I went to see the Hobbit on my own. No one else wanted to see it so I chose an afternoon matinee near the end of it's run as I knew the place would be quite empty.
I haven't yet but only because the cinema is a stop gap between going on to other places, like the pub or to a restaurant. Every single time I've been the cinema, there's always more than a handful of people who are there on their own. It's never struck me as odd because you mostly just sit there in silence, in the dark.
I do and think there is nothing wrong with it though I know people who say they wouldn't be caught dead going alone.
Yes I would, I actually prefer it! I used to treat myself sometimes to an afternoon off work, and go to an afternoon showing. Far better than the weekend! I counted only 3 others in one day, yolu could stretch across several seats, sit where you liked, put you feet up on the back of the chair in front...bliss!
There's nothing wrong with it but unfortunately in this society you will always get people who label anyone alone as 'a loner' and 'a freak' - the people who do this though are the people who cannot even go to a shop alone and constantly need company to validate their existence.
There's nothing wrong with it but unfortunately in this society you will always get people who label anyone alone as 'a loner' and 'a freak' - the people who do this though are the people who cannot even go to a shop alone and constantly need company to validate their existence.
I sometimes think that the people who can't bear to go on their own actually look to do exactly that when they go with someone. I think they look at it as a social meeting rather than actually going to see a film.
For the record, as I say every time this thread appears, I always find it highly amusing to hear people express their abject horror at the thought of going to the cinema alone
Me too. Like I said before the cinema is hardly the most sociable place to be - it's not like you can sit and have a chat. Going to the cinema alone is nice.
Why on earth would one not? Am I supposed to not watch a film I want to see just because my friends don't want to see it? How odd.
Exactly - and it's not as if I've got all the time in the world to go the cinema, I can only go when I've got some free time, and I wouldn't miss a movie just because none of my friends were free at the same time.
The cinema isn't exactly a very social place either, I get very irritated with people who talk through movies! I'd rather see a movie on my own and spend time with friends going out for coffee/shopping etc instead!
Once you're sat down among other people, who knows you are on your own? Anyway, who cares what other people think? Most normal people wouldn't even be bothered or even notice you, they're more interested in what they're doing. If you want to go to the cinema on your own - do it.
It hasn't bothered me. (Apart from going to a film with an interval and having the random guy in front asking me to mind his bag while he went to the loo).
Just come back from seeing Evil Dead alone - there was 4 people including me - a couple and another "loner freak" like me. Nothing happened to me - I wasn't tarred and feathered or mocked....phew!
Just come back from seeing Evil Dead alone - there was 4 people including me - a couple and another "loner freak" like me. Nothing happened to me - I wasn't tarred and feathered or mocked....phew!
I hope I'm not giving anything away but it's best not to sit 3 rows from the front, like I did. It's a very squelchy film.
Oh, and I went with someone because on that day I wasn't a loner freak. Phew.
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What about people who live on their own. *shivers*
Yes I would, I actually prefer it! I used to treat myself sometimes to an afternoon off work, and go to an afternoon showing. Far better than the weekend! I counted only 3 others in one day, yolu could stretch across several seats, sit where you liked, put you feet up on the back of the chair in front...bliss!
Exactly. Thin end of the wedge.
They still ask at the till if its just the one ticket.:cool:
I am a loner.:D
Don't see the problem, don't read it if it annoys you.
I have plenty of friends and have been to the cinema alone. I used to work shifts and liked going during the day when it was quiet.
Nothing wrong with enjoying your own company.
Me too. Like I said before the cinema is hardly the most sociable place to be - it's not like you can sit and have a chat. Going to the cinema alone is nice.
Exactly - and it's not as if I've got all the time in the world to go the cinema, I can only go when I've got some free time, and I wouldn't miss a movie just because none of my friends were free at the same time.
The cinema isn't exactly a very social place either, I get very irritated with people who talk through movies! I'd rather see a movie on my own and spend time with friends going out for coffee/shopping etc instead!
It hasn't bothered me. (Apart from going to a film with an interval and having the random guy in front asking me to mind his bag while he went to the loo).
I'm a loner AND freak.
I hope I'm not giving anything away but it's best not to sit 3 rows from the front, like I did. It's a very squelchy film.
Oh, and I went with someone because on that day I wasn't a loner freak. Phew.
I saw Zero Dark Thirty on my own though, I took a pen and paper and pretended to be a reviewer. But I felt SO awkward it was hardly worth it!