Cinema Etiquette

[@CheesyHfj]

Great video! Played this during the first 8 minutes of Inside Out 2 at full volume so the whole theater could hear this important message

[@paper_heartzz]

wild cheesy appearance no way

[@dansala4796]

Wasn’t expecting you here

[@Lemonboxie]

woah hey cheesy

[@walter3001]

Random but much-needed cheesy appearance

[@RyanSoltani]

Ello cheesy

[@Moaritsu]

Teens in my theater were mocking Hereditary and a woman yelled SHUT THE FUCK UP with all her anger and might. Omg i can still feel the silence that followed

[@ledzepbrooklyn3890]

THAT HAPPENED AT MINE TOO

[@afiveminutemeal]

It's when Paimon lunges through the screen at selected audience members

[@Moaritsu]

@@ledzepbrooklyn3890 did you watch it in northeast Ohio lol

[@qpresents]

​@Moaritsu that's insane this happened at my theater in Canton, Ohio too

[@tatehildyard5332]

What is it with Hereditary that consistently emboldens women in Ohio?

[@vincentcd]

As a movie theater employee, please throw away your trash. The amount of people who just leave wrappers, cups, and popcorn bags without taking them to the trash (which is in the theater, btw!) is astounding

[@Bakedpotatomanforever]

As a movie theater employee as well I SECOND THIS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

[@imnashes]

3d glasses wrappers are the worst

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

It’s the mentality of well I’m not getting paid for it, or it’s someone else’s job to do it.

[@JAProductions494]

I’m not a theatre employee but I will clean up. What’s the point in leaving it there when the time it takes to bring it to the nearest bin is no greater? Also, it just means that it takes longer for the theatre to be cleaned before the next screening can start

[@imnashes]

@@JAProductions494 (at least at my theatre) no matter how bad a cleanup is its never impacted the start of the next film. That being said... id say about half my time when I'm on the floor team is spent cleaning up after the 10% of people who make the messes when I could be doing other things like cleaning lobbies, bathrooms, etc. or even checking in on other theatres to make sure everythings going smoothly there. making a mess really does impact your experience at the theatre

[@TheChiptuner]

My screening of Inside Out 2 was full of kids but to my surprise... they were the most well-behaved people in the theater. It was the parents talking full volume, on their phones, etc. What kind of example were they setting for their own children?

[@lazyartiste_2357]

Interesting.

[@CartoonLowStudios]

I hope these children have a great future ahead of them ❤

[@MorninnnDew]

I will forever go watch movies by myself and look for the earliest screenings I can find. The people at a 10 am or 11 am screening on a Sunday morning, they're my kind of people.

[@developingtank]

I too have found this is the only way to win

[@Ray03595]

this is the way. Matinee screenings are for people who actually want to watch the film. Or wait a month after the movie has been in theaters, but unfortunately if you want IMAX you'll miss out in that scenario.

[@tajcee]

I do this all the time. Even during the week, early mornings at the movie theater are some of the best experiences I’ve had.

[@janaekelis]

my country doesnt do matinees anymore bc of low turn out. i used to love going to the cinema at 10 am on a thursday on a school day. no interruptions

[@jonesjones6279]

This is the way. Saturday movie before noon, get out just after, get any shopping or errands done and back home by three to get ready for the evening or prep for dinner. Unfortunately, special screenings of older movies don’t get but one time slot that everyone goes to. Last week I spent what I estimate to be three hours of the Fellowship of the Ring listening to the guy two seats down talking, not whispering, to his date. It broke my heart.

[@rhettgoldman8600]

Karsten, theater etiquette is not screaming “Play fantastic Mr Fox” for the entire duration of any movie that isn’t fantastic Mr. Fox.

[@miguelrosado6348]

Context?

[@Arawn505]

@@miguelrosado6348 Whenever the theatre isn't playing Fantastic Mr. Fox or May December, Karsten starts physically attacking the other patrons

[@Sonic_The_Hedgedog_Reddit]

​@@Arawn505 *Me when I spread misinformation* 🦊🦊

[@nanashi7779]

​@@Sonic_The_Hedgedog_Reddit *Me when I spread helpful PSAs about Runquist-Related movie attacks

[@Loggodover]

I mean it's valid if it's for fantastic Mr fox

[@hgrb2231]

Apple Watches also have a “theater mode” that deactivates the automatic turn on screen feature. You can still activate the screen while tapping.

