Watching A Movie At Home Vs The Theaters - People Watching #9
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Why People Should Be Allowed to Talk In Movie Theaters - ตลก
The 2 things I hate the most in cinemas:
1- people talking
2- not being able to talk
Tweet furiously.
SAME, I hate talking and chewing and people on their phone but I WISH I could talk all the time
I bet you didn't Black Panther on the first night it screened then
I bet you didn't watch Get Out in theaters either.
lordblazer Yes, black people talk during movies
Yo, the thing that bothered me the most was "Let's go to the theater. There's a floor to spill shit on." As a guy who works at a movie theater, I fucking hate how people just become pigs while watching movies there.
Never understood that attitude. I've never worked in a theater myself but my thought was always "Why should I go out of my way to make their jobs more difficult?". Always been careful not to make a mess.
Yeah, that rubbed me wrong as well. It's always shitty behavior to make people's jobs more difficult like this. It's demeaning and frankly, anti-social. The "they will clean it up, it's their job anyway, whatever"-type of attitude is all "fun and games" until people working in the service industry and sanitation have enough, go on full strike and what do you know, you are now drowning in your own filth.
Tadici and that's why I respect you I glad anytime I goes to the movies and there nice and clean because of you and team mates and it's not fair that no one doesn't show respect for another people works and most of times there many nice people working in the cinema and one of the reasons it's nice to come and up cousins the movies and problems with movies is NO ONE DO RESEARCH BEFORE THEY GOES TOO THE MOVIES anytime go to movies it's your responsibility to know what to see it's something for you check reviews find out is this movie is good or bad or great or between make a decision and go for anytime you do something you say no to something so let's the thing you say yes to be the right one ✌️👍😎🎥🎬
people become slobs the instant they leave their homes. I worked at both a gas station and hardware store, and holy shit are people horrifying slobs. bathrooms are horrible, and no one puts anything back where they found it, if they can get it on a shelf.
Tadici I feel bad about spilling, but half the time I can barely see my popcorn
A theater full of people who are sitting quietly to watch a movie is a dumb place to go if you hate movies and want to talk.
logic on the internet. Say what?
Ian Albert yeah I normally like this series, but this episode was ridiculous
I went to i think it was a marvel movie and i saw a back row of young teens, mostly girls with white lit faces, the light from their phone screens.
I kinda figured they would shit on movie theaters somehow. I like both experiences really. It's cool for when I just want to go out, but not be social. Or, If I am genuinely excited to see a movie. It's best when you can actually hear what's going on.
Ian Albert LMAOO
God forbid anyone be asked to hold in their existential angst for an hour and a half.
I don't hold it, it holds me lol
lazerbeam134 😂 omg
I don't even hold in my tarts for the sake of dignity. Just letter rip and tellem to face the absurd....
Safra and Jackson were good also Martha trying to psychically link with Ted always makes me laugh
And that’s why going to the theatres with people is pointless. 🤷🏻♀️ lol. Never got how that was one of the top “first date” ideas.
😂
Like I get the point that they're making, but the theater is a place to experience a performance and then discuss. This applies to plays and orchestral concerts as well. You just don't talk during them, it's bad etiquette. I'm all for making comments about things that happen during movies and whatnot, but you whisper to not disturb the rest of the audience.
Best, and most appropriate comment I've seen so far.
Bridget Lysaght I see your point, though I'd raise you that it's more important to keep quiet during a live performance because it can otherwise hinder the performers, whereas that isn't the case for movies. I so like their idea of having talking and non talking theatres though, that could be neat
except not everyone goes to a theater to discuses what they are seeing. the point of movies (usually) is to be immersed. and even when you are broken from that because you think that its bad or what every that doesn't mean you get the right to disturb everyone else. they make the argument that you can talk at a sport game, but that is a fully visual and group event. there is not listen to what the players are saying. why I go to a theatre I want to hear the movie dialog, not your fucking soundtrack.this episode is bullshit.
Alexandre Côté-Trotter Yeah, I agree. But all these people in the comments keep defending talking during a movie when the people around you explicitly don't want you to. I support a talking theatre where everyone who goes is agreeing to talk about that movie, not rudely ignoring the wishes of the people around you.
Alexandre Côté-Trotter I agree with you there, having a more relaxed talking theater would be neat. My reasoning was that cinema evolved from live theater performances, so the etiquette would be the same even though the performances is no longer live. Until there is the possibility of a talking theater, people should respect the other patrons who want to enjoy their movie.
NOPE. This is the first time I don't identify with your video at all. Just because YOU don't find enjoyment in a movie - good or bad - doesn't mean you have the right to subject all the other paying people to your cliché monologue. I pay for a theatre experience to have a big screen and good sound and the possibility of an immersive experience. You want to run a constant commentary, watch it in your home. Talk afterwards, not during. You can't go 2 hours without voicing an opinion then you have a problem.
2:06-2:44 literally is why this episode is perfection. this whole video is awesome.
Amen! Its the new generation that feels their opinion must be heard so they can get immediate reassurance and acceptance from their peers. That goes hand in hand with Participation Trophies.. ugh
Don't go playing the Millenial Stereotype card, everyone feels their opinions are golden now that we have the technology to spew them everywhere. The division isn't by age group; some people just want to talk constantly. Hell, I WANT to talk at movie theatres, but don't because I'm not an asshole, so nobody has an excuse.
