Movies and TV I have never walked out of a movie but I came damn close today - RANT - Page 8

**pr_capone** · 02:00 PM

Went with the missus to see Indiana Jones.

What a worthless pile of elephant shit.

The first 10 minutes of the movie had both of us thinking that it *MUST* have been some sort of dream sequence or Prof. Jones doing a movie about his exploits or some such.

No... it was actually part of the movie.

Dialog was terrible, every cliche you have ever heard of is used in the film, the CGI was BLEH, and the script must have been originally written as fan fucking fiction.

After the movie, I went to the counter and asked for my money back.... got it too.

We stayed only because we thought that there was no possible way a movie by Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford would suck that hard. We were WRONG.

**pr_capone** · 05-26-2008, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

Keep deflecting and only answering what you want..

I am glad how you added the word dishonest in there because I never said anything about being dishonest.. Damn those Freudian slips.. I just think you did a bitch maneuver for making the movie theatre give you coupons for something that was not their fault...

But you keep on.. Your awesome..

I quoted your post in its entirety... where did I deflect and answer only what I wanted?

As for the dishonest comment, look on page 6. I was making reference to a post by Dane.

And... I *MADE* them give me coupons???? Please

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-26-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

I guess I would take advantage of rubes also if I were you... Going to try for free pop and popcorn next time after you finish it all??

Take advantage of the rubes?

He IS a ****ing rube.

I think he's KING Rube around here.

**pr_capone** · 05-26-2008, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

I guess I would take advantage of rubes also if I were you... Going to try for free pop and popcorn next time after you finish it all??

I took advantage of no one here!

I *ASKED*, and they said... ok. Had they said no, I would have left and not said another thing about it!

For me to take advantage of someone, I would have had to have them at some sort of disadvantage. It was quite the opposite! They already had my money, I had already purchased and consumed the concessions, and had every right to tell me no!

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-26-2008, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

I took advantage of no one here!

I *ASKED*, and they said... ok. Had they said no, I would have left and not said another thing about it!

For me to take advantage of someone, I would have had to have them at some sort of disadvantage. It was quite the opposite! They already had my money, I had already purchased and consumed the concessions, and had every right to tell me no!

You've been arguing your "point" for eight pages now.

I guess you'll never understand that you were in the wrong.

Pity.

Valiant · 05-26-2008, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

I quoted your post in its entirety... where did I deflect and answer only what I wanted?

As for the dishonest comment, look on page 6. I was making reference to a post by Dane.

And... I *MADE* them give me coupons???? Please

Your post 82.. I do not see any reasons you explaining above it..

Your post 88.. You never answered if you were going to write a letter to the people that actually made the movie.. You sure have no problem doing it on here about people that work in the theatre.. You also did not answer if you would demand another month from the little kid delivering paper and not the newspaper.. Instead you deflect on to something else..

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As for you asking making it alright.. No, it does not.. It is easy to tell you have never worked for any corporation or company with a customer service.. Most people will break company rules just to keep a bad customer happy.. Why, because those customers are the ones that can call and get people in trouble for doing their jobs correctly..

If you are really grateful for them bending over backwards you will write a letter to the owners of the theatre or company president stating that you went and watch an entire movie all the way through and then decided you did not like it or did not like from the start; and then asked the manager for movie passes to a new movie because of this.. Thank them for having a manager and company that is so willing to give out passes if the movie does not pass your good judgment...

Valiant · 05-26-2008, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You've been arguing your "point" for eight pages now.

I guess you'll never understand that you were in the wrong.

Pity.

You really need to up your posts per page.. This is a two pager for me..

**pr_capone** · 05-26-2008, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

Your post 82.. I do not see any reasons you explaining above it..

here

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

The difference between a meal and a seat in a theater that is not sold out is that with the meal, the restaurant looses money on the meal that you ate if they were to refund the meal. Also, the wait staff is out the time and probably out a tip.

With the situation in the theater, they loose nothing. I did not take another paying customers seat as the theater was not sold out. Sure, its not a good policy to refund every disgruntled customers ticket, but worst case scenario... they give a voucher for another movie then tag me again in concessions.

Last but not least, in 14 years of going to the theater and paying for my own movies (as opposed to parents paying for me), this is the FIRST time I have ever asked for a refund.

Why not leave earlier? My only thought during the course of the movie was that it simply *had* to get better. 3 big names like Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford could not possibly ever get together and lay an egg. BUT, they did.

I could understand the response had I said something like "I got them again!"... or if I made it a habit to ask for refunds in those situations. The fact of the matter is that I don't.

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Your post 88.. You never answered if you were going to write a letter to the people that actually made the movie..

It was bad enough that, yes, I may very well write a letter to Lucasfilms for all the good that that will do.

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You also did not answer if you would demand another month from the little kid delivering paper and not the newspaper.. Instead you deflect on to something else..

My apologies... when you answered your own question I
assumed the question was a sarcastic / rhetorical one. My apologies.

No, I would not demand another month from the delivery kid as he has no say in the matter.

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As for you asking making it alright.. No, it does not.. It is easy to tell you have never worked for any corporation or company with a customer service.. Most people will break company rules just to keep a bad customer happy.. Why, because those customers are the ones that can call and get people in trouble for doing their jobs correctly..

I actually have worked in customer care / service. *I* would have stuck to policy regardless of whether or not the person on the line would complain about my service or not. As long as I did my job correctly, I would have nothing to fear.

