If i had the funds, I'd definitely setup a movie theatre right across the street from them and put out nice big signs saying "We won't kick you out if you use your phone."
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They are called Cinemark/Regal/AMC. They already exist near the Drafthouse, and they suck. That's why the Drafthouse exists.
And I'm sure the proprietors have taken people like you into account, but the positives of their policy outweigh the negatives in their view. It's their business so it's their right to set the culture they want, even if it they lose some customers (just like the drafthouse story).
I am distracted by the popcorn, the cokes, the patrons trying to get refills, the people talking on the phone, the cleaning staff that comes in immediately as the credits roll.
Which is why we love Alamo Drafthouse. None of this happens.
texting is not a problem. Here is why I think theaters hate texting. It kills bad films the first weekend, and kills ticket and concessions sales. Everyone tweets how bad the movie is and by the 9 o'clock showing everyone is going to a movie that does not suck. There could be better movies, but instead they continue to make boring movies that do not entertain so everyone texts how much is sucks instead.
That is the most asinine string of text in this entire thread.
There is another thing that some may not know. This theater is running a major promotion trying to establish itself as the pretentious alternative theater. This will work in Austin where they have an overabundance of wanna be pretentious people and a shortage of pretentious movie houses, but in other urban parts of texas we already have high quality pretentious movie theaters with overpriced bad food and drinks either in the theater or near it. The texting thing is being pumped for publicity so that all the pretentious people who are too good to see a popular movie in a normal theater will be attracted to it. Therefore, this has nothing to do with values but is merely a cheap publicity stunt.
Oops, I spoke too soon. THAT is the most asinine string of text in this thread. Dude, you have serious projection issues. Drafthouse is alternative to the point that it isn't a shitty Cinemark Megaplex overrun by unruly, unsupervised pre-teens. Your own post shows the mainstream list of movies they show. It's hard to be pretentious when your feature film is Kung Fu Panda 2.
What is pretentious about a good idea like showing movies and serving REAL food and beer at restaurant prices instead of charging $5.00 for a medium coke and $7 for a large bucket of day old popcorn?
Until YOU open your own theater and it becomes the primary venue for a major film festival, your silly projections come off as the little insecure whines that they are.
I used to think kids weren't allowed at Alamo Drafthouse because beer is served. I was pleasantly surprised to find out they aren't allowed because the owners realize most people can't control their children and this bothers the other patrons. Plus, there are no unchaperoned teenagers to ruin the experience, because you have to be 18 (I think), regardless of the movie's rating.
They aren't anti-kid though. They have specific viewings FOR families with kids. The expectations at those viewings are far different.
You sir/ma'am, are an idiot. If you fly to Austin, I'll personally take you to a movie at the Drafthouse. If you don't like it, you can fly back to whatever shitty place you come from and you are welcomed to take your small-minded attitude back with you.
The worst thing about Austin is we are surrounded by Texas (I kid, I kid).
The fundamental agreement is that the customer pays their money, and watches the movie - any attempt to include a clause which allows one party to declare unreasonable conduct on the part of the other and then, not just cancel the contract, but get themselves out of performing their obligations under it whilst requiring the other party still to perform theirs is just plain wrong.
What in the hell are you smoking? Management never said they give customers refunds for customer behavior. As a matter of fact, the explicitly say "we'll kick you out". Not "we'll kick you out and then give you paperwork to process your refund".
This is a business I can finally get behind. "Inconsiderate Assholes not welcome here. You have been warned". Bravo, Drafthouse.
I have a lot of uptight friends who wouldn't ever go to the Drafthouse because of stories like this. They argue, "the customer is always right!" and "they'll go out of business if they treat customers like that!". Problem is, 99 out 100 Alamo Drafthouse customers are lined up to throw out the one idiot using their phone.
Keep Austin Weird rings most true at places like the Drafthouse (note: Keep Austin Weird is not a commentary about weirdo liberal hippies...it's a marketing campaign for supporting local businesses, and the Drafthouse is everything RIGHT about movie theaters that the big chains get absolutely wrong).
