Cdn vs US Moviegoers - Quiet vs Gung-ho?

[Gizmo]

On Conan last night, KK said that Canadians and Americans act differently in theaters...just wondered if that's true, or just the experience she's had...

She said that "in a theater in America, people tend to be really gung-ho and they'll get into a movie and they'll cheer for characters and they'll laugh really loud. And in Canada, we kind of just sit and watch and we're pretty chilled out and mellow and sometimes someone'll laugh..."

She's described BC theaters EXACTLY!!! (though i can't speak for the rest of Canada)...LOL in Vancouver, we all just keep our emotions quietly to ourselves and are only loud enough for our neighbours to hear (except for the ONE cheery bloke in the back, who roars outloud (hummm...an American perhaps?). :lol: Seriously, the only movie I EVER saw where people were "gung-ho" was the premier night for one of the Star Wars fics!

Sooo...Are American movie-goers REALLY that "gung-ho"??? 'Cause that would be fun :) :)

Just wondering... :D :D :D

[WJB1]

)Yup..... we're really "gung ho" about it.... People hella cheer for most movies....even the bad ones (when they're over:p) yup people are pretty cheery and some even shout at the screen saying "No don't go in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" At that point i throw popcorn at them ;)

[Chase M]

Yeah, I can't disagree with what KK said. It's actually one of the reasons why I prefer to "illegal" movies and enjoy them in the comfort of my own home and audio equipment.

I just can't put up with these teens yelling at the screen, or tossing crap at the screen, or being very stupid, quite frankly.

Piracy works wonders. :D

[Sian_Raven]

British cinemas are the same as the Canadian, we don't make much noise in the movie, mainly because we want to be able to hear what happens next instead of some loud mouth's attitude problem!

We did once get some kids shining laser pens on the screen during a good movie. If I'd know who they were I'd have clouted them for ruining everyone elses fun.

[Chase M]

Originally posted by Sian_Raven
British cinemas are the same as the Canadian, we don't make much noise in the movie, mainly because we want to be able to hear what happens next instead of some loud mouth's attitude problem!

We did once get some kids shining laser pens on the screen during a good movie. If I'd know who they were I'd have clouted them for ruining everyone elses fun.

Ahh, I remember the chaos that fad caused to us moviegoers. I remember tossing popcorn on a kid once because of it.

[i luv tom welling]

Hee, when I'm with my friends we make loud comments during the previews :p Otherwise people only really laugh when something is funny. Once when we saw Final Destination 2, there was this huge car crash scene half-way through the movie and everything was quiet, and I said "Whoa." kind of loudly by accident and some people laughed at me :p

[fudrom]

I'm sorry but I wish US theaters were more like Canadian/British theaters...

When the lights go down and the previews start, time to "SHUT UP!" I mean really, what is so damn important that can't wait until 2 hour later? If you want to BS, then go to the lobby and hang out there!

Whispering also annoys me, I guess I have super hearing like Clark because I can hear people whisper 10 rows behind me...sorry, but when I pay eight bucks to see a flick, I'd expect no noise except from the film.

[MadCow]

Frankly I think anything up to the opening credits is fair game, but here in the UK we get movie trailers and then more ads. But if you talk during my movie expect me to come right up to your face and tell you to SHUT UP. Cinema isn't cheap in London.

MadCow

[smlvlchk]

god! i really get into it! i must be American! lol i sit in the theater and im like "c'mon frodo! put the damn ring in the frickin fire!"
:lol: :D:D:D:D :lol:

[fudrom]

Something tells me smlvlchk you wouldn't last 10 minutes into a film in a Canadian theater... :rotfl:

[smlvlchk]

ya think? id prolly be thrown out faster than in an American one! lol *slaps forehead* did i just say that?

oh you know whats even better than talking during a moive?!?! MAKING OUT!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL that is soooo funny to see ppl staring at you and stuff!!!!! hahahaha i was thrown out once for that too. oh lord, there i go again.

[fudrom]

I guess that's cheaper than a hotel room... :rotfl:

[smlvlchk]

that was our intention :lol:dontchya know :lol: theres a lil minnesotan accent for ya

*tries to talk ghetto* fo shizzle

[fudrom]

Oh trust me, I know all about Minnesota accents, my dad was born and raised there...

YOU BETCHA !

[smlvlchk]

ya shure

[Gizmo]

OMG! That's friggin HILARIOUS!!! LOL MUST just be an AMERICAN thing!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

So KK was right on! LOL

Smlvlchk, Fud's right, you'd soooooo get the evil eye from us Canadians! LOLOLOL Fics here are watched quietly! Even in the funniest scenes, people laugh for like a second, then they shut up! And definitely NO cheering!! LOLOLOL And people stop talking AS SOON as the previews start! LOL and noooo whispering! LOL (except for that one person in the back...humm...again, maybe American? LOL)

Moviegoers in New Zealand and Australia are like Canadians too - very mellow (saw lots of fics there)!! LOL Now i wanna see a fic in the States to experience this whole "gung-ho" thing. Though I guess it may get on my nerves 'cause i'm a mellow Canadian and like to just sit and watch the fic, laughing and keeping my cheers silently to myself :p :p LOLOLOL
Originally posted by MadCow
But if you talk during my movie expect me to come right up to your face and tell you to SHUT UP. Cinema isn't cheap in London.

