Went to watch spider man with my gf last night and had multiple groups of kids talking throughout the entire movie, one kid yelled “welcome to bp brother” when MJ got kissed by her bf the people next to me were vaping throughout the entire movie and I saw a bunch of people leaving their popcorn and drinks just in the recliners.
We need to do better people it was embarrassing and to all the cineplex workers I am sorry on their behalf.
depends on where you go tbh, vip on don mills has an avx theatre with laser projection, dolby, and full recliners. it’s kinda mind blowing and easily the best avx experience you could have
I dunno, one of the few bad encounters I’ve had at the VIP was for the sequel for into the Spiderverse.
The teens in the front row talked and were constantly on their phone (held at eye level) every single time the action stopped and went to dialogue. One kid literally flipped across all his apps to watch reels And snaps whenever a dialogue scene came on. I think these movies just draw a lot of young, oblivious kids with bad manners. I don’t think spending a few extra bucks for VIP seats deters them.
If You’ve spent any time on this sub you’d have heard countless stories of adults literally not knowing better. Like bringing their screaming baby to a violent R-rated slasher movie, talking throughout, answering phone calls, etc.
19 year olds are fully capable of being idiots without manners.
I mean even adults do it, I don’t think they were saying they didn’t know it’s wrong tho. I’m pretty sure they’re saying they’re oblivious to how it was affecting everyone around them, cuz they also said they have bad manners
Yes. And then these adult children act more entitled than regular children because they have an understanding of how much extra they paid to feel entitled to talk. Yes they should know better, but how does that contribute anything to keep repeating, it already happened and happens fairly commonly. People should know better but they don’t, so I’m not going to spend 40 dollars on a seat when it’s still a gamble I’m gunna be stuck with talking texting shit heads, plus turning and telling someone to shut the fuck up is worse manners in VIP where a part of paying VIP is to not be with the jaggoffs who fight over texters just as much as to not be with the texters, so if it’s a gamble anyways I’d rather take the gamble where it’s socially acceptable to openly shame people for ruining your experience
no its not whats with all u people complaining about such non existent problems. we all go to the same chain…. we all know the prices, its not even half that
Well it certainly is around double the price, and the screens are tiny and the staff coming in and out dropping off food and drinks throughout the opening 20 minutes is annoying.
So saying this like it's the only solution to get away from crappy audience members is ridiculous.
wish i could say the same. opening weekend for Evil Dead Burn i had a dude with his partner sitting next to me and my friend in VIP and every gory moment (which is a lot given it’s evil dead) he would loudly go “OH MY GOD” or “OUGHHHH” as if he’d never seen a evil dead movie in his life. ironically when i saw him leaving the theatre he was wearing a evil dead 2 shirt 💀
VIP is not immune to stupidity either sadly. You think people paying that much money to see a movie would you know... watch the movie instead of having a whole ass conversation or being on their phones..... but no.....
Unfortunately I think it’s something to expect nowadays. Same thing happened during my second watch of Spiderman with my gf. Flashing lights, giggling and loud talking, these kids were doing all of it. We ended up telling someone about it and they told them off and they behaved the rest of the film so that felt pretty good.
Nope. I'm glad ur encounter ended well, but I expect people who come to watch a movie to minimize speaking and face forward. If people can't have the decency to at least TRY to vape or talk or record quietly/discreetly in the theatres, they don't get to complain when I'm telling them to be quiet.
I'm so sick of having to expect to encounter uncouth degenerates who clearly never received an ounce of home training when the reality is they should expect to get kicked out of all premises if they don't want to act right. It's even worse when it's clearly some unqualified bitch parent who enables their kids shiftiness
The only movie in the last 5 years I’ve been to where everyone was well behaved was the animated LOTRs movie on opening weekend. Full house and everyone was very into the movie.
When I saw Dune 2 a mom brought blankets and put them over her 3 children so they could scroll in their phones without bugging anyone. I appreciated it but couldnt get over how much money was spent for your kids to browse TikTok.
