AMC Theaters is considering to allow texting during movies

[Wildcat]

Well I think phones should be allowed to be left on in silent/vibrate mode in case someone tries to reach you for emergency situations but if they're clearly just sitting there having a conversation in texts they should be asked to leave.

[shuriken]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Because that's how capitalism works?

Essentially

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

Why don't they just charge them extra? Get some of that Millennial spending money.

That or just have a theater that has all the annoying people texting in a theater a la (smoking sections in restaurants). Have a showing that has texting allowed/ encouraged and have it be $.50 more or something.
Not that hard. If this proves to be successful I can see it working. I personally can wait the 90-150 minutes of the movie to not call or text anyone.

[chrisdude]

My friends and I were discussing this, yesterday. To be fair, the man hadn't chosen a plan of action... As someone who actually shuts his phone down in movies, I hate seeing that glow come off someone else's phone.

But I know young people, too. I think this guy is right that asking them to cut off their phones is like asking them to cut off their arms. There's pretty much no other situation where your average 22 year old spends two waking hours without checking their phones. It truly is the way they live their lives. And outside of this setting, who really cares? So it may kind of make the theater rule seem a little extreme.

I kind of doubt the rule keeps them from buying tickets, though. I see this more as a promotional possibility. Look at television. Seems like every show has the whole cast live tweeting the episodes. Do you think actually care to do that? It's part of the promotional plan to drum up conversation and get their hashtags trending. Perhaps they could do the same thing with a movie?

[TigerClaw]

Here's a whole bit about it on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

[ranger_scout]

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron is backpedaling on statements he made to Variety two days ago about being open to allowing texting in some theaters.

Following a social media outcry from moviegoers, the new head of AMC Entertainment said in a statement released to AMC guests on social platforms that there will be no texting allowed in theaters. “Not today, not tomorrow and not in the foreseeable future,” he promised.

“NO TEXTING AT AMC. Won’t happen. You spoke. We listened. Quickly, that idea has been sent to the cutting room floor,” the AMC Theatres official Twitter account wrote.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/am...ed-1201754502/

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/am...ed-1201754502/

That's after the huge backlash regarding it, good to see he had a change of heart.

Here's the official tweet on it.
https://twitter.com/AMCTheatres/stat...72338699702272

[Powder]

Nice to see big wigs listen once in a while.