Well after two hours what is there to say? "It was bad" "it was good"
@@No.YouTheAnuth here we go again with this "the new generation" narrative. LEAVE US ALONE ALREADY😂
Honestly, my best theater experiences were with friends either discussing theories or making jokes throughout the film. Obviously, we whispered and didn't disturb anyone, but it was still fun. When the film was entertaining, we were engrossed, but when something stupid happened we commented on it.
ok but what if someone in that theatre WAS enraptured and your talking over it devalues their experience of the film as 'good'? i.e. you are telling them to think the movie is bad because you've openly heckled it.
also... phones on and glaring screens?! not ok!! Go watch it at home if you don't want to respect other people.
I hate the culture of smart phones. If I go to see a movie in the theater, there better not be some bozo with their smartphone on the brightest setting. It's two hours. Go take your phone call outside or go text outside.
SplatterInker or at least sit in the back with it dimmed and on silent
Well, consider the 'heckler', who already had their experience devalued. It's not necessarily that either person is right or wrong, but rather different perspectives on the movie going experience. Now, in certain contexts talking in a theater, especially when the person shouts something obscene, should probably count as devaluing the experience. But what if people are whispering to the friend, and someone tells them to quiet down? Maybe that might count as heckling?
Cracked should re-upload this video, but add several layers of audio of people reading these comments, right on top of the original audio track. Apparently that's a great way to watch things as a community.
I empathise with the guy in the back of the theatre...
I like the fact that this episode plays the devil's advocate on such a topic. It does score a couple of good points, too.
That said:
- Bringing your mewling brat
- Talking like you're at home
- Using your phone in any way
- Littering
Are things that will, at some point, introduce your face to a very pissed-off elbow.
People pay for an experience that's already well define: you sit, you watch, you enjoy (or not). Nobody has ever asked you to keep silent at a football game, so don't go and ruin the experience of those who just want one simple thing: to watch.
Your baby-sitting, very urgent call, and oh-so-clever snarky rewards will wait, because that's literally what you paid for.
"Art is supposed to meet the needs of the audience " not necessarily
You are right, Some art is just experimental, a way for an artist to experiment with audiovisuals and others are made for a really especific audience. Not every film needs to be made for the general public. They are usually made to appeal to a portion or a group of it.
monetized art is
I always thought and was taught art was an expression of self.
I mean those aren't mutually exclusive
Some art specifically aims at alienating people. Like dadaism was trying to alienate snobs and art-critics.
This video talked about how movies dehumanize and stereotype people, yet one of these characters mocked simpletons that the movies pander to by using a country/southern accent. Kind've hypocritical.
Fair, pretty fair point.
MyDustyVision most slack jawed yocals from the south tend to be dumber than a sack of bricks... so yeah.
So... no. No, that's not right. Saying southerners are all retarded is pretty offensive to the south. That stereotype, like all others, is fueled by inaccurate portrayals in the media. Plus, it tends to focus mainly on white southerners, when the South is pretty diverse, consisting of Black Americans, Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, even Cajuns (who yes, are White, but not Anglo White, so some diversity even there). Not to mention the numerous activists, politicians, writers and actors who come from the South. And even then, what's wrong with country southerners? Sure, they may not be the most welcoming people but they're people nonetheless, no?
MyDustyVision Well... doesn’t that just humanize them more. People like to make criticisms while ignoring or forgetting some of their own faults.
Makes it funnier
Hay as a non American I have the solution to your problem its called an INTERMISSION I was honestly shocked when I found out you lot don't have those in your movies like somebody not having a bathroom in their house because during the INTERMISSION you can:
1 talk all you want 2 go to the bathroom "and not miss the movie" 3 get more food " "4. check your phone " " and nobody gets mad. In all honesty a short 5-10 minute brake makes a hell of alot of difference # PROBLEM SOLVED
ps up vote for the glory of Bobs army may its resurrection be swift!
Do you have intermissions for all movie? or just a select few? how do they put an intermission in without disrupting the flow of the movie?
Where are you from? I'm from the UK and we don't have intermissions for movies, it would totally wreck the flow. As it is I'm pretty sure movies aren't designed to be interrupted halfway through (it's why it's so irritating on TV movies that have ad breaks)
I am from India! In Tamil Nadu our Kollywood films are made with Intermission as a part. It's like the film is divided into two halves. Our films are more than 2 hours. To be exact>> Every film is like 2 and a half hours in length. In our theaters, the first day first show is hard to watch because Fans of the stars ( Celebrity) will be screaming the hell out when they see them in the picture! We tamilians believe theater watching is the best experience to watch a film.
Then how do you watch TV series that are released on weekly basis?
Here in Holland, some movie theaters have intermissions, some don't, and I strongly prefer the latter. A break in the movie just pulls you out, as many people in this comment sections have mentioned, you get immersed in the film, I don't want that to be broken. The only exception is when I watch a recording of something that is designed to have intermissions, like a musical.
Y'all never heard of an autistic friendly screening?
Give Elliott my love
TomSka that's a good point
AMC calls them "Sensory-friendly", but does directly advertise them to autists. Kind of telling that these-self absorbed assholes would be more comfortable in an environment designed to cater to the autistic.
