Is it wrong to tell someone in the movie theatre to "Shut the F up or I'll F you up"?

While I'm a fairly peaceful person, I am for the idea of telling them to "Shut the F... up". Crude perhaps, but sometimes it's what the doctor ordered. It embarasses them and shows you won't put up with it. Ahhh, but for the rest of it, NO. Threatening is dangerous territory for several reasons. First, they may take you up on it and meet you outside with perhaps mixed results for you. Second, THEY may go to management who will throw YOU out for threatening them. Third, (note: IANAL) technically, just threatening someone can be prosectued in a court of law. It is considered assault believe it or not. This is unlikely to be sure but theoretically possible.

Telling them to shut up though is good. Even good manners really I would argue. You're taking your issue directly to the offender rather than running to management ("I'm gonna tell!") and shows balls. IF they persist then by all means you've got to go to the next level. Management or stepping outside is your choice.

It is not wrong to expect silence in a movie theater. It does seem to be unrealistic, however. To avoid the confrontation, if they are rude enough to talk during the movie I doubt they will take "confrontation" well. What I have done in the past is to alert the usher. If that fails I talk to the manager and ask for a rain check to return to the movie when maybe I can enjoy it without other people speaking.

I also rarely go to theaters anymore and this is the main reason. People talking. It amazes me that people think other people pay $10 to hear THEM talk. But not much surprises me anymore about humans and just how rude they can be. Now I just avoid many social areas simply to avoid the rude and obnoxious. Surprisingly I don't miss the interaction. Peace.

This female takes attack as a defence mechanism, to an entire new point. Its a classic bullying concern, the threatening loudmouth and the much greater deadly section-kick, encouraging, affirming the rightness of the attack and the enormity of the perceived sleight, that demands an attack on the chosen criminal. The bully might additionally insist that they act on my own, or are, in certainty, the sufferers of the bullying. If Endemol have been to do the main remarkable element, they might eliminate the bully now, without fanfare, and get them some counselling. Re-invite them directly to next years teach to throw some gentle on the thank you to evade behaviour that frightens others.

Why should you care about manners? You bought a ticket, you have the right to enjoy the show. If anything, the loudmouth behind you owes you the price of the ticket.

As a kid in the 70's I remember theaters having ushers who would escort chatterboxes out of the theater. And the movie would be paused until they were gone.

You should have gotten someone that worked there of some importance to kick the kids out or threaten them.

I can understand why you'd be upset. I don't like it when people talk but I can generaly ignore them. However, the mocking thing would have really mad me mad!

Oh well, next time save your breath and just go to the manager. You could get in big trouble yourself for saying such things.

It's best not to make a scene in a public place like this. You don't know how violent the other person might be. It also disturbs all the people around you.

I'd go get a manager and explain the problem and let them handle it. The other option would be to move to another seat.

Bravo I am sick of people talking none stop at the movies. It is acceptable to tell people to be quiet, maybe not in those exact words. Although there are times when push comes to shove and the "F" word is the only one appropriate.

That is why I buy, or rent DVDs. The last time I went to a theater (movie 3 years ago) a kid, after racing up and down the aisle, threw up on my feet. Never again. Never again. Oh by the way, the "parents" thought it is was funny.

I certainly know where you are coming from. those people are annoying. In my heart, I want to just skip the words and give them a beat down. But you really have to be the bigger man and handle it more diplomatically. put up with it or report it to the theater management.

My 2 cents: If you ended up hitting them..."I didn't see nothing" :)

Dude you should of beat their as s es up. I hate when people do that, its so disrespectful and need to be taught a lesson, see how much theyll mock you then. Also I have people who kick the back of your seat. I am just like sit right your stupid face idiot why do you need to be all gansta with your back on the bottom of your chair and your knees hitting the back of my seat, just sit right ,right?