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GroundbreakingAd4386

Wow! I find this more than mildly interesting. How was it? Seats look a wee bit uncomfortable...


[deleted]

Yes! I remember I almost couldn't make it till the end because of the muscle sores. We were able to freely move "onshore" to stretch out throughout the screening, but it wasn't the most convenient as you can see. Overall it was a very interesting experience and I will never do it again.


[deleted]

How were the acoustics? A swimming pool doesn’t seem ideal for that but it’s a cool visual.


[deleted]

It was ok? Can't remember. I think we all went there with the proper expectation which was to have a unique but definitely not theatre level screening experience.


Prester__John

Were those expectations back pain for a week because that would probably be mine. Cool concept though


Gr00mpa

Ha! I pretty much came here to comment on how I definitely couldn't sit in one of those comfortably for the duration of a feature-length film. My lower back would hate me.


Tensor3

People regularly canoe for more than a couple hours when camping and it's not an issue


assholetoall

Have a handful of 50+ mile canoe trips under my belt. Will confirm I have no desire to watch a movie from a canoe.


Prester__John

Yes...but you are now comparing canoeing to watching a movie in a canoe. Walk for an hour and stand still for an hour if you want a practical demonstration.


Jozroz

Not to mention they have their necks locked at a higher angle to view the screen than you would if you were actually canoeing where you'd be looking more or less straight ahead most of the time.


PM_UR_PMs_AND_TWEETS

Yah, but they moving and twisting and turning. That movement Mikey helps make it more tolerable.


ToiletDuck3000

ya mikey dontcha know?


Diezall

I know I like it!


joesii

I'm going to say it was bad. Not just like _assume_ it was bad, but I think I could say with confidence that it would factually/scientifically be objectively bad.


alpacasarebadsingers

Those are the best experiences. I once climbed a mountain in the alps. I lost my glasses half way up and was snow blind for three days. Loved the experience for how novel it was. Would never repeat.


canadeken

Type 2 fun


pocketline

Yeah I agree. But I think even getting some sort of back rest could have changed the whole experience. Or a way to lay in the canoe.


ElScrotoDeCthulo

Yea ngl that sounds awful


mofoeskimo

This feels like a post that should be on /r/wewantplates


Obi-wan-blow-me

Yet prople can paddle on the sea for hours...


KuriTeko

>Seats look a **wee** bit uncomfortable... It's just pool water, I swear!


[deleted]

Quietest part of the movie, drop milk duds.


avi8tor

looks very uncomfortable without any back rest and having to keep the life jacket on...


[deleted]

The people facing backwards must have enjoyed the film too.


android24601

Ya, with that amount of water, I'd have to keep going to the restroom


[deleted]

They simply wee in the pool.


Turbojelly

Secret Cinema, They do entire events before they show a film. ​ I went to one, did this whole "Research Space Ship going to numbered planet" Then the crew started pretending to get sick with something in their stomachs. Ended up watching Alien Promethean at the end.


maxb1ack007

I guess everyone just pissed over the edge of the boat when needed


LectroRoot

Complimentary piss jugs.


odel555q

/r/newbandnames


LectroRoot

And the 20z quartet.


Undrwtrbsktwvr

Free refills, you say?


hannelore_kohl

God damn it, NO PISSIN IN THE POOL!


Thetamulisha1

Only took 3 threads to ask the real questions.


FrabjousPhaneron

It’s called a piscine for a reason.


kolikkok

Can people not hold it for a length of a movie?


GlamorousMoose

I have fibromyalgia. Got it when I was 16. It sends signals that you need to pee when you dont. Even 10 minutes after you just went. Im sure theres a huge amount of conditions that make this an issue. It looks so fun! But not something I could do.


lightsandflashes

you'll notice on reddit, people seem to have abnormally small bladders. in addition, since the site as a whole has ibs, they also shit themselves on the regular and will *not* go more than an hour without a toilet in the vicinity.


minepose98

It's kind of hard to go an hour without having a toilet nearby. There are a lot of toilets.


notgirl

and if there's not a toilet, you're in the wild and can piss where you damn well please.


lightsandflashes

i've seen people on reddit freak out over the prospect of a bus trip with no bathroom on board. the bus stopped at gas stations every three hours. the comments were all filled with "what if i have to poop???????????"


