Like that would matter, old people cant move fast enough to hurt themselves in the dark anyway. That and they didnt buy anything from us, but did sneak in quite a bit of outside food.

My philosophy is simple. If you dont buy popcorn, I cant afford to turn the lights on. No corn, no light. Pretty simple math.

I am actually more surprised that they didnt complain about the fact that there wasnt one single hurricane in the movie, that it was actually about some guy in jail.

Personally, I don't think it's just old people who complain. They just make more of a scene about it.

The only complaint that rings a bell for hurricane is a middle aged lady who wanted to buy a ticket. The ticket seller accidentally printed out the wrong ticket (Damn Radiant!) and the woman flipped..."The NAACP says white people do that on purpose. I ain't given my dollars to no white man film. You better void this ticket out and a hundred others and ring me up the right one so my man Denzel Washington can get the respect he deserves."

That *MUST* be why he didn't get the oscar. Shame on us.

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Are we sure this level of discussion is where Film-Tech should be? Gee, what about gum on seats, underwear under the back row and sneaking pets into theatres?

Well, COURTESY (often confused with RESPECT) certainly is a two-way street. This concept gets thrown around a lot these days, usually as a large chip on someone's shoulder. The fact that respect is EARNED, has been lost sight of.

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Granted it isn't specifically related to the projection room and film, but very few operators are in positions where they don't have to deal with the customer's nonsense at least occasionally. Myself being a theater manager for several years can definitely attest to the annoyance of the general public. Thus, the reason I've never much felt it to be a problem.

Besides, i never had much use for the english language... all anyone understands in the universal language of $$$$$$$$... you have green and it doesn't matter how bad you spell...

....or if you stutttttter or cannot read very fast or look stupid in school because YOUR BRAIN DOESNT WORK LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD!!! ok this is a personal rant, I am dyslexic and have been my entire life, and i stutter from time to time although it was rather pronounced as a child. So i dont worry to much about my spelling or minor grammatical errors, unless I am applying for a mortgage or SBA loan. If you can forgive my spelling and grammatical errors I will try not to rant like a raving lunatic....

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Box office employee: "Welcome to Tinseltown, how may I help you?"

Customer: "One, please."

E: "What movie, sir?"

C: "Umm... That one with all the actors in it..."

E: "Excuse me, sir, ALL movies have actors."

C: "OH! Just give me the ticket!"

E: "Yes, sir. Which movie?"

C: "Umm... 'Return to Me!'"

E: "That'll be $4.50, please."

C: (Slaps $$ on counter, takes ticket and storms off.)

E: (Waits till customer is out of sight and falls on floor laughing.)

...And, no, the guy wasn't retarded or drunk or anything. He just looked like your average middle-aged man.

...Things that make you go, "HMMM!"