Keep in mind, I did not go up to the counter upset, angry, or in any way shape or form a threatening manner. I had the cashier laughing with my description of how bad the movie was\ and I kept a smile on my face the entire time.

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If you are really grateful for them bending over backwards you will write a letter to the owners of the theatre or company president stating that you went and watch an entire movie all the way through and then decided you did not like it or did not like from the start; and then asked the manager for movie passes to a new movie because of this.. Thank them for having a manager and company that is so willing to give out passes if the movie does not pass your good judgment...

That is an excellent idea. Managers who are willing to go above and beyond for their customers deserve recognition for keeping the clients happy.

I will most definitely be doing that.

blueballs · 05-26-2008, 05:02 AM

I get less than 200,000 miles out of a Kia
before it gave up the ghost
I want my money back

wutamess · 05-26-2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by GonzoRox88

Part of my problem with the issue we're discussing is I think management in most larger companies are far too soft nowadays.

Like when I worked at Home Depot, our manager always tried to right wrong's that weren't their problem. A customer would order a pallet of ceramic tile, and we'd tell them it would be at the store in like 3-5 days, then we'd call them repeatedly and leave messages telling them their tile was in.

After they'd let the tile they purchased sit in the back room for a month or in some cases nearly six months, they'd come in and finally demand their tile after numerous phone calls. And given that the back room wasn't to be used as storage, and the customer was informed prompt pick-up was expected, the tile might get moved around and messed up a bit.

Then the customer would bitch and bitch about 3 broken tiles on a pallet with 25 boxes. And our weak management would give them a refund for the broken tile, and sometimes shave a percentage off of the entire sale for their "troubles".

Sometimes the customer isn't always right.

You need a hug.

HMc · 05-26-2008, 06:30 AM

milkman · 05-26-2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Karma's a bitch.

Karma is a myth.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 05-26-2008, 07:45 AM

Jesus Christ, there are a lot of sandy 'ginas around here.

He ASKED for a refund, which technically, he didn't get. He got passes to see another movie, where the theatre will probably make their money back and then some off of concessions on his return visit.

He didn't DEMAND anything. He simply ASKED. No stomping around. No loud cursing. No causing a scene.

Should the manager have said no? Probably. But he didn't. Get pissed at him for breaking policy.

But I'd bet he made a concession knowing that getting him back to the theatre at a later date makes them more money in the long run.

In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a BFD IMO.

But some of you guys are making him out to be a ****ing monster...

rad · 05-26-2008, 09:11 AM

The mere fact that he had enough sense of entitlement to even ASK for a refund after watching the WHOLE movie tells me enough about this guy that he will never see anything wrong with it. I blame his parents.

stumppy · 05-26-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Jesus Christ, there are a lot of sandy 'ginas around here.

In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a BFD IMO.

But some of you guys are making him out to be a ****ing monster...

No shit.

Like I posted earlier, he needs to be careful. It won't take much for him to get lumped in with the child molesters and puppy killers.

You're right, it isn't a BFD. If something like this gets a persons ass all that puckered they need some real problems in their lives.

Pablo · 05-26-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Jesus Christ, there are a lot of sandy 'ginas around here.

He ASKED for a refund, which technically, he didn't get. He got passes to see another movie, where the theatre will probably make their money back and then some off of concessions on his return visit.

He didn't DEMAND anything. He simply ASKED. No stomping around. No loud cursing. No causing a scene.

Should the manager have said no? Probably. But he didn't. Get pissed at him for breaking policy.

But I'd bet he made a concession knowing that getting him back to the theatre at a later date makes them more money in the long run.

In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a BFD IMO.

But some of you guys are making him out to be a ****ing monster...

Eh..in the original post before it was edited he said he 'demanded' his money back, not asked.

That paints a mental image of a pissed off guy being rude and demanding their money back from some spineless management.

There's a big difference between demanding and asking.

05-25-2008, 01:49 PM
pr_capone THREEPEAT!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NWMO Casino cash: $9948214	Went with the missus to see Indiana Jones. What a worthless pile of elephant shit. The first 10 minutes of the movie had both of us thinking that it MUST have been some sort of dream sequence or Prof. Jones doing a movie about his exploits or some such. No... it was actually part of the movie. Dialog was terrible, every cliche you have ever heard of is used in the film, the CGI was BLEH, and the script must have been originally written as fan fucking fiction. After the movie, I went to the counter and asked for my money back.... got it too. We stayed only because we thought that there was no possible way a movie by Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford would suck that hard. We were WRONG. Last edited by pr_capone; 05-25-2008 at 02:00 PM..
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05-26-2008, 05:02 AM	#113
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05-26-2008, 06:30 AM	#115
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05-26-2008, 07:45 AM	#117
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2181115	Jesus Christ, there are a lot of sandy 'ginas around here. He ASKED for a refund, which technically, he didn't get. He got passes to see another movie, where the theatre will probably make their money back and then some off of concessions on his return visit. He didn't DEMAND anything. He simply ASKED. No stomping around. No loud cursing. No causing a scene. Should the manager have said no? Probably. But he didn't. Get pissed at him for breaking policy. But I'd bet he made a concession knowing that getting him back to the theatre at a later date makes them more money in the long run. In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a BFD IMO. But some of you guys are making him out to be a ****ing monster...
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