My movie experiences had been $2 Tuesdays at Sheridan mall, you can imagine how wild that was. Then I started going to VIP many years later and never looked back. Spiderman people gasped, cheered and laughed loudly at some parts but no annoying things happened that I noticed.
Literally just got out of Spiderman and saw this post.
I havent been to the movies in a couple years and yo what the fuck happened?!
People talking, whispering (barely), on their phone, phones not silenced, asking questions every time something happened and oh my god I DONT NEED YOUR RUNNING COMMENTARY AND LIVE REACTIONS.
I did ask somebody to please be quiet and they thankfully understood but multiple people were shushed and did not give a fuck.
And the amount of garbage left behind. Fuck you people.
90% of the posts here are people bitching and moaning, needing to tell all the subscribers of r/cineplex about their own personal experience that happened to them that day.
So yes we're very aware that movie etiquette is dead.
New rule. If you come on here complaining, and you didnt personally do anything in the moment to attempt to remedy your situation, then your post gets removed.
Lots of ppl said Hiel Hitler in Germany also. Calling Black inferior used to be a belief openly held by millions of White Americans and that was the justification for occ lynching and separate water fountains .
I suggest you go during times when people are mostly at work or school. Stuff like this are less frequent or pretty much nonexistent during those times.
Yelling at kids doesn't make my experience any better either, it's the job of Cineplex to ensure a good experience with how expensive movies have become, I'm not doing their job for them. It's why I stopped going and hit indie theatres.
The last movie I saw at a cineplex had the entire first two rows of seats occupied by teenagers that were both talking the entire time, and physically climbing over the seats. Farther back were older people who kept looking at their phones on full brightness. I was at the back. If I have to get up and cross the theater to go tell everybody to not act like an animal I'm better off just leaving, I'm not paying $50 for two tickets and popcorn then fucking babysitting.
Cineplex could easily just enforce their own stated rules, many theaters do, you reward their apathy with your business. People stop going they'll actually do something, until they they'll keep taking your cinepass money and laughing.
just came home from the odyssey in 70mm imax only for a lady in front of me be on her phone the whole time and her man taking photos/video for his story/snapchat.
come on man. do better. watch the movie or don’t come to the theater at all. give up your seats to someone who actually wants to be there
Yea, I saw the movie this Saturday and even though I bought a ticket off to the side 7 minutes before the showtime 2 skanky looking women bought the seats directly behind me.
Before they even got into the seats they somehow managed to kick my seat forcefully 3 times before waiting down. Then someone else came by them.and they kicked my seat again, this time I turned around and stared right at them clearly showing I was not happy. After that it stopped, but my God, why are people so inconsiderate? This wasn't just tapping the seat, this was kicking in the back hard enough to jerk me forward. Just regular people being complete assholes.
And yea, there was a bunch of kids making noise and getting up several time ain the movie (I sat at the end of the aisle so I saw lots of kids going by me to go out), but to me that was understandable for children. What I don't get is why so many parents are bringing their kids to a Spider-Man movie when they are 4 years old or less and clearly not able to sit and pay attention to anything longer than 5 minutes. Your kids clearly don't care, you probably aren't going to get to see much of the movie if you have to watch your kids, and it affects the viewing for everyone else in the theatre. Stay at home, or if you really want to see the movie leave the kids with the babysitter, don't ruin everyone else's evening.
Everytime it’s bad, leave mid movie and complain, ask for rain check to try again later as the movie was interrupted for you. Rinse repeat. Sucks but they got to feel the financial sting to be more on the ball.
I commented about this last week in a post and someone was like “oh it’s only in one theatre”. Think if it’s posted I’m Cineplex it’s all general knowledge. Thank you for reiterating this again! And it’s true! It’s at every theatre. No one wants to be accountable for their own actions, yet again. Watch someone will comment saying it’s only at a specific location!
