This Is Needed At Thai Cinemas

[DJ Pat]

Actor Richard Griffiths ordered a woman out of his West End play, after her mobile phone rang for the third time.

The production of Heroes at Wyndham's theatre was nearing the end when Griffiths asked her: "Is that it, or will it be ringing some more?"

The audience clapped as he asked her to leave the Saturday matinee performance.

Last year Griffiths ordered a man out of the National Theatre, when his phone went off for the sixth time during a production of The History Boys.

Heroes, which also stars John Hurt and Ken Stott, is about war veterans in a nursing home planning their bid for freedom.

It was during the penultimate scene that Griffiths, 58, addressed the woman directly from the stage.

He said: "Could the person whose mobile phone it is please leave?

"The 750 people here would be fully justified in suing you for ruining their afternoon."

The Old Vic's artistic director Kevin Spacey has made a point of embarrassing audience members whose phones go off in the past.

He said: "You have to respect the fact there is some degree of behaviour that we expect in the theatre and we're going to demand it at the Old Vic.

"It's a phone-free zone. We don't want them ringing and we certainly don't want them ringing and people ignoring them

[Jai Dee]

I know exactly what you mean DJ Pat... it's downright annoying.

But unfortunately, the Thai jai-yen attitude means that nobody ever tells the offenders off...

[Sunshine]

I have to say that it drive me crazy when I'm in the cinema and people start talking on their phones. Especially when the do it repeatedly.

[gbt71fa]

They also need some hot butter for the popcorn too...but that is another thread

[DJ Pat]

But unfortunately, the Thai jai-yen attitude means that nobody ever tells the offenders off... 

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I told some bit*h in the cinema in Pattaya to "&lt;deleted&gt;*kin switch it off" Last month

[thaibebop]

My wife always told me that she never had the problems with movie theaters in Thailand that she does here int the States. She always said Thai's kept there mouths shut and were quite. Maybe she was going to the really expensive ones?

[DJ Pat]

I haven't been to a cinema in the UK since Jan 1997 before every tom, dick and harry had a mobile so it wasn't a problem.

[britmaveric]

I agree bit much having one ring in the cinema - switch it off or put it on silent.

[DJ Pat]

But are their lives soo urgent not to be able to switch the phone off for two hours?

All the conversations I've heard in cinemas have been pointless too..."You ni?" "Nang doo movee" and the like.

[meadish_sweetball]

Next time stand up, point your finger and say 'Turn off the phone or get out. NOW.' Cause a scene. Be the big bad farang.

I think most Thais (except for those whose view you are blocking) would be thankful somebody finally did something about it.

[Sunshine]

I told some bit*h in the cinema in Pattaya to "&lt;deleted&gt;*kin switch it off" Last month

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LOL, how did she respond?

[DJ Pat]

Her BF/customer offered me a fight and was surprised when I said "Alright come outside now" he just sat back down much to the amusement of the rest of the audience.

Not really, just kidding. Her BF/customer encouraged her to turn it off and that was it.

[RDN]

I wonder why they don't install a mobile phone blocker in such places? I was going to get one before I left England for use in the pub, on the train, etc. Wish I'd got one.

[Ice Maiden]

I understand this!

Went in a cinema the other week and told my friend to switch her phone off:

"Nevermind you worry too much"

I left it at that until her phone kept ringing throughout the film

[davethailand]

But unfortunately, the Thai jai-yen attitude means that nobody ever tells the offenders off... 

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I told some bit*h in the cinema in Pattaya to "&lt;deleted&gt;*kin switch it off" Last month

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I would've switched off after telling you to go **** yourself

[britmaveric]

But unfortunately, the Thai jai-yen attitude means that nobody ever tells the offenders off... 

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I told some bit*h in the cinema in Pattaya to "&lt;deleted&gt;*kin switch it off" Last month

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I would've switched off after telling you to go **** yourself

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No fear from Pat, Dave?

[sierra01]

But unfortunately, the Thai jai-yen attitude means that nobody ever tells the offenders off... 

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I told some bit*h in the cinema in Pattaya to "&lt;deleted&gt;*kin switch it off" Last month

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I would've switched off after telling you to go **** yourself

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Are you a bit*h then Dave? I thought that applied to the opposite sex

[Buff-horns]

all these places can and should have a phone signals jammer installed.

there is no excuse for not having 1.

Magnetic wood can block mobile phone signals

Magnetic wood could be a major plank in the battle against noisy cellphone users. The high-tech material absorbs microwave radio signals, making it impossible to use a mobile phone in any room lined with it. Or a radio for that matter. So theatres and restaurants, for example, can stop people using cellphones on their premises without resorting to signal jammers.

Hideo Oka and a team of electronics engineers at Iwate University in Morioka, northern Japan looked at four different ways of making wood absorb radio waves before hitting on the best one. The first was simply wood coated with a ferrite powder. The others were made by mixing ferrite powder with cider wood powder and pressing it into boards, or impregnating the wood with particles, or sandwiching wood pulp containing ferrite powder between two thin wooden panels.

