your utmost attention, and you'll probably enjoy the movie more/get more out of the experience.

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Originally posted by tubularbills that sucks to hear

There always seems to be at least on of these:

Some idiot parent bringing a child into an adult movies
The guy that cant stop going to the bathroom but sits in the middle.
someone kicking the back of my chair
a loud group
the guy that has to text in the movie or check their phone.

Cant people sit still for 2 hours?

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Originally posted by L.E.N. There always seems to be at least on of these: Some idiot parent bringing a child into an adult movies Cant people sit still for 2 hours?

i hate that so much. i saw some parent bring what had to 'of been a 7-9 year old into Resident Evil: Apocolypse. while the child was quiet for most of the movie, i was still rather shocked/distracted.

i also think that the beginning part of the movie is more of a social event too....you know, before the previews come on, when you get there and just sit and talk and eat popcorn with friends. its nice, you know?

even during the previews, when one is over, it's nice to lean over and say "that looks good" or "fuck that".

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Originally posted by idoru

i think clubs are a little different because you're actively walking/dancing/drinking around the place. so i think going to one of them alone is all right, because you can always interract w/ people there (those you don't know). whereas a movie theatre, its not like you can randomly walk around the studio and say things to people.

Never.

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Originally posted by tubularbills i think clubs are a little different because you're actively walking/dancing/drinking around the place. so i think going to one of them alone is all right, because you can always interract w/ people there (those you don't know). whereas a movie theatre, its not like you can randomly walk around the studio and say things to people.

Interacting at a club is always one of the main attractions of a club. Being quiet and watching a movie without interacting is the main attraction at a movie theatre.

Someone's got quite a bit of pent-up rage...

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Originally posted by idoru Interacting at a club is always one of the main attractions of a club.....

I don't think most people go to interact, most go to dance their pants off.

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Originally posted by Akridrot Fuck you extroverted bastards. Sure, it's OK to go with friends if they want to tag along, but going alone is completely fine. I went to watch Knocked Up with a girl and the only interaction we had was turning to each other and laughing or smiling when something funny popped up.

that's still some kind of social interaction...isn't it?

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We did NOT talk.

i can't stand people that talk during a movie...it's distracting as hell.

like i said before, i think part of the whole movie going experience is afterwards when you're leaving w/ the people you went with and have some kind of discussion about the film itself.

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If you think it's sad/pathetic/weird to go to the movies alone, then I don't like you. You're probably one of those people who think someone is sad/depressed if they're with you and not talking. "Why are you so quiet? Is something wrong?" I hate people who try to do that shit to me. Don't try to turn me into a sympathy case, retard. I'm not quiet, I am very fucking loud and clear when I do talk. I just don't talk a lot to STUPID people.

i guess i don't think it's sad/pathetic/weird....its just i see movie going as a social experience...not something to do by your own.

off topic: i agree with you, that i can't stand when i'm with someone and if i'm not talking then its automatically, "omg what's wrong?" comfortable silence is a golden thing in life, imo.

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Originally posted by Frenchie I don't think most people go to interact, most go to dance their pants off.

yes, and the way they want to take their pants off is to grind them against someone else's ass until they fall off.

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Originally posted by noikeee yes, and the way they want to take their pants off is to grind them against someone else's ass until they fell off.

true story.

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Originally posted by Akridrot I can understand someone saying that they felt (or they'd feel) odd for going to the movies alone, but how can you say the same for someone else? What is that even supposed to prove?

everyone's different. but what you said before kind of makes it sound like you think if people go to the movies together, its sad/weird/pathetic.

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Originally posted by tubularbills everyone's different. but what you said before kind of makes it sound like you think if people go to the movies together, its sad/weird/pathetic.

No, I just felt like that was the general consensus here. I was just arguing against it. But in reality, that was not the general consensus. So I backed off.

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Originally posted by noikeee yes, and the way they want to take their pants off is to grind them against someone else's ass until they fall off.