[@closeben]

Anyone who has an Apple Watch and somehow doesn’t know about this feature shouldn’t have an Apple Watch. Strangely they renamed it “Cinema Mode”, which is weird because then its name doesn’t cover other types of theatres.

[@zenpjd]

I’ve noticed the Do not disturb mode actually doesn’t turn off the automatic turn on, so theatre mode is the only option I think!

[@cmarriotti]

@@closebenStill called theater mode for me on the latest OS.

[@IgorPicoli]

PLEASE STOP KICKING MY SEAT

[@selkiefluff]

I used to think screenings with empty audiences were awkward and lame and wanted to have those "everybody clapping and cheering" moments at popular movies, but ever since It: Chapter 2 was utterly ruined for me by a bunch of drunk teens yelling loudly, laughing or booing when anything gay happened I've been exclusively going to screenings when minors are at school or long asleep and I regret nothing lol

[@ninjasaurxd]

I went to see challengers and a bunch of high schoolers were literally taking pictures with flash on, of the screen? And shrieking anytime anything sensual happened? The girl next to me ended up yelling at them but jesus christ

[@trueromani7262]

Ugh gays & snapchat amiryt??

[@Birdyboys]

@@trueromani7262they’re not complaining about gay people. They’re complaining about people being disruptive over gay moments

[@rohankumarvg]

I can totally relate to this. Exact same thing happened to me last year with The Nun 2.

[@RockinFootball_23]

Talking about "everybody clapping and cheering" moments, the best experience I've had with that was during school camp when we rented out the entire theatre to watch Brooklyn. It was the only time that I really felt the "communal experience" of watching in a theatre with heaps of people. We were gasping and cheering all at the same time. I don't think I can ever get that experience back. Maybe at a film festival but I have never been to a big one before. I've been to some smaller ones where most of the audience are family and friends of the filmmakers. It's not quite the same. About the bad cinema etiquette, I think I have just been lucky. I have yet to encounter the horrible behaviours that I hear people complaining about online. I guess it's because I don't go to the movies often enough coupled with the fact that I like to go to the independent cinema rather than the big chain ones. The demographic of people going to the indie cinema are probably big movie fans themselves and are more likely to respect the etiquette. The audience there aren't usually there to kill some time. Also the movies that screen there are mostly indie films which may deter most of the crappy moviegoers away. Also, the indie cinema is actually cheaper than the big chains, especially when you go on their discount day. It can be like half the price of a regular ticket from a chain.

[@gamer3ed484]

The absolute most wild example of bad theater etiquette I’ve ever experienced is when I was watching the first Hobbit movie. There was a guy about three rows in front of me, who about 1/3 of the way through the movie pulled out his phone and started listening to music with his screen at max brightness. Almost immediately, a guy close to me yelled “turn that shit off” at the top of his lungs, and then the guy who pulled out his phone got visibly upset and stormed out of the theater. Absolutely wild behavior.

[@bstarrr64]

Some dude at my Inside Out 2 screening started laughing and clapping during the emotional climax and since no one was clapping with him his wife told him to shut up lmao

[@atuvera9021]

My 60 yo mother told me how going to the movies was in her time: no phones, so people were fully present and even alcohol was sold right next to sodas but nobody caused drama. People wore their best garments and usually were very polite, it was the norm.

[@dunnowy123]

Not to sound like a "born in the wrong gen" person, but the idea that you have to be "respectable" in public spaces is something I really like about the past and remember fondly. I also feel that phones have really messed the younger gen up. I find like they can't concentrate on a movie and just sit there without more stimulation and can't seem to grasp not everywhere is their living room. They wear pajamas everywhere ffs.

[@kerminator09]

​@@dunnowy123I agree with the phone thing, but not the PJs. Be comfy, especially when you're sitting in dark room for 2-3 hours.

[@loganhurley4764]

@@kerminator09No, thank you, I will be seated in my slimming Armani blazer and my cream-colored slacks from Neiman.

[@KevinJDildonik]

​@@dunnowy123Except 90% of people I see on phones in movies are Boomers and Gen X. And that move when they're holding the phone flat on speaker screaming at people. That's like 90% Gen X.

