People are sharing things that would make them go to the cinema more and we hope they take notice
It began when Bloomberg posted a story about cinema chains modernising to encourage more people though the doors.
Movie theaters want to know what it's going to take to get you off the couch. https://t.co/CMYvpJxQg1 pic.twitter.com/9533MOKdeC
— Bloomberg (@business) December 26, 2017
A chap called Scott Weinberg thought he had the answer.
https://twitter.com/scottEweinberg/status/1026185489211121664
And when he said he ‘speaks for everyone’ it turns out he pretty much did. Here are our favourite replies which are basically a manifesto for your local Vue or Cineworld or wherever it is you do (or don’t) go on a Saturday night.
1.
BTW I’ll eliminate #3 if they do the other 2.
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) August 5, 2018
2.
Prices prices prices. To take the kids to a new kids film on a Saturday at the Vue: £33 for the three of us. That’s just the ticket price. Madness. But yes the ads are getting ridiculous. And two ads to tell me about a: the cinema I’M SAT IN and b: why its not actually a cinema.
— devillefilm and the temple of hmm (@devillefilm) August 5, 2018
3.
I wouldn’t mind the prices so much if I could actually sit without having my legs at an angle and my hands in cup holders.
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) August 5, 2018
4.
Snack-free screenings. I can’t bear morons who rustle and chomp and slurp throughout the film without even the decency to wait for a noisy bit in the film.
— Snibbers (@snibbers) August 5, 2018
5.
Noticing a lot of movie nerds taking mild issue with #1. How’s this for an amendment then?
Trailers can start at posted showtime, but they can only run for 15 minutes, max.
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) August 5, 2018
6.
Elbow and knee room. If they’re half empty anyway, spread the sodding seats out a bit. It’s not a budget airline getting you from a to b, the sitting down bit is supposed to be the fun bit.
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) August 5, 2018
7.
Put theaters in Faraday Cages so people get zero phone reception.
— Alvin Fox (@Alvin_Fox) August 5, 2018
8.
i would like adult only screenings of kids movies. i love kids movies, but not kids…
— Erica Cochrane (@EricaCochrane) August 5, 2018
9.
Special rooms for people to take screaming/misbehaving children, or crying babies. Let them still be able to see the movie, but when I go to a movie theater the last thing I want is the sound of a screaming child ruining a movie for me because said child is bored.
— Brian (@Ixbran) August 5, 2018
10.
If a baby cries and you see the parent getting up and taking care of it, just chill the fuck down.
If the parent ignores the baby then yeah, you can be annoyed.
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) August 5, 2018
11.
When my kid was a baby there was a theater with a cry room at the back. It had a window that looked out at the screen and a speaker. You could go in there with a tired crying child and nurse or console them without disturbing anyone else. And still see the film.
— Mary Olsen (@Lughtigern09) August 5, 2018
12.
That is amazing! honestly all theaters should do this, both standard full theaters and theater’s inside shopping malls.
— Brian (@Ixbran) August 5, 2018