So the next time your local Cinemark Mega-plex goes under, consider opening a theater that sells good food and beer and kicks out unruly teens and entitled texters. It might now work in your uptight little towns, but it works great here in Austin.
Yeah, I love it when non-Austnites try to sound all authoritative about Austin things. Most of us get to Drafthouse FOR the pre-screening stuff. Plus, they don't let customers in after the screening begins anyway, so the notion this women showed up late is not a valid argument.
Uh, no. Drafthouse has food servers throughout the entire movie. Each row has a "bar" to put the food and beer, and they have lights that lead down each row. Flashlight not needed to find your seat.
Plus she said she was using the flashlight as an excuse. She clearly claims to have been texting later in her rant. Her logic rivals that of my 2 year old who just got in trouble.
Although I disliked your use of all caps, the point is valid that the reason Windows is the dominant paradigm is because there are "certifications" to administer/fix Windows. It's as if my dad, who is a retired mechanic certified as a Mr. Goodwrench, would ever benefit from recommending somebody buy a Ford instead of a GM. He knew that GM products suck...that's where the Mr. Goodwrench part came in nicely, as it provided him a long, productive work life.
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This puts Google in the position of being mommy and daddy. What I consider "inappropriate" is unlikely to be the same as the next parent;
I leave that up to Walmart, not Google!
Have you ever used the Internet? Simple searches for kids cartoons can come up with several pornographic spoofs on the first page
Really? Turn safe search on and give me a non-pornographic phrase to type into google that will give me pornography on the first page.
Yes because kids have so much disposable income.
Why no Google Kids? Because kids don't have any money to spend on advertised products?
If i had the funds, I'd definitely setup a movie theatre right across the street from them and put out nice big signs saying "We won't kick you out if you use your phone."
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They are called Cinemark/Regal/AMC. They already exist near the Drafthouse, and they suck. That's why the Drafthouse exists.
Yes, the link was a nice touch. Most people think "Don't Mess with Texas" is some macho tough-guy talk, when it is simply an anti-littering campaing.
It's like "Keep Austin Weird" is not about loving hippies and weirdos--it's about promoting local business (like Alamo Drafthouse). Weird, I know!
Next you're going to insult my dogs because they drool every time a bell rings?
That's Pavlov, not Skinner...duh!
+1 for best behaviorism reference ever.
Why, that's quite the leap to conclusion from so few words.
But yeah, many of us in Austin are embarrassed by the rest of Texas. "The worst thing about Austin is it is surrounded by Texas", as they saying goes.
And I'm sure the proprietors have taken people like you into account, but the positives of their policy outweigh the negatives in their view. It's their business so it's their right to set the culture they want, even if it they lose some customers (just like the drafthouse story).
You are free not to go there. Oh, and you are an overly litigious piece of crap.
I am distracted by the popcorn, the cokes, the patrons trying to get refills, the people talking on the phone, the cleaning staff that comes in immediately as the credits roll.
Which is why we love Alamo Drafthouse. None of this happens.
texting is not a problem. Here is why I think theaters hate texting. It kills bad films the first weekend, and kills ticket and concessions sales. Everyone tweets how bad the movie is and by the 9 o'clock showing everyone is going to a movie that does not suck. There could be better movies, but instead they continue to make boring movies that do not entertain so everyone texts how much is sucks instead.
That is the most asinine string of text in this entire thread.
There is another thing that some may not know. This theater is running a major promotion trying to establish itself as the pretentious alternative theater. This will work in Austin where they have an overabundance of wanna be pretentious people and a shortage of pretentious movie houses, but in other urban parts of texas we already have high quality pretentious movie theaters with overpriced bad food and drinks either in the theater or near it. The texting thing is being pumped for publicity so that all the pretentious people who are too good to see a popular movie in a normal theater will be attracted to it. Therefore, this has nothing to do with values but is merely a cheap publicity stunt.
