Ah, the movie theaters - a place to go on a date, to catch that new movie with your favorite actor or just simply have a good time with your friends. But since movie theaters are a popular form of entertainment, it is granted that you'll meet all sorts of people there. For instance, a guy who eats beans out of a can. Or a vaping guy, who likes to think he looks incredibly cool doing it. And since we all love hilarious and embarrassing stories, we've decided to compile a list of people's worst movie theater experiences. Do you have experiences which you would like to share (or forget)? Add them to the list!
#1
Went to watch Monsters University with my wife and friend. Part way through the movie this lady answers her cell phone, walks to the nearest emergency exit, and holds the door open in the middle of the day. The entire theater lit up. I wasn't about to let this slide. I ran down and pulled the door shut, locking her out. I received an applause from the crowd. She had to do the walk of shame as she came back into the theater to sit back down.
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113points
#2
Was watching a movie and the reel kept malfunctioning so an employee started doing shadow puppets on the projector with their hands to entertain us
Wait, nevermind that was the BEST experience I had at a movie theater
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93points
#3
A woman brought her toddlers to see the conjuring 2. There was a scare that made half of the audience yell out "F**K" and the woman starts lecturing us on how her kids are here and how they needed to lay off the language. F**king what.
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79points
#4
Kid next to me got bored during Infinity Wars so his dad gave him his phone to watch YouTube videos with the sound on
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76points
#5
I was watching mama Mia 2 and when Cher came on stage this guy jumped in front of everyone and yelled out “ do you believe in life after love” and sung it until security came :(
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61points
#6
At the Alamo Drafthouse. I bought tickets right next to the wheelchair seats at the last moment so we wouldn't have anyone on either side of us. 10 min into the movie (against the rules) a sweaty unbathed neckbeard comes in and sits in the handicap-companion seat next to my date.
Ignores the server. Waits until the servers aren't nearby and pulls out multiple baggies of snacks and starts loudly breathing and eating/smacking malted milk balls with mouth open.
Baggie one empties, he crumples it and drops on the floor. Opens baggie 2. Rinse repeat.
The reason I love the Alamo is because you can raise an order card, the server will grab it, the manager comes back, and when neckbeard doesn't have a ticket they kick him out and take his snacks.
Sorry, this is actually about a love story. I love you Alamo Drafthouse. Now everyone knows.
58points
#7
My brother-in-law’s story: Went to see The Lion King. After the stampede scene, the crowd was silently choking back their tears while watching Simba call out, “Dad? Dad?”
That’s when the tiniest, most innocent voice called out from the rear of the theater, “There’s Daddy!”
My brother in law said you could HEAR the entire theater getting punched right in the feels. Ouch.
55points
#8
I took a girl I was into to the cinema. We saw The Scorpion King. I paid. She said she wanted salted popcorn, so I got her some, and I got sweet, because I hate salted popcorn. Halfway through the film, she wanted sweet popcorn, so, being the gentleman I am, I swapped. After the film, I say I'll call a taxi. She says, "Nah, it's ok, my boyfriend is picking me up." I stand there, stunned, as thanks me for the film, and gets into her boyfriends car, and they drive off.
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52points
#9
One day I decided to go and watch a movie by myself. Bought the ticket on the Internet and was pretty happy to see that I was the first person to buy a ticket for the movie. Once the movie time arrived, I checked online whether more people bought tickets. Guess what. There was. One more person. And he bought his seat... just next to me. The whole place was empty except me, and this stranger, sitting next to each other.
52points
#10
Watching The Minions movie with my little sister.
But wait, it gets worse!
About 3/4 through the movie we hear a low grumbling from the seats behind us, followed by a most fowl smell and several young voices saying "ugh grandmaaaaa." Then grandma, with the voice of Devito but not as cute, responds "I can't haaalp it, popcorn goes right through me"
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49points
#11
Fist fight in the aisle during Hot Tub Time Machine. Which was arguably the most entertaining part of Hot Tub Time Machine.
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45points
#13
Went to see one of the Paranormal Activity films. Some teenage girls decided to flirt with boys about the same age. Girls were sat at the front of the theater and the boys at the back, so they conducted the flirting by shouting back and forth
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42points
#14
Went to see Benjamin Button years ago, these 3 ancient (probably senile) old ladies a row upfront would see each moment in the film, then turn to each other and LOUDLY state exactly what just happened two seconds ago in the movie. “DID YOU SEE THAT, AGATHA?! HE GOT IN THE BOAT!!”
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41points
#15
About 30 min into The Increadbles 2 the lady next to me asks if the previews usually go this long??
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40points
#17
I was working in a movie theatre, when two girls rushed out of the screen I was stood next to.
Girls: What screen is Nancy Drew in?
Me: Screen 3, the one you came out of.
Girls: No, the film playing in there is Saw IV
Me: PROJECTION STOP THE FILM
They’d put on the wrong reel
Girls: What screen is Nancy Drew in?
Me: Screen 3, the one you came out of.
Girls: No, the film playing in there is Saw IV
Me: PROJECTION STOP THE FILM
They’d put on the wrong reel
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38points
#18
Experiencing "the crawler"
someone crawling under the seats to steal from people's purses.
-shudder-
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37points
#19
Due to technical difficulties the movie started 45 min late. During the wait two children were running wild around the theatre, had a man tell me “never get married”, the woman behind me accidentally opened up porn on her phone(IT WAS LOUD). However, I got a free movie pass
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37points
#20
Teenage girl was literally giving her bf a handie right next to my aunt and I during happy death day
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36points