03-16-2006, 05:41 PM
Occhidiangela,Mar 16 2006, 12:14 PM Wrote:Weird approach to solving a problem.
Why does Hollywood attribute falling movie attendance to cell phone annoyance in theaters? Could it be that they are putting out garbage? Could it be that DVD rental, TV, and other entertainment options are getting more attractive? FWIW, there are better uses of time than to pay for Hollywood's latest formula release.
Our local theater flashes a polite reminder, on the screen, to turn off cell phones before the feature rolls. Those who do not respect that should be escorted from the theater. If my cell phone is on vibrate, it bothers no one, and if I choose to I can see if I need to leave the theater to return a call, or not. If it is off, and I want to be left alone for a few hours in the theater, my voicemail catches me up when the picture is done.
Cell Phone jamming is not the answer. It is an intrusion on paying customers' choices. Thanks to the difficulty of getting through to theater management (the number you used to leave for the baby sitter) in an emergency -- thanks recorded message trees -- a cell phone contact is a useful way to get someone out of the theater without the old announcement problem.
My advice is: boycott any theater who uses jammers.
That'll learn 'em. :shuriken:
Occhi
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If cell phone users boycott theatres that use jammers, I still get the interuption free movie experience I paid for. So that works for me, and the many others that can't stand somebody flapping their gums on the phone while we watch a movie.
Also, a boycott would leave the theatres less crowded. A good matinee might mean just a few folks, for a quiet private experience. Yay!
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."