Living in a semi-podunk community (there's actually a
farm at the end of my street!
), I've had pretty good luck in avoiding the horror stories
Lex frequently describes, Plus, I see virtually every movie at a 12:00 or 1:00 PM matinee, which, in addition to cheaper tickets, also means smaller crowds. Even the biggest blockbuster rarely sells out at noon, even on opening day. Maybe I'll occasionally get a theater that's 3/4 full, but not very often. I think the first
Spider-Man was the last really crazy audience I can remember, with numerous cell phones and snot-nosed brats crying during the scary parts and running up and down the aisles when they got bored.
Then again, I got a cell phone abuser when I went to see fucking
Mystic River.
