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20 Things I Hate About Movie Theaters

"Wanna see a movie?" "No, thanks."

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20 Things I Hate About Movie Theaters
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I dread when my friends want to go to the movies. Why? Because I honestly can't stand the concept of a movie theater in general. Sitting in an uncomfortable seat with a bunch of messy and dirty strangers for two hours? No thanks. I would much rather sit home and watch a movie with my own snacks--and it costs $0.

In light of recent events (long story short, my friend asked me if I wanted to see the latest Melissa McCarthy movie), I came up with a list 20 things I hate about movie theaters.

1. How seeing a movie used to be a classic first date or Friday night out with friends but not anymore because of how damn expensive it is

2. Seriously though, it's like more than $10 for a ticket nowadays!

3. Speaking of tickets, the snacks are also ridiculously expensive

4. Having to carry a huge purse into the movie theater because you refuse to pay $5 for a bag of Skittles

5. Unless you're a dude--carrying a huge purse isn't an option because not only would it look weird but also wildly suspicious (Yes, Kanye, I'm talking to you as well)

6. Asking for a small popcorn and drink but you're pretty sure they screwed up your order because the small size looks like three people could share it

7. Opting to indulge in extra butter on your popcorn--I don't care what anybody says, that oily crap that they try to pass off as butter is NOT butter

8. Since it's already dark when you first enter the theater, you have to be careful about not stepping on anyone's feet or leftover garbage

9. When parents bring their young kids into an R-rated movie

10. Being a teenager/adult going to see a kids movie--which also means being stuck in a movie theater full of young children

11. When a young kid sits behind you and kicks the back of your seat throughout the entire movie

12. And God for bid you ask them to stop. Whether you're polite or not, the parent(s) always look at you like you're the bad guy (And the real kicker? They don't even scold their uncontrollable brats!)

13. Obnoxious people who will not shut up throughout the entire movie

14. People who text throughout the movie

15. And of course they're sitting right in front of you so the glow from their cell phone hurts your eyes

16. Constantly having to get up for people before the movie because they want to sit in your row

17. Having to get up in the middle of the movie because somebody in your row is either going to or coming back from the bathroom

18. When you have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the movie but don't have the luxury of pausing it so you have to contemplate between getting up and going or holding it

19. When a movie that you thought would be good turns out to be terrible and you don't know whether to leave in the middle of it or wait it out


And lastly...

20. When you've been sitting in a dark theater for over two hours and have to come out of the theater in broad daylight and it feels like the sun is burning your eyes right out of your sockets

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