Taking yourself to see a film in a movie theater is entertainment guaranteed. And it’s not because the film turns out to be top notch—oftentimes it’s quite the contrary—but rather because when you get 200 random people staring at a big screen, things can go from funny to hysterically comical in a sec. You see, just because people are not on the comfort of their couch doesn’t mean they don’t have a thing or two to comment.
So when a guy named Mike Ginn tweeted “the thing I miss most about movie theaters is overhearing someone say the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever heard before the previews start,” it surely rang a bell to many. People started sharing the funny things they overheard in cinema theaters and the Twitter thread soon went viral with 341.4k likes and 33.7k retweets.
Because there are few things more amusing than sitting through ¾ of Benjamin Button only to overhear someone saying “oh, he’s getting younger!”
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Since the start of the pandemic, the film industry has been in free fall. The Guardian reported that around 120,000 people are out of work in Hollywood, while in the UK, it is estimated that 50,000 freelancers will lose their jobs. Crowded movie theaters are now viewed as notorious petri dishes for the virus to spread and the entertainment industry has been forced to shut its doors to the public for the unforeseeable future.
As a result, two movie industries have collided. With theaters closing down, streaming services are booming, with more and more people crashing sites for their Netflix fix. And this is not just a metaphor. Netflix, which has been laying the grounds for a direct-to-streaming world since 2015, has added a whopping 10.1 million subscribers since March.
Many movie theater owners are now worrying that studios will be shifting away from the theatrical model to the in-house movie market. This is what happened with Tom Hanks' new film Greyhound, which steered its US$50 million budget directly to port on Apple TV+.
The prognosis for the movie theater business remains gloomy. “This was going to be the worst year in movie theater history before the coronavirus hit,” says Richard Greenfield, a media analyst at LightShed partners. “This is like pouring lighter fluid on the fire.”
TIME reported that movie theaters fared better the weekend after September 11 than they are faring now. As if that wasn’t enough, the box office hit a 20-year low, down 60% from a year ago. Meanwhile, the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) has been asking for help from the federal government. It requested a bailout to support the 150,000 people who work at and for movie theaters during the pandemic.
Hahaha the same happened to me, some dude says it and everyone laught
My cousin, 4 or 5 years old, asked my grandmother where she lived when dinosaurs were alive.
To be fair, I'm not sure the graphic designers on the film knew what a rhino looks like
Fairytales are really messed up, I own the complete grimm's brother and Hans Christian Anderson Set
Same except it was Rocketman and the woman kept calling John Reid Eltons "Friend" 😣
I think it was, when Paul turned invisible. Aliens can't really do that, can they ? 🤔
The forth wall is from Shakespearian times and is the invisible barrier between the audience and the actors on stage. "Breaking the forth wall" means to speak to the audience directly. So he was close :)
How?? I did at the end. The only thing I said was when they said potted grass. And I said WEED. I got looks from dad and sibling
Awww that’s actually sad. Awful parents. That’s not a movie for a small kid. 😡 The cinema are just as bad for letting him in.
I saw the 1st LOTR movie on a 1st date, and towards the end he leaned over and whispered, "If they don't get to Mordor soon, we're gonna be here until 3:00." He was joking - married him
A friend of mine went to see Titanic. She was laughing telling me that a woman sitting down next to her with he boyfriend and dead seriously says I hope this isn’t one of these movies where a lot of people die. 🙄
I went to see Titanic too, and the impressing ship was screened and I said "What a shame that such a beauty sunk". My friend held her hands on her ears and started shouting "lalalalalala , please, I didn't see the movie. No spoilers...". :D I felt bad in many ways ;)
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1: About a 1/3 of the way in Kubo the monkey is letting the boy hitch a ride on her back. My wife exclaimed "that monkey has a human on it's back" and the people around us couldn't stop laughing. 2: In the movie Click with Adam Sandler, one of his secretaries is actually a well know porn star. I knew this, my wife knew this and I'm sure 90% of all the other men knew this. A guy behind us exclaimed "I've never seen her fully clothed thus long". Next thing we hear is a smack. My wife and I laughed.
I went to see "Constantine" when it first came out. There were six elderly ladies sitting near me. After the film, they chatted about that nice young man Keanu Reeves. They all enjoyed the film as well.
A friend of mine went to see Titanic. She was laughing telling me that a woman sitting down next to her with he boyfriend and dead seriously says I hope this isn’t one of these movies where a lot of people die. 🙄
I went to see Titanic too, and the impressing ship was screened and I said "What a shame that such a beauty sunk". My friend held her hands on her ears and started shouting "lalalalalala , please, I didn't see the movie. No spoilers...". :D I felt bad in many ways ;)
Load More Replies... 1: About a 1/3 of the way in Kubo the monkey is letting the boy hitch a ride on her back. My wife exclaimed "that monkey has a human on it's back" and the people around us couldn't stop laughing. 2: In the movie Click with Adam Sandler, one of his secretaries is actually a well know porn star. I knew this, my wife knew this and I'm sure 90% of all the other men knew this. A guy behind us exclaimed "I've never seen her fully clothed thus long". Next thing we hear is a smack. My wife and I laughed.
I went to see "Constantine" when it first came out. There were six elderly ladies sitting near me. After the film, they chatted about that nice young man Keanu Reeves. They all enjoyed the film as well.