Hi tomska!:3
"autists"
Me and my friends like talking during a movie, which is why we don't go to cinemas so we're not annoying. It's just polite.
Lily White respect.. I truly respect that.. is it so hard.. just for two minutes stop up and say ‘ I like to talk while watching movies with friends..but not everyone likes that so let’s do it home one of us ‘ .. BANG THATS EASY.. so yeah I truly respect that.. and glad for you and your friends who hopefully having a good time together.. peace..!😃✌️
Red Box is a magical thing
I’ll just talk quietly
@@bacht4799 I just can't help making comments, it is why of I do want to go it is a few weeks after the it comes out so there are few others there.
Personally, I love movie theaters. The room, the lighting, the huge ass screen, the audio, the soda which always seems to be made just right. I love almost every part of it. The things I don't like are the shitty seats and people. And it's not because I necessarily don't like human interaction, but it's because that people always make noise. I've rarely been to a show where someone didn't make an obnoxious noise. It's annoying. I paid money to watch a movie, not listen to someone else's conversation. If I wanted to talk about a movie I'd go find people to talk about movies. And maybe there are places that can have that like a theater where you can talk.
But audience participation, in any art form, has to still be measured. If you were listening to a performer, and you couldn't focus on them because some asshole keeps bugging you, you'd want them to shut up too.
The analogies they make to football and concerts don't take into account what those performances are vs the cinemas. A football game is a mostly visual experience. As long as you see the score on the screen and the players doing their thing, you really can't ruin that experience by yelling or cheering. Concerts usually ask their audiences to sing along with the song that's being sung. You're not cheering and yelling during the national anthem. And you're not singing another singers songs at a concert.
And criticism doesn't get a pass here either. Football fans don't want someone to come up during a game and tell them how all those players are gonna get brain disease. And no one goes to a concert and then starts telling people about how shitty the performer is unless that performer just screwed you over.
Tl;dr cinemas aren't the same as sports or concerts. People do actually like to watch movies in silence. Just because you don't like the experience doesn't mean anyone wants to hear it.
While I never watched a movie in a theater,I watched plays and stuff in the movie theater and honestly I can safely say I like home better.you have more freedom and more control over what you do and you can talk as well etc.
Love people watching, but this episode I have no frame of reference for. Even at home, I don't talk during movies. I've also stopped inviting certain friends over to watch movies because they talk during them. The one exception is when you watch intentionally bad movies to make fun of them, like "the room" or "manborg". In my experience, people are not as funny as they think they are and usually their comments are only funny to themselves.
Also, in many major cities there are theaters that encourage talking or even throwing things at the screen. In Ottawa, Canada we have the Mayfair which is deigned to look like an old time auditorium and watching a film there is more like a party than a traditional theater experience.
Please don't cancel people watching after one bad episode.
Jaggedice23 Don't worry they won't cancel it after one bad episode. Every episode has been pretentious cancerous trash and it's still running strong.
SpyHarms
i... i think i love you...
MalignantAffliction I love you to internet stranger, I love you to.
Yeah this episode was clearly written by an airheaded extrovert. When I saw the title (I understand the title changed, so I should specify "Watching Movies at Home vs Theaters") Since most of the other episodes really spoke to me, I thought it would show how home watching is more comfortable because it's more intimate and casual, but PSYCH! TALKING IN THEATERS IS AWESOME, AMIRIGHT?!?!?! like, no, peoplewatching, you're not
Jaggedice23 Ottawa represent!
I think Intermissions should make a come back for certain movies. Intermissions use to exist in the US for those big budget Epic movies. Because they were so long. I think movies like the Hobbit Series and even Lord of the Rings could have done a lot better in theaters with intermissions written into them. Because then nothing is being cut down and you don't have to wait on the extended cut to get what the studios were fully going for. The Hobbit movies suffered a great deal from time to restraints. But think about if Intermissions made a come back for longer films to exist. It could have been a better movie.
I really like the idea of a theater having screenings where talking is acceptable. It would be great for the times you want to do something with friends but none of the movies out seem that interesting or good, or if you want to see a movie with the intent on analyzing it with the person you're with.
I am conflicted about this one: on the one hand I liked that characters finally came together, but I find the overall message of the episode quite presumptuous, dare l say, borderline hipster asshole level of presumptuous. Hope the next part of the story will be much better.
I think it disagrees. It ends with two of the cast show. Of similar disposition exiting theatres quietly and still able to connect, while the mass ends up framed and talking about...a home movie night.
Only reason for theatres of need see latest and this crowd? Certainly pirates
Why can't they have an "intellectual conversation" after the movie like can't they be patient
They can that's the punchline
They are so pretentious, arrogance hipster that the thought anything isn’t about them breaks them in half..
So basically this is a long winded explanation as to why we should dump our sodas on your heads if we ever see any of you in a theater. Gotcha.
They get punchy. Like in that movie punching: the movie.
they are having a bad time so they just assume that everyone else is and ruin it for those who are actually enjoying the movie. could you be a little more selfish? jesus
Yeah, I enjoy a lot of movies that "everyone" agrees are bad. I would definitely be unhappy if I were sitting in the audience for, say, Sucker Punch, having a great time up until some elitist prick decides he has to talk about how bad the film is, according to his narrow definition of quality.