MadCow
Yeah, when i was in London 8 yrs ago i was gonna see a fic, and I think it was like $18 pounds...which was like $36Cdn...I ALMOST DIED 'cause they were only something like $8 here at the time (I don't think i'm exaggerating, but it is possible...i know I almost keeled over from SHOCK though)!! I LOVE movies...but no 2h movie's worth THAT much!! LOL
Originally posted by smlvlchk
oh you know whats even better than talking during a moive?!?! MAKING OUT!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL that is soooo funny to see ppl staring at you and stuff!!!!! hahahaha i was thrown out once for that too. oh lord, there i go again.
:rotfl: :rotfl: you are sooo funny Smlvlchk!! Here, I've NEVER seen anyone making out during a movie...not even the teens! And i see A LOT OF MOVIES!! LOL :lol: :lol:

[smlvlchk]

i cant imagine NOT laughing for more than FIVE minutes during a funny part! that would totally go against ALL i believe in!!!! i better not move to Canada!

ETA: youve never seen anyone make out in a movie!?!?! wow, you must be in canada!

okay, my story about getting kicked out of the movie theater

so i went to ROTK (just to make you happy fudrom:p) for the second time, this time i didnt hide under the blanket. i was on the egde of my seat and made a point of making EVERY wise crack that came to mind (anyone who knows me can affirm this!!) and im actually pretty good at it! :lol: so we're about half way through this incredibly long 3 hour movie and the audience is starting to get real annoyed with me, theyve been throwing popcorn and red hots at me for the last hour. finally, a security personnel comes up and escorts me out of the theater. he says stuf like, "young lady, this is the first and last time that im gonna warn you. we do not like people making the audience unsettled. please just sit tight and enjoy the moive or we will kick you out." i dont really remember what he was saying because the whole time im thinking "wow your hot". so i go and sit back down and about a half hour later i cant contain myself anymore. so i start talking with caleb again, well rather im talking and hes trying to cover my mouth. and finally, right as frodo is deciding to throw the ring in, i jump up and scream "c'mon frodo! throw the damn ring into the frickin fire!" and everyone around me jumps clear out of their seats and starts screaming!!!!! the security guy comes in and takes me out, with my hands behind my back. he escorts me to the door and says "dont come back" mi like, "your hot" and then caleb follows me out! he was laughing so hard! oh lord, that was the best night of my life! lol so whatd ya think?

[Gizmo]

:lol: OMG!!! I think you're CRAZY and that I would have had ya THROWN out in the first 5 minutes if you were here! But since ya did it in the States and I WASN'T there, then it's funny! But just 'cause I WASN'T THERE!!! :lol:

I sooo can't belive YOU would do that!! Oh Smlvlchk! Where's my lil quiet picture of you! LOL No wonder you could do Blackjack so well!! LOLOLOLOL You're just like those rowdy characters!

Oh, just teasing!! LOL (well, so long as you're not in MY theater!) :p :p :p :p :p

If i was Caleb i would'a hidden under my seat! :p :p

[smlvlchk]

lol he was right there with me! he wouldnt say as much as i did tho. by the time we "stumbled" out of the theater, we had to wait a half hour until we were ok to drive home! lololololol

[iluvchloe99]

I love american movie theaters too, you are right smlvlchk, GO USA, and GO NAVY

[smlvlchk]

lol! what do you canadians do for excitement?!

[Gizmo]

Ummm...excitment? What's that??? :p :p :p Kidding! :D :D :D

We're fun folk! :lol: Just keep the fun outta the theaters (no, that's not right either, we're just having silent fun :p )! LOL We save the fun and excitment for when the movie's over! :p :p LOLOLOL


Oh come on, where are my fellow Canadians??? I know you're out there...HELP me!! LOLOLOL :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

I talk back to the screens sometimes too, and i always ask my fiends (or whoevers sitting beside) to explain something i dont get, (kinda like seinfeld) So i must definatley be an usa thing, but theres gotta be a canadian whos gotten kicked out of a movie theatre! :p

[i luv tom welling]

I'm actually kind of disappointed in generalized statements. Everyone is their own individual. And different movie genres often cause people to make comments. Also if someone is seeing a movie for the third time they may feel compelled to make more/different comments than they did the first time. It all often depends on the movie, time, place, and atmosphere.

[TWCK]

Canadian theatres are too quiet. There's the normal laughs and stuff, but c'mon people, we don't even APPLAUD at the end of the movie!!! I like gung-ho style :mad:

[fudrom]

THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE! If people want to make commentaries or BS or whatever, get the hell out and let other people enjoy the damn movie! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Sorry but I've said before, I didn't spend 8 or 16 or 30 (concessions & a date :D ) to listen to people yakking!

Giz, giz, giz... *shakes head in disgust*

You did all that just to prove a point? :lol:

If I ever come across you in a theater, YOU'RE GOING DOWN !! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Gizmo]

Yup, i'm with Fud...i think i like our quiet lil theaters! I always wanna turn around and say "shhhhhhhhhhhh" if there's a lone dude in the back doing some gabbing! I find it hard to watch the movie with the distraction of the chitter chatter! LOL Guess i'd find American theaters kinda hard to take! LOL

Now americans don't SERIOUSLY applaud at the end of a movie, right??? I mean, i can see it happening on OPENING night for movies like Star Wars or LOTR...but that's it! LOLOLOL Opening night of one of the Star Wars fics was the one and only time i've ever seen people applause here...and that was a room full of Star Wars fanatics! LOL (and no, i'm not one...really like the movies, but would NOT have stood in line for 2 days to buy a ticket! NO WAY!! :eek: )

[fudrom]

People that wait 2 days, weeks or months for a movie to come out are bums, have no job and no life...so they get their name in the media...big deal...don't you have anything better to do?

