I’m easily annoyed. Fine, I admit it. So even though I am against people carrying guns and shooting other people (annoying!), I find myself having a bit of sympathy for the shooter in this situation.
A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of the situation when he pulled a .380-caliber gun and shot the father, police said.
People who talk during movies are SUPER ANNOYING and lack the social skills to be in public and should just stay home. And if they are on their cell phones, they deserve worse.
Plus, he only shot him in the arm. Big baby.
Philadelphia + movie + loud obnoxious talker in movie = a black guy got shot.
@50, I like the cute winky face you attached to your admission that FUCKING SHOOTING SOMEONE FOR DARING TO TALK TO HIS KID DURING BENJAMIN BUTTONS FOR FUCKING CHRIST’S SAKE may be a bit too harsh a reaction to such indescribable rudeness. My point is that being allowed around other human beings requires occasionally dealing with being incovenienced by the behavior of others. Mature, rational adults have to accept that rushing out to see the Unbearable Plight of Benjamin Buttons in a crowded theater on opening night (versus simply waiting until you can Netflix it and have it mailed to your basement apartment in three months) means potentially having to run into people who don’t take an hour and a half of shitty cinema quite as seriously as you seem to, you miserable fucking shithead. ;^)
went to three movies over the snow days – FUCK – not a single talker
nothing to do except watch the movie – see Benny Button, very good
this thread was very interesting – I now believe in packing, cause I am convinced I will need to shoot some number of the stupid people out there
if people are really so touchy about a little noise, what will they do when I act out my compulsion to suck their ears?
gun shopping on monday, maybe get three or four so as to have one at all times and places
Weird Mark
he did do wrong, but everyone will admit blacks are crazy annoying in the movies.
This just in: Dan Savage shoots pit bull for talking on cell phone in movie theatre during matinee showing of Milk. Details at 11!
Benjamin Button?
LotR, HP, or Dark Knight, sure, … but Button???
Shooter’s got no taste in what to take seriously.
And yeah, a tazer would have been more fun for everyone. Would gladly pay an extra 25cents a ticket if cinemas would add undercover ‘err marshals’ to nab and remove talkers, cellphone egos, moaning make-out couples and unsupervised 2 year olds at non-family films. (Though the 2 year olds are easy: extract revenge right before credits roll by giving them 3 bags of sugar candy and a realisticlookingbutfake creepy-crawly).
@ 50, Your Name Here: I am not a miserable shithead. I’m someone who thinks if you pay $12.00 to see a movie, one should be able to expect to enjoy the movie. & I’m braver than you, because I don’t have keyboard balls (folks who use a handle to back up their swagger). Most people say things to strangers online they’d never have the chutzpah to pin their name to or say IRL.
BUT, important side note – I missed the bit in the story where this happened on Xmas. I seldom go to movies on opening day – unless it’s some big action-packed event thing like a Bond movie, where the audience reaction is fun. Anyone who goes to a crowded movie when it comes out knows what they are in for: a shared experience, both good & bad. Went to the movies last night, almost nobody in the theater, & so I didn’t have to hear someone on their cel phone, explaning the film to their kids, kids howling or getting my seat kicked. I did hear people buzzing with confusion (“Doubt”) but that’s part of the whole movie thing, no biggie.
& yes, I have Netflix, thanks.