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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

bjacks12 said:
Though I thoroughly enjoyed Mad Max today, one thing negatively affected the experience.....I was sitting alone on the front row when about 2/3 of the way through the movie, a woman comes in and brings about 6 little crotch goblins with her, aged about 7-10.

First, Mad Max is certainly not a movie that I would take such youngins to see.

Second, she made zero effort to keep the kids sitting still and quiet. They talked loudly, ran around, played on their iphones, etc. Get your spawn and get the hell out of the movie, ma'am. They did leave after 30 minutes...not sure why they were in there to begin with.
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This is by and far one of the worse experiences you can have...followed closely behind by little old ladies who still use paper checks and coupons at a check out counter...
 
bjacks12 said:
Though I thoroughly enjoyed Mad Max today, one thing negatively affected the experience.....I was sitting alone on the front row when about 2/3 of the way through the movie, a woman comes in and brings about 6 little crotch goblins with her, aged about 7-10.

First, Mad Max is certainly not a movie that I would take such youngins to see.

Second, she made zero effort to keep the kids sitting still and quiet. They talked loudly, ran around, played on their iphones, etc. Get your spawn and get the hell out of the movie, ma'am. They did leave after 30 minutes...not sure why they were in there to begin with.
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It would seem you were in the presence of the center of the universe for 30 minutes. You should consider yourself blessed.
 
zuben el genub said:
Those kids are "entitled" to express themselves and make noise. How about entitling our ears not to hear the noise?

My kid acted up, we left. I didn't think it fair to have her annoy everyone else. I cared more about her manners than her ego.
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I'm with you on that! When my kids were little, I only had to show them once or twice that we'd leave stores, kid's concerts, whatever if they behaved badly. From then on, they knew not to test me in those situations. It's funny... *most kids will learn if you just teach them boundaries. :p

*Obviously, all kids are different & some are more challenging than others. Trust me, I have stories...
 
bjacks12 said:
Though I thoroughly enjoyed Mad Max today, one thing negatively affected the experience.....I was sitting alone on the front row when about 2/3 of the way through the movie, a woman comes in and brings about 6 little crotch goblins with her, aged about 7-10.

First, Mad Max is certainly not a movie that I would take such youngins to see.

Second, she made zero effort to keep the kids sitting still and quiet. They talked loudly, ran around, played on their iphones, etc. Get your spawn and get the hell out of the movie, ma'am. They did leave after 30 minutes...not sure why they were in there to begin with.
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Ding! Ding! Ding! You just discovered why I don't bother going to the movies. I just wait for a dvd or TV. :rolleyes:
 
whitehat said:
Ding! Ding! Ding! You just discovered why I don't bother going to the movies. I just wait for a dvd or TV. :rolleyes:
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Has to be a special effects movie along the lines of Avengers, Jupiter Accending, etc to get me in the theatre. I smuggle in food to as there is no way a medium popcorn and drink should cost More than the movie itself
 
Finished mowing the remaining 1.3 acres today. I was covered head-to-toe with dirt, dust and grime.

Straight to the shower I went - with my limitations, my lady helped me clean up.

What a wonderful lady.

I am now tanned in all the right areas, but, I can barely move. Damned spine. I'm over being in chronic pain.

After reading about crotch goblins and people who stop their cars to 'rubberneck', here's my take on those subjects:

Children should be reared, not managed - but, since the times are changing - you may want to do Video On Demand for films, and, avoid driving unnecessarily. Here in North Carolina, highway traffic will slow to a crawl if two cars are parked on the shoulder - for whatever the reason is...

The last time I went to a cinema was back in 2010, when Robert Downey, Jr. made his debut with "Sherlock Holmes."

The texting, phone conversations, and the above-average audience noise ended my cinema experience. However, I won't rule out drive-in theatres that show first-run movies.

May everyone have a good upcoming week. LW
 
andruoid said:
Has to be a special effects movie along the lines of Avengers, Jupiter Accending, etc to get me in the theatre. I smuggle in food to as there is no way a medium popcorn and drink should cost More than the movie itself
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That's typically what draws me to the theater. Mad Max was definitely a see it in the theater movie
 
no one said:
Ever see God Bless America?
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No, I haven't seen the film God Bless America - but, I do remember seeing a singer from the 1940s, Bessie Smith, sing it (one of America's anthems) on the intermission in a matinée when I was a kid. I'll have to look it up (the film) on our satellite network. Have a good week, no one - LW
 
I just read the synopsis of "God Bless America" on Wikipedia. Bobcat Goldwaith must be a true comedic genius to have made that material funny. Even if it is billed as a "dark comedy", damn.
 
