Sunday, June 20, 2010

Text Alert....Text Alert.....Text Alert......Text Alert.....

I am not the biggest movie fan in the world and admit I would rather watch a good movie on my big screen HDTV in the comfort of my own home, on my own time.  I don't want to bother fighting crowds in movie theatres, almost as much as I don't want to hunt for a parking space in some crowded garage or wait forever to get out after the movie.  I don't want to wait on some ridiculous line for a ticket, nor do I want to take the chance of having some fat or smelly person sit next to me. I especially don't want to hear people chopping on pop corn or some idiot asking their spouse at the top of their lungs..........." Morris ???????? What did he say"?????? I don't want to sit through commercials before the movie starts or watch 7 trailers of movies that will be coming out until sometime next year.  I especially don't want some inconsiderate person resting their feet on the back of my more than comfortable reclining over sized seat that I paid $10.00 for. ( OK, a little lie.  I have been buying senior tickets since I was 50. )  ....But, and now comes the big one.....I fucken cannot stand any of those inconsiderate shitheads that insist on texting during the movie.  Surely they can survive 2 hours without sending or receiving some bullshit text.  Why must they do it in a dark movie when any smartphone lights up like a Christmas tree??????  Why can't movie theatres do something to block service once inside the theatre?  Better yet..........why not send these inconsiderate people to some state sponsored labor camp for 6 months every time they do this and annoy anyone sitting within a 5 row radius of them?????
       Last night, I had a double wamzoomie.  About 10 minutes into the movie this woman sitting to the right of me received a phone call. Not only did it ring, but lit up like crazy.  She immediately tried to hide the phone until she finally figured out how to ignore the call. But did she shut it off???? Of course not, until I opened my mouth and asked her (Nicely of course) to please shut it off.  Guess what she said to me???  I really don't know how to...... Then I was not so nice....... OK, back to the movie..............30 minutes later a young kid about 22 received a text, and then proceeded to answer it.  Fortunately he was smaller than me so I immediately told him that if he didn't shut his i phone off, he would never see it again..  Ahhhhhh........I was then able to enjoy the balance of the movie.
     I am really a go with the flow type of guy, but this smartphone misuse is right at the top of my list. Of course I won't go into how much I hate phones in restaurants, meetings, abuse in stores, and my all time favorite being used in cars without some hands free bluetooth connection.  I hope I am just not showing my age, but for once being sort of rational??????
     I can't wait for someone to come up with a tazer app. for my blackberry.  Beware you idiots at a movie that I am in.  It will just be like Charles Bronson in an old Death Wish Movie.......I can't wait..