[Closed] Going to the cinema alone .....

why wouldn't it be?

Yes, as long as you don't wear a long coat. Also, it's less acceptable the more mainstream the film is - going to Transformers by yourself suggests you have no friends (or taste in films), while going to, I dunno, Drive by yourself suggests that your friends have no taste in films.

I will be going to see Prometheus by myself and couldn't care less if anyone thinks me odd.

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Last film I went to see by myself was Enter The Dragon

There's something tragically sad in asking for 'one please'

I will be going to see Prometheus by myself and couldn't care less if anyone thinks me odd.

It's ok, we know you are odd. 😉

Go by myself all the time

completely acceptable behaviour if you are a bit of a film geek like me

However I do feel a little self concious doing it at the multiplex, but not at all at the independent/ arty/ whatever cinema

I will be going to see Prometheus by myself and couldn't care less

Me too, my son says he not interested 🙁 - on my birthday too

It depends on the context I think.

I used to go to Film Festival screenings on my own. A lot of folk do its quite acceptable.

The Multiplex full of teenagers ? You run the risk of scorn.

I travel on my own for work sometimes and have been to cinema, but I don't care as nobody knows me.

What you really shouldn't do though is buy yourself a nice dinner and some wine then go home and "treat yourself" as that really would be sad.

Its Prometheus thats got me thinking about this lone wolf thing 😆

Do what you want and don't worry about what other people think. This will make you a more independant and interesting person to be with and before you know it, you'll have lots of people to go to the cinema with.

No. People will think you are weird, sad, and probably a pervert. Well at least that's what I think when I see someone sitting on their own in a cinema. And I like to trust my instincts.

I used to go to the early afternoon showings at my local multiplex quite regularly. It was when I worked shifts so being off in the day meant that all my friends were at work. Anyway, the dozen or so other people in the 300-seat cinema at that time would all be on their own as well.

In the evenings when it's full of teenagers - probably not.

Arthouse/independent places it seems more acceptable to go alone than at the Odeon.

Going to a sci fi film on your own? The mucky Soho porn booth above would probably attract less derision 😆

I went to see Avengers by myself, booked the afternoon off. \o/

What you really shouldn't do though is buy yourself a nice dinner and some wine then go home and "treat yourself" as that really would be sad.

😯

John Waters (Director of among other things, Pink Flamingos) has an hilarious section in his autobiography about going to a Care Bears movie on his own, during the day, wearing a flasher mac. He wanted to experience the scorn and derision handed out to some of the less valued members of society to see what it felt like.

The Multiplex full of teenagers ? You run the risk of scorn.

I'll hide the bombers in the trenchcoat 😆

Go by myself all the time

completely acceptable behaviour if you are a bit of a film geek like me

+1

It's like people being frightened to eat in a restaurant on their own.

Nowt wrong with it.

It's nothing like eating in a restaurant.

My greatest fear, apart from the weird, sad, and probably a pervert, imaginary sign pinned to my back, would be that another geezer on his own would sit next to me.

No comparable fear exists concerning eating in a restaurant.

Ernie - to get around that possibility of that happening, as any unaccompanied male approaches, simply enthusiastically point to the seat across from you, indicating you'd like them to join you, all the time wearing a big fixed maniac stare

Or just sit there gently weeping

I learned a good trick, if you have to eat in a restaurant alone take a pad and paper and make out like you are writing down prices from the menu, taking notes etc. They think you are a restaurant critic and give you excellent service and some free stuff ! At least I hope that is why they did, when I was multi-tasking one time when away with work.

I work away alot and so occasionally go to the cinema by myself. Always feel a bit self conscious until the lights go down but have not (yet) had any comments.

No similar feelings to going to a restaurant by myself - used to it (and probably do it circa 100 times a year 🙁

I do it frequently. And while I often go with other people too, I can't imagine what real benefit there is in having someone sat next to you while you're at the flicks. Unless you're one of those tossers who talks all the way through the film, in which case you should have your face cut off slowly with a rusty blade.

