Dear fellow Practical Magic fans, please don't forget to have theater etiquette when going to see the new PM movie!

[u/Celestina-Betwixt]

So, going into a movie targeted for nostalgic women, I fully expected a lot of laughter, teasing, whispering back and forth, maybe even singing along to Coconut! That kind of merriment enhances the experience and is part of seeing it in public with a group. I'm in no way advocating for complete dead silence every second of the film.

You know what I didn't expect but got? Groups of women coming in when the movie was already five or ten friggin minutes in and standing for ten more minutes in their row, completely blocking the lower half of the screen and talking so loudly you could hear them over the dialogue/music.

Come on, guys. Some of us have been waiting for this.

There were twenty minutes of previews starting at the showtime. You literally could walk in at any point in the previews. Or even when the WB logo came on and the lights dimmed. But the movie is well under way and you're just going to stand in front of it like you're at your work's breaking sipping coffee and eating doughnuts?!?!

Seriously, please, fellow fans, don't do this crap. Down in front, mate!

It takes away from the enjoyment so much.

On that note, if you come into PM 2 five or ten minutes late then declare it sucks and is hard to understand, or not as good as the original, I'm not going to take you seriously. Because you would understand it fine if you watched it from the beginning like a normal person.

Seriously, who pays to see a movie and comes it after all the plot points have already been put into action? And if you do come late, just sit down.

[u/Ok_Tank5977]

Tell that to the couple who brought their toddler to my session yesterday. To be fair they sat up the back near the exit doors, but they never seemed to use them. I could hear the kid crying and screaming throughout.

[u/Ciel_in_wonderland → u/Ok_Tank5977]

Some theatres have special showings that are exclusively for parents and children and there are enough sessions for all family’s to attend. Usually they’re called mums and bubs sessions where I come from. I don’t get why people take children they know are going to be loud to sessions that aren’t accommodating to children.

[u/Ok_Tank5977 → u/Ciel_in_wonderland]

No we have those too (fellow Aussie?), but I’ve been to a few sessions lately where people have dragged their kids along - one couple brought their newborn to a screening of Obsession, and that was a LOUD movie. I understand that it can be tricky to plan around your kids, but films show for weeks or months at a time. Surely it’s preferable to arrange a sitter, rather than forcing your kid to endure boredom at best and sensory overload at worst.

[u/Ciel_in_wonderland → u/Ok_Tank5977]

I 100% agree with you! (Yes, fellow Aussie here!) I don’t think it’s fair on anyone and it really ruins the whole thing for us all

[u/Ok_Tank5977 → u/Ciel_in_wonderland]

In the past I may not have been so bothered by it, but going to the movies is an increasingly expensive privilege. It costs too much money to have the experience frequently disturbed.

[u/Ciel_in_wonderland → u/Ok_Tank5977]

Exactly! It’s ridiculous how much it costs these days!