It is my birthday today, and for Christmas my younger son sent us coupons, including free movies on our birthdays, so we went to see "Vantage Point" real exciting, good plot, good acting, etc. Well we got there early and my husband decided to take seats in the middle near the back. Had some popcorn and soda pop, then waited until the previews were done, and the advertising was done. There were a few other couples, but not much. The movie started, and it was so full of excitement, and everything went fine, until a family of a couple of teenage boys and their mother came in late, and went for the seat a few rows in front of them and you know what happen?
Their heads blocked part of the scene and that made me rather annoyed. It was not near the beginning, but about ten to fifteen minutes before the middle. Now has this happened to you when you go to a theater on a special occasion and then someone or some people walk in late, and instead of taking the side seats, walk in front of you and spoil part of the show?
[question posted by suspenseful]
responses and comments:
yes. but if they don't move i just do... [Bunnypal]
I do not move as I want to see all of the movie. But next time we will sit at the aisles. Then if they come in late, we do not have to have thier heads in front of us. [suspenseful]
This happened to me several times already. Some people can be very insensitive. Most of the time I just keep mum about it but my girlfriend wouldn't really let it pass without saying anything. It's irritating when these people would just walk in front of you and spoil everything. It's even more irritating when they come in groups and take time before they take their seats. [polofield32]
I do not like it one bit. We hardly go to the movies, and it also happens in the live theatre too, and for one outing a year, you would think people would be more considerate. [suspenseful]
Happy Birthday, suspenseful! :) I can't stand when this happens. This is one of the (many) reasons I tend to avoid the theater. [Transdisc]
This was my birthday, and I wanted to see all the movie, not have it interrupted by someone who could have at least come in while the beginning credits were rolling. Why bother to come in when one third of the movie is over? [suspenseful]
Yes, it has happened to me..Its very annoying..Something else that bothers me is when people bring their babies...The theatre is no place for a baby...Don't get me wrong I love babies...Or someone that talks through the whole movie... [queenofarms]
I used to get nightmares just staring at this elf doll I had so I can tell that there are certain films that children should not go to. I mean even if they do not remember supposedly until they are three, we do not know what goes into their little minds and we should not unduly frighten them. Those first couple of years of their lives should be filled with love and not terror. [suspenseful]
Oh I know! It is so annoying! And with the theater having so much room, it is even more exasperating when they block your view. I don't know what happened to common courtesy, because I really don't think it is too much ask. Thanks for the review of the movie also because my birthday is Saturday and I wanted to go see it, but I didn't know if it was any good. : ) [AmbiePam]
I noticed that it is the taller people who go in front of you and block the screen. They are higher to some extent at the back, but not that much that it makes a difference. [suspenseful]
I say congratulation 1day late. I think itīs a shame when people canīt be quite in a theatre. And you hear every bite when they eat. Itīs mow showing respect for other. The same when they come too late and shall take their seats [WinnieThePoe]
I wonder if what would happen if these rude people who came in late, came at the only part of the movie that was good? So the only way I can see that good part, is wait until it comes on Tv and if it has a zero or one star rating, we will not want to see it. Now if it is a very good movie, like the Star Wars one, we would buy the DVd and see it again without anyone blocking the view, but why waste time watching a dud just for the five or ten minutes of that only good scene? [suspenseful]
I LONG ago stopped sitting in the middle because I'm so short I can't see over tops of people's heads. The roomie is blind - well very limited vision, so she likes to sit in the middle, near the front. So, with her we sit in the middle where there are NO seats infront of us. [ElicBxn]
Actually I am five feet three and five eighth inches, so I am medium short. I am too tall for the petite, and too short for the average sized clothes. I buy something with long sleeves and I have to roll them up, I buy a t-shirt and it goes over my hips. [suspenseful]
Yeah I hate when people get their late.. and want to block my view. But hey when I have to get up to go to the bathroom.. the same thing happens.. so I can't really complain. [NeoComp]
Going to the bathroom is different and usually I go BEFore I go into the theater or if it is one of those double features and I go during the break. [suspenseful]
No I have never had a problem like this. Any theatre I've ever been in had the seating positioned so this doesn't happen. Glad you enjoyed the movie and Happy Birthday!!! I'm late with that but I do always wish you well. [Grandmaof2]
Thank you. I liked the old theaters with the balconies on the top, made you feel you were going out somewhere special, but here in our neighborhood the seats are only one step above or below the next row. [suspenseful]
