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The Phone Police...Ok, I was in the cinema watching a film on my own today, when I say on my own, I was unaccompanied, but there were maybe a dozen people scattered around the cinema, I was at the back in the second row, but there was no one sat behind me or even near me.
At the start of the film, maybe 20 minutes in, my phone rang, but I had it on silent, as I'm sure everyone does when you go to the cinema. The only alert I had was the screen lit up to inform me that someone was calling, and just let it ring, silently of course, and they were diverted to voicemail.
Out of the corner of my eye I see a figure bounding up the steps two or three at a time and then all of a sudden this guy in black is standing there over me and he booms, "I need you to turn your phone off". Everyone in the cinema - not many, but they all did - turned around to gawp at wtf is going on, I mumbled something about it being on silent and he repeated his instruction to turn it off and walked away out of the cinema, obviously an employee.
I don't see how I was disturbing anyone, no one could have even seen the screen as they were all in front of me facing forwards - I all saw them occasionally checking their phones during the film, oddly enough - and his interruption to the film was greater than even if I'd actually taken the call.
Most of all, it was incredibly embarrassing, I don't go to the cinema often, but when I do, there's loads of people occasionally checking their phones.
What's other people's opinions on this?Last edited by zyzzyzus; 09-05-2012 at 17:13. -
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Re: The Phone Police...Jobsworth(Original post by zyzzyzus)
Ok, I was in the cinema watching a film on my own today, when I say on my own, I was unaccompanied, but there were maybe a dozen people scattered around the cinema, I was at the back in the second row, but there was no one sat behind me or even near me.
At the start of the film, maybe 20 minutes in, my phone rang, but I had it on silent, as I'm sure everyone does when you go to the cinema. The only alert I had was the screen lit up to inform me that someone was calling, and just let it ring, silently of course, and they were diverted to voicemail.
Out of the corner of my eye I see a figure bounding up the steps two or three at a time and then all of a sudden this guy in black is standing there over me and he booms, "I need you to turn your phone off". Everyone in the cinema - not many, but they all did - turned around to gawp at wtf is going on, I mumbled something about it being on silent and he repeated his instruction to turn it off and walked away out of the cinema, obviously an employee.
I don't see how I was disturbing anyone, no one could have seen the screen as they were all in front of me facing forwards - I all saw them occasionally checking their phones during the film, oddly enough - and his interruption to the film was greater than even if I'd actually taken the call.
Most of all, it was incredibly embarrassing, I don't go to the cinema often, but when I do, there's loads of people occasionally checking their phones.
What's other people's opinions on this?
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Re: The Phone Police...Well no one likes a movie to be interrupted - it's a bitch when it happens. But I think if it was on silent then there's not a big issue. How did he even know your phone went off though?
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Re: The Phone Police...If she was sat almost under the projection booth, I'm guessing someone in there saw it and radioed it, or they have hidden cameras to watch for people trying to cam the movie.(Original post by Kiss)
Well no one likes a movie to be interrupted - it's a bitch when it happens. But I think if it was on silent then there's not a big issue. How did he even know your phone went off though?
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Re: The Phone Police...Just turn off your phone. When people constantly check their phones I can always see the little lights flicking on and it's distracting/irritating as hell as it goes on throughout the whole film normally. I don't see why it would kill some people to not be checking their mobile for a little less than two hours.
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Re: The Phone Police...He was probably more concerned that you were trying to film the movie, especially with being in a nearly empty cinema on your own and having your phone out. I don't see how having your phone on silent is an issue, unless it might interfere with the sound system or something when you get a call?
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Re: The Phone Police...Do you know what I can see whenever I'm at the cinema? Glare and reflections in my glasses from peoples' phones being lit up every time they're checked.
I'd be happy for a cinema to throw everyone they catch using a phone out. -
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Re: The Phone Police...Who goes to the cinema on their own?
Edit: OP's a girl... that's even worse. What girl goes to the cinema on their own?
The image I get of someone who goes to the cinema on their own, is one of an old man that likes to sit behind people so that he can sniff the back of their heads. Do you do this OP?
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Re: The Phone Police...I go to the cinema alone all the time.(Original post by amime)
Who goes to the cinema on their own?
Edit: OP's a girl... that's even worse. What girl goes to the cinema on their own?
The image I get of someone who goes to the cinema on their own, is one of an old man that likes to sit behind people so that he can sniff the back of their heads. Do you do this OP?
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Re: The Phone Police...(Original post by amime)
Who goes to the cinema on their own?
Edit: OP's a girl... that's even worse. What girl goes to the cinema on their own?
The image I get of someone who goes to the cinema on their own, is one of an old man that likes to sit behind people so that he can sniff the back of their heads. Do you do this OP?
say wuut?
are you serious? There's nothing wrong with going to the cinema on your own.
