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Apple Watch in movie theaters

mailboxbetacoin said:
Can't wait to see all those small screens lit here and there from people looking at their notifications, should be pretty annoying
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I actually just went to see Fast & Furious 7 last night and had my pebble steel on... I was so annoyed of my own watch lighting up repeatedly from notifications that I turned it off!!! I lit up 5 times in the first 20 minutes of the movie!!!!!!

This is honestly going to suck once Apple Watch is on everyone because I feel most people will think "oh no one will notice that im using my watch.." BUT WE WILL.

Now they will have to make a preview saying "Please turn off your smartwatch and enjoy the movie"
 
mailboxbetacoin said:
Can't wait to see all those small screens lit here and there from people looking at their notifications, should be pretty annoying
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They are already doing that with their phones, so replacing that with a smaller display with inky-black backgrounds (this is OLED, remember) will be an improvement.
 
Tsuchiya said:
I still go, but have to be smart about it. If I can, I'll find an early showtime, or one in a reasonably quiet cinema.

Apparently if you are rich enough, you can purchase this through PRIMA cinema:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/7/8361475/prima-cinema-luxury-movie-watching-furious-7

$35,000 upfront, then $500 per movie rental is a bit too steep for me though :p
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lol. Yeah, you have to catch the matinees at 11am with the senior citizens in Beverly Hills. At worst you are going to catch some snoring or maybe a sleep fart.
 
Armen said:
If you tapped me on the shoulder and told me what to do it wouldn't end well.
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Our culture of "my comfort over all else" is disgusting. Any time someone is told not to talk loudly on the phone or not to clip their toenails on a plane, they see it as a threat to their freedom and individuality. But maybe they actually are being annoying. People don't seem to care how their behavior in public affects others because they probably won't see them again. Which is very different from our natural state.
 
At basically all the theater chains around me, cellphone/any electronic device use is taken very seriously. One offense, even someone merely complaining about you checking your phone, and they kick you out, no refund. Movies on release-night even have an usher or two who stand in the theater for the entire movie to make sure no one violates any rules. I imagine that smartwatches will be no different.

Of course, people still do it from time to time, but it's not nearly as annoying as it used to be. With smartwatches, people may be able to check their texts/notifications/etc. more subtly and get away with it, but at the same time they're a lot smaller and less obtrusive.

Not to mention that the Apple Watch has an overall very dark theme to it. It may not even be noticeable. I'm not condoning smartwatch use in theaters by any means- I'm just saying that I think it will be no more annoying, if not less annoying, then phone use currently.
 
redman042 said:
They are already doing that with their phones, so replacing that with a smaller display with inky-black backgrounds (this is OLED, remember) will be an improvement.
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Very true... nothing like someone texting for two hours on their 6 Plus sized phone in a blackened theater with the brightness at 100%... I don't understand why people who want to do that can't just sit in the back row.
 
kmj2318 said:
Our culture of "my comfort over all else" is disgusting. Any time someone is told not to talk loudly on the phone or not to clip their toenails on a plane, they see it as a threat to their freedom and individuality. But maybe they actually are being annoying. People don't seem to care how their behavior in public affects others because they probably won't see them again. Which is very different from our natural state.
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Like I said 4 other times I'm NOT inconsiderate of others. I'm actually the opposite. I still don't want someone I don't know touching me to give me their opinion of what I should and shouldn't be doing.

I see terrible parents all the time in public. I don't go up to them and say "hey your kid is annoying do something about it".
 
Armen said:
I'm sorry did I leave an impression that I'm the inconsiderate person in the theater? I just don't like people touching me.
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Yes, by inserting yourself into this hypothetical situation where someone has tapped you on the shoulder for being extremely rude in a theater, you did give the impression that you are inconsiderate and may find yourself in that situation. (To say nothing about making weird threats about it?)

dacreativeguy said:
At least the screen is smaller so it will be an improvement! I've sat near people in movies and broadway who check their email and text on their phone throughout the show.
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A lot of people are suggesting it will be an improvement, but the problem is it being a perceived improvement could cause more people to be dicks, thinking 'no one will notice'.

janderson0719 said:
Yr Blues said:
That's my pet peeve. I always tap them on the shoulder and tell them to turn it off.

