Martin Scorsese No Longer Watches Movies in Theaters Due to Audiences Behaving Badly

In hardly shocking news, Martin Scorsese has said he no longer watches movies in public theaters anymore. On Peter Travers’ recently launched blog, the film critic recalled a conversation he once had with the director about the inconsiderate behavior of fellow theatergoers.

Referring back to their discussion, Travers wrote, “I asked the maestro why he doesn’t see movies in theaters anymore and he went all raging bull about audiences who babble on phones during the movie, leave to order snacks and vats of soda, and keep up a noise level loud enough to drown out the actors.”

Travers retorted by pointing out how “we couldn’t keep our mouths shut when we were kids.” In response, Scorsese said, “Yeah, maybe, but when we talked it was always about the movie and the fun we had chewing over the details.”

It’s unclear when Travers and Scorsese had this conversation, but this year’s The Minecraft Movie became notorious for its rowdy audience participation.