[@KevinJDildonik]

There used to be porno theaters. People who wanted to yell at movies or get drunk had outlets. But "normal" public spaces, behavior was so much better. People turned into animals during Covid. Like going to grocery stores ever since Covid. The number of people who stand in the middle of the damn aisle slack-jawed like they can't even process the visuals. The concept of personal space went out the window. I can be checking a jar of salsa because my wife has the cilantro gene, and some old white lady will just above me aside to get in front of me like I'm not there. What the hell happened to people.

[@leahsimonetta]

“Another banger, Karsten, thank you,” we all say in unison

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

we have a lost tick tock user, is someone coming to collect you honey

[@pedrosoares5993]

Karsten's hair is finally reaching "male character who only shows up at the last 10 minutes of an Eric Rohmer film" vibes

[@nicolasbecerra999]

I went to see Furiosa A Mad Max Saga for a second viewing only to find a drunk guy falling on his seat several times, yelling excessively like a toddler who got lost in the mall looking for his mommy, he almost ruined the entire movie for the audience including me when he nearly opened the emergency exit door which btw would’ve caused an alarm to blare around the room thus ruining the off chances of us seeing the actual movie where we have to leave. Thankfully he found his way out of the theater never showing up again.

[@loganhurley4764]

Absurd that grown adults still act like this in 2024. This seems like such a 20th century thing.

[@attackonghouls583]

Damn, I'm so sorry to hear that happened :((( I was so excited for Furiosa I think I would've tackled him with duct tape lol

[@kaylac349]

I hope he didn’t drive

[@lylelylecrocodile2538]

How do you even fall on your own seat

[@badgalnat]

Also, watched debut of The Boy and the Heron (dubbed) at my local theatre. Had the Beyonce IMAX concert movie blasting into the theatre while seeing this movie, the whole time. The movie theatre doesnt even have etiquette anymore.

[@geobrad7]

I had a movie at my local indie theater like that last year too... We could hear the audio of the adjacent auditorium so loudly that it was very distracting.

[@carol.mp4]

I feel this, because the walls of my local theatre aren’t really soundproof I had to listen to the Challengers score while watching La Chimera last month. It kinda killed the vibe

[@aidanbest1728]

As a theater worker, rule 7 is the only one I try to make clear to everyone. Cleaning up a popcorn spill is no big deal at all, but having to pick up people trash they leave behind is the most frustrating thing ever. It doubles the time it takes to clean each theater.

[@TheFantasticJoe]

On the deodorant point, another tip I have to give: if you wear perfume or cologne, please apply it lightly or just not at all when you're going to a movie. I've been seated right next to people with overwhelming fragrance and it chokes the life out of me. Theaters are small, closed-in environments, where aromas are amplified.

[@kermdeezy5330]

And keep ya damn shoes on

[@KevinJDildonik]

When I was in Rhode Island. The old Italian people especially would layer on cologne so thick I honestly have no idea how people can even breathe. And brush your teeth. The amount of people who seem to gargle coffee and cigarettes and have rotting teeth. Just use the toothbrush. It's that easy.

[@JamezKelly]

100% agree with that. Went with a friend to see that Final Fantasy XV movie years ago, and it was packed with people who can't smell themselves and it reeked the whole way through.

[@benpacker1670]

My favourite videos are Karsten talking about niche topics in great detail

[@ancientfilm1940]

I recently experienced the worst offender of cinema etiquette. I went to watch the lord of the rings trilogy in theaters and this one lady showed up late, she was wearing a long scarf that when she walked through the aisle brushed on everyone in the row in front of us, she sat down and immediately said “oh my god this movie is disgusting”. She then began loudly making out with her boyfriend, before telling him that they have to leave. I’ve never seen a man so defeated, but I was so happy when I saw them go.

[@impmind7734]

poor guy, I hope he chooses the movie next time

[@thedigitalodometer945]

I love the juxtaposition between “oh my god this movie is so disgusting” and a passionate PDA.

