Eating at the cinema

We only get around to seeing a film when it’s been on for a week or so, and then go in the afternoon. That way we have the place nearly to ourselves.

They are clearly not the cinemas target audience Beswitched. People like me are.

If you want to watch a movie without evidence of othet people around you, why go to a cinema?

You can stream everything at home now so cinemas arent even about whats showing, theyre all about the recliner seats and food and drink options.

There would be no cinemas without the eaters. We keep cinemas open and in business.

I do not go to the cinema to concentrate.

So is the film you've opted to see a distraction then?

Doesnt really matter what we go to see TBH

We go as a family so its rarely everyones genre. The rest of us stock up on treats and enjoy the fancy seats/outting.

I watch things I want to concentrate on alone on my laptop with headphones in. I find that more "immersive"

If someone is constantly talking why not politely ask then to stop or you could move seats if there are empty ones?

Well I hope I never end up sitting near your family at the cinema notanan.

There's nothing unusual about us. As I said, we are exactly the type of people cinemas market to and cater to these days.
They would almost all be shut down by now if it was mostly people like you lot going. Its the extras and the experience that keeps them making a profit!

People like and my over priced cheap wine means there are showings to go to..

My wife and I are in the same bracket as notanan2 and so it is with our adult children and their families. We sat there with large glass of wine in hand and box of popcorn, riveted to all the action in the film 1917 at our local laugh and scratch only last week, great stuff.

We were only disturbed by two older women chatting in the row behind us now and again as I mentioned in an earlier post in this thread.

Too loud for me I'm afraid. That all round sound makes me jump out of my skin when it's least expected in a film.
Give me the old picture houses anytime because I'll never go to another modern one again.

1917 was an excellent film Anna and in fact a fairly sanitised version of conditions in the trenches of WW1. There were some dramatic moments but we can never imagine the unremitting squalor and horror those soldiers endured.

Our local small cinema doesn't sell any food or drink, I never see people eating in there. Can't believe anyone would be so crass as to bring their sandwiches etc to a performance of Les Mis. It's my very favourite musical.

I am no longer going to go to the cinema as it really distracts me when people crackle sweet bags. We went to see a matinee of Little Women and a couple in front were both crackling and talking.

I'm going to wait for the DVD to be released in future, my daughter said 1917 was fantastic.

It could be a long while before the film 1917 is released on DVD I believe Shandy57. When it does eventually end screening in the cinemas all the streaming services such as Netflix, Google Play Movies, Now TV and Amazon Video will be competing to have it to rent or buy on their home channels.

Not until it's run its time on those services will it be released on DVD in all probability.

I'm going to wait for the DVD to be released in future, my daughter said 1917 was fantastic.

April 2020

Not long to wait at all

Definitely a film worth watching

I went to see Motown and the elderly couple next to DH and I sang through the whole the whole thing. Drove me nuts, I was seething. I paid to see the performers sing not the out of tune seat neighbours warblings.

Had a similar experience Dilly with a woman in the row behind joining in the songs and it was a live performance and she was badly off key! After several glares from others she kept quiet.

1917 absolutely worth seeing on a bigger screen than a home tv . Nobody in the audience at our small arts centre talked, ate or drank through the showing . And we were a very varied mix of ages, not only old ‘fuddy duddies’ .

TerriBull
I imagine you were not too popular. I certainly wouldn't have been sitting in front of not one but two 'scrunching ' away at your shared bag of Maltesers.
At least have the courtesy to suck not scrunch.
Myself quite partial to sucking a maltezer.

Eating in the cinema is one of my pet hates too and our local "popcorn palace" sells so much junk food you'd think it was a fast food restaurant. I love going to see a film with friends and discussing it in the pub afterwards, but the smells and sounds of eating puts me off.

We have an alternative small converted film house with cafe and you can take wine in to the film. This isn't without its problems as (predominantly older) people take in a big glass of wine, fall asleep, and snore through remainder of film. Seriously, it happens

Once we were the only people watching a film, no noise, inconsiderate people or smelly food!
Good film too.

I think 1917 really deserves a big screen. We wish we’d opted to see it at the IMAX. I jumped out of my seat twice, much to DH’s amusement - I don’t think I’d have been so engrossed in my own front room.

It’ll be interesting to see what wins at the Oscars tonight. I’d pick 1917, but thought Joker was brilliant (and very unsettling).

I usually wait to see films when they come around on the Senior Screen mornings.
Usually, we are all seniors and I have never experienced anyone behaving badly or eating noisily.
Also, it’s cheaper. £3 with free tea or coffee.
Well worth the wait.

Another thing "seniors" have been spotted doing is unwrapping sweets with crackly wrappers, and as others have said, constantly chattering.
Youngsters eat smelly food and can't leave phones alone.........perhaps we should all be barred!
Am I the only one not to rave about 1917? Think there are other better films, but blockbusters always win the Oscars.