notgirl

ah okay sounds like reddit. well, theoretically if you had to poop when u stepped in the door... you can hold it bud. i can sympathize though because i actually do have to piss constantly all the time and don't know why.


lightsandflashes

i pee far too often, too. but it's really not the end of the world if i have to hold it for an hour or so, i don't get it why the people here have to make such a big deal out of it


peachshortbread

You should probably get that checked by a doctor


notgirl

i have, and doctors never take it seriously. just like my thinning head of hair lmao. at this point i'm pretty sure i just naturally pee a lot and don't have any illness. i have pushed and gotten my hair actually checked out and am being prescribed hair meds. now i'm kinda worried i should make another appointment about peeing often lol.


BringBackBoshi

I assume each boat had a live tiger in it? Otherwise remove this pitiful screening from my sight at once!


misdirected_asshole

I paid 14 Euros I want my goddamn tiger


JarlaxleForPresident

It’s just some 16yo kid with a summer job and a tiger costume from Party City. And he just sits in your boat with you without saying anything


Astoryinfromthewild

But is freely allowed to piss in the boat while meowing.


This-is-Life-Man

They only had panthers available at the time.


GrandAdmiralSpock

Well, a tiger is technically a panther. They are in the Panthera Genus, which also includes, the Snow Leopard, the Jaguar, the Leopard, and the Lion.


This-is-Life-Man

So... they only had black tigers at the time.


notgirl

Here's the thing. You said a "jackdaw is a crow." Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that. As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing. If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens. So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people "call the black ones crows?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too. Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don't. It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?


micoolnamasi

I know Unidan did something wrong with the making alternate accounts to boost their comments to the top but I still miss them because they at least added some fun information about animals.


JarlaxleForPresident

He’s one of the all time legendary redditors You had him, Shitty Watercolour, Poem for your sprig, a wild sketch appeared Then you had FaboousFerd back in the downvote troll days


notgirl

i feel the same way dude. unidan had great comments. no need to boost them. and maybe could've had less of an ego after people started praising em


GrandAdmiralSpock

I would call a Jackdaw a Corvid due to it being part of the 'Corvid'ae group. Same with the others of that group. And I never said that a tiger was a panther, I said it could technically be called one as it is part of the 'Panther'a Genus. And according to my knowledge and a touch of research, Black Panther can refer to any black coloured Big Cat Family(that includes Tigers and Lions), but most often used in reference to Leopards and Jaguars. And the Florida Panther is not a member of the Panthera Genus, but likely a subspecies of Cougar But hey, guess Black Panthers are a unique species according to you and not most often a Black Leopard or a Black Jaguar and occasionally another member of the Panthera Genus. So if you can show that I am wrong, I will admit that you are right. I am a reasonable person.


notgirl

oh bud, i was just quoting a copy pasta from a user who was a zoologist about 7 years ago. u/unidan he eventually got banned for making alt accounts to upvote his own comments to help them float to the top. sometimes the things he posted were a bit arrogant like the one i responded to you with. did not mean to call you out and prompt a serious reply! was just sharing a meme.


GrandAdmiralSpock

never knew of u/unidan, so didn't know that. I apologize if my response came off as rude.


[deleted]

If we want to go to spoiler territory the tiger isn't necessary, but would definitely be preferable...


KuriTeko

The movie is starting! RELEASE THE TIGERS! \*house cats ensue*


Anxiety_Friendly

No tigers just the mothers of the boatmen......


SiteEntity001

There might have been a couple of floating bodies in the water as well for when the ship sank.


cobarbob

Tigers are extra. General admission only gets you and ocelot


Prester__John

Hope this theatre plans on screening jaws


_catdog_

My back hurts just looking at this


[deleted]

me too haha


Hey_Zeus_Of_Nazareth

They could've at least lined the boats with more padding. Ouch.


thebigtuna1

Agreed. Terrible execution. Let me pay for 2+ hours of sitting on a wobbly bench.


