Lafayette Theatre
97 Lafayette Avenue,
Suffern,
NY
10901
97 Lafayette Avenue,
Suffern,
NY
10901
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It’s agreed, Ross and Peter.
How was the attendance for Rocky? Was the curtain working again? Did Jeff play the or was he off for the MD Weekend?
I agree with Ross time to drop all the personal jabs leave it for the boxing ring ALA Rocky!
I generally try not to intervene, but this one is going off the rails.
Thank you Ross, I think it’s warranted, and welcome.
Because the discussion has been (somewhat) tied to the problems inherent in contemporary moviegoing and exhibiting, I have not begun to delete comments. But the next comment that includes personal attacks will be removed. Sorry for the heavy hand, but I want to make sure the site remains civil, if at all possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Ross Melnick
Cinema Treasures
Gentlemen, your brevity on the matter is quite inspiring.
Whew!! Thanks, Jeff S.
Trolls indeed. We’re done my friend.
I don’t care what you expect, I am telling you what happens. Now open your book to page 45 and read the first paragraph.
“Also going to a theater and wanting no talking is equivalent to a heroine addict not wanting track marks.”
You know, I realize at this point I’m just feeding the trolls, but you can’t be serious.
What is “talking”? Is it a random whisper between audience members? Is it someone telling their kids to settle down? Is it the jerk who answers the phone?
It’s YES to all of the above, but there are degrees of talking that are allowable, and those that stretch into pure rudeness. I think it’s the latter we’re talking about here.
I expect silence to the degree that it’s possible with people who are civil and want the same thing as me. I’m not expecting everyone to put a cork in their mouth, but I DO expect someone to put their phone on VIBRATE, and if they get a call to flip the phone open, silently say “please wait” and walk out into the lobby. That’s what I do. I expect the same of others.
Deckard: I KNOW what flaming is—I’ve been the target of it on other blogs, and I’m not trying to flame any poster(s) here, but to simply point some things out about stuff that’s been posted here.
Aldo Ray: Please don’t resort to gratuitous personal insults, as it gets you nowhere, and puts a pall over everything. Thanks.
I am thinking of a Walter Matthau film from 1993 rhett, any clue?
I will give you a clue, its not “Dennis the Menace,” one of my ALL-TIME favorites by the way.
Also going to a theater and wanting no talking is equivalent to a heroine addict not wanting track marks.
For those of you who may not know what’s happening to this board since May 23rd: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_(Internet))
For everyone else: sorry for stating the obvious.
Aldo: sometimes one CAN tell if they’re the type not to confront directly. I’m NOT talking about race, ethnicity or color here, Aldo. I’m talking about a person’s tone of voice—their way of getting the message across, and the overall way in which people carry themselves. It also depends on the kind of theatre, too. In movie theatres where better-quality movies are shown, audience rudeness is often far less of a problem. Under such circumstances, if and when you do see an occasional yakker, texter, or cell-phone gabber, pollitely and casually asking him/her to please turn off their cellphone/pager, or to please be quiet, is sufficient enough to get them to stop.
On the other hand, the average large multiplex cinema (with 10-20 or more cinemas), depending on the location and the type of audience, is far more likely to attract a rougher, cruder and less polite audience, so there’s more risk in confronting an offender directly.
I’m laughing at Aldo' comments, not because they’re funny, but because they’re so out of place in the middle of a discussion about the proper presentation of a movie.
And BTW, it’s not universally accepted that NETWORK is a superior film.
It’s ironic that Aldo would hail NETWORK while imply rhett is a “grumpy old man” when one of the film’s perhaps unintentional themes is paranoia about youth.
Hmmm, I guess Aldo didn’t understand my comment “we’re all entitled to our opinions. Yours, mine, and rhett’s.”
“"Network” is anything but mediocre. I think you should watch it again, with the sound on this time."
More personal attacks? Is this the way you express your opinion?
I don’t like the movie. Why would you assume I watched it without the sound on? You need to be nasty to others to make your point?