I had to wait 2 weeks before seeing Star Wars Special Edition but I didn't mind the wait...

Giz, generally people don't applaud at the end except for movies you mentioned, even then it's only when the theater is packed and in the first week or so of its release...

[Gizmo]

And going to movies during the first few weeks is NO FUN!! I hate packed theaters! If i really wanna see a popular movie when it first comes out, i'll go to a matinee...and bonus, it's wayyy cheaper too! :D :D

[fudrom]

See Giz? You're thinking economically now! Smart girl! :lol:

Now hit those books! Slacker... :rotfl:

[i luv tom welling]

lol, I don't see why people applaud at the end of movies. It's not like the writer, director, or actors can hear them :p

[fudrom]

I never thought of that before...and I'm sure the projectionist is like, what the hell? :lol:

[smlvlchk]

yeah! i mean, what did they do? put the movie on?!?! what a BIG deal :rolleyes: jk jk jk jk LOLOL im just kidding!!!! dont take offense!!! i like those people!!!! they let me...watch...movies...so i...can...talk....i...guess....*falls over sleeping*

Originally posted by fudrom
THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE! If people want to make commentaries or BS or whatever, get the hell out and let other people enjoy the damn movie! rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Sorry but I've said before, I didn't spend 8 or 16 or 30 (concessions & a date :D ) to listen to people yakking!

Giz, giz, giz... *shakes head in disgust*

You did all that just to prove a point? :lol:

If I ever come across you in a theater, YOU'RE GOING DOWN !! :lol: :lol: :lol:

LOLOLOL are you in canada?! i sure wont go there then!!!!! ive been kicked out of the closest movie theaters by me, so unless i go visit my bf in alaska, i wont be going to any movies for a while. so i doubt youll have a problem wit me:D:D:D

[redkryp]

i will laugh pretty loud if there is a really funny part, but what i absolutely hate is when people talk on their cell phones during a movie or a cell phone goes off and the person who it belongs to is to stupid to know that it is their's and it keeps ringing and ringing and i just want to say, "Hey moron, put a lid on your phone." God that gets me.

and i dont get why people clap when a movie is over and during a movie. when i saw Star Wars Attack of the Clones everyone was clapping when Yoda started fighting Dooku.

[smlvlchk]

lol we beter not go see a movie together! sorry, but i dont know why i cant seem to stop talking. its just...a habit i suppose *sigh*

[fudrom]

Originally posted by redkryp
and i dont get why people clap when a movie is over and during a movie. when i saw Star Wars Attack of the Clones everyone was clapping when Yoda started fighting Dooku.

Oh brother ! :rolleyes:

I was thinking "Yeah Yoda, go kick his ass!" :lol:

But at least I didn't blurt it out loud!

Originally posted by smlvlchk
lol we beter not go see a movie together! sorry, but i dont know why i cant seem to stop talking. its just...a habit i suppose *sigh*

SILENCE IS GOLDEN smvlchk !! Talking is overrated, that's why you were born with 2 ears and only 1 mouth! :lol:

[smlvlchk]

not, the one mouth is to make up for only having two ears! lol that didn't make sense. i actually didn't start talking til i was two, my parents say i made up for it :D:D:D

whats the fun in silence?!?! i mean, i can understand it once in a while, but i ALWAYS have something loud on. or are you talking about just in a theater?!

[fudrom]

I mean just in a theater...you're only in there an average of 2 hours, so why is it necessary to talk during that time? Just what is it that can't wait until the movie is over?

[smlvlchk]

nope :D

[wdwchipmunk]

Okay, I wasn't going to post here, but this conversation is making me cranky, so I have to throw in my two cents.

If you are going to a film, be quiet. Don't take your young children, your cell phone, your beeper, your GameBoy, or yourself if you can't be quiet and respectful. Some people (like myself) don't get to movies very often, and don't appreciate having the film being ruined by some punk. I can understand small outbursts (such as a cheer, small yelp, or whispered question during a particularly engaging or confusing scene) but to constantly talk, make out, or allow disturbances such as a ringing phone or crying child is uncalled for and completely inappropriate.
Being obnoxious during a movie isn't cool or funny -- it's disrespectful, rude, and most importantly, immature. And even if you've seen the film several times, the people around you may not have, and they deserve the same courtesy as you deserve during your first viewing of the film. I get just as annoyed with Frodo's slowness and Sam's loquaciousness as everyone else -- but I keep it inside in case someone else in the theater is viewing it for the first time.

As for clapping at the end of a film -- for me, it's professional courtesy, the acknowledgement of a job well done by fellow performers. And being where I am, I never know who else is in the theater. I've met several people in my local theater who were either directly involved with the film being shown or know someone who was, and can pass that courtesy on to them. People involved with a film can spend months or even years making a film -- me clapping to show my appreciation, whether the people involved are present or not -- is a way of saying "thank you," if only in spirit. But again -- professional courtesy.

Ergh. If you want to talk through a movie, wait until it comes out on DVD, sit in your own house and blab over it to your heart's content. Don't ruin my evening out with your rudeness.