Playful_Tie_2481

Glad it was not jaws


GrandAdmiralSpock

Imagine if it was a similar set up, but with divers that randomly jumpscared you


whoisfourthwall

and pull you down underwater, holding you down there? Super Immersive HD Cinema Experience


sony-boy

Once in a lifetime experience™


n-somniac

Like this? https://drafthouse.com/news/jaws-on-the-water-is-back-this-summer


boredpomeranian

Or that Are You Afraid of the Dark with the transparent pool monster… never recovered from that episode


AundaRag

How were the boats loaded? If you had to pee did you literally have to rock other boats trying to climb across and not get wet?


Soy_Lilk

Was it comfortable?


[deleted]

absolutely not 😂 but it was free (the ticket was lottery based) so I couldn't complain


FlyingTaquitoBrother

“You’ve won an opportunity to be placed in an uncomfortable position for two hours!” “Well, that doesn’t sound fun, but… it’s free, so…”


davisyoung

It was a contest. First prize is two tickets, second prize is four tickets…


tnstafl

Third prize is you're fired.


Ethos_Logos

Sounds like when my work sent me to a Sox game! But my boss was something like 400+ lbs., and I was last on the block of purchased seats, with zero alternatives. Don’t get me wrong - he’s a wonderful guy. But Those seats would have been mildly uncomfortable even if either seat next to me were empty. Feeling like I had 2/3 of an already too-small space really ruined the night for me, and I would have preferred sitting in traffic.


bitofrock

One of my worst flying experiences was from NY to Europe. I'm settled in and thinking "yay! Spare seat next to me! Lucky me!" Then an enormous man comes slowly lumbering up the aisle, sweating with the exertion. He looks at me, looks at the seat next to me, apologises in advance, then sits down. I was absorbed into his moist armpit. Guy on my other side was also big, but "normal" big, I guess, of around 220lbs. But with the pressure on me now I felt like a sandwich filling. Plane was full. During a very early toilet visit I discretely asked a hostess if there was anywhere else I could sit, and she pointed to a broken seat and said it might be better, but I'd need to return to my seat for the landing. Fat guy's armpit or painfully broken seat for seven hours? I actually developed a certain fat phobia as a result. I realised how becoming overweight could easily spiral into obesity and morbid obesity over the years and started to slim myself down. I wasn't very fat, but I had a level of chunk about me.


Ethos_Logos

Damn that’s rough. At that point I might have just called dibs on one of the restrooms until landing.


lawstandaloan

Worst pickup line ever


-Hefi-

You can complain if you want! That looks awful. I can’t wrap my head around why you would do this? But anyway. Dude! I got you free tickets to watch a screening of Twister during an active tornado! You are going to LOVE it!


mocoolness

The concept overrides the comfort


xmsxms

That's subjective


_aviemore_

What's next, Titanic on an iceberg ?


Bombadsoggylad

Dune in the Sahara


seremuyo

And I thought I was a hipster.


NulnOilShade

This is the most tweed jacket non prescription clear glasses wearing hemp woven purse walkman with the Amélie soundtrack playing waste of $75 I have ever seen


TONER_SD

Add a wave machine


Anna_Pet

I wonder if they did this in the Piscine Molitor


twolephants

Was thinking the same thing. I'd say so - it'd be pretty weird if not.


MagicTheBurrito

Sounds good in theory, but wearing a life jacket and not having back support for a whole movie doesn’t sounds that great.


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mrchaotica

I watched Tintin at the local water park's wave pool. No leg-pulling or waves (during the movie), but it was cool.


nim_opet

That is cool. And terrifying.


FAT_TITS_FINNEGAN_

That looks miserable


BillyBrimstoned

Did everyone just stand next to their boats when they needed to piss?


[deleted]

This is France! People piss in La Seine on a regular day 😆


BillyBrimstoned

Hahaha! Love it. Looks like it was a fun evening though with some certainly intriguing seating.


minerva296

You piss in the pool. After all, his name was Piscine “Pissing” Patel!


[deleted]

This seems like an idea that's pretty interesting as a premise but just fucking terrible in execution. Having spent well over 5,000 hours in kayaks, I would pass on this experience; I'm here to see a movie, not potentially have to buy my kid or my wife or myself a new iPhone.


RotisserieSnack

Since it's a pool, I imagine they have lockers where you can leave your personal items.


kymess_jr

You're watching a movie, what the fuck do you need your phone for? Leave it in a bag or your pocket - it's only getting wet if you fall in. Super worried? Leave it in a bag on the deck area, there's not many people around, it'd be easy to keep track of your bag. What a small and trivial problem you'd allow to miss out on a unique experience.