[@JAProductions494]

I usually browse my phone in the cinema whenever the adverts are playing because I genuinely do not care what’s been shown to me. But whenever the film starts, I put my phone in my bag (which I usually have with me). That keeps it as far away as possible and resists the temptation. Usually I pause a movie to check my phone for something but I can’t do that in a cinema and I know I won’t want to miss a movie

[@SeansMovieCorner]

The “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” joke was peak

[@monicaenglish2566]

No but seriously, thank you for making this video! I've had so many bad movie experiences because people don't know how to use common sense anymore. Whether it's being on your phone or talking during the film, just DON'T! Be respectful of the people around you. Heck, you paid for the movie too so why are you not paying attention yourself? Might as well just not have come to the theater if you're just going to be on your phone the whole time. Also yes the mess that people leave behind is crazy! I've seen buckets of full popcorn and drinks spilled all over the floor like... did you forget how to eat in the 2 hours you were there? Someone has to clean that up, the least you can do is not leave it such a mess. Same with going to see a play or musical, don't be screaming your head off during the entire performance like it's a concert. Let the actors/actresses finish before you clap and cheer.

[@Mr_Movie_Fan]

Preach! 🙌🏻

[@ytkenny5]

I doubt anyone that watches Karsten videos needs to learn cinema etiquette lol

[@lu-hl9nd]

it's quite interesting what you were saying about people trying to make movie theaters feel like home etc. I'm from Europe, and here, at least at the more traditional theaters, going to the movies feels a lot more “festive“ and special, like, we will have red velvet seats and things like using your phone or talking too loudly are absolutely looked down upon. when I was in the US for a semester, I was baffled about the fact that you guys often have these massive adjustable seats, you're able to bring hot food in there, and there's people bringing blankets, wearing sweatpants etc. I guess it's just a different view of going to the movies in general, like, to me it's (also) about honoring a piece of filmmaking, whereas in the US it felt more like a relaxing free time activity, sometimes the actual movie didn't even feel like the focus point of the experience lol

[@promaster-qf5wm]

cool video already watched 9 times

[@TanManVEVO]

I always turn my phone all the way off during movies. I paid for the movie, I wanna lock tf in and be immersed. Also, I’m normally dead silent during a movie. Sometimes there is the occasional comment or question to a fellow viewer, but I always make it short and fast so that it doesn’t detract from the movie. The only exception to being silent was on the No Way Home rerelease a few weeks ago. I felt so ecstatic during the climax (especially after watching every other Spider movie during the past 7 weeks) that I couldn’t help but cheer. The whole theater felt the same way, so I wasn’t alone. I probably wouldn’t have begun being vocal had the rest of the theater not been the same. In all other cases, I’m dead silent and my phone is dead off.

[@JAProductions494]

You missed a BIG one. This may not apply to EVERY film screening but it’s an issue where it does apply… CONTROL YOUR KIDS!!!!! I can’t stand it if I’m watching a family movie and the kids are acting like little gremlins and distracting everyone whilst the parents do nothing. In fact, this applies to any public area

[@CaptainRaccoonWhitly]

I'll add a caveat to this one: recognize that some kids, or adults for that matter, lack the emotional intelligence to be well-behaved, and it's not their fault. Especially if they're really young or neurodivergent, in which case...cut them some slack. If it really bothers you that much, come back and watch the movie another day.

[@korvo3427]

@@CaptainRaccoonWhitly I paid money to see the movie and if you know you can't control yourself I'm sorry but you're gonna have to wait til it comes out on DVD or streaming.

[@deeznueces]

Thank you for the clean after yourself section. I used to work at a movie theater as a cleaner and omg I could not believe adults could be so disgusting. I picked up buckets of popcorn (full buckets) of the floor, ramen noodles, diapers, beer, barbecue,throw up, ice cream on the floor etc. If you are bringing something to the theater don't just leave it there. Throw it away!!

[@kayn8703]

A recent one I've noticed that's less about etiquette and more just confusing: laughing throughout movies that aren't comedic/laughing during serious scenes

[@spencerbacon]

1:55 Apple Watches have a theater mode, it’s the icon with the two faces on it. It turns the screen off completely.

[@jeremyslather]

I saw the remake of West side story and a couple of girls entered late, laughed at the movie, and commented all through the movie. I got mad at them and shushed them many times. At the end of the movie, I threw popcorn at them, once on their back and twice at their face. No one defended them. We shouted and argued for a bit until they left. It was cathartic. They laughed at the fight scene and the dramatic scenes.

[@grantous67]

The quote about taking a picture of the moon, fantastic

[@rebeccamancuso7197]

When I went to a Friday night screening of Mean Girls, and there was a group of teens in the row in front of me on their phones the entire time…on tik tok, texting, playing games, and filming the movie. I put up with it for like 45 min until one of them started filming with flash! I couldn’t take it anymore and said “can you please stop” loudly….they stopped for the rest of the movie. I was so confused-like watch a movie at home all together if you want to be on your phones the whole time and talk to your friends!