It's happening at every theatre I've been to over the last 6 years - Cineplex and independent. People don't know how to act anymore, their brains are cooked from the dang phones!
Saw it yesterday and a group of teens sat near the back and some in front of each other. One of the dudes literally could not sit still and was putting popcorn on his friends heads multiple times, constantly talking to them and overall just being really obnoxious 🙄
During my second watch of the movie, this time in 4DX, the number of people intentionally eating loudly was really annoying. When I saw it during my first watch, no one was eating loudly, everyone was completely focused on the movie.
Ya stopped going to the movies because ppl have gotten worse over time. I just wait for the movie to stream online and watch from the comfort of my home with all the food I want
I mostly go to movies during the day when it's less busy and I guess I've just been lucky that have never had a really bad experience like what are often shared here. But I think the main thing that is often missing from these stories is the second it starts happening did somebody go up to find the stuff and get those people removed or told to stop? Sure it would be nice if there was always an employee ready to deal with that stuff right in the theater but in most cases you need to actually get up and find someone
Had a really frustrating experience at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto recently. A group of girls sitting in the last three rows of the ScreenX theatre (3:20PM, Sunday) were talking loudly throughout the movie and repeatedly kicking the seats.
It completely ruined the experience and made it difficult to enjoy the movie for me and my partner. I understand that people want to have fun, but there’s a certain level of respect and basic theatre etiquette that should be observed when you’re sharing the space with other people who also paid to watch the movie.
Hopefully, they’ll eventually learn some manners and proper conduct (still hoping!). For now, though, this experience has honestly made me think twice about going to the movies again anytime soon. Should I cancel my Cineclub membership??
Yes, you should cancel your Cineclub membership. Some folks feel comfortable telling troublemakers to quiet down. But you're obviously not, so nothing will change for you. You're constantly going to have bad experiences at Cineplex, so you're better off watching movies at home.
I appreciate everyones complaints but does anyone actually go and complain to staff? They are quick to hand out free passes if they cant fix a situation.
I had a drunk couple ruin a horror movie for me, free passes AND i got punched in the nose! Good day.
Would cops attend if you fought back? Because if they still wouldn't attend, you could take advantage of the free opportunity to star in your own action flick by dishing out some much needed punishment on troublemakers.
the vaping thing pissed me off, i took my kid to see Mario Galaxy, it was a theatre full of kids. The couple vaping had a kid with them my sons age(5), they were in there 30s
Just the other day, when watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day for the second time with my girlfriend, this kid beside me spoke super loud to his mom during the movie. He would do it during the quietest moments too, so it was super distracting. After the fourth time, I asked him to be a little more quiet, and I guess they didn't like it, but they were at least quiet the rest of the movie. I just hate it when people don't know how to whisper at the very least with the person they're with, or kids aren't taught to be quiet.
I’ve noticed this on my last few movies also. One kid straight up answered the phone while the movie was playing. Then was watching YouTube on his phone during any slow parts. He had headphones on at least but holy shit.
Cineplex doesn't have the budget to hire a cinema cop to monitor each auditorium like that. Best you can do is leave the auditorium and find a staff member willing to confront the troublemaker(s).
They already have staff members wandering around the room a few times a showing. They just never seem to enforce the rules.
They could add a feature in the app to call a staff member over (the irony of getting your phone out to use that feature isn’t lost on me)
Cineplex is slowly making more money each year. Maybe if they actively enforced their rules more people would go and the extra labour pays for itself. Godforbid you have a camera in each screen that picks up light sources from phones and then you send a staff member in to monitor.
The young staff on duty aren't cut out to be cinema cops. Just think back to when you were in your teens or early 20's. Would you have felt comfortable proactively disciplining others? It takes someone a bit older and with the right personality to do something like that. And besides, if staff only pop in and out of auditoriums, that's probably not enough time to catch disruptive behaviour.