@@EnvisionerWill Bad movies can be hilarious! Napoleon Dynamite is my example of a "bad movie" people love.
@@EnvisionerWill honestly tho i am incredibly easy to impress movie wise and i would be really pissed if i have spent 12:35 Euro on a ticket and your talking through it hence to say Punches would eventually be thrown
One of my favorite memories of watching a movie in the theatres was during Lord of the Rings 3. Not because the movie was good or anything, but because the audience as a whole started getting collectively upset about the long, multiple endings. People were shouting things like "Is it over yet?" "Oh my *GOD* not another ending?" "What the Hell?" "I wanna go home already" and then when the credits finally appeared people stood up and were like "YES IT'S FINALLY OVER!! YES!!!!" My group shared a laugh with another group over the whole thing, and overall, it was the funnest experience I ever had in a movie.
Now I still don't think we should be able to talk in every movie, but that was one time where talking enriched the experience
what, return of the king? Peter Jackson cut down the ending of that film considerably. Where else was it supposed to end? It had to tie all the loose threads.
If its so bad for you, write it down, talk after the movie with cliff notes. Or stay tf home. Like reddit is not hard to find
YES!!!!!!
Might as well write an essay. Ooh, and publish a book. Better yet, write a script for a parody.
HeirOfGlee I love your channel!!! I've been subscribed to you for like a year now.
Ayleeta T Netflix isn't as accessible as you might think. If you live in the country Internet is often so expensive that a few nights watching Netflix will net you a ridiculous bill at the end of the month. Netflix itself is pretty cheap, but if your Internet sucks you're basically screwed. Of course, the theatre is no cheaper, but if you have, for some reason, decided to cough up the money to watch a movie in a theatre, aren't you entitled to your money's worth? Namely, the ability to actually watch the film. Just my two cents.
Ayleeta T this is like saying that going to the library to read or check out a book is stupid because a library is a public place. Now stfu you piece of shit
Yeah, except sometimes when someone is talking during a movie, you can ACTUALLY miss a line of dialogue, and since you can't REWIND a movie theatre movie, that can ACTUALLY ruin the experience. Plus, just because YOU think a movie sucks, and if everyone ELSE thinks a movie sucks, doesn't mean you have the right to ruin it for the one guy that DOES like it. Hell, maybe it's a masterpiece and he's the only one that sees it's true genius or something. Plus, people don't go to the movies to be in a crowd, they go there because it's a larger screen than anyone who's not a millionaire can afford, which is usually 99.9% of people, thus there is a high demand for them.
I will admit, one of the best times I've had at a movie was when my friend and I were alone in a theatre and could comment on it as loudly as we wanted, (It was "The Spirit" and it was hilariously crappy,) but still, if there was someone else in there who GENUINELY liked it, it would be shitty for us to ruin it for that individual. The "talking/no talking" sections is an interesting idea, but that would literally require twice the building size, or half the showings, and seeing as movie theatres have trouble making money as it is, (they actually barely get anything on ticket sales, it's mostly concessions,) that's just simply not going to happen.
Besides, what observations can you make during the movie that can't be discussed AFTERWORDS? (Huh, maybe a seperate room where you could discuss the movie with strangers after it's over would be nice....yeah! :D)
Joshtika18 That's why I usually go alone on a Monday afternoon.
Eh, most movies I view have good crowds, it's just the few that don't that stick out to me.
I've really enjoyed most of the previous episodes of this series... But this one just annoyed the hell out of me. The crux of the argument seems to be "its ok to talk through a movie as long as the movie sucks". The problem is not everyone is going to agree on what does or does not suck, and it is incredibly snobbish to think that some people's taste is worth more than others. I felt so bad for that poor guy who just wanted to enjoy his dumb action movie in peace.
(Hello to Jason Isaacs, may the Code of Conduct be upheld)
I love talking during movies. That's why I watch them at home.
Everyone in that theater paid money to watch the movie, not to listen to other people's commentary.
I'm saddened that our culture of internet and social media makes people think their comments are important enough that everyone else should care about them (insert snarky response about this comment HERE). Especially to the point of interrupting things other people CHOSE to do, and paid for.
If you think what you have to say is so important that everyone else wants to hear it, you should probably save it for that paid speaking appearance you were offered.
Walking out of a movie and asking for a refund is perfectly fine.
wait
movie theatres give refunds?
Literally the only thing worse than shitty movies is listening to strangers talk during shitty movies because they think they are clever. When I go to a theater it's because it's one of the few places where I can focus on the film, at home I'm chatting on facebook, playing a game, crocheting, painting my nails and/or talking to my spouse, but in the theater I can't do those things and it creates a different experience. One I'm willing to pay for, especially when I'm seeing something for the first time and there are giant explosions on screen. People who talk during the theater are a plague, please sit outside the theater and feel special and let me watch the movie I'm enjoying. If I don't enjoy it I will leave and give you a wave on the way out.
Am I the only one that noticed her phone turned from 9:59 to 9:60
Maddison C finally, the comment I was looking for
Brennan Archives 2 facts
I literally saw that right when I got to your comment😂
I think it was a metaphor to say that it was taking a lot to be over.