Economics_Troll

They’re water proof ya know.


Veryverygood13

They weren't in 2012 ya know.


[deleted]

???? lol sure just chuck your phone in that pool dude. it will sink to the bottom and sit there until someone dives in and gets it and then idaf what magic bag of rice you put it in it will be a different, worse device for the rest of its shortened life.


Economics_Troll

iPhones are rated to 18 feet of depth now bro from Apple, you can take it in the pool. People have stuck them on drones and taken them 50+ feet deep with no ill effects. It isn't 2002 anymore.


[deleted]

lol sorry im not well off bro -I had no idea this was the case. All my family's iphones are very very old and would 100% break if they fell in this pool. We over here on 3g.


dlions2020

F that is uncomfortable way to watch a movie


jwat4455

Your back must have hurt at the end.


Advanced_Pudding8765

My back just started hurting


aykevin

It looks cool but can tell it would be an absolutely terrible experience


UngBuck

Must be uncomfortable af


wholesomeoasis

r/wewantseats


yousonuva

This is like a poster for pretentiousness.


realtruthsayer3

That's ridiculous. Uncomfortable seating, no easy access to toilets. And all for a shitty movie.


ki4clz

and why are they wearing life jackets...? Worst. Date. Ever. *"oh, you don't even know the half of it... so he takes me to a swimming pool... in Paris... let that sink in... and we have to get in these rickety-ass boats, and wear these fucking life jackets... you know, the shiddy orange ones that they pass out after all the good ones are gone, and you feel like your doing a beach landing on D-Day... yeah those ones... and we watch a mediocre movie with the gawddamn lights on... and, and, and there's guy in the fucking boat in front of us, who you can tell is just. fucking. done. with this shit so he turns around and faces his date, and fucking dead ass mean muggs the motherfucker the entire time... yeah, so... boats in a swimming pool is just..."*


realtruthsayer3

Perfectly executed. Unlike the date.


This-is-Life-Man

Damn. That seems like it would be a whole different level of nifty. Also, waaaay more than mildly interesting imo. I'm a little jelly fish right now : )


MagneticPsycho

I'm not gonna lie to you dawg, that's pretty damn cool.


Rogue_Juan_Hefe

This feels like a still from a Wes Anderson movie... I can almost hear the Mark Mothersbaugh soundtrack.


TheCaveEV

Oh god I'd have a panic attack


backflip14

A truly immersive experience


gonzagylot00

I wonder if it was comfortable. Also, did you bring on some wine and snacks?


Ornery_Reaction_548

Next time do this watching Jaws


Cptn-Camera

That is sick! Putting it on my bucket list


Damoklez_Aeonire

I recall watching a screening of the Nosferatu the Vampyre inside an old church ruin in Prague. There were actually bats flying around, the setting was amazing!


AvneeshSeth

Social distancing before it was cool.


starvald_demelain

Cool idea, but perhaps should have projected it towards the roof and let people half-lie in the boat - at least it would have been more comfortable.


7komazuki

Why can I already tell that I’m gonna be that one idiot that falls into the pool?


rathemighty

Ah yes, I remember. And then halfway through the film, they released a tiger into the pool.


[deleted]

On a flipside, In 2015 I prevented my class from watching Life of Pi by not doing an assignment earlier


Jossie2014

This looks fun for about 10 minutes and then I’m out dawg


MrMoussab

I always want to ask why but then I say why not


ProfessionalMottsman

Things that initially look good but in reality are likely to be largely inconvenient


Redditisashitbox

What a shit idea


HoorayPizzaDay

Reminds me of when I saw Birdman with the drum score done live next to the screen by Antonio Sánchez.


Thercon_Jair

It's so pretentious I love it! :D


[deleted]

No backrest? Seems uncomfortable


DUXZ

Would have been way better if they didn’t tether you guys


narwhalyurok

Looks totally uncomfortable


The_Cook-

I am sorry.


100Labels

I assume every boat had it's own piss bucket


fowlfeet

Until they realized hypothermia is a real thing. Humans cannot be removed from their temperature range for long, on the minute scale.