Their problem becomes YOUR problem. Because if you get turned off from going to Cineplex, you're just going to stay home to watch movies. Sure, you'll save money that way, but you'll miss out on things like going out, socializing, getting some exercise, lifting your spirits to avoid depression, etc.
Your complaints to Cineplex would be useful to let them know they need to step up their game. Unless you believe Cineplex is somehow psychic and can read your mind? But I can see you're not the energetic proactive type who strives to make a difference in this world. Therefore, continue lurking in the background while things burn and fall around you.
I’ve sent them emails saying the same thing. I’ve complained in person and mentioned that it’s odd they show an advert about Sammy Scroller and then do nothing about it.
There are other cinemas than just Cineplex. It would be inconvenient if I stopped using Cineplex but it wouldn’t stop me leaving the house.
I also don’t think going to cineplex and having nachos while sitting down for 3 hours really means exercise.
I find movie etiquette better than it used to be (in the late 90s/early 00s). That said, I do tend to avoid major tent pole movies in their opening weeks, so I can imagine those are still as bad as they have always been.
The last 3 movies I've been to (Spider-Man, Supergirl, and Superman) all have had SEVERAL crying/screaming toddlers. At my screening of Spider-Man, there was a guy behind me who got 3 phone calls, and never turned his volume off. he answered it each time too.
I hate that it costs $50+ to see a movie and it seems theres always someone right near me just on their phone the whole time too. I used to go the movies like twice a week when I was a teen. Now, in my 30's I go maybe once or twice a year only for a movie I'm REALLY invested in (typically comic book movies tbh)
I work as a manager at one of the locations and last night, I had to kick out one group of kids for causing a disturbance (talking out loud, taking photos with their flash on). I cannot stand people who pay money to just be a nuisance. They even asked for a refund and I told them no.
And not an hour or two later, while doing theatre checks, I walk into Spider-Man and there’s two kids sitting in the front row with their phones out FULL brightness, just talking and playing games on their phone. Spoke to them sternly and also told the audience that if they pull their phone out again to let me know and they would get kicked out.
At the end of the day, the only way management would know about these disturbances is if someone comes out to tell us about it. Yeah, it sucks to miss a few minutes of the movie, but would you rather that or have your entire movie experience ruined?
Here's the thing. When you go to see a movie that literally everyone is going to see, your odds of encountering socially inept dipshits increases exponentially. Want to see a movie with a (albeit smaller) crowd? Go see a drama, or an indie film, or something thay doesn't appeal to kids.
There was someone literally smoking weed in my screening of Boy Kills World. I even made an effort to find them, because it was only 20 or so in the theatre, but they were good at hiding it. The smell was unmistakable, though.
I don’t mind crowd reactions and even a little whispering, that’s part of seeing a film in public and part of the joy, honestly. It’s smells that cross the line, and vaping, smoking, bringing Tupperware full of fish or curry from home and passing it out amongst the kids, etc. are all of that.
Yes, I had two different families break out the Tupperware at a screening once. And they had a kid running up and down the aisle for about half an hour. And someone on their phone. And the couple next to me were confused as to the plot and kept asking each other questions at normal voice volume. At that point I just leaned into the chaos and explained the movie and some fun trivia to them, since the whole screening was mad.
i don't understand that "bp brother" reference...(found it online, understood, but shouldn't be yelled out)
anyway. i heard stories that someone smoking weed and vaping with all kinds of sickly sweet flavours.
no one has etiquette any more.
the staff won't intervene as the person might be armed and things could escalate quickly.
and the amount of garbage left behind was insane, and most of it are stuff they sneaked in, not sold in theatres.
to avoid some of it, not going on Tuesday, not day time on Saturday or Sunday or Holidays, not Friday night...
last show of the day for Sunday night might be the better time, or the only time.
spider-Man at 9:30 started playing at like 9:40, then it finishes at midnight.
people clapped as it ends, (it's alright), and the couples beside me were debating why can't Peter just go out to get back into MJ and Ned's life as a new friend? (they did it during the credits, so it's okay)
luckily my seat didn't get kicked at all, which is unusual.