Happy birthday! Yes, I've had people ocme in late and make a commotion as they settle in their seats. Grrrr when some tall person sits in front of me. Either I move or just angle my neck. [joyceshookery]
The very tall people should sit near the back and let us short ones sit near the middle or the firnt. [suspenseful]
The most horrible experince I have had is when the theatre was actually manned by gang enforcement officers! The lobby was filled with kids and they started spilling into the theatre rooms yelling and screaming. When they were asked to settle down they said they have the right to do what they want (funny how some people have the right to do what they want yet other don't have the right to watch a movie they actually paid to see!). We got out money back and left the theatre. I always share this story with friends and family and have yet to go the theatre...except fpr saturday matinees. Best advise...a video and a six pack! The audience is better behaved and the concensions are much cheaper!! [kingcrapper]
I cannot understand how anyone would REWARD gang members to see a film. I would rather that it would be offered AFTER they left the gang and did community service. [suspenseful]
It happened to me a lot of times and i think that is just one of the downside in watching movies. It is really annoying when the scene that one is watching is really one of the highlights of the film and here comes those people blocking our view. In such cases, I usually transfer to another good seat if there is such one available, if not, I would just do the best that I can and crane my neck. lol! [cdparazo]
It usually is hard to move when you have popcorn and drinks and besides there are the people behind me. I do not want to do to them what the oafs in front of me did to me. [suspenseful]
Some people have no respect for others and only think of themselves..I have been at the movies and saw people like this..I try never to be late because i hate to miss the movie especially in the beginning it usually sets the plot of the movie.If i had to be late i would try to be very quite and seat myself in a place that would not get in the way of others... [slickcut]
Even though we have high definition TV, because of the width and length of the movies at Tv, they still show the black line above and below (if you want to see the whole picture and not have part of it cut off at the bottom or top) it is not the same as seeing it at home then seeing it in the Movie Theater. Then with those people coming in late, and we cannot go and sit at the very front without me getting a neck ache. I have always tried to sit near the aisle so I would at least stick my head out into the aisle so no one could see my head bobbing up in the screen. You have to be considerate of those behind you. [suspenseful]
Happy birthday to you, hope you have a lovely day! So sorry to hear these inconsiderate jokers spoilt part of the film for you. If it was me personally, I would have made a point of getting up and going and sitting in front of them to teach them a lesson. My husband is over 6ft1 and that would surely annoy them haha! x [anonymili]
I wish I could do that, but my husband is under 5 feet seven and it would not work. :) [suspenseful]
Yes, suspenseful, it has happened and I try to be very patient. I think people who do this are at the height of rudeness. Number one, I cannot tolerate lateness for anything at anytime LOL and these others who are rude in the cinema are just blagghards in my book. I loathe their ignorance. Of course, being in the cinema, I have to be quiet, so I cannot tell them what I think of them. :) [TheHairDresser]
It really upsets me because when my dad took us to the movies, he would not go in until it started and I hated that I missed the first couple of scenes. In fact, when my husband is channel surfing and gets at the show, a couple of minutes into it, I feel like I missed the whole show, so I can imagine what the kids feel like when mother or dad, who are considerably taller, take them to the movie when it is half over. They do know the time it starts don't they? [suspenseful]
Happy Birthday Suspenseful!!! I hope you enjoyed your day. I have gone to a few movies in the past and had taller people sit in front of me and block the screen and it ruins the whole movie so I know how you feel. They say you can always move but when it is a sold out movie and you like where you are sitting and you got there first you should not have to move! [kimlot]
You move and you are disturbing the ones behind you. So we have to stay where we are. [suspenseful]
Here in our country usually it's not "guaranteed seats" where you enter at the start of the show then everybody exits at the end of the show. You can come in anytime and you can exit anytime as well. You can even stay there the whole day and watch the show over and over again. LOL So people have developed the habit of coming in anytime, during any part of the show, because they can simply catch the next show if they missed the beginning. So I am quite used to people walking in front of me while I'm watching. It doesn't bother me. In fact me and my family are also guilty of doing that sometimes. [wisedragon]
Here we have the shows set at a set time. It is announced in the papers, and of course, on the internet, and at the movie itself, when the next show starts. So we know that if the show starts at seven thirty we should be sitting down at around seven twenty at the latest. We want to see the whole show, and although there are some that come in late, they are not supposed to walk in front of everybody. The first ones that come in sit in the middle so that the late comers can take the side seats. [suspenseful]