[smlvlchk]

yeesh, im not coming to your theater :p live a lil chipmunk

[fudrom]

Originally posted by wdwchipmunk
As for clapping at the end of a film -- for me, it's professional courtesy, the acknowledgement of a job well done by fellow performers. And being where I am, I never know who else is in the theater. I've met several people in my local theater who were either directly involved with the film being shown or know someone who was, and can pass that courtesy on to them. People involved with a film can spend months or even years making a film -- me clapping to show my appreciation, whether the people involved are present or not -- is a way of saying "thank you," if only in spirit. But again -- professional courtesy.


Just like the professional courtesy the theater has of overpricing concessions? :lol:

[smlvlchk]

LOL yeah fo sho! if they want us to clap, give me free popcorn! god the stuff costs like a buck a cornel!

[wdwchipmunk]

The theater has to recoup their losses somehow. Even at $8 a person the theater makes very little profit on ticket sales. Films don't come cheap.

Of course, if a few of the actors would take pay cuts....

[smlvlchk]

what losses? what do they lose? its not a baseball game. at least one person sits in for each showing, dont they!??! maybe im just being, er, stupid.

[fudrom]

Originally posted by wdwchipmunk
Of course, if a few of the actors would take pay cuts....

Boy ain't that the truth. Still they pay employees that stand around doing nothing 90% of the time, or watch the flick with the audience, or BS with other employees...plus I understand many of them don't pay a dime to see movies at all...

Theaters that gouge for snack items and drinks also tick me off, because many of them now will kick you out if you bring in outside items! :mad:

[wdwchipmunk]

The price of one ticket doesn't cover the amount the theater pays in electricity to run the film, the equipment the film is run on, the projectionist, and the other incidental employees the theater has, such as ushers, custodians, ticket takers, and so on, nor does it cover the cost of the film itself.

[smlvlchk]

i know, i mean, seriously, they dont have to charge THAT much! its insane what some of them charge! you go to a theater and pay more for popcorn than you do for a TICKET!

*smuggle*

[wdwchipmunk]

*deep sigh*

I give up. There's no getting through to that girl.

[smlvlchk]

hey! mrs. gwumpy giwls! y'kno what ya do when life gets you down? just keep swimming! just keep swimming! all you gotta do is swim! SWIM! SWIM!

[fudrom]

Chipmunk, as valid as your reasons are, the movie theaters aren't not getting any of my sympathy.

[smlvlchk]

yup me neither...me no likey

[wdwchipmunk]

I wasn't asking for sympathy for the theaters -- but for the theatergoers. I agree it's overpriced -- which is why I want to go, sit down, and enjoy my movie in silence. :)

[smlvlchk]

oh come on, you have to admit that once in a while (especially in really bad movies) that when some crack pot starts making stupid jokes that it just is the funniest thing ever! you'll thank me some day!!! :D:D:D:D:D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Ok, my first post in like...pages. On the topic of how much it costs, my brother who works at the theatre was told that if you buy 2 of ANYTHING and it comes out to less tha 5 bucks, he added it up wrong. :lol:

And smlvlchk, i have to see a movie with you now to experience this. (although it might be the last movie i'll beallowed to se at the theatre :D ) Anyways, i clap at the end because...i dont know i just liked the movie. :D

[smlvlchk]

hahaha!!! we will go then!!! i do best at the LOTR, so how bout it!?!? oh, and you dont mind if we make out do you?

[SMLVLFAN89]

Not at all ;) It may take my a while to get where you are though :lol:

[smlvlchk]

LOL little experience?!?! no problem...we can change that :D:D

havent you ever made out in a theater?! the mall?!?! school desks!??! LOLOLOLOL :rotfl:

[SMLVLFAN89]

LOL!! Actually i meant it would take a while to get to Minnesota to see the movie, but you know... :D

[smlvlchk]

oh whatever ......:p :p well...i could always come to ohio...thats where you are...isnt it?!?!

[SMLVLFAN89]

yeah sure is!

[smlvlchk]

perfect...ill be there in the morning :D:D:D oh boy, snowstorm...just remembered

what was the topic of this thread again?

[SMLVLFAN89]

something about getting kicked out of theatres?

[smlvlchk]

making out? how expensive theaters are? all of Giz's threads are blending together!

[WJB1]

Man, I've gotten kicked outta a movie soooooo many times, lesse a couple for making out, a crap load for sneaking into other movies, twice for starting fights...(don't ask), once for starting a big riot in the theatre (let's just say not my most memorable moment), and only once for being obnoxious.

[MadCow]

I'm kind of fortunate that I don't live anywhere near smlvlchk ;) ot WJB1 ;) but maybe if you can let everyone know when you're off to the movies and the rest of us can go elsewhere ;)

I'm not really joking, it costs £10.00 to go a decent cinema (£8.00 for a non decent one) and that's without the luxury of sweets and drinks and I get really p.o'd when I can't concentrate on the interesting bit at the end of Matrix Reloaded (it happened twice) because someone at the back has ADD. It's not a case of living a little, I have other activities which take care of that.

I'm not big on fighting, I'm not big on stealing, I'm not big on spoiling everybody elses day, does that make me a square?

MadCow

[wdwchipmunk]

I'm not big on fighting, I'm not big on stealing, I'm not big on spoiling everybody elses day, does that make me a square?

No, that makes you a decent, respectful and mature person. :)

[SMLVLFAN89]

Lol, your not a square. Squares are well..squre. And your not. Im gonna shut up now.