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Alamo Drafthouse actually offers a few shows a day where gabbing, texting, etc, is allowed. If you're that kind of person, find that kind of place & leave everyone else the fuck alone.
Love the series, but this is one that totally misses the mark. Unless it's a comedy or a full blown action movie (i.e. John Wick), I don't want to watch it with my friends at home. The comments and jokes are cool, but when I'm watching The Revenant, I don't want to hear a dick joke about the bear. I go to the movies alone every week so that I can get away from life and enjoy art in it's highest form.
I am a fanatic when it comes to movie premieres because I think that's the only time it's acceptable to make noise in a theatre. For instance, when I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens on opening night, I was cheering and clapping just like everyone else when dope shit happened, but it wasn't a constant thing. It was for the moments of nostalgia or victory and everyone wanted to partake. But take just a month ago, I went to see Logan on my birthday in IMAX and there were about 15 people total in the theatre. These four dudes behind started a joke war with a guy sitting next to me so throughout the movie strangers just kept making idiotic jokes back and forth and it nearly ruined an incredible movie.
I understand if people want to talk during a movie, but if that's your plan, go to a showing at 10:00 AM on Saturday, actually wait, don't do that because I do that to get away from all of the assholes who talk during movies at 8PM. Basically, great video series, but this encourages assholes who don't understand what the theatre is made for.
Piercen Trahan You consider The Revenant “art in it’s highest form”? Curious to hear your arguments...
I usually hate it when I have to sit near ppl who just won't shut up and watch the movie, but I also love hearing ppl react or make a witty comment or two about the movie. It adds to the experience. Usually I'd only appreciate that if its a comedy or if its something that you can't help but nod along and say yeah to yourself about.
Pretty easy way to have ended that entire episode.
"This movies sucks. Does anyone here actually want to sit and enjoy the movie though?"
Chorus of slightly peeved *YESS*.
"Well, fuck me right? Guess my opinion doesn't apply to everyone. I'll just leave the theatre and talk smack about how bad I thought it was with other people who thought it was bad too."
Thus ended the story of a functioning human being who isn't totally self-absorbed.
Pretty much!
i agree with you, but i'm also the self absorbed asshole who would say, "if the only people who enjoy this movie are stupid people who dont understand how these things really work, than it doesnt matter if they can hear the movie or not because they probably dont understand half of the plot, missed all of the forshadowing, and probably says WHO CARES about the cinimatography. which shows they dont actually care about the movie.
The issue could be solved if there was headphone jacks in the seats. Also, if you talk in a theater, I hate you.
Maybe, but imagine the quality of those headphones- manufacture thousands of them for theaters all around the world, do you think they'd be Bose or Senheiser quality? It's more effective to put sound out of a speaker and it's easier on the ears, so long as you- I fully agree!- shut up during the movie!
LancesArmorStriking
Rent a pair, or bring your own?
joseph albright So similar to a quiet party?
5:14 "I can't fucking hear the movie!"
See? That's the exact reason you don't have conversations in movie theaters. End of story. If your ADD is so crippling that you must absolutely talk during a movie, then don't even bother going to the theater. Save your money, and don't wreck the experience for people who actually enjoy being immersed in a movie for 2 hours.
Exactly ... good point!
*I bring pennies to movie theaters, and then whip 'em at peoples' heads if they won't stop talking.* I'm either a sociopath or a superhero, depending on which side of this debate you're on.
If your solution to a problem is throwing money at it, I'm damn well going to recite the entirety of War And Peace. Maybe earn back that overpriced ticket.
It would take a whole lotta pennies being whipped at your head to earn back the price of a ticket. not sure if a free movie is worth twelve-hundred welts on your head.
Sociopathic superhero
Naw, a keen fan
I just get up, circle around and "accidentally" spill my drink on them while headed to my seat. Always very apologetic. Pennies work too, though.
5:55 What if the movie isn't good in your opinion, but other people love it and want to watch it in peace. I can imagine me watching some melodramatic movie and getting all emotional, and fans of action and fight scenes all the time complaining how boring the movie is for them. That would bother me.
I tried watching Beauty and The Beast the other day and this group of teenagers behind my boyfriend and I just kept laughing and making jokes. I just want to watch the movie that I paid for without having to struggle to hear because some asshole kids can't shut the Hell up. Wanna talk during a movie? Then wait for it to come out on Netflix or RedBox and watch it in a place where you're not pissing anyone off.
Talking? No. Whispering? Totally fine
Everyone in this video is absolutely the worst.
so true
Yep.have you seen the homeless guy episode?
As an unapologetic movie talker, the trick is mastering the sotto voice. Its that soft register, juuuuuuuuuuust above a whisper that only travels as far as the ear your saying it to. Find a friend who enjoys taking the piss out of a movie MST3K style and have a good time. That said, if you're having a conversation loud enough that people a dozen rows away can make out everything you're saying, you deserve ALL the popcorn that lands in your hair
Agreed... All of these people talking about how bad this episode is aren't even thinking much into the point or meaning, some people are assholes
I don't agree with this, but it's a nice video.
Izy I don't agree with your comment, but it was a nice comment
Thanks
Matias Agostinho I don't agree with this reply but it was a nice reply.
