Comments on: Movie Theaters Now Have Remote Controls

By: mimaxa_yv

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By: hhopper

hhopper — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:04:18 +0000

I got disgusted with movie theaters many years ago. The last movie I saw at a theater was Apocalypse Now. I enjoy movies on a 65″ HD with 5.2 audio.

By: NappyHeadedHo

NappyHeadedHo — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:22:00 +0000

Just a tip. If you HAVE to go to a movie, buy one of those big $20 Cokes and “spill” it on the seat in front of you so some nappy headed ho or a turd burglar won’t sit in front of you.

Sitting in the back and “lobbing” a large Coke at the offending party has merit as well. This can get quite expensive however for repeat offenses.

By: Anonymous Coward

Anonymous Coward — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:13:59 +0000

This is why I don’t go to the movies. I’ll just stick to downloading them from the Internet.

By: OhForTheLoveOf

OhForTheLoveOf — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:05:15 +0000

#14 – Stormtroopers? The Highway Patrol? The FBI? The Boy Scouts?

By: hhopper

hhopper — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:33:39 +0000

If there are no ushers, who in hell does it page?

By: OhForTheLoveOf

OhForTheLoveOf — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:06:30 +0000

#8 – I totally understand the economics of running a movie theater so I understand what the staffing issues they face actually are, so this isn’t an attack on them… but they frankly can’t staff up enough to be effective.

90% of the box goes back to the distributor in the first weeks of release of a movie and it scales back slowly over the course of a release, but most releases don’t last long, so theaters live on the highly priced consession stands. Consider the cost of air condistioning 12 warehouses and a massive airplane hanger of a lobby, and running 12 massive projectors, not to mention that nacho maker and popcorn machine… Pluse water in about 100 toilets and 25 sinks…

It’s hard to run a theater and more ushers are a luxury.

But of course, so is this stupid usher pager system

By: BdgBill

BdgBill — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:48:44 +0000

I agree with #8.

An usher with a flashlight worked perfectly for 60 years.

I have already given up. I go to the movies maybe 3-4 times a year, down from nearly every weekend a few years ago.

The courteous little clip they play before the movie asking people to please refrain from using phones or talking should be changed to something uncensored and starring Lewis Black.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:35:51 +0000

10. That too, oh and please one for the airlines, those flights from Dallas to Puerto Rico are insane.

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:40:05 +0000

Where’s the SCREAMING CHILD button?

J/P=?

By: mark

mark — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:15:42 +0000

9. I want a fucking Taser included with that for the cell phone assholes, seat kickers and loudmouths.

By: James Hatsis

James Hatsis — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:55:25 +0000

Why not use that time proven low tech solution… the Usher?

By: OhForTheLoveOf

OhForTheLoveOf — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:45:46 +0000

They wouldn’t need a button for picture and sound if Projectionist were still a union job.

By: James Hill

James Hill — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:21:05 +0000

A well placed obcenity does the job just as well, espcially with kids. Technology can’t replace “STFU”.

By: steelcobra

steelcobra — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:05:55 +0000

Still, being able to make assholes shut off their phones and keep it down by anonymously pressing a button is a great thing. And they have said that it has improved behavior already wherever it was installed, so it does work.

Though the Piracy button does seem a bit excessive…