My wife likes to talk during the movies(at home), and doesn't like it when I'm too into the movie to respond to her properly. My solution is to only watch movies with her that I have already watched and liked.

My wife has a knack for talking over the exact moment that gives the answer as she's asking the question.

My wife does the same thing, but she'll also say an hour in "Brad Pitt is in this movie?" "Yes, dear, he's the main character."

she wants to engage with you. you should state your speculations. if you've seen the movie already, just say something utterly outlandish to check if she actually wants to talks to you and not herself

My goto response is always "who knows?" Like it's a mystery for the ages, and I'm just as puzzled. That implies I'm just as confused as her and then we can both just keep watching.

Pray for them as they sleep outside tonight.

...while watching The Thing together? ;)

Worth watching?

In which order would it be best to watch them if one has seen neither?

Or whatever the fuck Megalopolis was trying to do.

They're both instances of people talking when they shouldn't, so I wouldn't call them opposites.

Or did you think the OP post is calling the replier a jerk? No. The point is that the asker is a moron.

I have an even worse experience that turned me away from ever watching movies with others in the room. Back when movie rentals were a thing and cell phones were new, one of my parents or the other would invariably get called by some random friend or relative, and the movie would be paused while they chatter away for half an hour. That shit continued even in the early days of Netflix. Like, seriously, if you want the family to watch a movie together, TURN OFF YOUR DAMNED PHONE!

I have never encountered this situation. I did not know this was something people did.

I never talk when watching a movie... unless I'm watching it on my own. If I'm on my own I can do the whole "wtf are they doing?" and laugh and swear and pause to get a snack without having to worry about disturbing anyone.

Watching with company can be nice for the shared experience, but watching alone is good for the unencumbered relaxation.

reminds me of the joke:

"that's a real page-turner"

"yeah I know how books work"

While the people who ask stupid questions still have the whole bed to themselves

It's the opening scene. Unless you walked into the cinema late, you'd know there was nothing to miss. If you do think you've missed something, just keep it to yourself and don't ruin it for other people. You'd be surprised what you can infer from context.

They weren't shooting at a dog...