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An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by ubermonkey »

all2 wrote: post #32
aidenn0 wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? I thought TPM was the strongest of the prequels; AotC was by far the worst.

The original StarWars trilogy flipped this, too. In my mind Empire Strikes Back was literally the best of the originals.

That's a widely held POV. Lucas hired a decent director in Irving Kershner and had outsiders do the actual screenplay, including Lawrence Kasdan. Kasdan went on to become a genuine heavyweight writer (Raiders, Jedi) and writer/director (Body Heat, The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist, Grand Canyon). He also wrote TFA and Solo.

So, honestly, no surprise it was better executed than the first film. I maintain to this day that TESB is still the only one of the 9 "Skywalker Saga" movies that is genuinely a good film from an objective filmmaking perspective.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by anigbrowl »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #4

Thor: Love and Thunder - Feel free to run and pee whenever you want.

It was pretty silly, but then again Morbius took itself very seriously and wasn't entertaining at all.

There are too many superhero movies. I like the format, they can be very enjoyable, but the more the genre expands the more it has to mine parody, bathos, and other comedic techniques. Even Shakespeare wrote some stinkers.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by anyfoo »

8bitsrule wrote: post #50

I'm completely bored by long battle scenes (e.g. in LOTR) ... seen one, seen 'em all ... some are long enough to visit the loo and go out for a smoke.

For me it's less war scenes like in LOTR and more longwinded action movie scenes, like people fighting or elaborate car chases or what not. One of the many reasons why I'm really not a fan of the superhero genre that seems so pervasive nowadays.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by SkyMarshal »

IIAOPSW wrote: post #45
tannhaeuser wrote: post #44

The problem of going to the toilet all the time seems to be related to the bad habit of selling drinks by the bucket in theaters.

They could solve this by including an empty bucket to go with it.

Just sell the bucket drinks without ice and already cold. Finish the drink, and voila you have an empty bucket now.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by akiselev »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #46
metadat wrote: post #19

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Unless your body is already quite dehydrated, this strategy will be hit-or-miss on it's own. Improvenent is possibe by combining the above with relieving yourself immediately before the performance begins. If you relieve immediately beforehand and can't hold it for 90 minutes, there is likely a medical issue (e.g. old man, pregnant, etc).

> If you relieve immediately beforehand and can't hold it for 90 minutes, there is likely a medical issue (e.g. old man, pregnant, etc) I suffer from what I've dubbed "Movie Bladder". Being in a situation where it would be inconvenient to have to use the bathroom creates the urge, regardless of actual bladder fullness. As soon as the situation is resolved, the urge vanishes. It's all in my head. Job interview? I'll h…

> It's still annoying to deal with though, since I know it's all in my head and is not an actual bladder issue.

There might be some fight or flight response that causes you to tense up your muscles, triggered by the psychological association. That could lead to excess pressure on your bladder especially if there's a muscle imbalance.

If I were you I'd go to physical and psychological therapists out of sheer curiosity - probably start with one specializing in pelvic muscle weakness since that is extremely common amongst sedentary professionals.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by vb234 »

metadat wrote: post #24
LeoPanthera wrote: post #21

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> If you relieve immediately beforehand and can't hold it for 90 minutes, there is likely a medical issue (e.g. old man, or pregnant). Avengers Endgame is 3 hours and 1 minute long. Some of that is credits, and maybe you should be able to hold it for 3 hours anyway, but some people do have medical problems. They should still be allowed to enjoy movies.

I wonder why the theaters won't incorporate a 5 minute intermission break for movies longer than 2h:20m (140 minutes, on the higher end for typical films).

Growing up in India, movies always had an intermission. They even used to cut Hollywood movies at 45 minutes. I always looked forward to the break because it was one of the rare occasions my parents would let me and my sister have soda and pop corn.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by doubled112 »

akiselev wrote: post #56
Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If you relieve immediately beforehand and can't hold it for 90 minutes, there is likely a medical issue (e.g. old man, pregnant, etc) I suffer from what I've dubbed "Movie Bladder". Being in a situation where it would be inconvenient to have to use the bathroom creates the urge, regardless of actual bladder fullness. As soon as the situation is resolved, the urge vanishes. It's all in my head. Job interview? I'll h…

> It's still annoying to deal with though, since I know it's all in my head and is not an actual bladder issue. There might be some fight or flight response that causes you to tense up your muscles, triggered by the psychological association. That could lead to excess pressure on your bladder especially if there's a muscle imbalance. If I were you I'd go to physical and psychological therapists out of sheer curiosity…

I'm not sure I'd pay a therapist (physical or psychological) for a mere curiosity.

Re: An app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie

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Post by lstamour »

mproud wrote: post #59

Supposedly the app/site went AWOL more or less a few years? and then got resurrected.

I’ve been a regular user of the app to know whether there are extra scenes at the end of the movie, and I haven’t noticed a time when they didn’t have new content. There was a time when the app looked outdated but the content was still fresh. And they redid the app’s pricing once, maybe twice now. But yeah, they did a recent reboot of the app and its design etc.
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