Should Movie Theaters Encourage Social Media During Movies?

That would mean more distractions. HELL NO!
Keep that cell phone OFF!

Nowadays everything is about phones and twitter and all that crap. It's ridiculous.

Watch the goddamn movie.

they should be focusing on lowering their prices.

Even if someone keeps their phone on silent, I dislike seeing the glare from the screens in my field of view.

It's no big deal..as long as your phone is on "silent" I don't see a problem.

And the bright light is not also disturbing everyone around you when you use social media?

Some people do not care, they do not think this bothering people, it all the time WELL IT WOULD NOT BOTHER ME. start farting next to the person and when he says stop that farting, you can say ITS NOT BOTHERING ME, or pick your nose and use the same exuse.

Uh, there's a brightness setting.

Even on the lowest brightness setting, if you can see it, the people are you can see it.

Not always. Especially if you're only sitting near the people you brought with you.

Unless your friends are the only people in the theater, there's someone around whom it will bother. Anyone in the rows behind you might be bothered by it, somebody a few seats down... and even on the lowest brightness and if it's on silent (no ringer OR vibrate, because people around you can hear that sometimes, too), using it is a dick move.

The theaters I go to have plenty of seats. I've never been bothered by anyone's phone, and no one has been bothered by mine.

Just because it doesn't bother you doesn't mean it doesn't bother other people. Not to mention the fact that some people just don't bother telling people off because they don't want to start a fight. The people around you paid just like you did-- if you can't shut your phone off for two damn hours out of respect for everyone else, that's just sad.

If you get angry over someone's phone being on in a theatre where you can simply move to another area, or ignore it, that's also sad.

Why would people not get angry at phones in theaters when they paid to see the movie and keep getting distracted by sudden light turning on nearby? Yeah, one or two people who you can move away from isn't too bothersome, but if it became socially acceptable (the question you answered yes to is "should movie theaters encourage social media during movies", after all), it would become impossible to just move somewhere else and not get bothered by yet another phone. And it's quite difficult to ignore when not everyone even bothers turning it on silent and turning the brightness to minimum. Not to mention that not all theaters are gigantic-- in my hometown, someone sitting in the back row can see every cell-phone user with ease.

Sounds suckful. Anyways, here's how I see it..you know how libraries are supposed to be quiet, yet people bring their loud, crazy children in there? Well the screaming and stuff only lasts a few moments, then it's usually over..not worth getting angry.

A few moment from all angles, or a few moments every five minutes becomes more than just a few moments. Especially if someone is trying to watch a movie they paid to see. Cell phones disturb the people around you, and it's completely inconsiderate and self-centered when people start texting in a theater. I don't think it's worth getting angry at one person texting, but, as I have already said, if it becomes something that is not discouraged it will get out of hand. Instead of a few screaming kids in the library for a few moments before they shut up, it will be every other person in the library letting out a scream every five minutes or so. Yeah, isolated incidents aren't worth getting angry over... but if libraries didn't have a "stay quiet" policy, people wouldn't try to stay quiet, and it wouldn't stay quiet. You get what I mean?

Oh, I totally agree that it would get out of hand..I mostly clicked yes to the "Do you think using social media like Twitter and Facebook in movies is a good idea?" part..but I'm sure people would start talking on phones and all kinds of stuff during films, which actually would not be alright with me. I don't know..you give an inch, they take a mile.

Yes they should be encouraged to check them at the door.

I get tired of these twits talking on their phones and texting while the rest of us are trying to watch a movie we PAID to see.

no either outside before the movie or after the movie.

People should just watch the movie.

Heck no. People who use their phones during the movie are so rude and distracting -_-

It should be legal to hit these people with a hammer. Watch God Bless America,

Hammer is over the top, fists first time then the hammer to cave his skull in, mind you caving his skull is like smashing the roof of a derelict house,there's nothing there to damage.
You can be there smashing his skull to bits and the twat will still be taping away, it only when the blood will splatter on the screen will he know that something strange is going on.
Perhaps they are harder to kill than zombies, look the best thing is to cut his hands off so that the prick cant go on tapping.
What ever you do to him/her we are with you all the way there is a talk in the courts that it is Justifiable to shoot these people in the cinema.

I leave my phone on but silence it, in case my kids need to reach me. (I'm rarely at the theater with both of them at the same time) If they call, I go out in the lobby to answer it.

Oh yes....and my wife should encourage Social Media during sex....

lol

I would have kicked the people out and still asked for a free movie pass, some people are pig ignorant.
Has my mate Edwards says "you cant educate pork"

Unfair to pigs - an under-rated animal. You can't educate cows but pigs adapt well and have good personalities...too bad they make such good bacon!

For all the pigs in the world, please accept my apologies, i will now educate Edwards and from now on it will be" cant educate beef"

Just buy Edwards a piglet as a pet and he'll be self educated...and probably really surprised....

No, that little piggy will not get time to educate himself,Edward would put it between two slices of bread and eat it.

We already have too much intrusion beyond our control as it is!!!!

Just watch the movie. Then after if is over go on social sites and post.

Yes you got it in one its not rocket science, on the other hand i suppose it is to some of these dull idiots, who are just plain ignorant or too plain dull to realize that they are getting on peoples nerves.
They live in the world of "it does not bother me so "IT CANT BOTHER OTHERS"