Movie Theater Fans: Where do you sit?

[fox | 1,681]

Edited May 6, 2023 by fox

[Gloves | 11,844]

Usually nearer to the back, near the aisle. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,595]

Middle, near the aisle so children can get to the bathroom

[Tabonga | 2,348]

When the late Mrs. Tabonga and I went to the movies it was always the twilgiht show - cheaper and a lot of times we were the only people in there,  We sat smack dab in the middle about 2/3 of the way back - somewhere in the process you could pick your seats out and buy online.

[nrslam | 477]

Back row center if I can get it. Nobody kicking my seat or climbing over me to get to the bathroom. Also, one of the perks of retirement, we usually go to an early, midweek show when most other folk are at school or work. Even an extremely popular movie in its first week, like SMB, will only have a handful of other attendees, and frequently we're alone. Cheaper too.

 

[Link | 2,738]

28 minutes ago, Tabonga said:

somewhere in the process you could pick your seats out and buy online.

Now they are charging more for certain seats. Optimization!  

[a3quit4s | 4,127]

Back row, in the middle. For some reason at my theatre the back rows have wayyyy more legroom

[Richardhead | 2,825]

I frequent the murder theater in Aurora at least twice a week, so I sit in the handicap spots. I’d be able to get out fast if shit goes down. 

[LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056]

1 hour ago, a3quit4s said:

Back row, in the middle. For some reason at my theatre the back rows have wayyyy more legroom

Our local theater turned into one of those “restaurant”/bar movie theaters. So now every seat is this massive powered recliner with a swing out table for your food. Every seat has like 24-36ish in in front of them so people can still get by if your in the recline position 

Edited May 7, 2023 by LeatherRebel5150

[a3quit4s | 4,127]

33 minutes ago, LeatherRebel5150 said:

Our local theater turned into one of those “restaurant”/bar movie theaters. So now every seat is this massive powered recliner with a swing out table for your food. Every seat has like 24-36ish in in front of them so people can still get by if your in the recline position 

That’s really neat! Back when we lived in MD we used to to go the movies at pike and rose, they give you blankets and the chairs are basically beds. We saw Spectre there and my wife fell asleep after drinking a very large margarita lol

https://www.ipic.com/north-bethesda-md-pike-and-rose/location

[SilverspoonGaming | 334]

At home in my own theater.  I havent been to a public theater since like 2014.

[doner24 | 1,197]

I would always sit in back, but don’t really go to the movies since I put in a 10 foot screen with a 4K projector for my golf simulator. 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

I probably only go to the theater about once a year, but I always sit in the middle, roughly eye level with the center of the screen.

[Kguillemette | 1,547]

If I go to theaters, it's typically one with a built in restaurant rather than a traditional theater. Dinner and a movie all in one!

[AirVillain | 491]

If it's a 3-D movie, as close to the middle as possible, but NEVER near ppl, yuck.

Normal movie... as close as possible, in the middle.... again... NEVER near ppl. 

There needs to be at least a one row/two seat barrier away from ALL people.

Even recently when I went and saw SMB it was pretty full but luckily I was still able to sit a good distance away from people. 

It's gotta be a big deal to get me to go to a chain theatre.

Examples include:

Super Mario Bros., Avatar 2 (Hadn't been "out" in a while and wanted to experience something "epic"), The Little Mermaid. 

But there's a little independent theatre nearby I'm looking forward to going and seeing a few random movies.