Oops, I spoke too soon. THAT is the most asinine string of text in this thread. Dude, you have serious projection issues. Drafthouse is alternative to the point that it isn't a shitty Cinemark Megaplex overrun by unruly, unsupervised pre-teens. Your own post shows the mainstream list of movies they show. It's hard to be pretentious when your feature film is Kung Fu Panda 2.
What is pretentious about a good idea like showing movies and serving REAL food and beer at restaurant prices instead of charging $5.00 for a medium coke and $7 for a large bucket of day old popcorn?
Until YOU open your own theater and it becomes the primary venue for a major film festival, your silly projections come off as the little insecure whines that they are.
I used to think kids weren't allowed at Alamo Drafthouse because beer is served. I was pleasantly surprised to find out they aren't allowed because the owners realize most people can't control their children and this bothers the other patrons. Plus, there are no unchaperoned teenagers to ruin the experience, because you have to be 18 (I think), regardless of the movie's rating.
They aren't anti-kid though. They have specific viewings FOR families with kids. The expectations at those viewings are far different.
You sir/ma'am, are an idiot. If you fly to Austin, I'll personally take you to a movie at the Drafthouse. If you don't like it, you can fly back to whatever shitty place you come from and you are welcomed to take your small-minded attitude back with you.
The worst thing about Austin is we are surrounded by Texas (I kid, I kid).
The power of locally owned business is that it's easy to spot this douchebag woman the next time she shows up and tell her to buzz off.
The fundamental agreement is that the customer pays their money, and watches the movie - any attempt to include a clause which allows one party to declare unreasonable conduct on the part of the other and then, not just cancel the contract, but get themselves out of performing their obligations under it whilst requiring the other party still to perform theirs is just plain wrong.
Somebody has daddy issues.
What in the hell are you smoking? Management never said they give customers refunds for customer behavior. As a matter of fact, the explicitly say "we'll kick you out". Not "we'll kick you out and then give you paperwork to process your refund".
This is a business I can finally get behind. "Inconsiderate Assholes not welcome here. You have been warned". Bravo, Drafthouse.
I have a lot of uptight friends who wouldn't ever go to the Drafthouse because of stories like this. They argue, "the customer is always right!" and "they'll go out of business if they treat customers like that!". Problem is, 99 out 100 Alamo Drafthouse customers are lined up to throw out the one idiot using their phone.
Keep Austin Weird rings most true at places like the Drafthouse (note: Keep Austin Weird is not a commentary about weirdo liberal hippies...it's a marketing campaign for supporting local businesses, and the Drafthouse is everything RIGHT about movie theaters that the big chains get absolutely wrong).
So the next time your local Cinemark Mega-plex goes under, consider opening a theater that sells good food and beer and kicks out unruly teens and entitled texters. It might now work in your uptight little towns, but it works great here in Austin.
You obviously aren't familiar with the Drafthouse culture. The day they complain this is on YouTube is the day humanity fails.
Same entitlement is evident on our roads as well. Pisses me off, and it's not limited to the younger generation.
Yeah, I love it when non-Austnites try to sound all authoritative about Austin things. Most of us get to Drafthouse FOR the pre-screening stuff. Plus, they don't let customers in after the screening begins anyway, so the notion this women showed up late is not a valid argument.
Uh, no. Drafthouse has food servers throughout the entire movie. Each row has a "bar" to put the food and beer, and they have lights that lead down each row. Flashlight not needed to find your seat.
Plus she said she was using the flashlight as an excuse. She clearly claims to have been texting later in her rant. Her logic rivals that of my 2 year old who just got in trouble.
Just a small note-- there's no such thing as a MacOS server.
Being drunk and having no social skills are hard to distinguish. I bet none of them were drunk.
Although I disliked your use of all caps, the point is valid that the reason Windows is the dominant paradigm is because there are "certifications" to administer/fix Windows. It's as if my dad, who is a retired mechanic certified as a Mr. Goodwrench, would ever benefit from recommending somebody buy a Ford instead of a GM. He knew that GM products suck...that's where the Mr. Goodwrench part came in nicely, as it provided him a long, productive work life.