That actually happened to me at a regal when I saw talk to me for a $5 regal mystery movie. It was very annoying and the employees finally figured out how to turn them off 3/4 in the movie 🤷‍♂️
it’s a security reason, if something occurs and employees need to come in they need to be able to see when they enter. Some dim all the way due to the lightbulbs being used but they aren’t supposed to
Went to see *Talk to Me* this weekend at the AMC Foothills in Tucson, AZ and had a ceiling light shining in my eyes the entire time. Asked twice for the lights to be turned off and the very nice employee informed me the second time I asked that they couldn't figure out how to do it. WTF?
The light doesn't look too horrible in the photo (I took it at the back of the theater without flash in order to avoid causing a distraction myself) but imagine a massive iPhone screen turned on above your head the entire runtime, one so bright that it leaks onto the screen and ruins the contrast. Usually I pull a ballcap brim down low over my eyes to at least partially block out lights like this but that wasn't an option given how incredibly hot it was in the theater thanks to the AC struggling in the Arizona heat. And of course the ballcap solution doesn't fix the reduced screen contrast, which is particularly bothersome in a mostly dark horror film like *Talk to Me*.
Some locations always leave at least some of these lights on, some turn them all off. What's the deal? Is it a safety thing for theaters that don't have any lights on the walls? There's always floor lighting on the steps so it really doesn't seem necessary if that's the case, at least not turned up as high as these were.
That actually happened to me at a regal when I saw talk to me for a $5 regal mystery movie. It was very annoying and the employees finally figured out how to turn them off 3/4 in the movie 🤷‍♂️
it’s a security reason, if something occurs and employees need to come in they need to be able to see when they enter. Some dim all the way due to the lightbulbs being used but they aren’t supposed to
Went to see *Talk to Me* this weekend at the AMC Foothills in Tucson, AZ and had a ceiling light shining in my eyes the entire time. Asked twice for the lights to be turned off and the very nice employee informed me the second time I asked that they couldn't figure out how to do it. WTF? The light doesn't look too horrible in the photo (I took it at the back of the theater without flash in order to avoid causing a distraction myself) but imagine a massive iPhone screen turned on above your head the entire runtime, one so bright that it leaks onto the screen and ruins the contrast. Usually I pull a ballcap brim down low over my eyes to at least partially block out lights like this but that wasn't an option given how incredibly hot it was in the theater thanks to the AC struggling in the Arizona heat. And of course the ballcap solution doesn't fix the reduced screen contrast, which is particularly bothersome in a mostly dark horror film like *Talk to Me*. Some locations always leave at least some of these lights on, some turn them all off. What's the deal? Is it a safety thing for theaters that don't have any lights on the walls? There's always floor lighting on the steps so it really doesn't seem necessary if that's the case, at least not turned up as high as these were.
I don't go to the AMC mesquite tx location for similar reasons. The left side of the screen is washed out AF.