I now wonder if Aldo was the father who let his son ramble on. Aldo’s comments now are actually funny, since everyone who knows me would laugh as well since I am notorious for approaching rude people in a movie theater and politely telling them that their actions are disturbing. At the Lafayette, the problems are with the seniors. Many times, they talk over every scene or their cell goes off and they start gabbing, I have approached those as well (many times). The father and son (in question) I wasn’t so polite with, since they were inconsiderate of everyone else, so I just gave a loud SHHHH, to which the little boy was doing the same through the movie. Once again , he was a little boy and the father could not control him at all and let him do his thing to the disruption of others. It seems he brought him to “Rocky” figuring the boy would like it but the movie moved too slow and had too much character and story (sorry Aldo) for the boy to understand. That being said, there’s always going to be rude people and YES, sometimes if you do confront people, they act the opposite and get very combative. The fact that the movie was either out of focus or framed wrong didn’t help matters or enhance enjoyment of the film. This was the first time ever I DID NOT enjoy “Rocky” (unlike Aldo who always seems to hate it…) Hey Aldo, if you’re going to be at “Annie Hall” next week, go to your seat and start being rude, I’d find you, I’d get out of my seat go to you and politely ask you to be considerate, then shake your hand and say “Great to meet you Aldo” (hopefully you wouldn’t be rude in which case any question about my “internet attitude and daily operating persona†would be answered. ) But it’s cool Aldo, you’re actually funny!
I’m curious Aldo, how would you have handled the situation as YOU seem to display quite an arrogant attitude toward things as you have displayed here. You put down people for liking “Rocky”? Humor me, off the cuff, what are your top 10 “cinema” favorites of ALL-TIME??
BTW….Lafayette should have a sequel series and open with “Rocky II”, probably the greatest movie-going experience I ever had in 1979 and then follow it with “Stop or My Mom Will Shoot” with guest speaker, Aldo (I’d be there for that).
Thanks for the Rocky’s Sly!!! “NUTS” to you Aldo!! Sorry, just having “internet attitude” again !!
Rhett raised concerns about the framing & focus of the movie. From reading his post, those would seem “legit” rather than “pedestrian” whatever the latter means.
Confronting people can be difficult. Somebody was recently shot here in Philadelphia in a theater.
I’m getting concerned about the personal attack, Aldo, that you are making “contradictions between his internet attitude and his daily operating persona” This website frowns on personal attacks, so I’d advise you to talk about the theater, the movies, the crowds, etc. without attacking other posters.
I’m also getting curious, are you indeed, an employee there?
How can you tell if someone is tough while they are talking in a theater? WHat you are referring to, in a round about way, is racial profiling and stereotyping. Two actions I will have no part in.
I can not wait to hear RHETTs heated response to my previous statements, so I can once again point out the contradictions between his internet attitude and his daily operating persona.
Aldo: While you;re entitled to express your own opinions here on this website, others are also entitled to express theirs. It’s either a two-way street or a no-way street.
Secondly, “Network” is not a favorite of mine, although Faye Dunaway acted quite well in that movie.
Thirdly, there’ve been instances when it’s not so great to confront people directly about yakking in the theatre, because you never know what they’re going to do, or where they’re coming from. It also depends on the circumstances. If the father and son seemed like rough, crude street-tough types, then it was probably not so good to confront them directly. People have spoken out in some instances like that and have ended up in some rather nasty situations. The world is so crazy today that one never knows who or what they may be dealing with.
“Network” is anything but mediocre. I think you should watch it again, with the sound on this time.
Rhett comments about the theater’s presentation of “Rocky” were for the most part pedestrian. Meaning he is complaining about something he doesn’t totally understand. Most of his criticisms were based on guesses and assumptions.
ALSO RHETT complaining about people talking in a theater on the internet, after you have left said theater, doesn’t do anyone any good. Maybe next time you should not be so timid, and ask them to be quiet. It seems as though your confrontational internet attitude is not very consistent with your daily operating persona.
Thanks for the info, Jeff S. It’s agreed that a certain amount of quality, decor, and civility is to be expected when people attend movies, and, yes, it;s true that the average big multiplex cinamas generally attract audiences with a lousier attitude, because the management at those theatres generally have lousy overall attitudes themselves, in addition to mostly bad quality films being shown.
Although I enjoyed the film “ Network”, it’s not a film I’d go to see again.
Movie534: You said a mouthful. This is why the typical multiplex sucks, and why I won’t go to one.
Aldo Ray: I think we can all agree that regardless of what anybody thinks of “Rocky” or any other film for that matter, that we can and should expect a minimum level of “quality of service” when we go to the movies, and that at least means the film is in focus and in frame. Having either of those out of whack is just plain inexcusable regardless of the venue. Of course these aren’t the only things that can cause annoyance. There is sound, the courtesy of the audience (see my experience with Star Trek, above) and various mechanical issues on the projector, such as shutter timing which causes an annoying smear called “travel ghost”.
By the way, I happen to not like “Network”, and think it is a mediocre film. Each to our own and we’re all entitled to our opinions. Yours, mine, and rhett’s.
I agree with everything you said Jeff S. You do damage the lamps. Even today however. management seems to think they know it all, so I just go with the flow. I don’t like it, I just do it.