Don’t Be THAT Guy (When At the Movies) 0
There’s another reason why people choose to just download movies instead of going to watch it in the theaters: they want to avoid THAT guy. The guy who can single-handedly alienate and annoy the entire audience and ruin the movie-going experience for everyone involved. Don’t be that guy.You know, the guy who:
- Loudly voices his opinion after each trailer
- High-fives his buddies before the movie starts
- Expresses extreme displeasure at the sight of another dude’s jewels to make it known that he is NOT gay (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Watchmen)
- Hollers obscenities and makes stupid noises when a hot girl appears on screen (again, maybe to make it clear that he’s NOT gay?)
- Keeps his cell phone on and then, when someone calls, actually proceeds to answer and have a conversation
- Laughs extra loud to show that he got the joke
- Or, even worse, laughs obnoxiously loud at something that just isn’t funny
- Observes and comments on every girl walking up the aisle
- Tosses popcorn indiscriminately into the audience
- Kicks the back of your seat, repeatedly
- Puts his feet up on your adjacent chair
- Conversates with his pals, as if no one else is there
- Randomly and frequently yells “Booyah!” at inopportune moments. Variations include “Snap!” or “Brrrap!” (man, what does that even mean?!!)
Chances are, you’ve encountered this guy too. Sometimes he travels in clones, such as the time when I was watching “First Sunday” and a group of suburban kids thought it’d be cool to drink beer and loudly get drunk, pissing everyone off in the process. Fortunately, at least one of the friends was a level-headed lad and urged the losers to quiet down, which led to some ruckus, which forced them to leave the theater.
This brings me to my most important point: don’t be THAT guy who sits by letting the friend act like a jerk. If the guilty party is part of your circle, do us all a big favor, pull an Uncle Phil and toss his ass to the curb! WORD!