If I want to see a movie I'll go see the damn movie. I don't judge people over nonsense like that. Now eating alone at a swanky restaurant, that's just weird.
Nope..I was nearly going to the other day, walking around town with nothing to do. But then I go to the movies as more of an outing. Like do stuff with friends before and after. I'f i'm going to the cinema on my own I might as well just watch a movie in my room..where I can be in bed and way more comfortable.
I always go alone. New to town, so haven't really made many friends and there's a big theatre here so I go to more movies than I should to entertain myself. After spending 4 years with a shitty girlfriend and not being able to go to what I wanted cause she'd rather see the other shitty movies, it's quite a pleasure to go alone now. Cheaper too.
" If I want to see a movie I'll go see the damn movie."
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And if that means I have to go alone, then that's the way it is. Movies are fine going with friends, but sometimes I don't want to start the negotiations of what theater to go to, or where we're meeting up to eat before or afterwards. Sometimes I'm like, "I'm going to see this, I'm going to be here, anyone who wants to come can come, otherwise I'm going to see this, and I'm going to be here..."
" I'm like, "I'm going to see this, I'm going to be here, anyone who wants to come can come, otherwise I'm going to see this, and I'm going to be here..."
" I'm like, "I'm going to see this, I'm going to be here, anyone who wants to come can come, otherwise I'm going to see this, and I'm going to be here..."
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Like a boss. "
Must have been the years running a game store and understanding that people don't always show up when they say they're going to. If you let those people ruin your good time, you'll never have one. *grin*
I used to but I have a reason, I have to take a bus from where I live and where I go to college, so during the summer when I'm at home I sometime need to take care of thing where I go to college so to kill time while waiting for the bus home I would go to the cinema as long as the movie won't make me late for my bus. Now I just go to a gaming cafe and play starcraft till I have to get my bus
Yes. Because my friends would rather see shit like Grown Ups and I would rather go and see something good. If I want to see a movie, I'll see the god damn movie. There's nothing wrong with seeing a movie solo.
Never done it, would feel too self conscious i think, though in saying that i wouldn't judge someone else if they did it
I don't really like going to the cinema, its fun and everything but contrary to a post above, for me i think films, at least some aren't meant to be a shared experience, or at least they're better if you're watching it by yourself (such as Into the Wild)
I don't find it hard to get someone to see a film with me, but if everyone hated the film and i couldn't find anyone then yeh i would
like i said though i don't really like going to the cinema, poor films can be one of the most annoying things to me, and its made worse by the fact that i went to the cinema to see it
" If I want to see a movie I'll go see the damn movie. I don't judge people over nonsense like that. Now eating alone at a swanky restaurant, that's just weird. "
I wish I were as blasé about it as you - I've done it a couple of times when I desperately want to see something that nobody else does but I find it a little uncomfortable. Still, I'll do it if I think it's one of those things I'll kick myself for missing on the big screen
I would argue that watching a movie alone is the proper way to watch a movie. You don't read a book in a group, you usually don't sit around with your friends and listen to a record in a group - why should it be different for movies? It's such a personal experience anyway. You're in the dark, everyone is quiet and during the two hour running time it's not a social gathering. I find watching a movie alone lets me focus more on the narrative, the characters and the setting, and I come away with a more immersive experience then when I'm with someone and I'm always wondering in the back of my mind if they are enjoying or hating the film as much as I am.
yes, i have gone to the movies alone. i went to see bruno a lone because my friend didn't want to go see it. he said it looked gay and stupid, he liked borat. it was made by the same guy.
it was stupid though. i got ID TWICE!!. i bought the ticket and the lady ask for my ID to make sure i was over 18. the guy at the door to enter the theater asked to see my id. i was just like what the hell. i was 22 when that movie out.
I never have but have been thinking about it more and more lately. I've seen some REALLY hot ladies going to movies on their own and yeah...it might be a nice way to meet some art-house ladies. "You're all alone? Might if I join you?" *wink* Also, it would be nice to not have to wait for a movie to come out on video or torrent for me to be able to watch it. It's so awkward going to a movie with friends you're not super awesome with; since they're the only ones who like the movies you like. You spend 2 hours in silence which makes afterwards kinda weird. "So, that movie was...good right?" "Not really." "Really? I thought it was ok. Well, see you later." *cold blank stare*
I did once by accident, since I got to the movie late, and I thought my friends already went in, so when they arrived I wasn't there, and they ended up leaving. The movie was Ghost Rider, so it was a pretty bad movie to begin with. And though I didn't find going in uncomfortable, I found it pretty boring, I'm used to commenting about the movie to my friends.
I've only ever gone to a movie alone once, and that was to Howl, the movie about Ginsberg's poem and its trial and all that. Otherwise, I go with friends.
@borodin: Last movie I went to see alone was Valhalla Rising at the tiny IFC theater. While there I thought "man, this actually used to bother me". It's one of those dumb stigmas that are probably perpetuated by the same people who talk mess about how old your cell phone is or something, and use the term GTL. You know, morons.
I have done, plenty of times. It's not like it's a social activity in the first place - you sit quietly in a dark room for two hours. Sometimes I just wear a mac with nothing on underneath too.
Of course, I don't go anymore because they stopped making good movies and ticket prices are fucking extortionate.
Yeah, all the time, because if I rely on going with other people, I'd probably never see any movie I want to in theaters. Usually the bigger movies, I'll have someone who wants to go with me, but for stuff like OSS 117 or 2 Days in Paris, it's kind of hard to round up a crew to go with me.
I had a choice between The King's Speech and The Green Hornet. I chose King's Speech and ended up seeing it alone since my friends all saw Green Hornet together. That has been the only time I've seen a movie alone in a theater.
i hate going alone. though it doesnt make any sense, considering theres no social interaction watching a movie. so it doesnt make sense to go with someone. oh well
" i hate going alone. though it doesnt make any sense, considering theres no social interaction watching a movie. so it doesnt make sense to go with someone. oh well "
Mostly after they're closed. Friend works there so it's great to just have the whole thing to myself and just lie down and watch 3 movies and eat free popcorn and candy and stuff. Good thing fast metabolism is a "problem" here these days.
C was empty so I picked C. I occasionally go to the cinema on my own, but I usually feel a bit weird about it, although that's probably got something to do with having an anxiety disorder any way; that and the fact it always seems to be kids movies, like Toy Story 3, I end on my own in.
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