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‘Project Hail Mary’ Won’t Be ‘Streaming Anytime Soon’ as It Extends Run in Movie Theaters: ‘It’s an Experience to Share With Others’ News/Updates (variety.com)
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[–] 36 points 6 months ago (22 children)

it was a nice and quiet watch in the theater. nobody said a word for the entire thing and afterwards everyone left silently. that's how you know it's good.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    See also: funerals, corporate "town hall" meetings, and court cases.

    (I've not seen it, I've only read Weir's book, so I'm not seriously casting any judgement, I'm just amusing myself -- but I was a little dismayed by the huge spoilers in the trailers.)

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Fucking mouth breathers in front of me who confessed they had not read the book. Dont read books. Were annoying all through the movie. I wish had more of the science. Fucking movie was made for none science types. Lots of great scenes in the book could of been in the movie over the stuff they made the fuck up not in the book.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (16 children)

    Not even a single laugh?

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (15 children)

    no, it's impolite to make noise at the cinema. the only time it happens is when people don't care about the movie.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    This is a joke, right?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (8 children)

    no, why would it be? personally i very much enjoyed the experience.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    Laughing during a movie is impolite? That's insane. So if somebody makes a joke you just sit there stonefaced like a psychopath?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (6 children)

    it's not insane, it's just the norm. scandinavians are very reserved people.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Not laughing isn't reserved, its repressed.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (4 children)

    you can think something is funny and not laugh. PHM isn't really a comedy anyway. comedies tend to get more laughs in the cinema because people are primed for it.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    You said you never laugh though and that its impolite, thats a big difference.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    no, i said people in general don't make noise at the cinema. i don't know why people focused on laughter specifically.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    In response to being asked if people laugh, you said no, its impolite and that people only do it if they don't care about the movie. I don't know why you're arguing that you didn't say people don't laugh at the movies. Fucking a dude.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    It sounds like a sad state of things when it's polite to stifle laughter when humor happens in front of you, but I'm sure there's a sane reason for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

    the reason is you care about the people around you. every time i've seen an american cinema it's looked like a nightmare.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    The ones near me have been pretty well-kept, but I imagine it varies by site. Either way, I fail to see how laughing at jokes means we don't care about each other? I usually feel a sense of ease and connection when a theater collectively laughs quietly at a funny moment. A messy theater existing somewhere doesn't change that moment into a bad one.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    it's just a matter of different atmospheres. people here want to be completely immersed in the experience and someone making noise around them ruins that. even children's films tend to have completely quiet theatres because everyone is so focused.

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