[@thedigitalodometer945]

As annoying as that must have been, you got to witness something special: the target demographic of mean girls acting like mean girls at a screening of Mean Girls.

[@marleylovesfilm]

Karsten doing the lord’s work 😭😭😭

[@benpacker1670]

Non-cinephiles will say "petty"

[@lauren6509]

I think I don't have these experiences because I just realized I'm a strategic viewer. I'll watch a highly anticipated movie (inside out 2) a day or two before it's official release to avoid crowds. If it's a children's movie I'll pick a really late showing or mid morning one. Eclectic films like poor things, salt burn, killers of the flower moon are niche films so the audience is full of like minded folks that enjoy the art of theatre not band wagoners that watch it because of a tik tok trend🤧 Horror films I see in the daytime and a few weeks after it's release. People are chatty but it makes the film less scary for me 🫣 If it's a black movie I'll go to the hood (I regret not seeing bad boys 4 in a urban theatre) now THAT'S a crowd.

[@FreshDonuts569]

The biggest etiquette gripe I have is with people that show up late to the theater and then use their phone flashlight (!!!) to find their seat after the movie has started. Just give it a sec for your eyes to adjust to the dark, you’ll be fine!!!!

[@christophercruz1084]

As someone who used to work in the theater before COVID, it still baffles me why people STILL don't clean up after themselves!

[@lauren6509]

Because Americans are entitled. I sneak food into the theatre so I definitely grab my stuff. Lol I don't want y'all revoking my privileges if y'all find out I'm bringing food and a revolting slob!

[@bolterguist]

went to a screening of run lola run reissue last week and this one guy sitting by himself in a theatre of maybe 25 people wouldn’t stop saying stuff like “oh shit” and “woah” and “damn” out loud throughout the movie when others weren’t

[@marcoj.iannelli6635]

I went to a showing of Manchester by the Sea, and there was this woman who sat right next to me who was laughing for the entirety of the “fire” scene (if you know, you know). And I mean the ENTIRETY of it. No stopping right up until after the scene at the police station. Hands down the most depressing scene in the movie, and she is laughing HARD. Like fighting to keep her breath kind of laugh. At one point, someone in front shushes her. And then she shushed back. Then went on to say “This movie’s depressing” while continuing to be all giggly. She started laughing again near the end of the movie but it didn’t last nearly as long. But that might’ve been the worst theater etiquette I’ve ever experienced. I have yet to watch the movie again simply because that viewing experience made me so angry.

[@geobrad7]

I'm sure it's annoying for others near her, and I'm not justifying it. But some people use laughter as a coping mechanism, so her laughing very well could have been her way of expressing the same emotion you were feeling.

[@ashareeuniquee]

Be mindful when you’re in the amc theater while Nicole Kidman is speaking✅

[@actionjackson999]

At my furiosa screening this dude near the front kept checking his Home Screen on max brightness every 30 seconds until someone sternly told him what time it was to get him to stop, and then about 45 minutes before the movie was over he walked to the end of the aisle, faced the crowd, and belched at the audience as loud as he could.

[@Ray03595]

Sounds about right. People have zero shame for their bad behavior nowadays. Thats just modern society for ya.

[@oscarwilson7591]

I’m not a cinephile, nor do I really have a lot of passionate opinions about theatre etiquette… but I distinctly remember sitting in the 4th row of the iMax theatre during the premiere of Oppenheimer (impractical, but amazing) and DURING THE TRINITY TEST COUNTDOWN some guy 2 rows in front pulls out his phone and begins scrolling and I cannot BEGIN to tell you how utterly FLABBERGASTED I was that someone could be in the frame of mind to do that during an iMax screening of one of the most gripping scenes of the film (like it or not). Still haunts me to this day

[@achillesmichael5705]

My best Theater experience was watching Get Out (my first watch) with a crowd that was really reactive. I kind of felt it in the moment

[@kerminator09]

Coincidentally, I had that same thing watching NOPE. One of my favorite theater experiences ever. It's now one of my all time favorite movies in general, and I wonder how much is because of that initial watch.

