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cinemacon poll: texting in movie theaters -- should exhibitors be okay with it to lure younger viewers?

Posted by pixitude (aka chris) Apr 26 '12, 12:05

generally, i would say hell no. but if theaters want to have a clearly designated "texting OK" showing (that i can knowingly avoid), i wouldn't mind that

sort of the anti-quiet car from Amtrak

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absolutely not -- nm - Jovian Apr 26, 12:17
no. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 12:11
I agree. Kind of like Kelly's "bring your baby" screening. -- nm - mara Apr 26, 12:09
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those damn screen lights are so distracting. i don't care if it is 20 rows away, someone pulls out there phone and the sudden light up totally - Andie Apr 26, 12:09 1
- agreed -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 12:10
if it would really work like your IM - then okay. But they start thinking the theater doesn't care, and they just do it where ever - you know what I - Epiphany Apr 26, 12:07
This might be the dumbest poll this theater (or whatever) can have. -- nm - MDH Apr 26, 12:07 2
- Regal thinks it might be fine -- (link) - pixitude Apr 26, 12:08 1
  - The Regal Gallery Place is an awfult theater. The audience there is so bad, I think that have just given up. -- nm - MDH Apr 26, 12:09
I don't really see why someone can't disconnect for 2 hours especially in situations where it can be a distraction to other's enjoyment - oblique Apr 26, 12:06 6
- were you not here when we had this discussion a few years ago, and CCC swore t hat he could not possibly turn off his phone for two hours? - loosilu Apr 26, 12:10 2
  - there's not turning it off so I don't miss if someone calls and there's actively using it during the movie -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 12:11 1
    - fair enough, I understand why folks (esp parents) would want to leave it on, though I hope it would be on vibrate. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 12:13
- word. -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 12:09
- we are 40 and they are 13 - we are rarely going to see why they want to do a lot of shit -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 12:09
- phones are the new pacifiers -- nm - pixitude Apr 26, 12:08

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