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The list of worse movie snacks has about three entries on it and none of them are actually edible.

Please silence your cell phone so that it doesn't make any sound and ruin the CHORUS OF A TRILLION MOUTHS CRUNCHING THE LOUDEST FOOD IN THE UNIVERSE.
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What gets me is people drenching popcorn with butter and start off a 2hour movie with nasty ass hands....ahhhh
I'm surrounded
People putting more butter on it tho
More to do with the humidity than heat
modena posted...
What gets me is people drenching popcorn with butter and start off a 2hour movie with nasty ass hands....ahhhh
Oh jeez do they hate themselves
There's a difference between canon and not-stupid.
Probably so the employees will have something to do cleaning up all that shit after the movie. Imagine how nasty the entire theater must be after a packed show.
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It easily has the highest profit margin of any cooked snack food that can be eaten by hand.

At the volume they buy it at, theatres are paying Pennies per serving, and charging $8-10 per serving.

Its almost entirely profit.
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Why do people go to see a movie where they know dozens of other people will be present watching it in the same room, and then bother to complain about noise?

People pay for this sort of experience, too. I've never understood it. It's one thing when it's something like airplane travel and it's necessitated, but this is a totally optional activity that's supposedly for leisure.
Philip027 posted...
Why do people go to see a movie where they know dozens of other people will be present watching it in the same room, and then bother to complain about noise?

Mostly tradition.

Movies came around after live theatre, and it was customary to watch a theater performance in silence unless you were reacting to what happened on stage.

That carried over to the movies.

Plus, whether watching in a theatre or watching at home, if youre being loud and disruptive throughout a dialogue heavy movie, were going to have a problem.
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easy/cheap to make and makes you thirsty so you crave (sugar)water

Philip027 posted...
Why do people go to see a movie where they know dozens of other people will be present watching it in the same room, and then bother to complain about noise?

People pay for this sort of experience, too. I've never understood it. It's one thing when it's something like airplane travel and it's necessitated, but this is a totally optional activity that's supposedly for leisure.

what a weird take. it's literally the only way to see a movie properly/legally until the home release.
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bigblu89 posted...
Its almost entirely profit.


they have to charge it because big hollywood charges money to theatres for the movies (they aren't free) then they gotta pay employees mininum wage.
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boomgetchopped3 posted...
People putting more butter on it tho
My dad used to tell them to fill the bag half way, put butter on it, then top it off and put more butter on it. That way all the popcorn was buttery instead of just the stuff on top. Honestly it was genius.

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kingdrake2 posted...
they have to charge it because big hollywood charges money to theatres for the movies (they aren't free) then they gotta pay employees mininum wage.
Well, yes. I thought that was common knowledge. Theatres really only make money on concessions.
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Philip027 posted...
Why do people go to see a movie where they know dozens of other people will be present watching it in the same room, and then bother to complain about noise?

People pay for this sort of experience, too. I've never understood it. It's one thing when it's something like airplane travel and it's necessitated, but this is a totally optional activity that's supposedly for leisure.

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Sour Patch Kids was a old favorite of mine when I ate candy. Big box too at the theater. Sugar rush etc.
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Its super cheap to make, easy to eat, and you can cook a lot of it.
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I prefer nachos myself
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modena posted...
What gets me is people drenching popcorn with butter and start off a 2hour movie with nasty ass hands....ahhhh
I mean napkins exist for this exact problem
Hee Ho
VeggetaX posted...
I prefer nachos myself
I have a theory about nachos.

Everyone knows that if someone steals nachos, you should after them "those are nachos!"

But the perpetrator could then turn around and retort "they were nachos to begin with!"

Nachos must, therefore, be how the native Americans viewed the land: something that can it be shared and never earned. Ownership of nachos is a nonsense concept.
There's a difference between canon and not-stupid.
Id rather hear popcorn chewing than dumb American cheering and yeehawing during avengers endgame so you cant hear the movie
ssb_yunglink2 posted...
I mean napkins exist for this exact problem
Have you ever tried to get butter off your hands with a napkin?

You need to wash your hands with soap and water like three times to really get rid of it.
There's a difference between canon and not-stupid.
Butter gets everywhere it's like sand.
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boomgetchopped3 posted...
People putting more butter on it tho
If I'm not able to drink butter out the tub when I'm done eating it, I don't want it.
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Kamil posted...
Sour Patch Kids


i used to buy a package once a month until my uncle died.

made it harder to get to walmart because the food was cheaper at times.
(when certain food wasn't on sale).
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RetuenOfDevsman posted...
THE LOUDEST FOOD IN THE UNIVERSE.
The fuck are you talking about? Popcorn's not even the loudest snack you can get at the theater. You rage about the volume of popcorn, then engage in a fun exchange about nachos . Silliness, is what that is.