It really sucks watching moving floor headed people seeking for seats even after one hour of movie. Theater authorities should not allow late comers. But they do. To make those late comers visit there again ? Anyways there are few more sucking things in theaters. So I prefer to watch movies at Home. I have to wait sometimes for the movie disk/s but quality of piracy is improving :D. lolz Don't sue me for that now. [beyond_tomorrow]
I will not. It was just that it was my birthday and we are going to watch a movie on my husband's birthday, but you know what happens when we see a movie at home, unless we buy it on Dvd, I have to get up to get the coffee or the tea, to make some toast, or bring some cookies or buns, so I was glad to see a movie where there would be no interruptions and this woman and her sons comes in late. [suspenseful]
Yes this has happened to us especially when they sit right in front of my sons seat and blocks his view. We usually swap seats when that happens. If we are late to a show we always choose the seats that are on the sides or the ends of the middle rows. [maddysmommy]
That is what we do, sit at the side if we come in late. I hate having to move in front of people. I am not that skinny. So I cannot imagine someone getting in front of someone else and even if they are two rows in front of us, why do not they sit at the aisle? It is not as if it were legitimate theater and they are assigned a specific seat. [suspenseful]
Different kind of theatre, but I once went to a play, getting there early to get good seat. Well, I hate for people to show up late to a theatre, but not only did people show up late, but it was a small theatre and there weren't enough seats, so 15 min. into the play, with the actors on stage trying to do there scene (it was a musical), the people who ran the theatre company brought in FOLDING CHAIRS!!!! and started setting them up at the front. They didn't wait for intermission or a scene change or anything! I knew some people who were in that theatre company, and a lot of people quit the company after that, I personally never went back to a show that company did, and it folded a few months after that show. [SomethingGood332]
I am not surprised. Why did they not anticipate that they were going to get a crowd? And why put the chairs in front instead of one chair at each side? Those people who were late were very rude. As for the folding chairs, at Church when there is a baptism, a wedding, or a special event, and there are more people coming in, they put the folding chairs in the back. [suspenseful]
my pet hate in cinemas is people who think the adverts and trailers aren't part of the show and talk through them. As soon as the lights go down, STOP talking. [indium]
Yes we want to see what is coming on next week and whether it is worth seeing. I really do not care about the advertisements though. It is the main show that I want to see, and during that time, no one should come in, no one should talk, and no one should suddenly stand up in their seat, and no one over six feet tall should sit in front of me. [suspenseful]
yes it has happened but like you they have the right to sit in whatever seats they want to, they are not assigned to anyone. I don't like not seeing and it has happened to me before, but there is not much I really can do about it. Except get up and move if there are other seats available, but I have never done that. [winterose]
I do think people should be considerate. If we came in late, we bent down so the people behind us could see the show, or more than likely we took the seat near the aisles. Then when the show is over, we can let others pass or during intermission. No one has the right to inconvenience another person. If you are gong to be late, come for the next show or go another night when you are off. Do not make people think your head is part of the scene. [suspenseful]
Yay for you!! Happy Birthday to you. Yes this has happened to me several times & it pisses me off to no end. I think they are rude & should sit in the first place they come to on the end not in the middle..Lori [dumblnddzzy]
I did not like it when I went to the movies as a kid, and my Dad took us in late, but then I was short, but my brother was tall. I am sure that the ones behind us did not like it. I decided when I grew up, that I would make sure I sat down before the credits rolled, and also made sure I sat next to the aisle. Mind you it was so I could get to the snacks earlier, but it was a wise decision and no one told me to cut off my head. [suspenseful]
Happy birthday, friend! I haven't been to the movies in so long I've forgotten, lol. I would be upset if it was during an important part of the movie. [lucy02]
The trouble was that we hardly go to movies. It was a special treat because it was my birthday. I mean I was so upset, and it was a good movie. I might buy it on DVD, but I would rather get it because it was a good movie, not because I missed out on a very essential part. It was the type of movie you had to keep your eyes on in case you missed something. [suspenseful]
I hate that and it always seems to happen to me, and it's always the people in the row right in front of you, can't be anywhere else can it? NO, it has to be right in front of you. No matter where you sit, I think there should be strict ruling that once the film or play starts that's it no entry. It spoils it for everyone else who have bothered to turn up at the right time. It's just selfish. And don't you always get someone who's tall sitting in front of you, or someone using their damn mobile sitting near you! AAAAah you can see why I don't go to the cinema or theatre much! [wolfie34]
