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Silence During Movie Trailers Is Not Always the Norm

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Your reply to the woman seeking validation for chatting in the movies once the "cameras rolled" was disappointing. Perhaps you haven't gone to the movies lately.

Following lights out, the first screen is a request to be quiet and turn off cellphones, followed by one or two advertisements for refreshments. Next are the trailers (sans ads) for upcoming movies, followed by the main event.

Movies are expensive, and I look forward to the trailers on the big screen in Dolby sound -- they help me decide whether to spend time or money on upcoming films. Your correspondent states that she was chatting for FIVE minutes during the "advertising-heavy" digital pre-show before the older couple arrived, and FIVE minutes later, the man asked her to be quiet.

Would you approve of this woman using her cellphone during this time despite management's request (initial screen) that cellphones be turned off? Honestly, I thought this woman was very inconsiderate.

GENTLE READER: The principle -- that silence is required during a performance, but not during a canned sales pitch -- has certainly been muddled by the difficulty of differentiating the entertainment from the advertisement.

Miss Manners recognizes that many people enjoy trailers, although she is perplexed at the assertion that a short whose sole purpose is to sell a coming attraction can be described as "sans" advertising. Better examples might be theaters that include pre-show lectures and post-show discussions, or sports arenas that feature pre-game musical performances.

In this case, audience members who do not wish to enjoy the bonus entertainment are expected to respect their fellow patrons who do, whether that means keeping conversation to a minimum, or waiting until they are in the aisle to locate their car keys.

 

http://www.uexpress.com/miss-manners/2016/5/10/emoticons-dont-make-social-media-rudeness



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Oh- I don't agree. Once the lights go down- SHUT UP.

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Yeah. Go out in the hall and talk or whatever. Can't someone shut their pie hole for 2 hours anymore?

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Other than the occasional "did you see that" or "oh no", shut up.



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lilyofcourse wrote:

Other than the occasional "did you see that" or "oh no", shut up.

 Yes, a bit of chatter here and there is fine.  But yak, yak, yak, no.



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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

Other than the occasional "did you see that" or "oh no", shut up.

 Yes, a bit of chatter here and there is fine.  But yak, yak, yak, no.

 Agreed.



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If she doesn't want to see the trailers & wants to talk right up until the feature why not wait until right before the feature to enter the theater. People are weird.

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Again, this is where stabbing works.

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TrudyML wrote:

Again, this is where stabbing works.

 Aren't you allowed to carry a gun?



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Why yes I can. But the noise. So stab away!

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apple wrote:
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Again, this is where stabbing works.

 Aren't you allowed to carry a gun?

Too much mess... 



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Yes, why make a mess when a simple neck snap will do.

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Oh, the neck snap! Nice!

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Quick and quiet. And it's all about the noise control, right?

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I get annoyed when people use their cellphones to text during movies. Even though it's quiet, the phone is bright in the darkness and distracting.

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NAOW wrote:

I get annoyed when people use their cellphones to text during movies. Even though it's quiet, the phone is bright in the darkness and distracting.

Now this is where the finger breaking works like magic!  Snap!  Snap!  Snap! 



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Netflix.

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TrudyML wrote:
NAOW wrote:

I get annoyed when people use their cellphones to text during movies. Even though it's quiet, the phone is bright in the darkness and distracting.

Now this is where the finger breaking works like magic!  Snap!  Snap!  Snap! 

 When we went to Disney we went to the Fantasmic (?? it was the night show at Hollywood Studios) and the lady next to me was recording the whole thing. It was supposed to be dark so you could see all the lights on the water but her stupid camera was bright and in my face. I wanted to 'accidentally' bump the thing out of her hands.



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I would have elbowed the hag!

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NAOW wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
NAOW wrote:

I get annoyed when people use their cellphones to text during movies. Even though it's quiet, the phone is bright in the darkness and distracting.

Now this is where the finger breaking works like magic!  Snap!  Snap!  Snap! 

 When we went to Disney we went to the Fantasmic (?? it was the night show at Hollywood Studios) and the lady next to me was recording the whole thing. It was supposed to be dark so you could see all the lights on the water but her stupid camera was bright and in my face. I wanted to 'accidentally' bump the thing out of her hands.

 I loved Fantasmic! 

It was the perfect ending to our trip.

 

I won't lie, I teared up.

 



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There is a theater in Hilton Head that has one of those signal block thingys. Cell phones don't work past the snack bar.

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I don't care if people are chattering during the trailers because I simply don't care about the trailers. Now, when the movie starts, shut it.

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I love the trailers. Just don't love if they show more than 4 or 5.

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I love trailers. I would totally pay a discounted movie price just to watch all the trailers, lol.

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NAOW wrote:

I love trailers. I would totally pay a discounted movie price just to watch all the trailers, lol.

This is a great idea! DH is the same way. Loves trailers. I'm the one who will arrive just before showtime to avoid the trailers. I prefer sitting in the very front so no worries about me crawling over you to get to a seat.



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Note to self: never go to a movie in the same theatre as Trudy.. SNAP

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Double or triple snap!

Actually, I don't go to the movies. Random people breathing, coughing and sniffing bum me out.

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TrudyML wrote:

Double or triple snap!

Actually, I don't go to the movies. Random people breathing, coughing and sniffing bum me out.

I don't go to the movies either.  Add in that I can't smoke, I can't pause it when I have to go to the bathroom & can't rewind if I miss something.  No thanks!! 



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I don't go anymore cause I can't get up from the low seats.

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I wanna see Captain America this weekend!


Jungle Book was disappointing. And freaked Jojo out a bit.

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Caitlyn saw Captain America last weekend.

She said it was good.

She also said it had a lot of feels.

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The best Jungle Book is the first animated from Disney.

Oo Oo Oo ... I wanna be like you ou ou...

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lilyofcourse wrote:

The best Jungle Book is the first animated from Disney.

Oo Oo Oo ... I wanna be like you ou ou...

 I think the kids expected it to be a bit more lighthearted like that.  It was not.  It was very dark.



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See, that's what's wrong with the world today.

Can't have a kids show anymore. It has to be heavy.



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