[@lauren6509]

Was it a black crowd I apologize for my people we get rowdy☠️

[@achillesmichael5705]

@@lauren6509 yes. I'm black myself

[@omerdude]

​@@kerminator09 what a coincidence for me it was the premier of Us. I watched the movies sitting next to some woman who was really easily afraid. It was refreshing watching it next to her since i normally wouldn't be afraid so easily. It's like i sort of experienced it trough her eyes

[@JamezKelly]

Saw Rocketman with an old friend and there was this drunk couple that were homophobic etc, kept on yapping. Whilst others kept shushing them, I walked out and told the staff. This was a small local cinema too, so more easy for them to resolve the issue. They were warned, then kicked out eventually.

[@liampugh]

When I saw Oppenheimer there was couple (or mother and son idk it was weird) loudly discussing what was on screen for most of the film. They got especially excited whenever a new actor joined the ensemble with the guy proudly exclaiming what other film this character was a "cameo" from like he was watching a marvel movie. I asked them to be quiet multiple times throughout the runtime but they didn't seem to care.

[@charliemichael7343]

A group of teens was sharing a bottle of tito’s across aisles when I saw Mean Girls 2024, that theater was genuinely feral. Weirdly I felt that it fit for the movie lol, but in most cases yeah a total nightmare. I think that one girl yelling “GUYS, IM BISEXUAL” when Reneé Rapp came on screen really took the cake

[@tape-6]

honestly teenagers deinking vodka out of the bottle while watching the shitty mean girls musical remake just...makes sense

[@HarleyyyDean]

Actually love that you give tips on using your phone in the theatre, I never thought about the fact that some people might have to be on their phone or just find it really hard not to be, I just see a bright screen and get mad, if people were more considerate about it I'd have no issue

[@tjjones33]

the reason why I refuse to go to an AMC it seems like only arthouse theatres have crowds now that arent on their phones or talking the whole time. support smaller theatres anyway amiright

[@MrAGame]

I went to watch the movie screening of Sarah Bareilles’ ‘Waitress’ musical with my wife. It was a special event screening in Australia and was only in town for a couple days… Unluckily for us we had some bozo sitting in front of us who had already seen it and was so overly excited about how good it was that she was happily ruining upcoming moments and songs for her friends that she’d dragged along and anyone in a 100m radius because she was SO OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD.

[@secretlycanine]

2:18 there's a literal theater mode on that thing for occasions like this.

[@Sonicscrewdriver415]

I really think this can just be a blanket statement of: Be Mindful of Others

[@hchappy125]

Apple Watch user here. There is a theater mode function built in! Meaning if you turn that on from the drop down menu, the watch won’t automatically light up from movement. It only wakes up as you turn the dial to increase brightness. So they really have no excuse for that. I do it everytime, and if I really need to check the time for some reason, I can just barely raise the brightness enough to see that, but not enough for anyone in the theater to be able to see a light at all.

[@JacKAB0Y]

Glad to know I already know how to do these things aka I know how to do the bare minimum of making the cinema experience enjoyable for everyone else around me

[@developingtank]

Wish this would play at the beginning of every film. The amount of movies I’ve had ruined by others who want to do everything, besides be at the movie they paid to be at makes me not even want to go anymore.

[@princessjellyfish98]

the screening I went to for end of evangelion was fine but the smell was truly something else. you could say I should've known what I was walking into and I did anticipate it smelling like a convention in there but it was somehow worse than I could've imagined. anyways karsten is right please wear deodorant

[@timmycakes001]

I grew up going to the cinema. It was my favorite thing. People and their phones and their rudeness effectively ruined it. I almost never go now. But I invested in a home theater system and it’s the best decision I could’ve made!

[@sldy93]

I think phone use will be the death of cinema for me. I saw a lady ordering DoorDash and another time, a guy swiping on Tinder; both had their screens at full brightness. Even worse, there were two people vaping in the front row of a screening recently. Insane.

[@baxtown3508]

Some things i would like to add are: - DON'T sit on the edge of your seat leaned forward for the whole fckn movie!!! Rlly uncomfortable if u have that kinda person next to you. - DON'T eat any "real" food other than snacks like Popcorn, cancies etc.. Personally, Nachos are already a bit too much of me bc of the salsa sauce smell.. - DON'T show up too late!! There really is no reason to come in at the last second. And probably the most important thing: DO NOT SKIP GOING TO THE MOVIES IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO GO WITH! GO BY YOURSELF, IT'S A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE AND YOU WILL FEEL PROUD AFTER IT!!!