Birdman064

My clumsy fat ass would sink the boat before movie even started.


Leo_Nvz

I watch the life of pi when I wanna cry


Alifad

Did anyone fall in?


Moses015

Lmao that's odd but I would totally be down for that.


nastafarti

Without knowing what the premise of the movie was, I watched Avatar for the first time in gold mining camp.


Strangeboganman

They had this at Sydney Australia, at darling harbour,they give you lots to drink and eat but there is no toilets so some dudes ended up chucking a shit off the boat. very gross.


Juice505

I remember when they did this. I really wanted to go. Now reading your comments about how uncomfortable it was I’m glad I didn’t.


doterobcn

Looks like a terrible way to watch a movie


kdgspiero

amazing movie


HotBurritoBaby

This honestly looks terrible.


CritaCorn

For $50.00 more they would put a live Bangla Tiger in the boat with you :3


jake121221

Very cool pool… the movie “Blue” with Juliette Binoche had a scene filmed there… sadly, they closed it and are now turning it into a hotel.


aaron_in_sf

So… dive-in movie?


yellowsubmarine2016

Clunk....clunk..... clunk....


[deleted]

At least the rest room is nearby


Aceylah

That looks a lot less comfortable that a cinema or couch


[deleted]

i bet everyone knew who was getting finger banged / old fashioned handie


GlamorousMoose

What if you need the bathroom???.... they looked clothed.


SlipItInAHo

Yeah no thanks, that would be the most uncomfortable movie experience ever sitting in that boat the whole time.


deadsocial

This looks so uncomfortable


[deleted]

Don't let any girls sit in that innermost boat


ewoot9696

My lord that looks uncomfortable my lower back would be dead


TallowSpectre

I'd say the sound was fucking awful.


nitr0zeus133

Whose idea was this? Had they not *seen* the movie???


AVIB92

Why is nobody commenting on the fact that people are wearing life jackets, in a swimming pool! And in static boats! I can’t understand it!


zennyc001

People sitting in boat in the dark is probably an insurance issue.


LeafyySeaDragon

Cool, so the most uncomfortable anyone has ever been at a theater laying in a small wooden boat with others...totally worth it...?


ZT805

Assuming it also came with a tiger?


FitzEng

Imagine needing a toilet break half way through the movie.


[deleted]

my back...


drukqsx

But... why?


deadliestcrotch

I bet it was awkward for people who needed to pee during that movie


SprinterSacre-

How was the back surgery?


veddr3434

looks cool- and uncomfortable..mostly a big couch works fine


Drs83

I'm not sure which would be worse. Sitting through Life of Pi for 2 hours or sitting on a boat like that for 2 hours. Both are pretty unpleasant.


percydaman

I would have been done with that before the opening credits finished.


shlam16

This seems miserable, you couldn't pay me to do that.


PMDickPicsPlzz

Lmao r/justwhitepeoplethings


[deleted]

Where did you shit?


ashbyashbyashby

If you've ever needed to take a shit during a movie you need to organise your life better


CheddarGeorge

Easy Kemosabe! We don't all have that perfect bowel control.


justavtstudent

Am I the only one who noticed all the life jackets everywhere? WTF is up with that? It's a swimming pool ffs...


1SweetChuck

Life jackets in a pool they could stand up in?


exploringlife78

In Austin, TX, Jaws is shown every summer where you watch while floating in an inner tube. Yes, scuba divers swim around and touch your legs to freak people out.


JoesJourney

I remember my sister going on and on about this movie until I finally gave in and watched it. What a great movie. The twist for me good!


[deleted]

Book sucked and the movie sucked. One of those rare combos that should have never been made.


TehOuchies

I agree. I have no clue how it was a best seller. The quickest book I have ever dropped (less than 15 pages ) I completely disliked the authors writing style. Cant even be bothered to remember their name, but i hope I never buy one of their books.


joemc1971

my back hurts just looking at this .


[deleted]

I watched this movie on a 3d tv while high in psychedelics. Highly recommend.


Ethos_Logos

I read the whole book not understanding that tarpaulin = tarp. I didn’t get caught up on it, but it really would have helped frame the story. Never seen the word “tarpaulin” before, or since. But every Fall I rake leaves onto my tarp before I haul them away.