I don't agree with this comment chain, but its a nice comment chain
I'm still laughing at this comment chain
I honestly hate it when people talk in cinema. I may have some sort of problem, but I can't concentrate on the movie if there's any talking in the cinema. Or when someone next to me is on phone.
If people can't watch a movie without talking, in my opinion they should watch them at home.
the idea of a talking theater is actually really interesting. When youre home alone watching movies, its not weird to talk to your screen, imagine doing that and then actually hearing other people who feel the same way (outside of your friend group(which may not even exist))
"There's a cure for syphilis, and it's a .357 Magnum!"
No. Whisper jokes or commentary to your mates. But if you want a more open enviroment watch films at a friends house and pause whenever you wanna say something.
A definite misnomer. Interesting criticism on modern mass media consumption though.
I recommend watching Today I Found Out's video on the origin of applause. It shows some perspective on the shift of the role of the audience over the ages.
Debries so why do old people still clap at the end credits of movies in which the actors can't hear them and may or may not have a mid credit scene you now can't hear?
"There's a cure for syphilis, and it's called a 357 magnum!" Lol. That's rough.
I don't know why these have so many dislikes. They're well polished animations that talk about ideas. They're not trying to tell you that the message in each episode is right or that you have to agree with it, they're presenting the perspectives of a group of different individuals.
The whole point of People Watching is to make you think about WHY other people might think the way they do. Sometimes the show comes across as a little preachy, but if we think for a second (like the show wants us to do) we'd realise that it's almost always intended to be the character's voice, not the writer's.
I really like these, and I don't always come to the same conclusion as the characters, but that's not the point. We're meant to think and enjoy the perspective these episodes offer on something we might not consider, and I think that's a very respectable thing indeed.
The time turning to 9:60, and the Alan Smithee reference was hilarious
I was going to post exactly that, I know right?! I'm not sure how something so small like the time turning to 60 instead of 00 could really make me laugh but it did :P
I'M JUST HERE TO ANGRILY SAY THINGS WHAT IS THIS VIDEO ABOUT WHERE AM I
YOU ARE IN PRAGUE
If he starts a band does that make him Prog-rock?
Nah. That wasn't Prague. It was Vancouver, made to look like Prague. Which is odd because a lot of comments are made in Prague.
I love People Watching, but this episode is ridiculous. Talking during a movie breaks the experience. Try not to be too edgy next time please
I love the idea of having both talking shows and non-talking shows. You go to a showing of a movie that's been out for awhile, at an off time, and there's like 4 people there. Bet you'd draw a crowd if they had "talking" shows.
so...you don't like inception?
I liked it, quietly. Then raved about it and discussed it afterwards, being a human who can retain memory I was able to hold off blerting out every thought until I left the cinema.
I went to the library to do that.
I'm a big fan of this series but I'm not in agreement with this episode at all. Film as an art form is something I take seriously, so I'm gonna take the time to defend my stance here.
"A theater full of people is a stupid thing to seek out if what you really want is silence." The point of going to the theater is to see the film when it comes out, not to sit in a crowd of people. You're paying to see the film and to have people talking to each other while you're trying to take in the movie is kinda unfair to those people who want to watch the movie and not have it interrupted. If you treat every film that comes out like a joke and don't take film seriously then that's fine, you do you, but stop going to the theater. I watch bad movies all the time and pick on them with friends as well, it's a lot of fun, but I do it at home where I won't bother someone who wants to watch the film without the sound of my voice. This is why I feel like films should be released on digital the same time they're released in theaters, that way people who want to watch with friends and talk during the movie can do it without ruining the movie for people who want to see and hear everything in the film and not miss stuff. Consider the two friends at the beginning watching TV and shooting the shit realizing it could be fun to do that with a new movie, they shouldn't go to the theater because that would annoy the other paying customers who enjoy the big screen and surround sound of a theater experience, so let's just rent the movie (for less money than the theater price) off iTunes (which really, if your plan is to pick on the movie anyway, why not just watch something on Netflix, why do you need it to be a new film?). I've gone to the theater specifically to watch a movie I know I won't like and make fun of it with friends, but we went to the movie when it had already been out awhile so the theater would probably be empty and we agreed beforehand that if there were a lot of people there we wouldn't annoy them and would just talk about the movie after. And if we could've rented on iTunes we probably would've. Because movies are art and having loud voices and laughter interrupt the film would be like buying a book and finding that every third page was just scribbled over, everything in them is important and there for a reason. This is why one character mentioning that people shouldn't take the plot seriously bothers me, if you aren't going to pay attention and take the film in completely because you have the view that movies are just about the money (which I don't agree with but whatever) then don't judge it like you've experienced it. I'm not saying that a film shouldn't be judged if it's so bad that you don't even want to finish it, I'm saying that if you go to a movie, don't pay attention because you're on your phone, then complain that the movie sucked, that's not really fair. You could say that the movie was so uninteresting that you kept distracting yourself with your phone, I guess, but I mean why did you even go to the movie if you didn't want to try and watch it. If you don't pay attention to a movie because you're talking/on your unsilenced phone and then negatively criticize it, that's just wrong. You wouldn't say a meal sucked because you sat in the restaurant while someone else ate the food and you just kept spitting in it ruining their meal.