[Sian_Raven]

I'm an angel when it comes to going to the cinema. Though it's never cost as much as £10. Usually £6.50 ($12).

I always behave myself and try to enjoy the movie. I must have super hearing too, because I can always hear some selfish idiot nattering away somewhere in the room. If they're close I give them the patented evil stare until they get the hint. The stare works best if my eyes are quite pale (my eyes change colour) and it creeps them out.

I have to admit I have put my feet up on the back of the seat in front on occasion, but not if anyone's sitting in it.

I don't think I'd be able to stand being in an American cinema. If I miss sections of a movie because of loud yapping and cheering, I'd ask for that portion of my money back.

[SMLVLFAN89]

Lol, i put my feet up on the seats, too. And maybe i just act this way because im not spending any money to see the movie..

[smlvlchk]

Originally posted by wdwchipmunk
No, that makes you a decent, respectful and mature person. :)

im mature! :D most of the time...

[SMLVLFAN89]

75%?

[smlvlchk]

yeah pretty much:D

you are going to be so proud of me!!!! guess what?!! caleb (my BF) is moving to alaska or whatever and as our last date he took me to see Cheaper By The Dozen!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DIDNT TALK OR SAY ANYTHING AT ALL THE ENTIRE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARENT YOU PROUD OF ME?!?!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SMLVLFAN89]

I really am!!! You didn't say anything? wow. Was your mouth duck taped?

[smlvlchk]

No! And Calebs mouth wasnt on that either for whoever was going to ask that. He got annoyed that I kept drooling :p I mean, come on, both TOM and ASHTON are in it, what do you expect?!

[Gizmo]

So when ya see a movie we just need to make sure there's a poster of TW or AK taped to the chair in ft of ya! :p :lol: Em, i'm so PROUD! :lol: :lol: :lol: Maybe ya can see a movie in Canada afterall :p :p :p

[smlvlchk]

yay!!! ya mean it?!?! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

I wanna come!!! I get a KK poster though. ;)

[smlvlchk]

*sighs* fine! you can have the KK poster, i get the TW poster though!!! or the SM3 poster!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LadyOphelia]

I live in the Toronto area and theatres here pretty much follow what other Canadians have said. Total silence, no loud mouths and no clapping at the end. I don't think I could handle an American theatre. :D

[smlvlchk]

lol you should try it! we can go see something together and i can give you the REAL taste of an American theater!!!

[Gizmo]

Originally posted by smlvlchk
*sighs* fine! you can have the KK poster, i get the TW poster though!!! or the SM3 poster!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All right Em...i gotta know...what's the SM3 poster??? SM3...SM3...i'm gonna shoot myself in the foot for not knowing this, aren't I! :p :p
Originally posted by smlvlchk
lol you should try it! we can go see something together and i can give you the REAL taste of an American theater!!!
Hey, what happened to the new, quiet you??? :p :p :lol: :lol: Your new found silence didn't last long, eh! LOLOLOL

[smlvlchk]

SM3= Sam Jones III :rotfl:

and i was quiet because it was mine and caleb's last date! i wanted it to be special! do you prefer the quiet me?!

[SMLVLFAN89]

I don't. And how do you not know Sam Jones 3??????

[Gizmo]

*crawls outta the deep dark hole* Told ya i'd kick myself for not knowing! LOLOLOL I wasn't even THINKING SV when i read SJ3...How can ya tell Pete's not my fav SV character! I like Pete/SJ3 fine, but he's just a lil on the young side for me! For me it's all about TW!! LOL Whooops!!! Now if Em had written SJIII it totally would'a clicked! LOL Yeah, yeah, this is what happens when ya live off of a couple hours sleep a night for weeks on end! The brain cells go poof!!! :o :o :o

Oh, and no Em, of course we luv ya just the way ya are! :) :) If we're ever in the same city I'll even go see a movie with ya and experience the "Smlvlchk" way of viewing - this "gung-ho" thing might be fun to try out once! We'd better make it a US theatre though ;) ;) :lol: :lol: :) :)

[fudrom]

Gizmo, you silly goose...

I'm still looking forward to experience the quiet Canadian theaters with ya... :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

I'll come!! Dont know how quiet it'll be after were there though.. :lol:

[Gizmo]

LOLOLOL Is Fud back??? Must be an old post i never saw! Sorry Fud - wasn't ignoring ya!

Oh, Fan, don't tell me you're a rowdy movie goer too! :eek: :eek: LOLOLOL

When you people come up north remind me to bring the duct tape to keep your yaps shut! :p :p :D :D :lol: :lol:

I'm afraid to check out a US movie! LOL I'd think i'd entered the Twilight Zone! LOLOLOL

[smlvlchk]

probably wont be :lol: we can make it loud!! ya want me to come?! *flutters eyelashes*

[SMLVLFAN89]

Yeah That was an old fud post!! And yeah, i can be rowdy at times..:lol:

[smlvlchk]

really!!! yay!!! lololol!! we will have fun! GIZMO JOIN US!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Gizmo]

We should get a whole gang of Ksiters together! LOLOLOL

Oh wait, i'll have to find a theater i NEVER wanna go back to...'cause if Em's there, i KNOW we're gonna get booted out! :p :p :lol: :lol:

Better make sure we recruit lots of Cdn Ksiters to balance out you USers...hummm....there's Inochi, Lady O, Caitlin...there's lots more! Ack, mind block! :D :D

[smlvlchk]

hey! I resemble that! :lol: i can only go if someone will make out with me :lol:

[Gizmo]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

You is sooooooooooooo funny! :D :D :D :D OMG i haven't laughed soo much since OB's "old lady"! LOLOLOLOL Between you and Disco's smileys! Hahahahahahahahaha!

