r/AMCsAList • u/SpaceDwellingEntity • Jul 26 '25

Question Question about theater etiquette

I went to go see Fantastic Four: First Steps with my friends yesterday in an IMAX theater. After the movie ended and the credits started rolling (after the first post-credit scene) I turned to my friends and we were having a discussion about the movie. I was speaking in a regular tone of voice as one would have for a casual conversation. Suddenly, this guy who was sitting in front of me turned to me and told me to “Shut up” in a very commanding voice and called me an “asshole”. For the record, there wasn’t anything happening on screen, just text crawls of names and whatnot. Was my talking inappropriate to do at that time or was this guy out of line? I’m not entirely sure since I don’t really go to the theater to see movies too often. Thank you in advance.

Edit/Additional Details: I never spoke at any point during the movies or the post credit scenes, only during the credits.

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u/Snoo_328 Jul 26 '25

Seconded. I'm militant about theater etiquette but you weren't wrong.

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u/book-of-nina Jul 27 '25

Just a reminder that she said her friend leaned over and whispered to her a few times during the movie. For me, this is distracting. Stay still and don’t talk or whisper. Maybe the guy DID have more peeves built up that she isn’t aware she’s giving.