This is going to be really annoying.
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I would be careful doing that. You might piss off the wrong person one day.
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Usually I'm too far from the person interrupting the movie for their own chat session, so instead of tapping them on the shoulder I just chuck pennies at their head and then make a joke to myself about giving them my two cents. It makes me giggle. As far as I'm concerned, they've already pissed off the wrong person.
 
swarmster said:
Yes, by inserting yourself into this hypothetical situation where someone has tapped you on the shoulder for being extremely rude in a theater, you did give the impression that you are inconsiderate and may find yourself in that situation. (To say nothing about making weird threats about it?)



A lot of people are suggesting it will be an improvement, but the problem is it being a perceived improvement could cause more people to be dicks, thinking 'no one will notice'.



Usually I'm too far from the person interrupting the movie for their own chat session, so instead of tapping them on the shoulder I just chuck pennies at their head and then make a joke to myself about giving them my two cents. It makes me giggle. As far as I'm concerned, they've already pissed off the wrong person.
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Well, put it this way. If someone behind me tapped me on the shoulder and said "I need you to move you're too tall I can't see the movie" I would tell them to move. better?
 
Armen said:
Well, put it this way. If someone behind me tapped me on the shoulder and said "I need you to move you're too tall I can't see the movie" I would tell them to move. better?
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Being tall is something you CAN'T change. Turning off your phone is something you CAN change (and are expressly asked to do by signage and visual reminders throughout the theater).
 
I was thinking about this when they first announced the watch. Where all would be banned? Or at least, where would it be troublesome? The two that first came to mind were movie theaters and test taking.

Can you imagine teachers having everyone remove their watches before taking a test? It's hilarious.
 
Armen said:
If you tapped me on the shoulder and told me what to do it wouldn't end well.
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sk1wbw said:
If anyone ever does, this yell at them no, you won't suck their d1ck after the movie is over. :)
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Sigh. You two are exactly what is wrong with society. You are in the wrong, and just because someone points it out (even if it is done politely), you still feel entitled to continue being *******s.
 
NovemberWhiskey said:
Sigh. You two are exactly what is wrong with society. You are in the wrong, and just because someone points it out (even if it is done politely), you still feel entitled to continue being *******s.
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Oh get a grip. I explained like 10 times in this thread that I"m not that person and yet people are still giving me grief like Im the inconsiderate Dbag who looks at his phone in the theatre.
 
Armen said:
Oh get a grip. I explained like 10 times in this thread that I"m not that person and yet people are still giving me grief like Im the inconsiderate Dbag who looks at his phone in the theatre.
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Then why did you bother to say "If you tap me on the shoulder and told me what to do it wouldn't end well"? Is that something people do to you frequently outside of movie theaters? The context was clearly about people in theaters using their cell phones, which they shouldn't be doing.
 
Supermallet said:
Then why did you bother to say "If you tap me on the shoulder and told me what to do it wouldn't end well"? Is that something people do to you frequently outside of movie theaters? The context was clearly about people in theaters using their cell phones, which they shouldn't be doing.
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Yes, I should have stated it differently. Unfortunately, if I go back and edit it now it will be all weird

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Haha, okay.

And for the record, I hate phones in theaters. I always turn mine off completely. Maybe I should start using DND instead, but the chances of someone on my favorites list calling me with an emergency while I'm in a movie theater are pretty slim.
 
Supermallet said:
Haha, okay.

And for the record, I hate phones in theaters. I always turn mine off completely. Maybe I should start using DND instead, but the chances of someone on my favorites list calling me with an emergency while I'm in a movie theater are pretty slim.
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I even pull my shopping cart to the side at markets so that people can get by. It pisses me off when people leave their carts in the middle of the aisle and wander off. One time I lost my patience and kicked someone's cart out of the way.
 
I believe I saw a picture with the different modes the watch can go in. On the shut down? Screen it says wi-fi, NTP, movie, and shutdown. I could be mistaken though
 
If someone checks their phone once, it's annoying. Chances are, if a person is checking their phone once during a movie (and not right at the beginning to make sure it's on silent), they will check again. And some people just leave their phones on and text and play games while the movie is on.

So, yes, I'm going with person on the phone is more disturbing.
 
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