I always have tall people sit in front of you and you cannot move out of your seat, because there are people behind you who would be inconvenienced. [suspenseful]
Hi there.. happy birthday!!vantage point is also showing in here in our country..yes..i had experienced that also..and it is every time we watch movies lol!!and very irritating i guess..but what can we do?? [vanities]
I guess we have to go and buy the DVDS. I am waiting until we get a blu-ray dvd player so we can get it on blu-ray Dvd. But is it not better seeing it in the theater? It was a good movie was it not? I just did not like that someone would walk in front of us. We could have gone to the very fast row, but then strained necks. [suspenseful]
Been there, done that - I don't mean I've been the one to come late and make noise, but I've had to deal with it more than once and I don't like it one bit. I don't understand either why someone would even bother coming into the theater if they'd missed one third of the movie but even so, it would be possible to walk in very quietly and to make sure not to walk in front of anyone as they find a seat, hopefully as soon as they enter the theater. That's a shame you had to have the show spoiled like that and I hope you didn't miss anything important! Annie [anniepa]
It was one of the most important scene in that it gave us a clue as to what was really going. Most of the time, there was the explosions, people running here and there, bodies falling, secret service men getting out their guns, cameras rolling, but here we had one particular scene where you would have said, "ah ha, now I understand!" and we missed it. [suspenseful]
You know this happens almost everytime I go to the movies! I swear even if there's only 10-15 people in the theatre its like I'm a calling and they must sit right in front of me. I've gotten to the point that if they are very rude while doing this I say something. [kaylp06]
It was a week night, and we had people behind us, and we all got in our seats before the movie started. All went well, and then almost half way through the movie this woman and her sons comes in, and they were not that small. When the movie was over, I looked behind and saw that there were lots of empty seats behind us and they were not all right behind us, so they could have sat there and not only that, there were empty seats on the side. [suspenseful]
years ago when I went to them I hated it when a tall person got in front of me and I had to set sidewas to see it [Lakota12]
Neither did I but the movie was exciting. [suspenseful]
Sorry your movie got interrupted by rude people. Some people don't seem to think about anyone but themselves. I very seldom even go to the theater to watch a movie. Can't afford it for one! I much prefer being comfortable in my own home watching a movie. Maybe that's because I am very seldom home! [terri0824]
We usually watch the movies at home, because we got a large Tv screen and we also cannot go to the Theater and part of the reason is that these people who come in late, who are taller than us, and insist in sitting in front of us or walking in front of us so that we miss part of the show. So it was supposed to be a treat for us. Now had I always been accomodated with, I would not have minded, but it seemed that everytime we went to see a movie, someone who was taller went to sit in front of us, and the only way, when I was young to prevent it, was to sit in the side seats, and strain my neck or in the very front and practically only see the floor of the set. [suspenseful]
I always try to show up early for the theater for that very same reason. It does ruin a show. Ainge Happy Birthday by the way. [Aingealicia]
When I was young, my father used to take us to the movies and he always came in when the movie had started, so I really hated it and I could never understand why some people came in late and I wondered how those two boys would feel when they got older and reflected that their mother (it was in the evening and even with getting off at six, they could have got a hamburger or something) decided that they could not see the first half of the movie. And to think they did not take a side seats but sat in the middle in front of us. [suspenseful]
It is an unpleasant situation I know it well. It looks like all th epeople at the cinema must and should wait for them till they get relaxed in their seats.I dislike even more people thet talk during the movie is shown.They make noice adn you cann't watch the movie in peace [rainbow2007star]
I think they should close the doors to the theater when the main attraction starts and not let people wander in. It is all right for someone to go and get some snacks or to go to the washroom, but should we who got there in time, wait until the later comers come in? It is not about talkers, it is about people coming in late and not just when the movie has started, but when the movie is half way over. [suspenseful]
Oh to be able to go to the movies again! It has been about 10 years since I last went! I don't like it when people come in late either, but have found that in Australia, they have a policy that once the movie starts, there is no entry. [newzealtralian]
They should have it here in Canada. After all, going to the movies is not cheap. The only reason we did was because we got free birthday tickets, so for us it was a treat and I did not like anyone spoiling it. I intend to get the movie in DVds and see that little part I missed. [suspenseful]