Hummm...someone must have snuck something in my drink! LOLOLOLOL

[SMLVLFAN89]

hey! I resemble that! i can only go if someone will make out with me

I believ you know my reply to that. ;)

[smlvlchk]

hehe i do :o

[SMLVLFAN89]

Hummm...someone must have snuck something in my drink! LOLOLOLO

Believe me, no one needs to. ;)

[KJK]

Originally posted by Gizmo
Better make sure we recruit lots of Cdn Ksiters to balance out you USers...hummm....there's Inochi, Lady O, Caitlin...there's lots more! Ack, mind block! :D :D
What about me?

[Inochi no Rizumu]

Hey, yeah! You forgot about the Albertan! Tsk, bad Giz... and I thought all the other UBC students were smart... oh! you have broken my faith in my uni! how could you?

[KJK]

You say "the Albertan" like it's a bad thing.

[Inochi no Rizumu]

....

[KJK]

Grrrr!

[smlvlchk]

this is definitley my favorite thread :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

We couldn't let it die. ;)

[smlvlchk]

;)
http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v86/smlvlchk/ug021497.gif

[SMLVLFAN89]

:rotfl: Thats great!!

[smlvlchk]

gotta appreciate the American theaters!!!

[SMLVLFAN89]

gotta love them!

[Gizmo]

OMG! I was just trying to get myself off of Ksite and voila...what did i see...EM'S SIGGY! :rotfl: :rotfl: So...was trying to figure out where i was gonna post a ROTFL comment about it, came back to off topic...and see this thread has been REVIVED!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: Gungho is right! :lol: :lol:

THAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING I'VE SEEN!! "Quiet vs Gung-ho"!!! Damn, i'm laughing so hard i can't type! LOLOLOL

Originally posted by Inochi no Rizumu
Hey, yeah! You forgot about the Albertan! Tsk, bad Giz... and I thought all the other UBC students were smart... oh! you have broken my faith in my uni! how could you?
LOLOLOL All OTHER UBC students would be the key...I didn't even see the darn Luther car at school today! Me is sooo not smart! :p :p :p How could i forget about KJK???? *slaps wrist* bad GIZZY!!! :D

Originally posted by KJK
You say "the Albertan" like it's a bad thing.
Ummmmmm...isn't it! LOLOLOLOLOL J/K! We luv our Albertan neighbours! :D :D :D

[smlvlchk]

hehehehe

*whispers* glad you like it :p

[Gizmo]

The "gung ho" is gone :( :( :( :( Hummm...ya switching over to the quiet side? No wait...look who i'm asking :lol: :lol:

[smlvlchk]

;) thats right :D *yelling* GUUUUUUUUNG HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Gizmo]

LOL And the "gung-ho" returns! :lol: I'm sooo dying to see a movie in a US theater! I really wanna experience this whole US phenomena for myself. Course i'd probably wanna throw something at all the loud-mouths! LOLOL Then again, i'm a Canadian so would be too polite to do so!

Haha! Made me think of something we learned in class today. We were asked why we, as students/employees, always rate ourselves as low on performance reviews, and why we are sometimes overly needlessly polite...the answer...BECAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN! LOLOL Yup, that was the classes response! Hee hee! Can't say if it's true or not, but it reminded me of this thread too! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

Course i'd probably wanna throw something at all the loud-mouths! LOLOL Then again, i'm a Canadian so would be too polite to do so!

You'd soon run out of things to throw. ;) :D

[smlvlchk]

you can throw your popcorn at me :D preferrably towards my mouth :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Buttery popcorn...mmm....

[Dukegirl]

Ok joining the conversation eventhough I'm not American nor Canadian - in Belgium people don't shout/laugh out loud in theatres but we sometimes chuckle or when it's a scary movie you can occasionally hear girls squeek but that's all really.
I think we don't find it very polite should you make a lot of noise during a movie - and turning off your mobile/cell phone before the movie starts is IMO also a very polite thing to do.

[smlvlchk]

ya they require you to do that. i never talk on a cell phone...but i still end up being a total dumbass during the movie. did you read through this thread?

[Ultimatemother]

I dont know what theaters you other Americans are going to but I have never gone to a movie where it was loud and people were all rude and talkitive and Ive lived in South Carollina, Georgia, Washington state, Hawaii and North carolina. Its always quiet when I go.

[smlvlchk]

it varies everywhere i suppose. in MN we not only have the worst drivers, but we are terrible in theaters too :) ive been getting better...i went to three movies without saying anything (giggling doesnt count)

[SMLVLFAN89]

In ohio its kind crazy. I love it though. :p

[smlvlchk]

ooooh Ohio hmm? *thinking* :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

Lol, what are you planning??

[smlvlchk]

*rubbing hands together* MWAHAHAHA :lol: JJ

[SMLVLFAN89]

I'll be watching a movie and all of a sudden your gonna burst through the sceen, right?

[smlvlchk]

*snicker* i'll yell "Mark I'm here!" just so you will be able to identify me :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

What movie will it be??