Also, the reason talking isn't discouraged at a football game or rock concert is two fold, first off a football game is not a piece of art where every single thing that happens adds to the appreciation of the art, it's a goddamn football game. That's an insane comparison. Saying a football game is like a film in the theater is like saying eating a hotdog is just like tying your shoes because you use your hands for both. As for a rock concert, while it is art it's still a way different thing. It's louder than a movie in the theater so talking is completely drowned out. It's usually songs the audience is already familiar with and will probably sing along to, where a movie is brand new. Also, fans of the band can meet and mingle during the show because they all came to see the band, a movie isn't like that... I mean, like, this is ridiculous, comparing a live concert to a pre-recorded, edited film designed not to be talked over. Like, come on. That was gonna be the second part of my two fold tangent here, both a football game and a rock concert are live, which means they can be dynamic. Any distractions from the crowd (which are way, way less likely do to the nature of these two experiences) can be handled live without ruining the game/show. However the only way to do this with a theater experience is for the guy in the projection room to pause the film if the talking gets too loud, which creates a whole mess of new problems not the least of which is scheduled film times being disrupted.
If you wanna watch a movie to pick on it with friends, the theater isn't the best choice. If it's a new movie you and your friend group have a reason for wanting to see and joke about specifically (for example, you guys always make fun of a certain director's films and his first film in awhile is coming out) then try to pick a date and time when the theater will be empty. If the theater fills up, talk about the movie after! Don't ruin a movie for people who genuinely want to see it, it's selfish. And I get that that's your point with the 'talking theaters and no-talking theaters' thing, but that's an expensive solution. Every theater would have to double in size.
Look, I'm sorry for this rant. I hope I made sense, but really, I'm just angry because all you're doing with this video in convincing assholes that it's okay to talk during movies, and it really isn't. Again, I usually love this series, it's fantastic, but I think you missed the mark with this one. I'm not sure what the message is. Sorry.
i didn't know you guys were gonna make more of these and i love it!!!!
this was fantastic. I love this series. Please keep making more.
Another great episode. I think comenters in general are being too extremist, and the argument the video tries to gives its also so. You should be able to talk during movies, you can absolutly discuss whatever you want, but you need to keep it down, just for respect. I allways talk with my friends while watching movies and nobody has ever "shhh" me, you just got to figure out the limits.
.... I think people are pissed a bit because this series usually has great arguments, which goes to show the bar the other episodes have set, let's take this as an oportunity to apreciate that. A lesser episode is a given, allways.
I feel like the other People Watching episodes are entertaining because these people are vulnerable and talk about things that are relatable on a deeper human-condition kind of level. This episode on the other hand is just a bunch of cynical hipsters who don't understand the point of a movie theater.
The one guy literally said "I think art is subjective" (which by the way, brilliant statement...) and yet they were justifying shitting on a movie in a theater full of people just because they didn't like it. The characters are already dangerously whiney in other episodes, but at least they're usually complaining about some real stuff. Here they just come off as extremely unlikeable.
So it's not just the argument you're making here cracked, it's the way you made it. That's why everyone is responding badly to this one. It didn't even bother to show the other side of the argument, and just came off as really entitled and unbearably pretentious.
I just want to say that People Watching is my favourite series that you guys put out and it always makes my day when you put out a new one
I was once out with a friend to see a movie. As we were literally the only 2 people in for that screening, we just talked and laughed and sort of bounced in the seats all we wanted. Was fun :3
I don't care how pretentious you make your argument, there is nothing anyone could ever say to me that would convince me that talking in a movie theater is ok.
watched the video or just wrote that down and left?
T. Gregory Kelly that's not quite what the video is saying. Like, at all.
sonnibun it says that on the spot discussion can make us really enjoy movies, or at least shitty movies
ben zur it also makes it pretty obvious which feature viewing format fits those sorts of conversations better. Yes they talk in the theater, in a way reminiscent of their earlier couch and TV format, in the end they reminisce for such a format compared to the movie theater they got booted from. In doing so it insinuates which format works for the viewing experience they all seem to prefer and how it is not the quiet movie theater experience. And that's okay because by the end of the video it's made apparent that the communicative movie experience they want doesn't fit in theaters, they get kicked out and complain theater's don't fit their needs. Because they don't and we've already been shown what does.
This isn't telling people to talk in theaters, that's all I'm saying.
What if you're asking your friend if he also wants to leave a shitty movie?
I use to enjoy watching movies in theater and I wanted to talk to my friends about how bad the movie was but never could. Had to wait till the end of the movie to talk shit about it. But when I'm watching something at home and all of us talk about how bad the movie is it made the shitty movie actually enjoyable. Too bad that we grew apart and I did not go to a movie theater in 3 years. I just watch movies online all by myself.
If you still have contact with some of them, but are physically apart, there's always the possibility you could arrange a date/time for everyone to hop on Skype or some other voice chat and watch the same movie online at the same time. Not sure if that's an option for you but it might help.
Lost Potato fuck you for pirating...get a job and pay for the shit you steal
Deebo Molina Have you... Have you heard of Netflix?
Sam Squatch yes and if he's using Netflix or Hulu or something legal then that's fine but otherwise he's a thief
I love these! I wish I knew people like this in my life. These are so good every time I watch it makes me feel like I am part of the conversation, great writing.