[@Manuel_SJrJr]

I was thinking about a good number of these things during my screening of Dune, pt. 2. It was a relatively full theater, especially for being the latter end of its theatrical run and I hadn’t seen it yet. For the majority of the film, there was a group of people not far from me who kept checking their phones (that weren’t dimmed down) and having the loudest whispered conversations I’ve ever heard as well as just being obnoxious, especially during the brief love scene. It was definitely a dampener on my experience.

[@optimascrime5235]

This video needs to be shown to everyone on the planet, and they need to fully watch it.....Because if they can't fully watch this video then they can't come to the movie theatres until they do, whether it be them on their phone, bringing an actual new born baby, making a mess, talking and making noise throughout the entire movie they should just stay home if thier doing all of the above unless it's watching this video

[@gold_beaked_flamingo7526]

I have been lucky enough to have never had a bad theater experience. I guess that's why I love the theater experience so much compared to others who haven't been so lucky.

[@Ray03595]

are you in U.S? I feel like I've only ever heard consistenly good experiences from people who dont live here.

[@vincent2091]

@@Ray03595 Nah even in Europe theater experiences can be really bad, I go to the cinema like 2-3 times a week and it can be sooo bad

[@simonpusateri3527]

The only acceptable talking I’ve heard in a movie this year was when they rereleased Tenet and near the end of the movie when describing the scientist who invented inversion they call her “the Oppenheimer of her time” and the guy next to me excitedly yell/whispered “Oppy!”

[@blackvader8839]

As someone who can get really distracted due to their ADHD, I would go as far to say "don't use your phone no matter what and if you have to use it then exit the theatre" but besides that I completely agree. Great video, I wish more people followed these rules because (like all of us) I truly love cinema and hate to be taken out of it.

[@gunnarthedude8205]

As a concessions employee, here’s another thing: know what you’re going to order before you get to the front of the line. Like, if you’re the first person there and are just seeing the menu, I’m not talking to you, but if it’s a slammed crowd and you have been waiting for a good bit of time and get to the front and don’t know what you want, you make everyone’s life harder. It takes longer for concessions employees, it makes the people behind you wait longer, just know the basics of what you’re getting

[@BradsPitts.]

TV Glow was so slept on

[@23StudiosSports]

It’s not just theater etiquette… it’s our overall societies etiquette that is deteriorating.

[@descendingforth]

THIS IS THE BEST MOST RELATABLE VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN.

[@juliastms]

There is literally a cinema mode for the Apple Watch. It's right there in your control center for this exact purpose. It simply prevents the screen from turning on every time you raise your wrist and it turns on silent mode.

[@maddiestalker1688]

When I went to see The Matrix Resurrections, the group behind me were smoking the old devils lettuce. That’s probably the wildest thing I’ve seen in a cinema

[@maxgreineder9867]

On the Apple Watch point, there literally is a mode called “Theatre mode” that does exactly what your kind of convoluted steps would do, and yet I am the only person I know that uses this mode or even knows it straight up exists

[@tmtmtg]

Watched in the middle of my Furiosa screening! Wouldn't miss a Karsten video for the world! Just a bit of a shame I forgot my headphones

[@ultimaidyt]

THANK YOU. i go to the theatre often and i’ve noticed so many lapses in etiquette that it drives me crazy every time. i was at a screening of lisa frankenstein back when it came out and there was this one dude who would not shut up during the entire thing. at one point he leaned over to me and asked, very loudly, what the name of the movie was. BROTHER YOU BOUGHT THE TICKET!! i can’t with some people, i just can’t…

[@cheyennec5546]

To this day I cannot enjoy Zootopia thanks to the mom who brought her child with behavioral issues to the screening & had the audacity to get upset at annoyed people *despite doing NOTHING to control his howling & moving about the aisle saying ‘this movie is boring I wanna go home’ the entire time*

[@tylersmith1806]

As someone that works at a movie theater I think this is wonderful advice !

[@bostongaystoner]

For the Apple Watch, there is an option on the watch to turn off the screen called Theater Mode. Hit that button and your screen won't turn on unless you hit a button and/or the crown.

