On Saturday evening, I brought my parents to watch G.I Joe: Retaliation at the cinema but I was left fuming mad because I was unable to concentrate on the movie as the woman sitting behind me was munching on melon seeds.
MELON SEEDS?
Yes, melon seeds. You can even call them Quachee or 瓜子if you like.
Yes, melon seeds. You can even call them Quachee or 瓜子if you like.
So while we were watching the trailers, this woman with her husband and two young girls came in and sat in the row behind us.
That is when the rustling of plastic bags and them talking to one another started. Well, I thought that they were just settling down and everything would be fine once the movie starts but unfortunately, that is just the prelude of what's to come.
That is when the rustling of plastic bags and them talking to one another started. Well, I thought that they were just settling down and everything would be fine once the movie starts but unfortunately, that is just the prelude of what's to come.
When the movie finally started, so did my nightmare.
I started hearing these cracking sounds behind me and I realised that she was eating melon seeds!
It is not just the cracking of the shells that is a distraction but she is also rustling the plastic bag whenever her hand reaches in for the seeds.
Before you lecture me for being intolerant, be informed that she has been eating the melon seeds right from the beginning of the show till the end!
No attempt was made to minimize the noise at all. I actually turned behind to look at her a few times and if you think she would have gotten the idea, NO, she did not!
I had wanted to tell her off but was stopped by Mum in case things turned ugly.
But, do you know what's ironic?
Sitting in the front row were a couple with their son who seem like a fan of G.I Joe.
Whenever a character came up, he would point out exitedly to his parents who is the villian and who is the good guy.
Whenever a character came up, he would point out exitedly to his parents who is the villian and who is the good guy.
You can hear his Mum ssh-ing him at the 2:09 mark. At one point, his Dad was even threatening to throw him out of the cinema if he keep raising his voice.
I really appreciate this couple's consideration towards other movie-goers yet this woman behind me is the one making all the stupid noises rather than her two young daughters who remained relatively quiet throughout the show (although they were still guilty of kicking the back of Mum's and my seat on a few occassions).
Why do I, or anyone who paid to enjoy the movie experience have to go through this? It's horrible!
Why do I, or anyone who paid to enjoy the movie experience have to go through this? It's horrible!
Do you think I am over-reacting here or am I being intolerant?
What would you have done if you were in my shoes?
Confront her or to suffer in silence?
*Please do not flame me for making a sound recording at the movies. It was only for three minutes.
Confront her or to suffer in silence?
*Please do not flame me for making a sound recording at the movies. It was only for three minutes.
I just need to rant and get this off my chest.