I don't know that one, but he did produce a documentary about Bigfoot that was shown in the next town over from me (living in the heart of "Bigfoot country") and bobcat himself actually hosted the event. I did not make it to this world changing show.. (/sarcasm)
 
dontpanicbobby said:
I just read the synopsis of "God Bless America" on Wikipedia. Bobcat Goldwaith must be a true comedic genius to have made that material funny. Even if it is billed as a "dark comedy", damn.
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Back in the eighties, I was the typical, 'party boy' guy in my twenties. dontpanicbobby, I intend no offense - but attach the term 'comic genius' to people like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and though he's scandal-ridden now, Bill Cosby.

Bobcat Goldthwaite? Wow. I remember his "God Bless America" shtick, and his vocal delivery - no matter what the subject - would trigger migraines.

Then again, people like Paul Reubens ('Pee-Wee Herman') were considered to be funny at that time, as well. After the death of John Belushi, and the waning popularity of comedians like George Carlin (alongside Richard Pryor's addictions and eventual illness) left a 'hole' in the industry, aside from Eddie Murphy, and Richard Jeni among others. No offense, dontpanicbobby - but Bobcat was a nerve-scraper, imho. Have a good week - LW
 
I don't know about comic genius, but Bobcat must have some kind of hidden talent to have been engaged to Nikki Cox for awhile. :p


My favorite comic these days is Louis CK by a wide margin.
 
Dngrsone said:
Like Will Ferrell is considered funny nowadays?
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Will Ferrell, even in his roles in the Ron Burgundy films, is just annoying. However, not everything can be blamed on the comedians themselves - many of the comedians of Will Ferrell's ilk have
the problem of being too dependent on comedy writers. SNL can't develop innate comedic talent.

People like Jonathan Winters and Robin Williams came by their talents by having brains that were chemically-imbalanced; i.e., being manic depressive, or, alleviating their internal 'mental misfires' with substance abuse.

Richard Jeni, among
other talents like Robin
Williams, committed suicide. Phil Hartmann killed his wife, then
himself. Ray Combs.
Charles Rocket. Freddie Prinze.

The Smokey Robinson & The Miracles tune "Tears Of A Clown"
really applies, when it
comes to this subject.

Yet, it seems that many
of the funniest stand-up
comedians carried some heavy baggage. George Carlin, at one show that I got tickets to see, told a member of the audience
to "...shut the @#*! up, or he'd get the crap knocked out of him..." (paraphrase from a George Carlin show in Portsmouth, VA, in 1999).

Robin Williams will be missed, along with the others aforementioned.

I even tried it myself, back in 2011. I ended up getting committed to a mental health facility for almost 3 months.

I'm very ashamed of that. Maybe that's why I understand things from that perspective.

Forgive me for rambling, being opinionated, and sometimes coming off like someone who knows everything - I actually don't, but I read like hell, and I try to be as humble as I can. I respect everyone here, as best as I can - LW

 
Excuse me, but Phil Hartman was shot in his sleep by his nutjob wife who killed herself hours later. Not the other way around.

And not to let it go, but Will Ferrell couldn't say something funny if you printed those two words on a piece of paper and asked him to read them out loud.

Despite not normally being able to stand him I do highly recommend Stranger Than Fiction - I think that he did a great job in that. It's not a comedy.

I hated the Chicken Lady.

I loved the Church Lady.

Also Sam Kinison.
 
I'm a Monty Python fan, along with Dave Allen, brilliant comedian and Faulty Towers.

M*A*S*H is my favorite sitcom. No sitcom even comes close these days.
 
Sam Kinison was just as shticky as Goldthwait and Pauli Shore; he just died before it got old. They were all equally funny in the eighties.

So was Dana Carvey, Joe Piscipo, at al.

Some are luckier, or slightly more flexible than others.
 
I think that Kinison was far more creative, and shtick applies for most comics - as opposed to comedians. As the great man said, one says things funny, the other says funny things. Kinison did both.

I also liked the IT Crowd, they didn't make enough of those.
 
EarlyMon said:
Excuse me, but Phil Hartman was shot in his sleep by his nutjob wife who killed herself hours later. Not the other way around.

And not to let it go, but Will Ferrell couldn't say something funny if you printed those two words on a piece of paper and asked him to read them out loud.

Despite not normally being able to stand him I do highly recommend Stranger Than Fiction - I think that he did a great job in that. It's not a comedy.

I hated the Chicken Lady.

I loved the Church Lady.

Also Sam Kinison.
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You are correct, EarlyMon - I had it backwards. Sam Kinison was irreverant due to being a preacher's son, but even though his screaming delivery of "Aaahhh! Aaahhh! Ahhhhhhhh!" got a little tiresome, his point of view in that particular 'pc' era was quite refreshing.

So was early Mike Myers, like the film So I Married An Axe Murderer. "We've got a piper down!"

Double-yes to Monty Python - I started watching Flying Circus when I was a 'tweener' on PBS.

Yes, I had forgotten. Phil Hartmann's wife was the kook. Thanks, EarlyOne.

Dana Carvey and Church Lady - right on. LW
 
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