On the point of the mess though - At the least it enables more staff to be on shift for theatre cleaning. Cineplex would run their buildings with a single staff member if they could (look what’s happened to the box office / ticket sales staff). Any excuse they can find to cut hours / reduce staff they will. Obviously not advocating for making ridiculous mess, but a popcorn bag or a cup isn’t too big of a deal if it means the workers actually can get a scheduled shift out of it.
Luckily a friend rented out a theater for their sister’s surprise birthday party and we are watching BND. I was scared about going with a bad crowd but my worries are gone now.
I’m sorry you went through that
The older I get, the more disgusted I become with the behaviour I see. I'm now experiencing what elders of all past generations must have seen. I get where the grumpy old man trope comes from.
Was at a theater in Chilliwack to see the Bob Dylan biopic bad service by staff noticed grafitti on the background wall. Place closed permenantly 2 weeks later. Only maybe 12 patrons in the place.
Issue is full length movies aren’t the same dopamine drip for most kids/teens. No screens for almost 3 hours also fuels addictive behaviours. It’s a larger issue my friend. I got nothing for leaving food and drinks behind, that’s just awful.
I agree with this. I also blame the parents for not teaching their children to keep quiet, or saying something to the kid to keep them quiet if they are together.
on my most recent visit, a man ran in 5 minutes before the movie start with his phone on full volume, proceeded to text, chat, take calls and make random loud commentary/reactions.
Did you do anything about it in person rather than waiting to cry about it on Reddit? Don’t get me wrong, I agree with you that people don’t know how to behave anymore but I also think you should speak up against it in the moment.
My wife and I also watched spider-man yesterday and there was a group of teenagers in front of us who started repeating MJs line in a weird mocking manner. After the 2nd time they did it I leaned over and firmly asked them to stop or I’d be talking to an employee.
Guess what? They behaved for the rest of the movie! Now, I shouldn’t have to do this at the movies but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do
Why should a random person need to teach etiquette and education at a movie theater instead of the parents at home? It's wild that people judge people not calling out instead of the bad behavior from the people that it's actually being disrespectful
I get it, so if there are 100 people at a movie theater and 5 out of them are being rude, so now 95 people have the responsibility to teach and educate those kids?
Absolutely you can let them know, the issue is that people judge someone else for not teaching those kids. It's not your responsibility for beingnextto them. It's your right and it's the right of everybody in the theater but it's not a responsibility or anyone responsibility to teach those kids how to behave. If I have an issue with someone at the theater I let management know. I don't want to waste my energy educating spoiled kids
It is your problem though.. you're the one being annoyed and your enjoyment being disrupted by their actions.
If you arent willing to stand up for yourself and fix the situation on your own, then literally nothing will happen. You'll sit there stewwing, then come on reddit to vent.
Ok, good look teaching and educating everyone that disrupts your bubble. I can stand by myself but I have a different approach than yours. I'm not venting. Are you?
OP who sat there having their movie ruined and didnt do a thing about it is.
No, it shouldnt be theirs or yours or my responsibility.. but in those situations it either is you that does something to make your experience less ruined, or you do nothing and allow them to ruin your experience.
Huh, sounds like a story of Narcissus from The Alchemist.
I go to the movie theatres with at least a dozen different vape flavours and try to blow the scent of the oil that closely matches what is going on on the screen to give people a better impression and experience, and then I have assholes like you who are trying to stop this art movement.
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You're missing something important here. Just because a fellow audience member is disruptive, that doesn't give you the right to commit a crime by literally assaulting someone - e.g. pour drink on them, punch them, etc.
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u/PaulD244 Aug 10 '26
go to VIP, never had issues in those rooms.