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Oct 25, 2007 at 05:10 PM : Lori, that's why...

Lori, that's why I don't go to the movies. I work in the movie business and love movies, but I like to get absorbed in them without the distractions of other idiots, unless I'm going to the theater to watch something like Rocky Horror, which I haven't done in 20 years! LOL!

I go to screenings on the lot where I work when I can, and there's usually few people and they're respectful. When I first started here they showed "From Here To Eternity" in one of the theaters, it was so awesome!

Recently they showed "West Side Story" in 70mm!!! It was incredibly beautiful! Every scene was a work of art! I wasn't able to go in and sit down, I was only able to watch a few minutes here and there from the port in the projection booth, and if I could have stood there and watched the whole movie out that little window with the projectors whirring behind me I would have done it, what a wonderful movie!!!!

Oct 25, 2007 at 07:10 PM : Well, at least you...

Well, at least you won't hear me talking in a movie- because I don't go to movies :) When my husband manages to guilt me into going- which he does about once a year or so- I spend most of the time trying not to run out of the theater in a complete panic. Scary places, movie theaters.

Oct 25, 2007 at 09:10 PM : Madkow, you have some...

Madkow, you have some kind of fear of Movie theaters? What the hell??? Ok, now you have to tell your story about movie theaters. lol. oops, unless it's something really serious that you'd prefer not to talk about. I didn't think about that!!!

Anyway, Lori, yes, it irritates the crap out of me when we sit near a group or couple that just won't shut up. Good thing about Big dog....He doesn't take any crap when it comes to that. He has no problem, he will tell them straight out "if you want to talk why don't you leave." We usually rent.

Oct 25, 2007 at 10:10 PM : No big story- they...

No big story- they just scare me. I'm crazy :) When I sit in them I get sick and start feeling really claustrophobic and panicky. I think I just went all around crazy in high school, because that's when I started getting all sorts of odd fears.

Oct 25, 2007 at 10:10 PM : Olivia: ...

Olivia: I'm slow and frequently out to lunch. Are you and bigdog a "couple?"

I told someone once .... just once, and was very polite, "Please don't talk during the movie." You would have thought I had said something nasty about his mother. I got such a load dumped on me, I walked out and brought back the little kid with the title of manager. The talker then took his anger out on the poor kid. I got tickets comped and went back another time and only had to deal with your normal talker - not the sociopath talker.

Honestly .... this is such a mystery to me. I mean, big messages before the movie, Turn your cell phone off and don't talk during the movie. Reminds me: one time someones cell phone went off and nearly the entire audience gave a big "BOOOOO." I was so happy.

We love the movies and do a lot of renting too. Especially the "B" releases. We actually used to drive into LA to see the movies that appeared to be one of the big hits of the year. We like a good sound system. We finally decided that is just silly so we have gone into the Hitching Post 3 or 4 times now. Talking happens in LA too, but it seems to be worse in Tehachapi, even tho the audience is much smaller.

Oct 25, 2007 at 10:10 PM : I have no problem...

I have no problem telling some one to shut their pie hole during a movie. I took my 11 year old to the movies awhile back and there was these 2 kids running up and down the aisle. Both kids were about 10 years old with no parents. I watch these kids run wild and make all kinds of noise for about five minutes and the movie was about to start and I couldn't take it no more. I'm 300+ 6 foot tall with a long goat tee. I stood up and pointed at two seats in the back row and told them to sit their butts down and told them if they make a sound during the movie I would get them thrown out. They both sat right down and behaved them self. A few mothers gave me the thumb sign. I have seen parents bring their young children to bloody scary movies only to have to hear the kid cry and then having to listen to mom and dad tell the kid its only a movie and its not real......blah......blah.....Any way I perfer to rent. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed and I sometimes get lost and I just love the rewind button when I didn't hear something or get lost I can go back and watch it over, Something you cant do in the theater.

Oct 25, 2007 at 10:10 PM : Lori...

