Monday, July 4, 2011

Cinema Etiquette 101

With no intention to hurt anyone (but definitely to make every ignorant people aware of this), here is a list or you can say a guideline of cinema patronage:


  1. Make sure you are not suffering from knee cap problem, seizure or any medial condition that would make you kicking the chair in front of you. Take proper medication, go for physiotherapy sessions, etc., and once you have recovered then only think of buying the ticket. Capish? I just hate hate hate whenever someone behind me keep kicking my chair hence the reason why I then always opt for one of the seats at the last row behind. Are they willing to compensate by giving me a free one hour massage? ;)
  2. Parents, please take note of this one. Please make sure that your cute little children are old enough to relax, understand and obey instructions. Unless it is Ice Age, Little Nemo or Toy Story, I do not expect to hear wailings, screamings or playing hide and seek in the cinema.
  3. Please turn your mobile phones into silent mode, or better still, just turn the damn phone off. Ok I understand you have the latest iPhone, Blackberry or Android phones, but please, cinema is not the place to show off. By the way, I do not appreciate the loud dangdut ring tone while watching Twilight...
  4. If you have to answer calls, please walk out of the cinema, thank you. Replying texts are fine, but keep the light low please...
  5. I understand that queue for tickets can be ridiculously long on weekends, but please do not order your cute little children to cut queue in front of us. It only shows your poor parenting skill and that you are bad parents, you do not deserve to breed. Show your children some public decency and manners, just queue with the others ok. Or better still, just book your tickets online in advance. What are those phone and online booking facilities for anyway?
  6. This one thing I really cannot tolerate. Once I sat next to this lovely couple. The guy, who thinks he is a smartass, kept giving his girlfriend spoilers to the movie. I think it was Pirates of The Caribbean. The girlfriend was so impressed with this guy that she did not mind him telling the whole story.. Damn, I swear I could hear everything, I was not eager to watch anymore. Why do this kind of people exists? Well obviously to annoy the hell out of me!