You want a real annoyance? Sit next to some jackass who brought his own individually wrapped hard candies and spends a full fucking minute slowly unravelling the cellophane while Gandalf has a heart-to-heart with Frodo.
The food here is terrible. My steak was so tough it attacked my coffee and the coffee was too weak to defend itself.
Sour Patch Kids still kick ass. I had them recently. Skittles gets old fast, but I feel Sour Patch Kids holds up. I never tried putting butter on them, hey waitsec, that is disgusting.
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White cheddar better than butter.
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Also apparently I am slightly invested in this dumb ass topic. Who sneaks in a bag of Jolly Ranchers to a theater? That just seems like a not good candy overall for the mod or mood and a mess for everyone. #25 gave me the idea.
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I must just not put enough butter on my popcorn or something because ive never had my hands so buttery that wiping them with a napkin didnt do anything
Hee Ho
Popcorn isn't even loud, the fuck are you talking about?

RetuenOfDevsman posted...
Have you ever tried to get butter off your hands with a napkin?

You need to wash your hands with soap and water like three times to really get rid of it.

Skill issue tbqh.
Rika_Furude posted...
Id rather hear popcorn chewing than dumb American cheering and yeehawing during avengers endgame so you cant hear the movie
Just be glad it wasn't a Western. They'll shoot off guns into the sky (ceiling) and throw popcorn five or six feet high.
There's a difference between canon and not-stupid.
Ppl probably cheered Star Wars episode 9! Snuck on thier light sabers too from Toys R Us.
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AsucaHayashi posted...
what a weird take. it's literally the only way to see a movie properly/legally until the home release.

Not as weird of a take as willingly going to something where you know there will be loads of people and then complaining about the loads of people, imo

Particularly when you yourself admit there is an alternative way to view these movies without having to deal with loads of people
Philip027 posted...
Not as weird of a take as willingly going to something where you know there will be loads of people and then complaining about the loads of people, imo

Particularly when you yourself admit there is an alternative way to view these movies without having to deal with loads of people

Eh, this feels unfair. I can go to a movie theater and expect people to behave, although the one I go to is upscale. I've been to shitty inner city Eastwick theaters, and god, they barely even have air conditioning.
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Guide posted...
Eh, this feels unfair. I can go to a movie theater and expect people to behave, although the one I go to is upscale. I've been to shitty inner city Eastwick theaters, and god, they barely even have air conditioning.

There's quite a difference between complaints of behavior and complaints about... the sound of crunching popcorn, which is what this topic is about.

Popcorn is like the primary concession served at a movie theater. You know it's going to be there. By going to a movie theater, you are accepting that there will be a bunch of people in the room with you and most of them will probably be having popcorn. If you don't like that, there are other ways to view movies such that you don't have to.
Philip027 posted...
There's quite a difference between "behaving" and whining about the sound of crunching popcorn, which is what this topic is about

Fair, not something I can remember even noticing.
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So people can do the popcorn trick.

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Philip027 posted...
There's quite a difference between complaints of behavior and complaints about... the sound of crunching popcorn, which is what this topic is about.

Popcorn is like the primary concession served at a movie theater. You know it's going to be there. By going to a movie theater, you are accepting that there will be a bunch of people in the room with you and most of them will probably be having popcorn. If you don't like that, there are other ways to view movies such that you don't have to.
Just like that thirty foot giant spider hanging out on I-19 just outside of town that flips every car and devours the occupant's souls. We've been writing to the military for weeks to get some kind of action together but I mean, we know it's there and generally have other routes. And they ARE pretty busy.
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Popcorn is the greatest movie snack yall are on crack
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If it's self pump butter I'm drowning my popcorn in it. Then laying a stack of napkins on me for the soak through
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modena posted...
What gets me is people drenching popcorn with butter and start off a 2hour movie with nasty ass hands....ahhhh
I use my tounge to grab the popcorn.
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I wish nachos were more popular at movies. Like actual good nachos. Not 10 chips on a plate with a tiny thing of cheese for $27.50
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I would guess it goes back to the days of the circus. Popcorn, a snack made out of readily available crop. So now we have that tradition of having popcorn at shows. So it just moved to the picture shows at the turn of the century and we never looked back. Thats why popcorn is eaten at movies. Once more this is a GUESS. I don't want people saying CJS lied about popcorn.
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Philip027 posted...
Why do people go to see a movie where they know dozens of other people will be present watching it in the same room, and then bother to complain about noise?

People pay for this sort of experience, too. I've never understood it. It's one thing when it's something like airplane travel and it's necessitated, but this is a totally optional activity that's supposedly for leisure.

Aka Philip needs to shut the fuck up during movies
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BignutzisBack posted...
Philip needs to shut the fuck up during movies


it's better to hit philip with a *bonk* to make him do that.
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