Why care, you probably won't know anyone there!?

I sometimes go on my own, particular if the Mrs has mates over and I've got no one to play with.

I go on my own frequently, although most of my friends think its weird and would never go on their own themselves.
I also sometimes eat in restaurants alone, and will sit in a pub alone with a book if I want to go out and no one else is free.
Maybe it's weird but I just don't feel the social pressure to only go to places to enjoy myself with other people.

I have no problem with this. what is your problem?

Whats this cinema you speak of, i have a machine that plays magic plastic plates, that have films inside them.

As long as your not one of those w**k**s who spend there time on their phone txting so anyone sitting a few rows up can see the effing screen light up every time their on the damn thing, like the arse in Cineworld Llandudno when their meant to be watching Avengers, why oh why do these ****s do that.

If you away from home it's a healthier way to spend the evening than in the hotel bar.

what real benefit there is in having someone sat next to you while you're at the flicks

this

great. I no longer feel quite so funny about going to see the avengers myself when all of my children-free friends ran off to see it on the first night 🙂

Yeah it's so wrong... I mean you must go with someone to the film right, I mean you must talk to someone during the screening...

Pffffff man up I can't remember the number of time I have been alone at the cinema or at the restaurant for what matters.

I go by myself regularly.

As soon as you start masturbating you forget about being alone.
That's the beauty of self abuse.

I understand why it's different from going to a restaurant though.

I can't imagine under what circumstance I would want anyone else with me

I always go alone

Same with gigs and actually anything, people just annoy me with their opinions about this and that and did I leave the cat out or lock the door

****! i love doing stuff on my own

Yes. I used to watch cinema alone ...

I don't see the point in meeting a mate to go to the cinema if you're just going to spend two hours in the dark not talking to each other. I almost always go to the cinema on my own. By coincidence, I'm posting this from a restaurant, where I'm dining on my own.

I'm not a sad loner (despite the impression conveyed by the preceding statement), just away in that London with work.

I have no problem going to cinema alone, after all everyone else is watching the film.. etc*

On the other hand, going to a restaurant alone, everyone is watching billy no mates, sitting there looking awkward. I can't do it, even to the point where i sit and eat a bag of cold '2min microwave rice' for dinner instead of putting myself through the shameful experience.

*snogging missus/ someone elses missus/ texting/ making gross nosebagging noises with eating popcorn or someone elses missus etc.

Just take a book with you, and don't stay longer than is necessary to eat your food. Easy done. I'm working my way through the many diverse cuisines of London and I don't get self conscious about it because I'm generally not sitting there alone twiddling my thumbs waiting for my food.

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Hell yes.

Have actually just returned from seeing moody old French thriller [i]Le Samourai[/i], all on me ownsome.

I can't figure out the aversion to eating in a restaurant on your own - I reckon it's ace. Specially if you've got some decent reading material. Although sadly it's not something which I seem to do these days anymore.

If no-one else wants to go to see a film I want to, I just go on my own. Can't see any problem in doing that - better than going with a group a noisy friends.

Also, imagine going with your missus to watch prometheus or something similar....

"Is he a good guy or a bad guy?"
"Who's he?"
"Is she a robot?"
"Is this before or after Alien? Why are we watching it after watching Alien if it's before?"
"Is that earth?"
"Is that the moon?"

and so on.

I go fairly regularly during the day time but wouldnt do it at the weekend / busy times at the multiplex

Only time it has been awkward was during the sex scene in team america where i had a giggling fit which got worse the more i tried to suppress it turning into a choke- laugh- hyperventilating thing., it got so bad people were turning round to see what was going on!

I go to the cinema by myself regularly. I like watching films and I'm disorganised which means that I'm not good at getting people together to go.

I eat in restaurants on my own too, but only when I'm travelling on business. Feels weird at first but I got used to it quickly.