Alamo Drafthouse Takes On People Who Text During Movies

[Freewheeler]

This is awesome and more companies should have the balls to do this.

 

[dexterhaven]

Thanks for the link. Very funny. I'm not sure how ballsy the policy is though. I go to the Drafthouse a lot and very few of the people there belong to groups that are infamous for texting in the theater. Could be a chicken-egg thing though.

 

[Reynard369]

Saw this yesterday on Yahoo, I believe; quite amusing.

 

[Thomas]

I <3 Alamo Drafthouse in general.

 

[JustinW]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I <3 Alamo Drafthouse in general.

+ 1

 

[Douglas]

this is so awesome.

 

[munchausen]

I'm pretty sure I have been there and used my phone before. I guarantee this woman was being generally obnoxious (she sounds pretty drunk and ****** in the message) and the phone thing was a pretext.

 

[JustinW]

Alamo has a very long tradition of cool/quirky ads pre-screening to tell people to shut their farking phones off and shut up

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[lefty]

This is the place that treats a cinema like a bar/restaurant, right? A film experience for people who hate films?

Our service model is deliberately low tech, and it's designed to be as unobtrusive as possible so that the process of getting your beer delivered to your seat doesn't needlessly distract you from the film you're about to enjoy. We recommend arriving at the theater early not just to ensure that you get the seat of your choice and enjoy our custom-made preshow, but also so you can browse through our menu while the lights in the auditorium are still on.

As you make your selections, you simply write down your order using the paper and pen provided on the table in front of you. During the preshow, your waiter will greet you, go over your order, and make sure there isn't anything else you need before the movie starts. During the feature you're free to order as often as you like by simply writing down another order (most locations offer dim lighting under the tables to help you see what you're scribbling) and then standing it up in the clip at the front of the table.

That paper then acts like a flag to get your waiter's attention. He'll then crouch down past everyone else and grab your order with the speed and agility of a trained ninja. Your order will be whisked out of the theater and transferred to the bar or kitchen, and your ninja waiter will sneak it back into you as soon as your items are ready.

About a half hour before the end of the show, your waiter will drop off the check. If you leave cash or a credit card on the bill promptly, you'll have your change or receipts ready for you by the time the credits are rolling so you can head out into the night and start debating the merits of the film you just watched. And if you pay but then realize you forgot to get some molten chocolate cake, no worries - just write another order down and raise a flag. As long as the kitchen is still open, your waiter will bring your dessert to you as fast as is humanly possible. If you enjoy your service, feel free to tip our hard working staff!

That doesn't sound distracting at all.

lefty

 

[pebblegrain]

Originally Posted by lefty

This is the place that treats a cinema like a bar/restaurant, right? A film experience for people who hate films?



That doesn't sound distracting at all.

lefty

+1

sounds like just another adversarial snarly hipster douchebag barista fallback career establishment.

 

[JustinW]

Great food and one of the best sangrias in Austin as well as an excellent selection of McMovies and indies - it's no accident that Austin loves the ADH.

 

[Douglas]

after seeing those other ads and understanding who they are there's no way that call is real.

 

[Freewheeler]

Originally Posted by Douglas

after seeing those other ads and understanding who they are there's no way that call is real.

Except it is.

 

[yjeezle]

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

+1

sounds like just another adversarial snarly hipster douchebag barista fallback career establishment.

they take your order during previews and give you your check ~ 20 minutes before the movie ends.

everytime i go, i don't think i've seen them drop off my check.

ps. not a hipster nor barista (prob. a douchebag though)

 

[FLMountainMan]

Originally Posted by Freewheeler

Except it is.

You were tearing ticket stubs that night, weren't you?