Oka tested each wood in turn by putting collars of each material over a short antenna that broadcasts radio waves at the typical GSM mobile phone frequencies of 900 megahertz and 1.8 gigahertz.

The antenna can also broadcast at frequencies up to 2.5 gigahertz, which covers the range commonly used for wireless networks like Bluetooth and the emerging IEEE 802.11 standard, better known as Wi-Fi. A receiver measured the strength of the radio waves transmitted through the material.

In the end, Oka found that ferrite sandwiched between thin sheets of wood performed best. Further tests showed that a 4-millimetre-thick sandwich absorbed the most microwave radiation, cutting the wave's power by 97 per cent. Increasing the thickness of the outer wooden sheets of the sandwich increased the frequency of radio waves that the shield would absorb.

The wood-based shields could be used to make doors and walls for rooms or even entire buildings where mobile phones simply won't work. While the prospect of being forcefully cut off might horrify some cellphone addicts, Oka says theatre-goers and restaurant customers might appreciate the silence.

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[RDN]

I wonder why they don't install a mobile phone blocker in such places? I was going to get one before I left England for use in the pub, on the train, etc. Wish I'd got one.

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all these places can and should have a phone signals jammer installed.

there is no excuse for not having 1....

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I just heard the story on UBC - Star News Asia. They said that in France, some theatres DO install mobile phone blockers. Why is the UK so slow to catch on? They could turn on the blocker during performances, and turn it off during intervals.

[DJ Pat]

But unfortunately, the Thai jai-yen attitude means that nobody ever tells the offenders off... 

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I told some bit*h in the cinema in Pattaya to "&lt;deleted&gt;*kin switch it off" Last month

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I would've switched off after telling you to go **** yourself

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It had rang about 3 times and each time she had a conversation without attempting to whisper, in bargirl english which pissed me off even more.

Yeah dave you bloody would too.

[Jeff1]

I hav'nt been to a theater since I saw " ET " .

Nothing good about it . Sticky floors , people talking , never getting a good seat , and now cellphones ! Nah , the best place to watch a movie is on my sofa , where I can put all the butter I want on my popcorn .

[daleyboy]

Very interesting story here about this very same problem

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2991451.stm

An Irish cinema put in phone blockers, but were told to remove them because they are illegal

[Mighty Mouse]

It's not only the mobile phones ringing in Thai movie theatres that's annoying, the Thais, in the middle of the movie, like to turn around and have a conversation with their friends two or three rows back.

.......and if that ain't enough, you then have to step around a movie camera and tripod belonging to a boot legger copying the movie for his next DVD production.

[thaibebop]

It's not only the mobile phones ringing in Thai movie theatres that's annoying, the Thais, in the middle of the movie,  like to turn around and have a conversation with their friends two or three rows back.

.......and if that ain't enough, you then have to step around a movie camera and tripod belonging to a boot legger copying the movie for his next DVD production. 

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Face is important but shame has no meaning.

[RDN]

.....and if that ain't enough, you then have to step around a movie camera and tripod belonging to a boot legger copying the movie for his next DVD production. 

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I stopped buying them - got fed up with the sound quality, shaky camera, people coughing in the background and the outline of people's heads coming into camera shot.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

In the U.K. there is a short feature between the ads and the trailers reminding the audience to switch off their phone.

Good on Richard Griffiths and Kevin Spacey for taking action, it's just a pity that Richard Griffiths couldn't turn to the screen during an early scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban last year and shout..

"Hoop baat khun &lt;deleted&gt;*king &lt;deleted&gt;!!!" when some fannies tlosup kept tooting every 5 mins.

[Ijustwannateach]

While we're on the subject of cinema etiquette, could all those parents of the lovely international school set- delightful as your spawn must be- remind them to SHUT THE ^$%& UP when the movie is playing and try to AVOID KICKING PEOPLE as they lurch into position? I'm sure those who have been at cinemas along Sukhumvit will understand what I mean.

"Steven"

[Jockstar]

As we know. Thais are obsessed with their phones. Even the other day i flew back from Singapore. We had only been on the ground 20 secs and i heard a mobile phone ringtone. I think they just switched it on. The steward told them in English then in Thai, TURN OFF YOUR PHONE! No idea. They are scared they miss a a call or text. Is the Uk as bad?

[RDN]

..."Hoop baat khun &lt;deleted&gt;*king &lt;deleted&gt;!!!"...

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I think you mean: "hòop bpàak khun &lt;deleted&gt;*king &lt;deleted&gt;!!!"

(หุบ ปาก: 'Shut your mouth')

[DJ Pat]

I stopped buying them - got fed up with the sound quality, shaky camera, people coughing in the background and the outline of people's heads coming into camera shot.

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how can a film be enjoyed with all that going on anyway?