My Strict Cinema habits & standards - Page 2
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deathly rat
United Kingdom911 Posts
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SupaChicken
Australia273 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On January 04 2013 14:07 SupaChicken wrote: I agree with most of this actually. Fortunately I'm a projectionist and can go watch movies whenever I want, even if the cinema is closed. It's fantastic! You BASTARD! | ||
StarStruck
25339 Posts
On January 04 2013 10:27 Torte de Lini wrote: holy balls! I am the same way in restaurants + one step further! I'm kinda bad with tips though, I'm so... conflicted. You're a university student so it's understandable. Everyone has ticks. | ||
Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On January 04 2013 14:13 StarStruck wrote: You're a university student so it's understandable. Everyone has ticks. I actually hate the concept. I tip 10% and 15 if the service met my standards (20 on my favourite restaurants where the service is always beyond excellent). | ||
TerranosaurusWrecks
Canada187 Posts
On January 04 2013 14:07 SupaChicken wrote: I agree with most of this actually. Fortunately I'm a projectionist and can go watch movies whenever I want, even if the cinema is closed. It's fantastic! damn, that sounds sooo nice. I hate to say it, but i feel like i have to come forward and say that I am one of the big bucket popcorn eaters who just scarfs it down before we're even ten minutes in the movie haha. Those big buckets with the refills are my only way of purchasing anything at the theater, everything is just so outrageously priced. I need to be able to refill so i don't feel ripped-off. Otherwise i just hit the penny candy store before i hit the cinema, that way i get a sick deal on some stale candy and get a huge adrenaline rush on smuggling the stuff in. | ||
Yurie
11638 Posts
As for seats, middle of the cinema tends to be the best in my experience. Front means I am looking up, back means it is smaller. Noises of others going to the cinema is why I stopped watching camera rips, it annoys me as well. Havn't talked to somebody it doesn't annoy though. As for restaurant topic, there is no such thing as tips over here. Employees have a normal hourly wage, same as anywhere else. If you don't like the service, go some place else the next time and they will close down sooner or later. | ||
StarStruck
25339 Posts
On January 04 2013 14:14 Torte de Lini wrote: I actually hate the concept. I tip 10% and 15 if the service met my standards (20 on my favourite restaurants where the service is always beyond excellent). You can dislike it all you want but it`s a reality. Ask your friends who wait tables in Montreal. Students are poor tippers on average. I`m glad you tip the 15-20%. | ||
VenomBRA
Netherlands168 Posts
I almost never buy popcorn in movies anymore. Sometimes I just get some candy, sometimes I just grab a beer. Yeah, cinemas in the Netherlands are super cool and sell beers. Some independent cinemas just have a bar outside and you can walk in with your beer glass -and I'm talking about awesome Belgium beer or local microbreweries. Chain theaters just have commercial beer, but it's ok for me every now and then. And they serve them in these bottles: + Show Spoiler + Back to the popcorn subject: in the theaters I mostly go, they don't cook their own popcorn. Someone already delivers them, pre-cooked, in bags. If I wanted some old and cold popcorn, I'd just bring it from home or something. And people here really like sweet popcorn. I always got confused when I first moved here, when I ordered popcorn and people asked: "sweet or salted?" I miss some warm fresh popcorn. And butter. They don't even have butter to add to it here The best one I used to have was back home in Brazil, which I had to buy outside the cinema from a guy who walked around with a cart like this: + Show Spoiler + The staff was fine with it, as they didn't serve food inside the cinema anymore. And I have a thing for old cinema rooms. This particular one back home was amazing: + Show Spoiler + entrance the room too bad I could not find a pic of the ceiling inside the room, it had some great paintings and details. But still it's nothing compared to Tuschinski in Amsterdam. The whole building and pretty much everything inside is a work of art: + Show Spoiler + the room from the first "VIP" balcony second balcony, with the center light in frame the entrance hall. This "dome" keeps changing colors with some programmed lights. They have some similar ones inside, on the access to the balconies. outside the screen with the curtains open. | ||
divito
Canada1213 Posts
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galtdunn
United States977 Posts
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
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Lyter
United Kingdom2145 Posts
Also, people that get up mid-film because they want to go to the toilet or get some food or a drink or w/e. Like what the actual fuck, you're gonna miss the movie you dumb fuck, get some bladder control or go beforehand | ||
Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
I now buy 2 megapackets instead of 1. | ||
JOJOsc2news
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QuanticHawk
United States32025 Posts
back is the best | ||
Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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brian
United States9593 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On January 05 2013 06:47 Gene wrote: seriously though. the third row. savage. Sometimes, it is socially possible for me to bow out and leave my friends ): In good news, my city is opening a VIP Cinema: http://www.cineplex.com/Theatres/VIP.aspx looooool | ||
corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
Thank god most cinemaz I go to don't sell popcorn. Popcorn eaters and candy openers are pretty high on my list of annoying people. And funnily enough, all the terrible sittings I had were for blockbusters. I think the worst I had was for The Return of the King. The film wasn't really good, but the theater full of annoying people made it near unberable, I almost left before the end... | ||
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