Malaysian Movie theaters, I paid to watch the movie not you!

What the hell is it with people who go to the movies and cannot do without their cell phones for two hours??? You’re going to watch a movie with hundreds of other people who want to watch the movie and not hear someone talk on their phone or see them texting messages to someone. Is their time so precious that they cannot afford to give up their phone for two little hours? I know some people may say that what is the problem if it is on silent mode and we are just texting, well the problem is the light from the phone’s screen is very distracting and it glares in a very dark room.

Some of people may say we need it in case of an emergency, I say come on now, are you really trying to say that there are about 20-30 people in “one” cinema room that are all expecting an emergency phone call, if yes, then don’t go to the show. Look we made it all those years before the early 1990’s without cell phones, I am sure we can go just two hours without it now, if not then they have no right to go to the show, yes that is correct “no right” at all, they forfeit their right the minute they decide to disturb everyone else in the room who has paid the same amount as they had paid. Otherwise they should pay for ticket of the person sitting next to them whom they are disturbing.

Then there are those who love to talk during the show to their friend or loved one, I do not know if they are translating the movie or if they are reading subtitles and just do not care if they are speaking aloud.

As for bringing their children to the movies, if it is not a movie for little kids and they are not old enough to sit still for two hours then be considerate to the rest of the people watching the movie and leave them at home, if they cannot afford a baby sitter and there is no one to watch them then don’t go to the show that night and see an the movie. For those that have slightly older children and they start asking questions about the movie, well ok answer them but tell them to whisper and teach them to do that and if they don’t then punish them. Also who brings a baby to a theater, however, if they do insist on doing so, then the moment the baby starts to cry, don’t sit there and hope for it to calm down, get up, go outside into the hall so the baby does not ruin it for everyone else, we may all like babies but it is not “our” baby and we are not the ones who should be considerate and understanding. We all need to learn a little Social Responsibility.

If it sounds like I am being hard on Malaysia above, well you are absolutely right I am and deservingly so, I have been to the movies in the US, Moscow – Russian, Almaty – Kazakhstan and many other places and cities, but it is “only” Malaysia, and Malaysia alone where the above not only happens but happens just about every single time we go to the movies.

Oh and by the way, if you just so happen to be one of those people and you notice a tall white American man turning around and watching you instead of the movie and does not turn back towards the movie but just keeps on watching you, well that will most likely be me and I will continue to stare at you even once you are done, why shouldn’t I, obviously you think you are more interesting than the movie and since you already ruined it for me I might as watch you for the two hours --- and yes I have done exactly that in movie theaters in Malaysia before.

So, anyone want to go to the movies?