[@introvert__music]

i watched spirited away with my mom on Halloween last year, perfect experience if it wasn't for the guy behind us letting out the loudest farts at every quiet moment. thank godddd it didn't smell

[@willdavey6570]

This is almost entirely an American problem - genuinely unless I was at a ‘kids movie’ I’ve never been distracted in the cinema here in England

[@ytkenny5]

I'm not sure that people who subscribe to Karsten Runquist are the people that need to learn cinema etiquette but maybe they'll eventually play this video in theaters between Nicole Kidman and the movie

[@manocuypers163]

Me, who always follows these rules automatically: "Ah yes, let me watch a video about how to behave in a movie theatre"

[@stheteller7470]

Oh my God, I went to go see one of my favorite movies of all time, the tale of the princess kaguya 6 years ago, and I was sat next to a couple who absolutely never shut the fuck up the whole movie. Extrovert meets Extrovert who's conversation NEVER STOPPED. This aint your fucking living room.

[@reekocarson]

The past 2 times I’ve gone to the theatre, people have had the AUDACITY to turn the flashlight on their phone and wave it at peoples faces looking for someone during the movie…

[@mrmacneil]

This is what they need to show before the trailers. Just loop this. When I went and say Abigail a while back there was this couple 3 or 4 rows ahead of me that just stood up in the middle of the movie and were talking or arguing with each other and I swear the guy had some VR headset on. This went on for nearly 2 minutes and then they thankfully left. Genuinely the most confused I’ve been while watching a movie.

[@npc042]

Imagine saying “it’s just disrespectful to the filmmakers” in the same breath as “That’s not even really a movie, right?”

[@maeve8029]

Funny that you post this right before im leaving to go to the theater to see Inside Out 2. I will keep all of this in mind! 👍

[@samuelunnerstall]

Thank you Karsten. People really have forgotten how to go to the movies lately, and that’s such a silly sentence to write, but it’s true. So again, thank you for this

[@jesusangulo2119]

0:13 When she doesn't love me

[@GibsonHReviews]

6:00 if only the annoying teens in my showing of Madame Web decided to that. They were literally throwing entire buckets of popcorn at eachother and it went everywhere. I felt so bad for the cleaning guys

[@mrmacneil]

The Apple Watch actually has a theater mode. You turn it on and the screen won’t wake automatically when raised and if it has an always on display it will turn that off until theater mode is turned back off.

[@kwadamson]

This needs to go VIRAL

[@antisocialavocado]

Dedicated to the only other person in my Furiosa screening who was checking Snapchat for almost 3 hours, and didn't get a single notification.

[@bacarandii]

A thing I miss about the world before the 1990s: The feeling of being temporarily free of social or professional or familial obligations, of simply not being contactable -- when your plane takes off or you get into a car or the lights go down in a movie theater. Now everybody expects you to be at their beck and call 24/7. The greatest feeling in the world sometimes is being unreachable. Appreciate it. Savor it. Enjoy it. Shut up, turn your phone off, and give yourself over to the movie -- or get the hell out. It's an experience that happens on its own timetable, not yours. You are not in charge.

[@magnusadamsen]

crazy sound effect there at the end, loving it

[@kayla_eevee]

The only time I ever take my phone out at the movies is if I'm certain I'm the only one in the theater, which is one of the reasons the center of the back row is my favorite place to sit when I see a movie. Unfortunately, that also means I always see it whenever anybody else in the theater is less considerate with their screens...

[@lauren6509]

Yooooooo This video came right on time. I was watching another review and a creator said that he also had a rough time at the movies recently. I knew they were being ass hats at concerts but I had no idea people were acting a fool and movie theaters.

[@kapner2104]

Number six had me in tears

[@t31etubby]

i was at the cinema today, and two girls sitting in front of me had their phones out, and were zooming in on the faces of people sitting behind them and using weird face filters on them.

[@sleepyhead757]

Just an FYI for all Apple Watch users, but there’s actually a dedicated movie theater button in control center that turns off the always on display. Super useful!

[@DirtaDawg420]

Saw Terrifier 3 in theaters. Had to tell the mother of three children she brought to put her phone away. The look she gave me is still in my head. Like I’m out of line?

[@NiklasStrahammer]

this is the guy who made an apology video for checking his phone during killers of the flower moon

[@elijahtheelijah2424]

As someone who works at a movie theater, I can indeed confirm that people should clean up after themselves.