And when you're sitting there, you're sitting in a darkened room with people who don't know better than to talk out loud, take and make phone calls, make predictions about the plot of the movie they're seeing and ask, "Who's that guy wearing the shirt? No not him, the guy who looks like Chris Pratt..."
You really can't enjoy the movie when the audience is carrying on, and you're more comfortable at home, sitting in your decliner and nibbling cheaper popcorn.
And then there was THIS:
In Birmingham, England, a poor unfortunate fellow died in the theater. Actually died, lost his life. He got his head lodged in the footrest of his electronic seat.
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| It NEVER looks like this |
(Footrest? Electronic seat? I really haven't been in a theater for a while!)
It's the Vue Theater complex at Star City in Birmingham where all this tragedy took place. The man dropped his phone, and as the movie ended, he leaned down to retrieve it. He was in the Gold Class section of the movie house, where people over 18 can enjoy a full bar (another innovation new to me!)
According to Variety, "After he bent down, the reclining, electric seat’s footrest clamped down on the man’s head. He was attending the film with his partner, who reportedly became frantic as the man started to panic upon realizing he was stuck. Staff and other patrons at the cinema struggled to free him, but eventually broke him out of the entrapment."
He went into cardiac arrest, paramedics restarted his heartbeat, and he was taken to the hospital, but too late.
There are so many ways to die, and every day we add to this thanatology. It's sad to have to put it out there, but be careful, please!
I was going to add "stay home," but look at how many people fall off their own roof! Be careful everywhere!
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