Yessssss

Going to the movies is about STATUS. You HAVE to roll the the biggest crew of bitches and hos or else the little 17 year old girl with her little crew will be laughing at you!

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Originally posted by Akridrot No, I just felt like that was the general consensus here. So I was arguing against it. It was not.

fair enough.

i just kind of see it as disappointing...that if you CAN go with someone...why go alone?

i guess i've just always been more of a social person than wanting to do things by myself.

i used to go to movies by myself all the time. when i had my studio downtown, i was about a mile down the street from my favorite movie theater, so on Saturday or Sunday afternoons when i had nothing to do i'd walk down there and see a movie by myself.

as for movies being social events, i think that's kind of bullshit. you sit in the dark and pay attention to a screen in front of you. sure, it's nice to have someone to go with and talk about the movie afterwards, but if i want to be social i'll go out for food or drinks at a restaurant/bar/club/whorehouse.

but generally i hate going to movies. movie-goers are always so fucking obnoxious and it's hard for me to enjoy myself.

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Originally posted by camsr Going to the movies is about STATUS. You HAVE to roll the the biggest crew of bitches and hos or else the little 17 year old girl with her little crew will be laughing at you!

lol

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Originally posted by l�cid but if i want to be social i'll go out for food or drinks at a restaurant/bar/club/whorehouse.

back up north my friends and i would usually go out afterwards....not just "ok, i'm going home now, bye".

Never sit near a lot of black people (OMG GENERALIZATION BLABLABLA, Myra bare with me) All they do is yell at the screen the entire movie especially Horrors. Every time I go to the movies I see at least 5-6 people get kicked out. STFU, lock your eyes on the screen and stay put.

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Originally posted by tubularbills back up north my friends and i would usually go out afterwards....not just "ok, i'm going home now, bye".

my Friday or Saturday night routine when i was in 9th/10th grade was Applebees -> Walmart -> movie theater -> Barnes & Noble. they were all in the same shopping center so my friends and i used to have one of our parents drop us off and we'd just walk between them until 11pm when B&N closed.

jesus christ, Frenchie. grow the fuck up.

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Originally posted by Frenchie Never sit near a lot of black people (OMG GENERALIZATION BLABLABLA, Myra bare with me) All they do is yell at the screen the entire movie especially Horrors. Every time I go to the movies I see at least 5-6 people get kicked out. STFU, lock your eyes on the screen and stay put.

And whatever you do, DONT LOOK DOWN. (unless you're TRYING to barf)

lol! Hey! We were just talking about experiences here. I really didn't mean it like that.

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Originally posted by l�cid my Friday or Saturday night routine when i was in 9th/10th grade was Applebees -> Walmart -> movie theater -> Barnes & Noble. they were all in the same shopping center so my friends and i used to have one of our parents drop us off and we'd just walk between them until 11pm when B&N closed.

lol@walmart. so many good times, just fucking around in that store. (moreso in college than in hs).

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Originally posted by tubularbills lol@walmart. so many good times, just fucking around in that store. (moreso in college than in hs).

we used to play hide & seek in there, until my friend Dan got us all kicked out because he sat on a fishing tackle box and broke it.

I think going to the movies is more of a social experience because pop culture made it so, rather than any other logical explanation.

Still, I'd feel pretty damn awkward and weird going to see a movie alone. I simply won't do it. Those who go and don't feel awkward/weird, well, great for them, enjoy it.

For me, the fact that the nearest decent cinema is 30 minutes away on car, kinda made the whole thing unusual to me. For some reason movies don't appeal all that much to me neither, maybe it's that I'm saturated by all the Hollywood crap that comes up on TV, and the cinemas are all full of Hollywood crap. I probably went to the cinema only about 10 times in my life. Like about twice with my parents when i was a kid, once or twice in school visits, five or six times with friends... and that's it.

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