I always come away thinking "Why didn't I think of that? Why don't we already have that?" after watching these. Keep it up!
Yeah, . . just take it outside. For those who want to see the movie, you're interfering with immersion. For those finding it lacking, depart, if you do so early enough, seek refund, but whether lit phones or conversations, you interfering with others' supposed enjoyment, which in part has led to some theaters with strict no talking policies, reserved age limited seating, and no late arrivals. But maybe just buying that huge widescreen home tv and sound system will remove the need for the theater and those who had to talk thru it. Have a nice day.
This reminds me about when friends and I went to a theater for a really scary movie, but then we started to see many mistakes and flaws, people started to make comments and jokes, was a really good movie to laugh and people joking was the best part of the night.
Finally appreciation for talking during films. Thank you for being on the right side of history. Much love
So basically, total strangers in a movie theater must adhere to YOUR opinions
Your opinion that a movie is bad somehow warrants you being allowed to ruin it for other people who might be enjoying it
I.e. You're right and they're wrong
Which, given the episodes I've seen so far, is what I totally from the writers of this show
Either whisper or save your precious thoughts for after the movie. There, fixed your problem.
P.S. Despite me disagreeing with the video, I still enjoyed it. Love the art style, very Bojack
fuck that. I wanted to watch a really good movie and the theater was nothing but a room with almost every single person talking.
I think I should be able to talk during orchestra concerts too. I think people would be really interested in my opinions about the conductor's interpretation of the piece.
Ynow I was kinda not wanting to watch these series because I started watching after hours and tge brilliant sketches now, I didn't even knew the cracked channel, but now maaan these videos are really nice
This is absolutely the most relatable episode for me!
Why do I feel like these are the "hipsters" that my uncle says are the death of my generation?
People Watching in a nutshell, everyone is a depressed pretentious liberal
James Burgess they dress nice. Or at least have some style...
Since when are Elf ears stylish?
Hailey Long Interesting maybe, but intellectual? I'm not sure where you even got that.
The_Pyromancer in all honesty I thought it had meant something else, but I’m going to take my comment down
"They took his daughters virginity... He's going to take it back"
Fucking great.
If you're in a band in Prague, is it automatically Prog Rock?
FUCKING DEAD.
😂😂😂
Zachary Archambault lol
Soon as i saw the title I knew I had to watch this. I'm sure ill enjoy it, peace
as long as they whisper I'm fine with people talking in the movie theater
Nah man. If I go to the movies I am paying for just the big screen experience, not your annoying chatter.
Besides because of my auditory processing disorder I can't understand people when there's background noise. Like a lot of people talking. Talking with friends in public is the worst.
But I mean having the two different theatres (talking and non-talking) isn't that bad of an idea.
I enjoy these, the people seem more real than anyone I actually know.
Best series ever. Need more episodesssss pleaaaase, if possible of course, i bet is really hard to do this episodes.
I never want this to end
even though the debates these characters had was interesting, I fail to see how they're acting like they are forced to watch something. They are grown adults , leave the cinema. I love this series so much, I didn't like this episode too much, but if its an attempt to find an ironic critique , from people watching it, knowingly expecting a reaction just boost someones pretentious ego, then I'm not sure whats t be learned from it. Still entertaining though.
I absolutely love this show please dont stop making it
I talk in theaters all the time. Like literally every movie I see I go with someone and lean over multiple times to whisper to them. You don't have to blatantly yell across the theater to have a conversation. This was the funniest episode so far though. I had some other thing I came to comment about but I forgot it
god, i hate the "stereotypical-stripper-who-isn't-a-stereotypical-stripper" character.
5:47 "A theater full of people is a stupid thing to seek out if what you really want is silence."
It's good to know that the special hell will be full of people having interesting conversations.
Thank you, I literally cannot stop myself from doing this when watching movies and hate when people try to shut me down. I will keep my voice down but I will not be silent.
People seem to taking this video a little too literally instead of it being a dissection of a social norm, which is what this series is about. It is more of a ehat if scenario more than anything.
A better title would be "Don't go to cinemas if you don't like the movie you're going to watch", I love this series but the point of this video is quite selfish to other people. If you don't like it, you go home. Normal people do that, they don't complain to the people who are liking it
these are great. keep it up.
I once went to an early showing of avengers:endgame. Throughout, you’d hear conversation and discussion but no one interrupted anybody’s conversation. There were times of collected silence at highlights and such. It was a whole room of people sharing their love and interest of a franchise. Harmony among mankind like the Germans and English playing soccer on Christmas Day. That was the best experience I’ve had in a theater
yall gotta take more time to come up with these titles
although the content is more important than the title, admittadly that made 500 gagilion snoobish artists excuselessly put a completly unexplained stuff with "untitled", but anything above that is fine in my book
ben zur They changed the fuck out of this title
Kyon Shii bigtime :U take the backlash ye wusses!
You made a point stick by it!
I honestly think that Cracked treats their titles very seriously, and take their time.
The only problme is that their goal is to get the worst title possible, it might be an inside joke at this point
people talking in the picture palace gives me diabetes.
LOVE THIS SERIES
I love this series so much. It's so relatable.