[smlvlchk]

hmm....something with Mountain Dew, right?!?! hehe Cheaper by the Dozen :D:D:D lol! oh, i posted another chapter to "Mountain Dew" btw :p

i need to go to a movie really bad...i havent been in so long

[SMLVLFAN89]

Me too!! *goes off to check the fic*

[smlvlchk]

seen anything good lately? i never saw FIght Club...is it any good? i also still need to see 50 FIrst Dates!!:D:D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Lol, i wanna go see eternal sunshine of the spotless mind,or startsky and hutch!

I havent seen fightclub, either. I also wanna see poolhall junkies. :D

[smlvlchk]

Startsky and Hutch!!! i wanna see that tooooo!!! :D:D:D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Lets see it!!

[supe cjk]

I am going to agree with the other Canadians it is nice and quiet at our theatres, there might be some loud people but they are usually shut up pretty quickly, usually by me if I am annoyed by it which I am most of the time. I can't stand to be in a loud obnoxious theatre, I use to go to Portland for work 3 times a week so I would go and see a movie in my spare time because I had nothing else to do and I just couldn't take it, I could never figure out why everyone had to be so loud, isn't the whole point of going to a movie is to get lost in it and be entertained?

Us Canadians aren't boring, we just don't have to make noise in a theatre to have a good time, that is what activities out doors are for, and hockey games.

Regarding good movies lately I saw a sneak preview for Girl Next Door with Elisha Cuthbert on Saturday and it was so funny, it was loud for that but it wasn't people talking it was laughter.

[SMLVLFAN89]

Ah yeas, the girl next door. It looks to be an interesting one. :D

[Gaunt]

Same in the UK we like it nice and quiet, unless you go to our local pictures which is a tad dodgy.oddly I get really annoyed if people make noise during the trailers. Maybe i'm just weird

[Dukegirl]

Originally posted by smlvlchk
did you read through this thread?
Not yet I didn't notice the amount of pages up until now :eek:
Oops I just posted my thoughts and I hope I didn't say something that's been said a hundred times before :o

[SMLVLFAN89]

Still the original chat jack thread!!

[TWShakar]

So this is it?

[SMLVLFAN89]

yep, this be it

[TWShakar]

:D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Why are you grinning like that? :p

[TWShakar]

Wouldn't you like to know. ;) :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Oh, but i would!! :p

[TWShakar]

Well you can't. :p

[SMLVLFAN89]

Why not?

[TWShakar]

Cause :p

[SMLVLFAN89]

cause why? :D

[TWShakar]

:lol:

You remind me of someone from the Gabriel Knight Forum. Geek Lord Aragorn 12, I missed ya!

[SMLVLFAN89]

shhh...dont give away my secret identity!!

[TWShakar]

:rotfl:

I wouldn't be surprised if it was you though. He was trying woo me. Saying that I loved him. :p

[SMLVLFAN89]

but you do!!

[TWShakar]

No I don't. I just missed his craziness. It was like a soap opera!! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

He sounds like a smart, handsome, funny guy!! ;)

[TWShakar]

:lol:

Actually he's 12. He's was trying to woo an 18 year old! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

:eek: So, i remind you of a 12 year old. That may be the best compliment ive been given all day!

[TWShakar]

:rotfl:

No. It's your craziness!!

[SMLVLFAN89]

Even better!

[nat]

wat's wrong with 12 yearolds?

that boy seems funny... woo an 18 year old! hahahahaha

[TWShakar]

I know. Had a blast!! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

had? hes gone now?

[TWShakar]

He went for a vacation. But he stopped wooing me. Once in a while he tries. :p

[SMLVLFAN89]

but your married now.

[TWShakar]

LOL! I know.

But he doesn't know that. And he'll say it doesn't count cause it's at a different forum.

[SMLVLFAN89]

Hmmm...he is very persistent :lol:

[TWShakar]

:lol: I know!

[SMLVLFAN89]

Has he ever asked you to marry him? :p

[TWShakar]

Actually no. Someone else did. :p

[SMLVLFAN89]

Wow, you must be very popular. :p

[TWShakar]

:lol: Actually yeah. One of the mods from another forum comes and licks me out of nowhere!!! :rotfl: :rotfl:

[SMLVLFAN89]

:eek: wow :lol: Thats funny! I must meet this...whats his name. :p

[TWShakar]

Nocturnus. :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Yeah, get him to post here in OT.

[TWShakar]

LOL. That's gonna be hard, because comes once in a while. :p

[SMLVLFAN89]

Just tell him youll marry him if he does. ;)

[TWShakar]

Uhh...no. :p

Damn 30 second rule!! Ugh!!!!! :mad:

[SMLVLFAN89]

Then i'll go over there!!

[TWShakar]

LOL! Ok. Here's a link:

http://community.vugames.com/WebX?14@95.16D8c0b7cEX.3714384@.ee6b4ee

[SMLVLFAN89]

Thanks, now what kind of sight is this? And where does he post?

[TWShakar]

Go to Gabriel Knight Discussion, and then click on Off Topic Thread.

[SMLVLFAN89]

lol, ok

[TWShakar]

Man it's gonna take you a while to find it.

Here's a direct link:

http://community.vugames.com/WebX?7@215.oRExdJEfgdj.10249055@.f017a7b/2012

[SMLVLFAN89]

Ok, but who the freak is gabriel knight?

[TWShakar]

:rotfl:

It's a guy who fights supernatural beings. Awesome games!!! :)

[SMLVLFAN89]

hmmm...intteresting...

