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Taking yourself to see a film in a movie theater is entertainment guaranteed. And it’s not because the film turns out to be top notch—oftentimes it’s quite the contrary—but rather because when you get 200 random people staring at a big screen, things can go from funny to hysterically comical in a sec. You see, just because people are not on the comfort of their couch doesn’t mean they don’t have a thing or two to comment.

So when a guy named Mike Ginn tweeted “the thing I miss most about movie theaters is overhearing someone say the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever heard before the previews start,” it surely rang a bell to many. People started sharing the funny things they overheard in cinema theaters and the Twitter thread soon went viral with 341.4k likes and 33.7k retweets.

Because there are few things more amusing than sitting through ¾ of Benjamin Button only to overhear someone saying “oh, he’s getting younger!”

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    Since the start of the pandemic, the film industry has been in free fall. The Guardian reported that around 120,000 people are out of work in Hollywood, while in the UK, it is estimated that 50,000 freelancers will lose their jobs. Crowded movie theaters are now viewed as notorious petri dishes for the virus to spread and the entertainment industry has been forced to shut its doors to the public for the unforeseeable future.

    As a result, two movie industries have collided. With theaters closing down, streaming services are booming, with more and more people crashing sites for their Netflix fix. And this is not just a metaphor. Netflix, which has been laying the grounds for a direct-to-streaming world since 2015, has added a whopping 10.1 million subscribers since March.

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    Scagsy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like you were sat 4 rows away from a tiny little psychopath

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    Many movie theater owners are now worrying that studios will be shifting away from the theatrical model to the in-house movie market. This is what happened with Tom Hanks' new film Greyhound, which steered its US$50 million budget directly to port on Apple TV+.

    The prognosis for the movie theater business remains gloomy. “This was going to be the worst year in movie theater history before the coronavirus hit,” says Richard Greenfield, a media analyst at LightShed partners. “This is like pouring lighter fluid on the fire.”

    TIME reported that movie theaters fared better the weekend after September 11 than they are faring now. As if that wasn’t enough, the box office hit a 20-year low, down 60% from a year ago. Meanwhile, the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) has been asking for help from the federal government. It requested a bailout to support the 150,000 people who work at and for movie theaters during the pandemic.

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    Scagsy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I so love it when Freddie sings "Tommy used to work on the dock" etc.

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    Alonso Victoria
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahaha the same happened to me, some dude says it and everyone laught

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    Laugh or not
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin, 4 or 5 years old, asked my grandmother where she lived when dinosaurs were alive.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, I'm not sure the graphic designers on the film knew what a rhino looks like

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    Scagsy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate people shouting out at the movies. If I wanted shouting I'd have gone to a football match

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    Xandra, The Little Hufflepuff
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fairytales are really messed up, I own the complete grimm's brother and Hans Christian Anderson Set

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    BusLady
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I heard he was your former student. You passed him just so you wouldn't have to endure another year with this moron: "Shakespeare wrote plays?"

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    Blue Cicada
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a high school English teacher. I hate this novel. I hate teaching it. I hate that it is one of the few novels are cash strapped district has enough copies of to use in the classroom. There are so many other standard classics and new soon-to-be classics that we could be using.

    Marcellus the Third
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And?" "You mean.... it wasn't all improvised?" "Well, we can't watch the Emoji thing each time?" Not sure what kind of reply is wanted.

    Sam Cook
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't read the book, since it wasn't required in my class and because I just haven't since, but…if someone didn't know that before they saw the movie (or at least know it had a basis), that's a bit unfortunate.

    Meyer Weinstock
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    didn't miss much...save for the line "...boat against the currents..." which made for a great music album...

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    CCTheVampire
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't like that movie very much. Then again, I didn't like the book either. Not sure if we were supposed to like Gatsby or not.

    b l a n c
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i watched the 2013 movie after reading the book, it was really good! the book was also amazing. i always found the funeral very depressing, one of the gloomiest i've read. it's just so sad how nobody shows up..

    Reginald Joseph
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Titanic came out, the poster was outside a theatre, and an older woman (around 60) saw it and said, "I wonder what that's about"

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    Flopsy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rob Schneider was a an animal. Then he was a woman. And now Rob Schneider is ... a stapler!

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    Kathryn Bain
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same except it was Rocketman and the woman kept calling John Reid Eltons "Friend" 😣

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    kjorn
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so people go to Watch a movie and have no idea what they are in for?

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    Chyppa Homer
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it was, when Paul turned invisible. Aliens can't really do that, can they ? 🤔

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    Scagsy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've watched this at least 10 times and I think I only just figured it out. I think.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The forth wall is from Shakespearian times and is the invisible barrier between the audience and the actors on stage. "Breaking the forth wall" means to speak to the audience directly. So he was close :)

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How?? I did at the end. The only thing I said was when they said potted grass. And I said WEED. I got looks from dad and sibling

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd see a Zelda movie if they do it right unlike the POS WOW was.

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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww that’s actually sad. Awful parents. That’s not a movie for a small kid. 😡 The cinema are just as bad for letting him in.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should be embarrassed to call that the funniest thing you've ever heard.

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    Beth Sparks
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw the 1st LOTR movie on a 1st date, and towards the end he leaned over and whispered, "If they don't get to Mordor soon, we're gonna be here until 3:00." He was joking - married him

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