My New Biggest Pet Peeve

My biggest pet peeve used to be people paying with a check in the express line…. Oh and when you let someone in ahead of you in traffic and they don’t acknowledge that you let them in.

It has now been utterly destroyed by how people act in the movies. First of all I would like to say that this was not an issue in Western, NY where I was from. People went to the movies and shut up for the most part. Out here…. nope… not a chance….. here are the reasons why I hate going to the movies in so cal.

1) People don’t understand the concept of babysitters[- You know what, I appreciate the fact that people have kids and don’ want to change their lives too much. They still want to be able to do things they used to do. And I understand if I go to a movie during the afternoon that there will be kids there, especially if it is a pg rated movie or something. But when you have your infant at a Rated R movie at ten o’clock it is fucking inappropriate. Yeah I know they are not going to understand the language or violence but you know when they cry through the entire fucking movie it is probably not an enjoyable experience for the people in the theatre or the kid.

Oh and I know your seven year old likes star wars and it is your call if you want them to see the new PG-13 one. But guess what… When you bring their tired and cranky ass to a 9:30 showing they get annoying. I don’t want to hear them fight with you over what they are eating or ask a million questions. And when they eventually start bitching and crying, take them out of the theatre to yell at them.

If your kid is prone to outbursts and they can’t sit through a movie do everyone a favor and wait for the dvd.

2) If I wanted to hear a commentary I would wait for the DVD to come out and listen to the directors- If you are bringing someone to a sequel and they didn’t see the first one or hell the other FIVE in the series you might want to catch them up before you get to the movies. You know when you bring a date to star wars and you are explaining everything and how it relates to the entire series it gets a little annoying especially when you are trying to talk over the fucking soundtrack. When something really cool happens I don’t need you to break down the special effects or keep repeating over and over again , “That was dope.” Or “That was amazing.” Or “Holy shit that was out of control” When you repeat that over and over it gets annoying.

3) If you are going to fight with your bf or gf do it on your own time.

4) Shut the fucking cell phones off- I know it is so hard for people to do this. But you don’t need to take that call in the movie theatre… Oh and you really don’t need to have a twenty minute conversation.

5) Get to the movie on time or sit in the front row if you get there late- I don’t care if there is an empty seat halfway down my row. Fuck you for showing up late. Don’t make me miss shit because you can’t get to the movie on time. Your punishment is to sit in the front row.

6) Kick my seat again I am breaking your fucking leg off- Most places out here the seats and the aisles are big… It isn’t cramped… so do you need to slouch four feet forward and kick my chair the entire time?

7) Where the fuck did these commercials come from?

If you have tuberculosis and can’t stop coughing don’t cough all over the back of neck… leave or don’t come to the movies. I don’t want to catch your germs.

9) Guess what the people on the screen can’t hear you but I can…. So shut the hell up and don’t tell them not to go into that room because guess what? Whatever you say does not have an impact on the movie what so ever.

10) When someone asks you to be quiet… shut the hell up. Don’t act all hard and tough or like an asshole because you deserved to get yelled at if you were talking. If you want to talk the entire time wait for it to come out on DVD.

Ok I am done venting.