Lori yes Olivia is my lovely bride.

Sleezy&Boobie Dippintush

Oct 26, 2007 at 08:10 AM : Younger folks were...

Younger folks were never taught "proper movie etiquette." They grew up watching videos at home, and their parents got lazy about teaching them the experience of going to the movies. It was a big deal in my house, growing up, to be old enough to attend a movie with the family. My parents never took us to an evening movie if we weren't old enough to sit still through the whole thing. Going to a film was an event, something special. And of course, movies were much bigger in scope back then, too. I can still remember in which theater I saw important movies, who I was with, & what was going on in my life around those times. When I see a movie for the first time on video, I may enjoy it & all but it's not the same type of experience!

Today, I only go to see a film if there's something really extraordinary about it. Meaning, we only go once or twice a year. The local Tehachapi theater is a real disappointment, so there's that too.

Oct 26, 2007 at 09:10 AM : I can;t remember the...

I can;t remember the last time I went to a movie for exactly the reasons you have all described. The loud talkers, the crying children etc.

I'd really like to see Tehachapi have a drive-in movie theater. I see lots of areas that would be available for such a venue and I think it would be a huge success. A drive-in theater is something so many people can enjoy. Whether it;s cuddling up next to your spouse or piling all the kids in the back of the car and having a fun night out. At a drive in you rarely have to be concerned with the annoyances of regular movie theaters and they provide a unique experience that can't be beat.

Oct 26, 2007 at 09:10 AM : Etiquette, last night...

Etiquette, last night etiquette was explained to us. Last night my family went to see my daughter's high school choir perform. They all did a great job and it was rather entertaining. I was surprised that before the performance some lady had to explain to the parents what proper etiquette was. I myself rolled my eyes for I thought it was ridicules. I don't know if It's because parents don't teach their children how to behave in public or is it that people are just rude. In the row behind my family was a mother with 5 little kids.One of the kids was kneeling on the ground and he had a hot wheel car and he was using the hard plastic chair as a road. So as the choir was singing and all i could hear was this car being pushed back and forth on the chair with the mother sitting right next to the kid and doing nothing. I couldn't help my self, I turned around looked at the mother then looked at the kid making noise and pushing the toy and I thumped the kids back with my finger. The noise stopped. All after that lady just got done explaining etiquette.Which she did include the importance of keeping your young kids quiet when the choir was singing. I refuse to let someone ruin something i enjoy. Too many people would have sat through that kid making noise and then complain latter how the noise ruined the performance. Not me. Anyway I really did enjoy the choir and the music selection was great. Good job.

Oct 26, 2007 at 11:10 AM : They have stadium...

They have stadium seating at the movies down here. I dont usually have a problem with that. But the only time i will spend the money to go is if is some horror flick. Sat we are going to see Saw4. The shock and scare effect isnt quite as sharp when you are watching it on a TV screen. Now i wish i would have gone to see Transformers in the theater. (Bumblebee is hot...i know hes a machine, but..) Most other movies i wait until they are on DVD. I too have no problem shutting idiots up. That mouth of mine is really one of my defects. Gotta love my quick wit and sharp tongue :)

Lori Morales...where the hell have you been????????? you are just now getting that the Dippintushes are a couple HELLO?

Oct 26, 2007 at 11:10 AM : I KNOW .......

I KNOW .... didn't even occur to me that fellow bloggers were also fellow cuddlers! It's nice.

My daughter belongs to The Scary Movie Club. Every Friday the girls go off to some terror. Dad saves the good ones from TV and they watch it on our big screen. Husband/dad has theater speakers and the sound is better than some theaters. During these father/daughter bondings, I come in and write to you all.

Nov 25, 2007 at 10:11 AM : Why does the hitching...

Why does the hitching post not play scary movies ?? I.e. Saw, Wrong turn, The hills have eyes and so on and so on ??? I think they could make so much more money if they did. I hate having to go down the hill to see a scary movie on the big screen