The Movie Destroyers...

I love going to the movies... and not just for the popcorn... For me, watching a good movie in the theater is one of the most satisfying experiences in life. But as is the case with all good things, there is always something that will try to ruin it for you... in this case, pesky people! (again, not counting bad popcorn)

These 'pesky people', who for some reason have decided to ruin your movie watching experience, can be classified into the following classes:

1. The "unPunctuals" - Never on time, and for some reason, never know their seat number. They will trample on your toes (and mostly not ever care), bump into you, kick your seat, ask your YOUR seat number, how long since the movie started, and has the famous song/scene come and gone yet, etc... you know the type I am talking about!!

2. The "ilovemyPhones" - Its understandable... there are people in this world who are too busy to switch off their phones for two hours. Like the girl during Inception who just had to discuss the tiny scratch under Tina's latest handbag's buckle... or young boy who could not wait another 50 minutes for The Prince of Persia to finish before discussing the new girl who joined college the day before, or the businessman who decided that 40 minutes into The Dark Knight was the best time to discuss the rates of PVC pipes. And of course, there are those who are on the phone guiding the ones who were late to their seats.

3. The "beenheredoneThats" - Of course... you watched the movie just yesterday and know everything that is about to happen before it does. Congratulations Nostro!! Now shut up and stop ruining the movie for me!!!

4. The "willCurserers" - Any action thriller will have a bunch who will 'f***', 'd***', 's***', 'OMG! OMG!' on every and any scene. Even the credits. After some time, its gets too much to tolerate.

5. The "dialougeRepeaters" - Mostly in comedies... any punch line, and these people will have to repeat the whole thing before setting on a very very loud and distracting laugh! Please... we are not stupid here... we got what they said the first time around!!

6. Parents: Parents who think that in a movie theater, they are excused from parenting responsibilities. Let the children shout, make noise, cry for popcorn (hey!!), or a thousand things that children do... and should do. But parents, please keep them quite!! And if the baby is crying, please take it outside. Its noisy and dark in here... and cold.

7. The "familyPlanners" - GET A ROOM!!! I swear there was this couple next to me during the movie "Race" who, if the movie had gone on for another 30 minutes, would have been celebrating the birth of their child 9-10 months later!! They just might have.. I dont want to think about it!!!

8. The "Comparers" - There are those who will compare the movie/actor/story to another. I once heard a particularly bright group of girls discuss if Shah Rukh Khan would be better as Joker than Heath Ledger!!! AAARGHHH!!!!!!

9. The "Talkers" - They talk because of cannot shut up. And they will discuss everything, from the number of peas eaten in the afternoon to the latest boy/girl their parents set them up with for a prospective marriage!!

If you are one of these, please try to understand, for most people, movie watching is a happy experience. Please dont spoil it for them!! And for god's sake!!! Switch off that damn phone!!