If I have to pay $9 for a ticket $20 for concessions they should not let anyone in after the movie has started and there is a theatre near me that is more expensive than the others that does just that. You can come in when they are rolling the introductory stuff and maybe even through the previews but once the movie has started... sorry no entry. I think it should actually be that way... if you don't get there in time wait for the next show! Thanks Zelo [zeloguy]
Sorry I thought it meant the amount of space on the new Iphone was much that I had a lot of room to store music. [suspenseful]
yes it has and I always wonder why they do not take a side seat and not block the view as seeing they have come in late anyway. It is not so bad if they are short as then you can still see the screen but usually they tend to be the tallest of the tall. [Hatley]
That is what I have noticed. They sit in front of you, and since they are tall, they could easily see over our heads, (my husband is 5 foot 8 and I am under 5 foot 4) with no problem, or sit at the side lines, but it seems that these very tall people assume that they are part of the screen. Or maybe their heads are ghost images watching the characters interact with each other. [suspenseful]
I don't go the the theatre very often so when a girlfriend and I went to see "27 Dresses" awhile back,I was rather put out by all the preteen girls going up and down the steps right in front of me. They did this all throughout the movie--very annoying. [perrytx]
With us, it is families who come in later. There was this father, mother, and their two teen aged sons and they decided to sit in front of us, a couple of rows down. And then they decided that they forgot to get something from the commissary or forgot to go to the washroom, so it was up again. And this was during the part of the show where you got the clue as to what was really going on. [suspenseful]
I got to watched that movie too.It was pretty exciting and i had enjoyed it very much.I'm sorry you were annoyed by those people who never think of what other people feel when they had disturbed them.Were they ruin your birthday?I hope they didn't it.It was your very special day, you must enjoy it. [giePortlandOR_08]
I enjoyed my birthday, but I wish I had seen the whole movie without them coming in. It was not as if the theater was full. There were a whole lot of empty seats behind them. We were in the Middle, so there was no excuse for them to block anyone's view and there were lots of seats at the side and not just at the side-side, but the middle side. When we went to the movies when I was young, that is where we always sat, because my dad worked down town, it took a while to get to the theater, and we always came after the credits rolled, so I figured that others would be just as considerate as we were. [suspenseful]
yes it is annoying people should be show respect i think there should be a law against that people sitting in front of people at a movie theater it make me wanna too slap them or something i ama nice person but dont get on my nerves i will show the other side of me so it is best too stay on my good side rather then my bad there is nothing much that can be done about this but there should be something but people should just show compassion for others in these situations!!!!! [jesus777]
When we came in late, when I was a youngster, we had to sit at the side seats. Now they were very uncomfortable and we could not see much of the movie without straining our necks, but my father insisted. It was not polite to walk in front of other people. We could not get there before the movie started because the movie theater was not in our neighborhood and we had to take the bus. But I guess the ones that come in late, do not have good manners and do not care for the ones behind them. [suspenseful]
It has happened to me but usually not any more because I try to get there early and sit in a place where there is no way that anyone can sit in front of me. Edwards Cinema is the best, they have like a miniature balcony thingy to break up their chair sections and I like to sit there. Then no one can sit in front of me. But that's weird that someone would actually pay to come in late to a movie. [horsesrule]
I find that rather stupid myself (I wish our movies still had balconies like the old plush ones. At least then we had room to sit without feeling like we were in a vice.)Being a very sting- (excuse me, frugal person) would think paying so much for an hour and a half, I would think if they came in late, the girl in the front is not going to get out her calculator and say, "Since you missed the first half of the show, we will charge your half price." No the inconsiderate person who did not check the time schedule and did not make allowances for how long it took to get there, has to pay the whole amount. Maybe they should charge extras for those who come in ten minutes or later into the show. [suspenseful]
It has definately happened. It is really annoying especially when you think you have a nice seat, and there is on one in front of you, and then they come in and spoil that for you after the movie starts. [ladym33]
It does get annoying. It would not have been that bad if it were a crowded theater and that was the only seats left, but the theater was almost empty being in the middle of the week and there were no reserved seats. And of course, they were taller than us. [suspenseful]