[TWShakar]

Indeed. :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

&%$@!# Cant register

[TWShakar]

Why?

[SMLVLFAN89]

It saays "We are not accepting email addresses from many free email account providors as a point of contact. If you were attempting to enter a free email account, please use a different email address. If this is not the problem, please check your information and try again."

[TWShakar]

I figured out a way to get pass that.

There's this site. Edge emulation.com Its free but you have a choice of paying too. I made an address quick.

Here's a link:

http://mail.edgeemu.com/email/scripts/loginuser.pl

[SMLVLFAN89]

ah, then off to that site!

[TWShakar]

Cool! This is sooo funny! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

I believe i just posted. ;)

[TWShakar]

:rotfl:

Awesome!!

[SMLVLFAN89]

Like my screen name?

[TWShakar]

:lol: Very clever. :p

Hey do you want me to make you an avatar?

[SMLVLFAN89]

sure. will i know what its of?

[TWShakar]

Hehe. :p It's gonna be perfect you. I'll send it to you and then you'll just put it.

[SMLVLFAN89]

cool

[TWShakar]

I sent you the avatar. :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

pm...email?

[TWShakar]

Email.

[SMLVLFAN89]

cool, thanks

[TWShakar]

No prob!

I still can't believe this!! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

LOL, great avatar. Looks familiar... :p

[TWShakar]

Hehe. Having fun? :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

It is very interesting. I'll give you that. :D

[TWShakar]

Do you like my avatar?

[SMLVLFAN89]

I like it very much. :D Crap, you have a 60 second rule.

[TWShakar]

Yeah. I know. :mad:

[SMLVLFAN89]

AHH!! That wendys commercial made me hungry!!

[TWShakar]

:lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

mmm....chicken....

[TWShakar]

mmmmmmmmm. :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

Is wendys open at 2 am? :p

[TWShakar]

Isn't Wendy's open all night?

[SMLVLFAN89]

I think the nearest one to me, is open to like midnight. :(

[TWShakar]

Awwww :(

Do you have anything to eat?

[SMLVLFAN89]

There might be something upstairs in the fridge but im too lazy to get up. :D

[TWShakar]

Oh my God!! :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

;) *reaches* Cant reach the fridge. :(

[TWShakar]

What is worse: Getting up to get food or starve like hella crazy?

[SMLVLFAN89]

Im about to find out. :p

[TWShakar]

:p

[smlvlchk]

no one told me this thread was rebooted :D:D:D:D this is my favorite thread!!! besides the mountain dew one

[TWShakar]

It's all the monkey's doing. :D

[SMLVLFAN89]

This is what i do. ;)

[the panther]

What's all the monkey's doing?

[TWShakar]

Bringing back this thread.

[the panther]

Oh. :rolleyes:

[Sharkie]

Evil Marky.

[SMLVLFAN89]

What wrong with it?

[SMLVLFAN89]

Its back...again!!!!

[smlvlchk]

AHHHHH!!! NO WAY!!!! this is so weird...i'd almost forgotten what a computer looked like!

[SMLVLFAN89]

hehehehehe....we need fud and giz to have the whole team back. :(

[Inochi no Rizumu]

OMG I love this thread! :eek:

I don't think I've ever posted in it, but lurking in it was awesome back in the olden days... So did we ever settle on something? :lol:

[SMLVLFAN89]

No....but it was fun!!! Just like the JTT thread. :p

I just emailed fud. :\

[smlvlchk]

oh i forgot to post again...

the JTT thread!! oh wow! its been soooo long!

[SMLVLFAN89]

I know...i feel so out of place!! :lol: *finds refuge in this thread* So...i saw a movie the other day...:lol:

[M.D.]

I havent seen a movie in forever..

but I do remember reading this thread way back when..never posted in it..

soo the famous smlvlchk comes out of retirement to make these posts..

[SMLVLFAN89]

She left again. :( She's visiting for the weekend before she goes back to her camp thing and i forced her to post a little. :lol:

[M.D.]

awww. hope you get a chance to hang with her more.

[SMLVLFAN89]

Thanks, me too. :p Im sure she can be on more after her camp thing is over...

[HuffyTheCampfireSlayer]

I had my first experience of a US theatre on Premier night when I was in the States a few weeks back and went to see Spider-Man 2. And yes, people did cheer and clap during the movie, and especially at the end. It kind of took me out of the movie a little bit. But it wasn't too bad an experience. It only happened on the premier night, though. Not during any other showings of other films I went to.

[M.D.]

If I've seen the move before, I let the people around me know by saying the lines out loud.

[SMLVLFAN89]

Heh, my brother works at the thaetre and we sat with some of his friends that work there when we saw the first showing of spidey 2. There are some weird people....

[M.D.]

what I cant stand is people who are crass and profane in a movie.. Like during spiderman, a couple of guys behind me kept making derragatory remarks about Ms. Dunst and referring to spiderman's superpowered phallus... I really dont like those people.

[SMLVLFAN89]

oh, well i was reffering to these poeple being all hopped up on...whatever...and going on and on to me about how she ate some gum of the parking lot outside even though ive never met her. But thats nasty too. :p

[Sharkie]

I've never been in a movie with loud and gung-ho people.

[Inochi no Rizumu]

Me neither. The most I've heard are occasional fanboyish murmurings, and collective laughter on funny parts.

I'm wondering where the idea of loud U.S. moviegoers came from... I want to go to a U.S. theatre to see for myself if this is true. :\