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Posted 1/1/2012 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Last weekend I went with my friend and our combined five kids to go see Hugo. It was the second movie I've been to in the last six months and once again I noticed the same things. The seats are really low, and sitting still for about two hours is way too long. When the movie is over it takes me forever to get out of my seat and to be able to walk. Plus the newer theaters have stairs and while I like being able to see over the people in front of me better it is incredibly difficult for me to walk up and down stairs these days.

As I was leaving I had a thought "Maybe going out to see movies is a thing of the past for me?" That would be sad. I see a lot of movies on DVD or Netflix, but I enjoy going out to see them in the Theaters some times. When I watch shows on DVD I tend to pause them a lot while I walk around to get things which keeps me from getting too stiff.

Have you had similar experiences? Are there any hints for ways to be able to enjoy the movies without suffering afterwards?
Posted 1/1/2012 3:54 AM (GMT 0)
The last movie I went to was Spiderman, lol. I went to the movie then went home and stayed in bed for 2 days with a massive headache. When did they make the theatre so loud OMG it was booming and the seat was comfortable but as you said too low and hard to get out of.

I just put it down to being to old and the movie really wasn't my kind. My hubby has gone a few times since and he always seems to enjoy himself.
Posted 1/1/2012 7:11 AM (GMT 0)
We just got back from the movies and I was kind of disappointed in the brand new theather. Our movie was over 2 hrs long also. The new seats didn't fit my short length. I have a metal neck so my neck layed wrong on the neck cusion causing me to strain my neck. My feet didn't touch the ground, so it put me in a horrible postion for a movie. I tried to fold my coat behind my neck for support. As I got up from the movie I was stiff. I went here because I thought I was going to watch a movie on the imax screen. I thought all the movies were on imax screen. It was just one movie showing on imax and it wasn't mine. The new price on imax 3D is $22. I am kind of glad my movie wasn't on imax because the movie wasn't that great.
Posted 1/1/2012 9:34 AM (GMT 0)
I probaly go to the movies once a year, I like, you both was so sore and stiff that it was hard to enjoy. My hubby and I love the drive in, we can recline and also get up and walk around a bit. Unfourtuately, It is only open spring and summer.

Take care, Amy
Posted 1/1/2012 1:07 PM (GMT 0)
I can't go to the movies, either.  I have to have closed captioning to see what is being said.  I'm sure the fibro would play a big part, too, but the last time I was in a theater was in the early 1980's to take my kids to see Jungle Book and that was a couple of years before fibro came into my life.  Now THAT's a very long time.

 

I did go into the AMC theaters a couple of years ago because I heard they had headphones for hearing impaired people.  They let me step into one of the theaters and see if those would work for me.  They didn't but I was taken aback by the odors in the theater!  I sure wouldn't want to sit in there for two hours. 

 

So, I love my movies at home.  I can get up when I want to, use the bathroom when I want to, have freshly popped popcorn and soft drinks, and it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg.  Remember, I do remember when it cost 50 cents to go to the movies!  yeah

 

Sherrine

Posted 1/1/2012 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
I can't even remember the last time I did go to the movies...all I remember getting out of the seats is difficult and my legs don't seem to work after sitting in discomfort too long. Walking in the dark is difficult too, and if I need to use the restroom during the movie, I'd never be able to find my seat again :)

Watching movies at home works out fine for me...at least I know there isn't going to be someone that is going to sit next to me wearing over powerful perfume or after shave...the smell of that combined with popcorn gags me.

Hugs, Robin
Posted 1/1/2012 7:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Namian
I know exactly how you feel. A few weeks ago I had an interview at my local job centre and I was sat for one and a half hours and by the time I was finished I felt terrible-stiff all over and in pain. My trouble though is I never open my mouth and say I'll have to get up and move around-even though I know I'm going to suffer I'll still sit there! Does anybody else do this? I don't like to admit I'm in pain and I don't know if it's because I look fit and well and I'm frightened people will think I'm ' putting it on'. Or am I just stubborn???
Posted 1/1/2012 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
You are probably stubborn...just like the rest of us!  tongue    We want to be like everyone else so we push ourselves.  That isn't all bad, though.  Sometimes we really surprise ourselves at what we can do.

 

Sherrine

Posted 1/2/2012 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
I don't go more than about once a year, for all the reasons you all mentioned. I think what bothers me the most is the LOUD sound, as you said, Rose. It baffles me that nobody else is in agony like I am! I've worn earplugs, usually to no avail. Plus, if there's any action, things moving fast on that large a scale gives me terrible motion sickness.

What would we do without our comfy homes and DVDs?

Debbie
Posted 1/2/2012 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't been a movie person for longer than many members have lived!...lol Can't sit still that long. The last movie I saw in a theater was when ET was released...let me go look up and see what year that was... YIKES, ok, that's way too many years ago to even mention.

IMHO, theater and other seats for entertainment aren't made with people like us in mind. Too shallow, to narrow, too L O U D! and too many people. Plus for the money I can enjoy a lot more entertainment. I wouldn't mind a drive in, I guess. But not an indoor deal, thanks anyway.

Chutz
Posted 1/2/2012 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't been to the movies since Dec 27, 2003. Sad how I can remember the date of my last visit to the theatre, but I can't remember simple words when I'm telling somebody something. shakehead

I used to go to the movies all the time - I put myself thru college working at theatres, that's also how I met my DH. I went to the movies on my 1 and only night off. I loved going to the movies, now I just can't bring myself to go.

The surround sound is sooo overwhelming, can't deal w/ the noise. I can't sit in those seats, I fidgit and of course, I have to get up to go to the ladie's room. I HAVE to sit on the end of the aisle, or I get into a panic. I miss seeing a brand new movie. SIGH!

I love old movies, got several of them for Christmas. Got a few new ones for my DH, my children will share their's w/ us. I can sit on my comfy couch w/ all my cozy pillows, afghan and puppies around me. I get up as needed and I can cry at sad movies w/o trying to hide my tears. lol

As much as I loved going to the movies yrs ago, the bottom line is it is more important to me to be comfortable. I would pay for sitting in a theatre for 2 hrs or more, it just isn't worth it to me.

God bless.  Alice.

Posted 1/2/2012 5:44 AM (GMT 0)
One thing I found that helped with the noise was to ask for earphones. Many theaters have the large earphones that completely cover your ears to block out other sounds and the volume is adjustable. It made it easier for me to quiet the loud background noise and raise the voices so I could follow the movie better.

I will also stay quiet when I need to move around. We have meetings a couple of times a month and trainings a few times a year and I need to stand and move...but choose to stay quiet and suffer. Most of my team knows that I have fibro...but they don't really know what that is or what it means for me. We just hired a new person who also has fibro...I'm hoping that we'll be able to be more outspoken for each other than we were for ourselves.

Now if I could just figure out a way to enjoy a movie in a theater. I want to see "One for the money" but that might be my last if I hurt too much afterwards.
Posted 1/4/2012 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
We went to see Puss in Boots at a theatre near here that had $2 movies. It was a very cute movie! My son wanted to sit in the 2nd row & I didn't want to be a party pooper. That did cause me to have to hold my neck back too much, so I just tried to remember to make sure I altered my neck & body position.
Posted 1/4/2012 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
I usually avoid theaters. The price alone is a shocker to me! lol But it's mainly because it just hurts too much to sit still for any length of time. I also have arthritis in my knees so sitting with them bent for too long hurts like crazy when I try to stand up.

A couple of months ago, I did end up going to see Paranormal Activity 3 with my daughter and her friend. That didn't seem to bother me much so I think it depends on how my body is going to react to sitting still for that day.
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